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Welcome to Simple Video Systems 👋
If you're reading this, you've decided that video is worth doing — but you're not trying to become a full-time content creator, and you don't have a marketing department. That's exactly who this community is for. I'm a trial lawyer. Twenty-plus years in the courtroom, and for most of that time I ignored marketing completely. I'm also a dad to 9 kids. When I finally started marketing with video, I made every mistake you'd expect: random ideas, inconsistent recording and publishing, and trying to do it all myself. The first big breakthrough for me was hiring a PT VA, who still works for me, to begin taking over parts of the process. This gave me confidence to delegate more and more things to others. The second big breakthrough was creating a very strategic decision for identifying my desired viewer, and having a clear purpose for each video and each channel. That's what Simple Video Systems is built around. Five things guide everything we do here: 1. Keep the process simple. Complexity is the enemy of consistency. 2. Always look for what can be delegated or automated. Your time is the scarce resource. 3. Know your audience and your purpose before you hit record. 4. Minimize editing. 5. Treat video as your organic edge. It's still one of the few tools a small business can use to compete with bigger, better-funded competitors — and with AI-generated content. Who this is for: Small business owners and service providers — solo operators and small teams — who want video to actually rank and get found, not just rack up views. If you'd rather build something durable in search than chase a trending sound, you're in the right place. Your first step: Reply below and tell us: - What you do and who you serve - Where you're starting from with video (zero, a little, or a lot) - The one thing about video marketing that feels hardest right now No perfect answers needed. Just start the conversation. Glad you're here. — Craig
Video or Podcast Coaching
How many of you have hired coaches to help you in your video and/or podcasting efforts? Did you find it helpful? Did you find it worth the investment? If cost wasn't a limiting factor, what would you love to have someone teach you how to do?
Using Shorts to Test Ideas
I mentioned in a post last week that I had a tiktok video go viral. I then had a second video go viral on an entirely different topic. Both went viral because there was tons of comments and engagement--positive and negative to the idea I was presenting. Both of these clips were 30-60 second parts of a 30+ minute long form video on a range of topics. I now plan to create stand alone long form videos on those topics and post additional content on those ideas. My general content framework now goes something like this. general long form video. -->. short form clips --> focused long form and other content on topics that succeeded with clips.
Blown away by this product
A few weeks ago I mentioned I was ordering an Insta360 Wave and Link2 webcam. Links below. I'm blown away. I had long struggled to find a way to make high quality video/audio content with multiple people. If you are just doing things solo, it's pretty easy. But if you want multiple people, it gets complicated fast. Audio and Video become complicated. I bought very high quality mics and video mixers and hardly used them because they're just complex to use. Along came away the Wave and Link2. Separate products that work together to solve all my problems. The AI software uses the mic to detect the direction of the speaker and the moves the web cam to the speaker via its gimbal. It's so small and simple. I'm including a picture of the device. Below is a short clip with stock video and audio. I added some light blurring on the camera. I recorded and lightly edited in Riverside. Let me know what you think. Wave: https://a.co/d/09m5Y0or Link2: https://a.co/d/01b0NJdD
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My Biggest Regret
I hope everyone had a great weekend and you're ready to attack the week ahead! What did you all do this weekend? I took the kids fishing in the boat on Sunday, but a lot of the weekend was spent doing chores around our house and property and getting kids ready for school. I spent a lot of time deploying more and more AI in my practice, especially Claude. And I had a chance to really dig in to my Go High Level account and using the AI with that to update my contact list and it was amazing! If there's one thing I really regret not doing sooner was building and nurturing my list. At the end of the day, your list or group of people in your circle of influence is the one thing that can make or break your dreams and goals. I should have started a long time ago, but it's better late than never!
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