What is Video Blogging?
Many bloggers are looking for new ways to communicate with one another on the internet. So because videos provide your blog’s viewers with a media-rich experience while allowing you to share your views and ideas in an entertaining style, video blogging may be the ideal medium of communication for you.
Video Blogging is Also Known as Vlogging
A video blog, often known as a vlog, is a frequently updated website that communicates with viewers using embedded videos rather than words. Many video blogs allow visitors to subscribe via RSS reader or video aggregator to be notified when new content is published.
How to Start a Video Blog
Technical abilities, a PC or Mac computer, a video camera, and software to assist you post video footage are all required to start a video blog.
If you’re creating a video blog for business or promotion, it’s a good idea to outline the content of the video blog like you would a PowerPoint presentation or similar business presentation to stay on track and on message.
To make the video blog, use this as your “script.” Even personal video blogs benefit from a brief, informal structure to help the author stay on track.
Make sure your video is between 1 and 3 minutes length when you finish recording it. For online videos, that’s a reasonable amount of time. Anything longer risks losing spectator attention, while anything shorter is likely to be uninteresting.
Most major blogging platforms, such as Blogger, allow you to add video clips. If you require a video upload editor, Creative Commons is a free shareware program that allows you to post video clips to most blogging platforms.
Is Vlogging Right For You?
For many bloggers, video blogging is an excellent option. If any of the following apply to you, vlogging could be a good option to implement.
- You aren’t confident in your writing abilities, but you are confident that what you have to say will be of interest to others.
- You want to take advantage of how video blogging’s informal style can help you establish a more personal connection with your blog’s visitors.
- Crafts or cooking are good examples of topics that lend themselves nicely to live demonstrations.
- Your topic, such as a blog covering political news, necessitates frequent updates.
Scenarios where vlogging may not be suitable include:
- Visitors who are unfamiliar with current computer technology may find it difficult to navigate your blog.
- If they are unable to play the videos within a reasonable time frame, people with poorer Internet connections may find your blog annoying.
- Some individuals dislike video blogs because they are difficult to reference because they can’t be printed off.
Combining videos with standard blog entries is one option to consider if you want to try video blogging but want to avoid some of the possible downsides of this medium. Your blog doesn’t have to be all text or all video; it’s completely acceptable to explore until you discover a good balance that suits your topic and your viewers’ demands.
Video Blogging is Based on Preference
Video blogging offers people who dislike writing to express themselves through a blog without crafting text. Some people would rather watch a video clip than read a blog post. It’s all about your particular audience. Video blogs provide a new view into events, people, and ideas, as well as a platform for anybody to express themselves creatively.
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Walt Disney once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”. To be successful is to have no limitations, it is to work through all obstacles, to have extreme passion for life, and love for others, and this seems to be the underlying motto of Amber Drake’s life. Drake is a highly accomplished, world-renowned, and published book author, freelance writer and editor, inspirational speaker, an inspiring teacher, a well-reputed canine behaviourist, a canine cancer researcher, and the CEO of Canine Companions. As a child, she was keenly interested in the veterinary field and this interest paved way for her to be the successful businesswoman she is today. Starting with an Associate of Science degree in Biology in 2007 from Jamestown Community College, she has since expanded her knowledge horizon by acquiring a Bachelor of Science in Biology degree with courses from both SUNY Fredonia and Cornell University, followed by a Master of Arts Degree in Education (2011) from Ashford University, a Post-Master’s Educational Certification, and a Doctorate in ABD from the North Central University, Prescott Valley Arizona. Driven by her love for dogs, she regards her company, Canine Companions, as her greatest work-related accomplishment. She wrote the book, ‘Dog Talk: What Your Dog Wants You To Know’ as a comprehensive guide to understanding the behavior of dogs. She has since been involved in numerous writing jobs in the field, varying from writing about veterinary medicine for pet insurance companies to serving as the Co-founder and Vice President at Preferable Pups. She actively engages in content management, copywriting and research work, ghost-writing, and content marketing for organizations around the world. In addition to being an incredibly successful writer, canine behaviorist, and a CEO, she is an educator as well as an experienced curriculum developer. She is a Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Mentoray, where she teaches and develops curriculum. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Professional Sciences at Kaplan University and an Adjunct Instructor of Biology at Jamestown Community College (10+ years). Drake is a woman of many skills. She has been in the freelance content writing field for almost 7 years now with a vast amount of writing experience throughout the past ten years. She is a proficient copywriter, blogger, and has years of experience in content management and development, content creation proofreading, written communication, and correspondence. She has a number of certifications including, but not limited to, Canine Psychology, SEO, Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Snapchat Marketing, and Google AdWords. Drake is a woman of extreme passion with great love for her work as a canine behaviourist, writer, and college professor. You can read more about her on her website http:/www.AmberLDrake.org or connect with her on her Facebook page, www.facebook.com/specialistamberdrake.
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