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How to Live Stream on YouTube (VIDEO)

By Katie Curtis | Mar 9, 2017 | 0 Comments

Newest Tutorial! I had to do this from necessity, so I thought I’d help you avoid the 30 minute roundabout troubles. You’re welcome. ;-P

Canton, Michigan Open House by Legendary Real Estate

By Katie Curtis | Mar 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

This past weekend I showed up at an open house with my camera and this was the result. www.legendaryre.com

Where can I find free royalty free music for my video projects? On Youtube of course! (VIDEO)

By Katie Curtis | Feb 8, 2017 | 0 Comments

A video is a lot more dynamic with a soundtrack – but we can’t use popular songs as we don’t have the rights to them – still, we can find free music to use on Youtube!

A Legendary Concrete Pour

By Katie Curtis | Feb 2, 2017 | 0 Comments

It’s a video blog today! Things don’t always go as planned. This was one of them.

When you want to change your Facebook Business Page’s URL, do this.

By Katie Curtis | Jan 31, 2017 | 0 Comments

Do you know what shows up in YOUR Facebook Business Page URL? Is it your business? Or is it whatever Facebook set as a default? You CAN change your business link. Happy #TutorialTuesday everyone! If you have a Business Fan page on Facebook, (I’m glaring at you because you better!) have you messed with your custom …

PODCAST: Victor Banta, the photographer from Hell

By Katie Curtis | Jan 28, 2017 | 0 Comments

I’ve tried out podcasting! In this case, it’s a video podcast with Victor Banta of Victor Banta Photography and he is the photographer from Hell. Michigan that is. 😉 Check him out at :http://victorbantaphotography.com

5 things to Consider Adding to your Videos while Uploading

By Katie Curtis | Jan 26, 2017 | 0 Comments

Okay, so you’ve done the hard work of taking and editing a video and are now going to post it. Do that, but also consider doing these five additional add-ons. Consider adding Closed Captions/Subtitles Not only do you broaden the audience of people who can watch your videos to those who are deaf and perhaps …

Tuesday Tip! Make sure you do this with your Video Projects.

By Katie Curtis | Jan 25, 2017 | 0 Comments

This is stupid-simple, and it has gotten me out of trouble more than a dozen times. After editing and exporting your video, always, always, ALWAYS… watch it. I know these are usually tutorials, but I encountered this very issue with my video editing and projects and I thought it would be pertinent to share it …

Musings

By Katie Curtis | Jan 13, 2017 | 0 Comments

Our assignment in my weekly Marketing club was to read the first chapter of Mike Dooley’s “Life on Earth”. For those of you who don’t know, Mike Dooley is the master behind TUT.com and the inspirational Universe notes that we can get daily. He is New-agey, but also uber positive, and when I read his …

I want you to COMMIT

By Katie Curtis | Jan 8, 2017 | 2 Comments

We’re over a week into 2017, how are we all doing on our New Year’s Resolutions? For me, I’ve meditated 7 out of the 8 days in 2017. I tell ya, that one day is going to haunt me as I round out 2017 with 364 days of meditation, but whatever. It’s not about beating …

Tips & Tricks

Good Video Editing Won’t Fix A Bad Message

When a video doesn’t perform the way you hoped, it’s really easy to blame the editing. Maybe the cuts weren’t smooth enough. Maybe the pacing felt off. Maybe it just didn’t look as polished as you wanted. So what do most people do? They focus on fixing the edit. But that’s usually not where the …
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Why Your Video Strategy Needs Breathing Room

I used to think being “ahead” in content meant always posting. Always planning. Always editing. Always thinking about the next idea before the current one even went live. And while that sounds productive… it’s exhausting. If you’re a creative whether you’re a videographer, business owner, designer, writer, or content creator, you’ve probably felt it too. …
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The First Video I’d Make If I Were Starting My Business Today

If I were starting my business from scratch today, no audience, no content library, no fancy setup… I wouldn’t start with a viral Reel or a perfectly polished brand video. I’d start with something much simpler. Here’s the thing no one tells you at the beginning When you’re starting or restarting a business, video feels …
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