So You Want to Try Video?
As a CIC we are always out and about doing research for our practitioners and you the local business community to see what business hints and tips we can share with you!
We recently went on a great workshop from the one and only Sales Geek that explored how the subject of getting started with video. Here are a few hints and tips we took away from the session to share with you...
• No gear required to start, just your smartphone and if you have a tripod or a stand to keep it steady
• No script required – but there are auto prompt apps available such as...
• Say what you know
• Prepared for your fist video to not be very good. And that is totally fine.
• The first one you record should be for your eyes only and be on a subject you know really well and in detail – sports or family/hobbies
• Fight your urge to write a script and just tell a story
• Title your video something engaging... i.e. “what are everyone’s thoughts on XXX” and use a relevant hashtag
• Don’t overthink length of time if it is relevant to keep going
• If you are just filming about a tip don’t build suspense or waste time, get right to it
• Landscape filming is more professional
• Have a call to action at the end
• If you want to use editing software there isn’t a specific one that’s best – use what you know and are comfortable with
• If you decide you want to carry on plan out your next 5 or so. Plan the topics are you going to release them weekly? Think it through and get a plan of the content together
• Reach out to your trusted network to comment/like and share to get the ball rolling
• For subtitles us rev.com
Needless to say, we are not the experts. These are just a taster that might give you the confidence to consider video or maybe just some answers to your questions to make you take that next step.
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By Rebecca Allam – The Business Clinic CIC
On Tuesday 9th July, a group of business owners sat down to discuss the mysterious art of SEO - all keen and eager to find out how we could master such a cryptic puzzle. Luckily we had Cate McNeal to unveil it all for us and like with most magic tricks, it seems easy when you get to peek behind the stage.
Lockdown Recipe's to Enjoy...
How many of you took part in "Eat What You Want Day" on the 11th May?
Lockdown has brought us plenty of good as well as the bad and a portion of that comes in the form of eating... Whether it be healthy, naughty, vegan or just plain simple.
Here are some recipe's our very own practitioners have created and enjoyed throughout the last 3 months for you to try and enjoy yourself!
1. BCO Co-Founder Helen has kindly provided us with a tasty vegan main option and a delicious dessert that is certainly a tried and tested crowd-pleaser among the BCO community!
2. A Chinese Chicken Stir-Fry recipe to get you drooling at the mouth, from the one and only Carl Redman - AKA Professor Spice (because nowhere else is it twice as nice).
Click here for more recipe's from Professor Spice
3. Michelle has brought a smile to my face with a recipe for chocolate lovers everywhere! Where would any of us be without a good brownie in our lives!
Mental Health - Let's talk about it!
Throughout May we have been focused on your self-care with the hashtag #SelfCareIsntSelfish. We have had some great conversations with our practitioners this month during 'Peerworking' about mental health tips to help you through your most testing times... not just through isolating, social distancing and all things pandemic related.
Right at Home: Caring and keeping people safe
By Helen Livesey, The Business Clinic Organisation CIC
A BCO Practitioner for more than two years, Karen Myres and her team at local home and social care franchise, Right at Home Preston, have been working hard to deliver their quality care throughout the coronavirus crisis.
From lockdown to back to business, will we be going from pause to play or via restart?
5 Books to Keep up Your Lockdown Self-Care and Boost Your Business Strategy
By Rebecca Allam
Lockdown. Day 171, week 52, I think it’s possibly the 32nd Mapril? Or is that just me?
The Challenges of Pricing a Service
By David Nelson from The Business Clinic
Unlike product-based pricing, we cannot always quantify all the costs that go into providing our service.
Cleaning tips to keep you busy at home...
If you want something to keep your mind off the crazy world we are currently living in, we can help you get your home spring cleaned to perfection.
These tips will give you the comfort of a germ-free home whilst using natural thrifty methods with equipment you can lay your hands on at home.
So put down the remote and get out your odd socks...
So you think you’re using the right social media platforms...?
By Rebecca Allam
Social media is something even the most tech-savvy business owners sometimes struggle with, the main reason for this? Time.
