Why Your Business Should Have A YouTube Channel And Some Tools To Make It Easy

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There are more than enough reasons for you to have your own YouTube channel for your business. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world. In order for you to be easily searched and found by your preferred audience, you simply have to build your very own series of videos.

It is not an easy feat when you are just starting out and your progress can depend on a number of factors including your skill level as well as confidence level in getting out there and producing your own videos. Fortunately, technology allows for tools you can use and feature simple to complicated capabilities you can match with your business needs. Should you want to have the video professionals do it for you though, this is also a very viable option.

Gord Isman is a remarkable video creator who is well-known here and abroad for his expertise. He developed a wide range of video skills after years of working in the industry. His main goal is to help small business owners and solopreneurs achieve their own goals in relation to video creation and content marketing.

From teaching you which gear to use to develop your self-confidence going live, Gord helps you all the way in setting up and in growing your YouTube audience. Whatever kind of video you need, he can coach you from start to finish. Should you prefer it though, Gord is also a specialist in done-for-you videos as he is a Camtasia-certified video editor. He specializes in storyboarding, video creation, script writing, and Adobe Premiere Pro too.

In this Episode:

• How Gord discovered his calling as a video creator after years in the corporate realm
• Gord’s work with small business owners on how to get started with video
• How to make full use of Gord’s YouTube-ready package
• Why a YouTube channel is of utmost importance to entrepreneurs
• The main advantages of YouTube compared to other video platforms
• Equipment to use to start on your YouTube channel for picture and audio quality
• How skill, delivery, content quality, and consistency are top priorities over expensive or high-tech equipment
• How to choose the best kind of mic for your specific purposes and voice
• Different types of recording options and apps to use
• All about editing, software, and editors to use based on your business needs and skill set
• Camtasia, Adobe Premiere Pro and other editing software including free versions
• How to work SEO into your YouTube content
• How thumbnails and titles are more important than tags, SEO-wise
• How quality metadata, congruence, and relevance are critical in growing your YouTube channel
• YouTube optimization tools to help your business including vidIQ, TubeBuddy, and Morningfame
• How to listen to your audience and feed them with the right content
• How the thumbnail helps with SEO, personal branding, or getting more people watching your videos
• Gord’s nomination at VidSummit 2018 and how he stepped up to make it happen
• Gord’s ebook and free consultation offer

Quotes From this Episode:
“So that was my intention in the engineering of my channel, was so that I could show people that I could help them execute and fulfill a lot of their goals in terms of the way video fit in with their marketing and business strategy.” - Gord Isman
“In this age that we live in, a huge amount of consumption on the Internet is video and it’s only increasing.” - Gord Isman
“Video goes into other forms, not just posting on a video for the sake of publishing to be found and searched.” - Gord Isman
“We gotta let go of being that perfectionist and accept where we are - maybe the gear that we have, the budget we have. Don’t let those things constrain you.” - Gord Isman
“You can go crazy with the tech but the best thing is to get started and evolve.” - Gord Isman
“Nothing replaces being able to test out a mic yourself.” - Gord Isman
“There’s more and more, I’ll call it disclosure coming out of YouTube that helps educate us about the algorithm and how search is working.” - Gord Isman
“Morningfame is such a great tool because it helps me strategically look at my own channel and compare it to others in my space and it tells me how my videos are performing strategically compared to others.” - Gord Isman
“There’s a lot of dynamics that go into establishing your branding for your channel and you should often know the thumbnail is a major component of that and you get to diversify that over time.” - Gord Isman

Resources:

Gord Isman
Facebook: @Gord.Isman
LinkedIn: @gord-isman-0934644
Websites: gordisman.com
YouTube: Gord Isman - YouTube
Camtasia: Camtasia
vidIQ: vidIq.com
TubeBuddy: tubebuddy.com
Morningfame: Morningfame

Free Software:
Shotcut: shotcut.org
HitFilm Express: HitFilm Express
WeVideo: wevideo.com

Mobile Editing:
PowerDirector: PowerDirector

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