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Facebook Video Analytics

By Katie Curtis | Aug 24, 2016 | 0 Comments

Happy Tutorial Tuesday! How to access your Facebook’s video analytics to see how they’re all doing.

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I’ve been AWOL, I know!

By Katie Curtis | Aug 14, 2016 | 0 Comments

I’m sorry! I’m so very sorry! For any of you people who are crazy enough to like me (1), read my blog (2) and happened to miss it while I took a short leave of absence (3)  (which I understand is probably a small if existent percentage) I am sorry to you! No excuses. In …

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The brief history of Katie and her Camera

By Katie Curtis | Jul 21, 2016 | 0 Comments

I bought my first camera in the fall of 2005. I was almost 13. It was a Kodak Easyshare with a lens that didn’t even extend past the body of the camera. I paid $100 for it, (and as a 12/13 year old, that’s quite a sum!)  I took 1000s of pictures with it and I was enamored. …

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Too much comfort, too many expectations, too little happiness

By Katie Curtis | Jul 14, 2016 | 0 Comments

I find that I am the most happy when my joys are small, and somewhat infrequent. That sounds strange, doesn’t it? In this age of abundance to excess, why skimp if we don’t have to? Let’s take advantage of the cornucopia of desire fillers, we think. But what start out as desire fillers become desire …

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Upload a video to Facebook

By Katie Curtis | Jul 12, 2016 | 0 Comments

Have you seen how some videos play as you scroll past in Facebook, and some you have to click to play? That is the difference between videos uploaded to Facebook, and links shared from YouTube. In this video, if you are new to social media marketing/video marketing or would just like to learn without fumbling …

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How to get done what you say you’re going to get done for Social Media Marketing

By Katie Curtis | Jul 7, 2016 | 0 Comments

You’ve heard it before. It’s not new advice. But where you’ve probably tried to use it, in some fitness arena, or with your New Year’s Resolutions, you might not have thought to use it with your social media strategy. Alright, alright. What is it already? you may ask. For whatever it is you want to …

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Sometimes we have to fall, to fly

By Katie Curtis | Jun 30, 2016 | 0 Comments

Last Saturday, I checked it off the bucket list. The Thursday before, I was writing in my journal, musing about my upcoming decision. While skydiving is fairly safe, 1 in 100,000 don’t make it, and those are WAAAAY higher odds than winning the lottery.   Thinking “I want to be at peace with my choice. Yes, if …

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10 Suggestions for what to talk about when starting Video Marketing

By Katie Curtis | Jun 23, 2016 | 0 Comments

So. You’ve decided to start video marketing. You’ve set up your camera and you’re ready to go. AAAAAaaand Action! But wait! … what should you talk about? The simplest video is a “webcam” video, the form that most vloggers (people who create “video blogs” on YouTube) typically use. The camera (usually the webcam) is pointed at the blogger …

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Facebook Carousel

By Katie Curtis | Jun 23, 2016 | 0 Comments

I posted this on Tutorial Tuesday on Facebook and YouTube, I’m just a slow goer getting it on here… *sigh*. But! I have it. It’s done, and here you are.   Have you seen those sponsored ads where you can swipe between a few cool photos or offers while browsing Facebook? It’s called the Facebook …

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What is Video Marketing?

By Katie Curtis | Jun 16, 2016 | 0 Comments

We talk to people about what we do, we give them our business cards, we ask for referrals, put our ads in magazines and on Google, etc. We market ourselves, our services and our products. Video Marketing is used to the same purpose, promoting ourselves, services and products, it just comes in video form. “If …

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Tips & Tricks

Why Video Testimonials are the secret sauce to earning trust banner

Why Video Testimonials for Business Are the Secret Sauce to Earning Trust Online

You’ve got happy clients. You’ve delivered great results. But when it comes to converting curious viewers into buyers… screenshots and star ratings will only take you so far. In marketing, there’s one golden rule: people trust people. Social proof is everything and there’s one marketing tool that turns trust into action faster than almost anything …
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Reels vs. TikTok vs. YouTube Shorts: Where Should Your Business Be?

The internet’s IN LOVE with short videos, and it’s hard to ignore the phenomenon that has taken over our screens. You can’t scroll for long without seeing one. The big question is, with Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts all out there, how do you pick the best platform for your business’s videos? Let’s figure out …
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There's a thumbs up next to a cool coffee video still and a thumbs down next to a dog post

Don’t do THIS with your Social Media Videos

I see this mistake made with business's social media video posts. And their photo and text posts too. Don't do this!
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