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How-to add captions to Facebook videos THE EASY WAY (video)

By Katie Curtis | Aug 15, 2018 | 0 Comments
What face am I making?

  In 2016, Digiday reported that 85% of Facebook video is watched without sound. Insert captions!   You’ve watched plenty of videos with captions. Some of them you can choose to put on, some of them are a part of the video file itself, and some of them automatically appear like when you are scrolling …

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What does the “Inspired” stand for in “Inspired Video Marketing”?

By Katie Curtis | Aug 10, 2018 | 3 Comments
I don't know why but I love this pic - thanks hubby!

“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr The day I woke up and was to meet with my resident agent to sign my business LLC, I had no idea what my business would be called. For the past 2 or 3 years, I had been working part-time doing …

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How to add an Automatic and Consistent Description to your Youtube Videos (video)

By Katie Curtis | Aug 7, 2018 | 0 Comments
Ha. And I thought Youtube wouldn't make it...

For so long, I’ve manually typed in my description for each video, and while, as you can see now, I’m typing in something unique, I would have to re-think and re-research and re-type certain things for the video. Like my website and email etc etc. It was time consuming and not efficient. What IS efficient, …

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Living Legendary – the Pirate Pool Premiere recap

By Katie Curtis | Aug 2, 2018 | 0 Comments
Photo by Joaynna Cook

Two weeks ago brought a whirlwind of a day fraught with nerves and technological issues but also love and support. Two weeks ago we had a Red Carpet Movie Premiere at the Historic Howell Theatre showcasing “Living Legendary: The Making of the Pirate Pool”. Which happens to be a full-length feature that I created. (Wow, …

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Aha! How I Converted Micro Cassettes to Digital with Equipment I Already Had

By Katie Curtis | Jul 26, 2018 | 2 Comments
So pretty

I’ve been on a crusade to turn my mementos digital, thus solving the problem of having way too much clutter due to nostalgic items. Along the way, I found 5 micro cassette tapes from 2005 – mostly recording my little sister Molly (she’s 13 now – see below) as a baby. I knew I had …

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You can record your iPhone Screen! Cool, eh? (video)

By Katie Curtis | Mar 24, 2018 | 0 Comments
I did this in an airport!

Ag! Did this video awhile back, but never shared it on here. Mostly because I’ve been having problems with this website. Grrrr… Anywho! This is a cool feature on the iPhone and can assist you in making tutorial videos, especially if you have to demo an app, or show someone how to access something on …

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10 Resources to keep you “Inspired” in life and business

By Katie Curtis | Mar 18, 2018 | 0 Comments
You think he's hot?

After a chat with a fun and quicky realtor James Bruney (if this doesn’t feel quirky – just you wait. ;-P He’s got some big ideas in store! ) We discussed many of the resources that inspire us – and I realized a lot of these people have become integral to my daily life – …

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Do this one simple thing to increase engagement in your marketing

By Katie Curtis | Mar 1, 2018 | 0 Comments
It's a phone and a folder - gasp!

This is going to be SO obvious, so intuitive and so straightforward that some of you might want to just click away right now because you’re going to roll your eyes at me. (Okay, clarification, it’s not just “do a video”, so don’t get your panties in a twist, although that IS a solid suggestion…) …

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When you lose your lenses in Amsterdam, you buy new stuff and unbox it online (video)

By Katie Curtis | Feb 25, 2018 | 0 Comments

I mentioned in my last blog that I lost my lenses on my and my husband’s honeymoon/1 year trip to Amsterdam, and that I ordered new stuff and would do an unboxing. Ta da! Done. In this video, we look at a Canon 80D body, Canon 50mm 1.4 lens, Sigma 10-20mm 3.5 lens and a …

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When you lose your bag in Amsterdam

By Katie Curtis | Feb 22, 2018 | 0 Comments
Packing for Amsterdam - I forgot I made this

Some of you probably saw my vlog two weeks ago (hint: it’s this one) Then radio silence: And now, I’m back! With interesting stories to share. The biggest one being that, on my way from the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam into Amsterdam Centraal (the main train station) I left my day bag (sorry Jesse!)(not featured …

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Tips & Tricks

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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There are polka dots on a pink background and it says how to make a thumbnail on canva gary see inspired

Canva Makes Video Thumbnails EASY

Ever played with Canva? Let's make a simple video thumbnail to begin! Gary Vee inspired this one.
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Video Marketing MAGIC

So. I’m trying to sit down and have a normal, productive day of work. And it’s really failing because I can’t get Brandon Sanderson’s latest announcement out of my head. When I watched it, sent to me this morning, it was a #1 on trending. At this point, it’s been out for about exactly a …
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