VIDEOS FOR PODCASTERS AND CONTENT CREATORS

Getting more YouTube traffic is a challenge that most YouTubers face. I've seen countless videos with good content that only have 10 or 20 views. Here are some basic tips to help you start getting more of the right people watching your videos on YouTube. Get Tubebuddy to help optimize…

Clearing out your inbox is so much easier when you use a Gmail Canned Response. If you find that you are typing the same responses over and over again, set up a Canned Response to save time and help you reach inbox zero. Open your Settings in Gmail and select…

YouTube generates billions of views every day! But the question is - How can people find YOUR videos on YouTube? 1. Youtube’s homepage (recommended videos, trending videos, etc.) 2. YouTube Search 3. Your Subscriber’s Subscription feed 4. Suggested videos by YouTube (appears on the sidebar one desktop and beneath the…

RSS feeds make it easy for your subscribers to get notified every time you publish a new piece of content. You can use RSS feeds to promote your content from blogs, podcasts and even YouTube. In this video I'll explain exactly what an RSS feed is and how you can…

Twitter and Snapchat announce updates to their apps in July 2016 Social media is constantly changing and we need to keep up with the times and adjust our strategies accordingly. Twitter Dashboard App and Snapchat Memories are covered in this video. Twitter Dashboard lets you schedule tweets and Snapchat Memories…

5 Live Streaming Video Platforms are reviewed based on features that are important for broadcasters and content creators. This panel discussion was recorded on Firetalk. http://ileanesmith.com/gear Video platforms compared are: Facebook Live YouTube Live Huzza Firetalk Periscope Guy R. Cook Report http://theguyrcookreport.podbean.com/ Friar Wade https://www.facebook.com/FriarWade Robert Lewis https://www.facebook.com/LENDTX The features…

In this video, I show how to download Facebook Live videos from your Facebook Page and your Facebook Profile. https://ileanesmith.com Facebook Live videos can be downloaded to your device quite easily, but downloading the Facebook Live videos from your desktop seems to be a moving target and a bit more…

Snapchat for Seniors tutorial where we go hands free on Snapchat http://ileanesmith.com/handsfree I share a cool Bluetooth remote control that can be used to go hands free on Snapchat. I use the remote to do hands free hula hoop and yoga snap stories when my phone is across the room.…

In this livestream I show you how to promote your Snapchat account to your Instagram followers. First you need to open Snapchat, go to your profile, tap on your profile and download your Snapcode as a movie. The reason I recommend downloading the file as a movie is so that…

Learn more Twitter growth strategies http://goo.gl/gzH7fZ Twitter is an essential tool for social media marketing. Narrow is a tool that will help you grow your following on Twitter in a safe way that will save you lots of time that you can use to create and promote your awesome content!…

YouTube Stats are right in your pocket with the YouTube Studio App! This is how to check your YouTube stats including realtime stats on your iphone. The YouTube Studio app is available on Android phones too. http://ileanesmith.com/youtube-tools Get real time stats Respond to YouTube comments Check your most viewed videos…

If you are thinking about starting a podcast, here are 5 reasons you should get started. Podcasting Enhances Your Personal Development Podcasting Improves Your Public Speaking Skills Podcasting Helps You Grow a Loyal Audience Podcasting Has Less Competition than Blogging or YouTube Podcasting Increases Your Exposure to a New Audience…

How to design a vignette in PicMonkey and add it to your YouTube Thumbnails and YouTube Live videos. I show how to add the vignetter to the iPhone app Live Air Solo. In this video I teach you how to create the transparent vignette in PicMonkey a free online graphics…

Commenting on blogs used to be a great way for bloggers to interact with one another and become friendly online, but now it seems most of the comments I see are spammy left by link builders! What went wrong? We used comments for blogger outreach, to connect with each other,…

http://ileanesmith.com Extend the reach of your Blab recording beyond the platform by uploading to YouTube and later creating a Slideshare upload. You can also share clips on Snapchat and Instagram to get even more traction from your content. You already know that you can upload your Blab videos directly to…

http://ileanesmith.com/youtube-tools Live: Air Solo is an iOS App for YouTube Live Streaming. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Live: Air Solo to add overlays, lower thirds for branding and bring in other sources from your iPhone (like your videos from SnapChat, Vine or Instagram) into your live…

http://ileanesmith.com/podcast Libsyn is a premiere media host for podcasters to host their episodes. You can Tweet the Libsyn Podcast Player and pin it to the top of your Twitter profile. In this video I show you how to use Libsyn's On Publish feature to connect your Twitter account and auto-tweet…

http://ileanesmith.com/gear Live streaming on YouTube is another way to engage your fan base on the YouTube platform. Now you can live stream directly from your iPhone using an app called Wirecast Go. In this video I talk about how to use wirecast go for YouTube Live to publish videos to…

http://ileanesmith.com/tubebuddy Facebook video is growing in popularity and there is an easy way to upload your existing YouTube videos directly to Facebook using TubeBuddy. In this video I encourage you to upload your short YouTube videos to Facebook and I show you how easy it is to upload directly from…

http://ileanesmith.com/wordcamp-us-recap-wcus/ Calypso is a javascript client for WordPress. Download the Mac client and you can manage the backend of your WordPress blogs all in one place. This includes all of your self-hosted WordPress sites with the JetPack plugin installed. Write blog posts Edit blog posts Check Stats Manage Guest Authors…

The best Gmail extensions for Chrome are Full Contact and Discoverly. These two Chrome addons will display social media profiles of those who inbox you through Gmail. In this video I cover Full Contact extension for Chrome and Discoverly Extension for Chrome. Here are some of the social profiles I…

http://basicblogtips.com/seo In this Blab we discuss an SEO Quotes Infographic featuring 40 tips from Neal Patel, Brian Dean from Backlinko and Rand Fishkin of Moz. I go over each of the 40 tips listed in the Infographic. Here's a few tips that are mentioned: Quotes from Rand Fishkin: Do not…

Google recently announced that they will be including podcasts in the Google Play Store and native on Android devices as of October 2015. Submit your podcast here: http://g.co/podcastportal There are 5 ways that this will impact podcasting: 1. FeedBurner - Would it be safe to say that FeedBurner is NOT…

Do you ever feel like your followers on Twitter aren't really seeing your Tweets? In this video you'll learn how to find your most popular Tweets and add them back into your queue using Buffer's Power Scheduler so they won't be missed! Here's the full blog post: http://ileanesmith.com/buffer-your-best-tweets/ More tutorials:…