Showing posts with label Social Media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Media. Show all posts
8 Tips For Creating A Successful YouTube Channel
YouTube processes 3 Billion video searches per month according to research conducted by Mushroom Networks . People are searching for, watching and creating new videos in mass proportion. My YouTube channel reached 1 Million upload views in August of 2013. I've learned a few tips along the way that I believe have contributed to my success and I'd like to share them with you. If you're trying to get noticed on YouTube how do you compete with the pure volume of videos out t…
8 Tips For Google Hangouts On Air
It's one thing to use Google Hangouts the same way people use Skype for a private video chat with friends. It's another thing when you decide to experiment with the "On Air" feature to make your video stream public on YouTube and beyond. I've learned through experience there are some important things you should consider. A few hours of planning prior to your live event will go a long way. Hangouts On Air is a free feature offered to Google+ …
Cracking The Twitter Code #BostonMusic
Joe Greaney & The Chasers Over the past few months I have found myself meeting with curious friends and colleagues to talk about using social media effectively. I get the sense that many people just don't know where to start. Here are some tips about setting goals and networking on Twitter taken from a conversation I had with my friend Joe. Connecting On Twitter Is Conencting In Real Life Last weekend my good friend Joe came by for a collaboration video. Collaborating with o…
Social Media: Time Waste or Career Boost?
There is no shortage of social media in today's rapidly growing high tech culture. In my opinion, social media has two sides. It can be an entertaining waste of time and it has the potential to boost your career. Finding the balance between wasting time and adding real professional value can be tricky, especially for those who are just starting out. Take a minute to analyze your social media situation by asking yourself the following questions. 1. What Is My Social Media Goal? D…
Let Me Google That For You
I saw the LMGTFY website earlier this year for the first time and thought it was a pretty hilarious idea. This video is just for fun and explains how the Let Me Google That For You website can be used to have some fun with your friends. Let me know what you think, enjoy.
Will RSS Feeds Become Extinct?
Google Reader is going away. I'm not sure what to make of it because I think the old RSS is a pretty useful bit of technology. But if Google is throwing in the towel they either don't have faith in the technology or something else is up. RSS can't go extinct, right? To be honest I hadn't checked my Google Reader account in a while and I actually heard the news while watching the PCM Tech Help Show with Craig Chamberlin . See that logo on the left? I'm sure you'…
Incremental Improvement
In the YouTube content creation world I have learned that it is important to make incremental improvements. After I produced my first 10 videos I made a decision to stick with how-to videos for at least one year to see if I could get any views. Once I decided to commit I knew it was time for some sort of improvement. In September 2011 I contacted my friend Mark at Six Am Comics and asked him to develop a logo for me so I could build my brand. He does professional graphic design and I wa…
Make Money With YouTube
The exposure you can gain from YouTube is really amazing. Whether you are a business owner, leader of an organization or a part-time content creator like me. According to my viewership stats 37% of all my traffic comes from YouTube suggested videos, as noted by the pink shaded area. When someone watches a silly cat video they also end up clicking on something else that catches their eye in the side bar. Sometimes that something else is a video I have produced. Pretty cool. Another 18% …
Why The Name BigNate84?
"So I got to get up early in the morning" I'm about 6'-4" and roughly 300 pounds. I was born in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Four. Brilliant, I know. The name came without much thought when I created my YouTube channel in 2006. At the time I was enrolled in the Sound Recording Technology program at Umass Lowell. My video production teacher, Keith Jones, assigned some homework that would introduce me to a new-fangled web site called YouT…
I Make How-To Videos
My goal is simple. Make how-to videos that help people. As much as I do enjoy helping people by creating tutorials, product reviews and answering questions in the YouTube community, I do have another motivation. Back in 2007 when I landed my first job out of college I heard rumors of people earning money over the internet with virtually no up front investment or overhead. So instead of playing fantasy football with my friends I learned how to use Google Analytics and set up an AdSense acco…
You Can Call Me Nate
In light of my relative success on YouTube I figured it was time to officially introduce myself. In a nutshell, my goal is to make how-to videos that help people . Back in 2011 I realized that my video about how to fix a broken Flip Camera got more consistent views than anything else I had uploaded at the time. I decided to brand myself with the help of that nifty little cartoon and began creating professional and informative how-to videos. I think this is a good point in time to…