I am a bit of a non-tech person too. The amount of content some produce (like the short clips in a car or the challenges) are too much for me. So finding a level that is workable is good.
Good to see/ hear you on a podcast. Congratulations to Jodi ‘s new podcast.
Hi John, I was actually thinking of you this morning, while putting together this post. What Jodi was teaching me was to cut out short clips from the video (as she always edits them anyway and also puts timings on the content, for targeted subject searches), which can be posted as "shorts", "reels" or short videos announcing the longer video being released soon. So it is more about being smart with the content you are already creating, than creating even more of it.
You are the host of a great, well-established and much-respected podcast. So I was thinking that you could probably pull in more views for the same episodes, by doing the things she does (and apparently most younger content creators now do as "industry standard".
I fully appreciate all time constraints (I still balk at recording audio files of text posts!) but I also think that you and I may lose out (in terms of views/plays/opens) if we don't do those things. Does that make sense?
Thanks for the response and support. It does make sense. And good ideas. Expanding reach is one reason I joined Substack. I’ll start learning those techniques. Definitely good ideas and appreciate others helping with them.
I am very much a reading person, so rarely listen to audio, and even rarer do I watch videos. In part, this is because I have three young children and already feel there is enough audio in my life from them (!), or one may be sleeping. I value the silence of reading, as well as silence in general.
Well done for embracing technology more though - it is no small feat!
I’m much more inclined to read than listen or watch. I can see the use of using short video clips as lead-ins to longer form work. In theory I want to listen to a podcast, but in practice after a couple minutes I look for a transcript if there is one! In a world full of noise, I prefer quiet. And your writing is evocative and always worth the read.
Thank you so much for the thoughtful, even poetic, response! I am very much a reader/writer person (my generation + less sensory overload I guess!) I like listening to a good podcast when I tidy the kitchen or fold laundry. I especially love deep dives into subjects I am currently researching for my own courses or books. Having said that, if the podcast is truly outstanding, I listen again and make notes... because I only commit to memory properly what has been processed through hand-eye coordination. And I really don't like appearing on video (I have been on national TV and not looked at the program, just listened to everyone else's feedback to get a sense of the final edits!) So no fear of me switching to large scale video-production! : )
I don’t mind if you do videos, but I’m usually less inclined to watch than to read, and most videos haven’t been working for me lately, anyway (including this one).
I am a bit of a non-tech person too. The amount of content some produce (like the short clips in a car or the challenges) are too much for me. So finding a level that is workable is good.
Good to see/ hear you on a podcast. Congratulations to Jodi ‘s new podcast.
Hi John, I was actually thinking of you this morning, while putting together this post. What Jodi was teaching me was to cut out short clips from the video (as she always edits them anyway and also puts timings on the content, for targeted subject searches), which can be posted as "shorts", "reels" or short videos announcing the longer video being released soon. So it is more about being smart with the content you are already creating, than creating even more of it.
You are the host of a great, well-established and much-respected podcast. So I was thinking that you could probably pull in more views for the same episodes, by doing the things she does (and apparently most younger content creators now do as "industry standard".
I fully appreciate all time constraints (I still balk at recording audio files of text posts!) but I also think that you and I may lose out (in terms of views/plays/opens) if we don't do those things. Does that make sense?
Thanks for the response and support. It does make sense. And good ideas. Expanding reach is one reason I joined Substack. I’ll start learning those techniques. Definitely good ideas and appreciate others helping with them.
I am very much a reading person, so rarely listen to audio, and even rarer do I watch videos. In part, this is because I have three young children and already feel there is enough audio in my life from them (!), or one may be sleeping. I value the silence of reading, as well as silence in general.
Well done for embracing technology more though - it is no small feat!
I’m much more inclined to read than listen or watch. I can see the use of using short video clips as lead-ins to longer form work. In theory I want to listen to a podcast, but in practice after a couple minutes I look for a transcript if there is one! In a world full of noise, I prefer quiet. And your writing is evocative and always worth the read.
Thank you so much for the thoughtful, even poetic, response! I am very much a reader/writer person (my generation + less sensory overload I guess!) I like listening to a good podcast when I tidy the kitchen or fold laundry. I especially love deep dives into subjects I am currently researching for my own courses or books. Having said that, if the podcast is truly outstanding, I listen again and make notes... because I only commit to memory properly what has been processed through hand-eye coordination. And I really don't like appearing on video (I have been on national TV and not looked at the program, just listened to everyone else's feedback to get a sense of the final edits!) So no fear of me switching to large scale video-production! : )
I don’t mind if you do videos, but I’m usually less inclined to watch than to read, and most videos haven’t been working for me lately, anyway (including this one).
Thank you for the honest feedback. And I much prefer writing to making videos.