Monday, January 6, 2014

How to Create Custom Video Training Playlists & Lesson Plans

Delivering Customized Training Playlists

Build and deliver custom lesson plans using multimedia

When it comes to a lesson plan or training plan composing all the content can be a big investment. The nice thing about using the BizideoEnterprise system is you can reuse elements, combining the ones you need to fulfill a customized playlist.

How Does This Work?

·         You create a video, audio, image or document of part of a lesson plan. Be sure to set up your content like you would chapters in a book so that you can combine things later.   
·         Once you have a library of content created you can start using it to create customized playlists.
·         As you need more content be sure whatever you create is something you can reuse.               
An Example

Learn how Bizideo can help you deliver customized video learning / training plans to your clients.
You don't have to be a big business
to have access to the same tools they do.
Sandra is a personal trainer, she wants to help her clients get in shape but they don't always have time to come into her office. She wants to make sure that they have access to the exercises they need while at home or on the go.

To start off Sandra has picked 10 videos she'd like to make that she feels most of her clients will benefit from.            
1.       Arm Stretches
2.       Basic Back Exercises   
3.       Calming Breathing
4.       Cardio 101   
5.       Good Posture                              
6.       Lower Body Stretching              
7.       Meditation Basics
8.       Tips for Drinking Enough Water               
9.       Walking Correctly       
10.    Yoga 101


Next Sandra uploads the videos to her account, and starts planning out customized Playlists.

She can either upload all her basic videos to 1 general public playlist, she can use these items to create custom playlists for each client or she can use keywords to tag each item and generate a playlist for users based on that.


Let's say she does the second option and starts making customized playlists. She can reuse all the content she's uploaded by just republishing it and creating separate subscriptions for her clients to log into.  Now Sandra can use those 10 videos to start an unlimited number of playlists as she needs. 

An example of how those videos can be used across multiple client playlists. Each playlist is still personalized to meet that client’s needs.

See how often Sandra can reuse the Meditation Basics Video? She could easily add it to unlimited playlists depending on the needs of her company and her clients.

What’s Next?

Once you have your foundation library down you can keep producing content, and expanding based on what feedback you get from your clients. Maybe your system needs more videos about Blackfoot Cultural Practices, Setting up Outlook on Windows 8 or How to Stretch Safely While Pregnant… This is what you want to happen; you want to get feedback so you know what content your users need.

Once you have a need fulfill it.

You can start off producing most videos on your own and hire professionals as funds permit. Remember plan out your videos and in the outline split complicated items down into chapters. You want your videos to be relatively short and easily labeled so users can jump exactly to what they need.

What If I Have Required Content?

Like many lesson plans in school many times you need to make sure that users complete something before you can allow them to advance to more complicated content. This isn’t an issue, we have helped set up required steps in lesson plans before and would be happy to discuss your needs. We can easily require that a user complete viewing content, or downloads an item, submits an item or completes a quiz before they are allowed further access. You can even receive notification as users complete certain media items, allowing you to follow up as you see fit.

Questions? Would Like to Discuss Setting Up a Learning Portal?

Please feel free to contact us at info@bizideo.tv or give us a call at (507) 382-2054, you can also contact us through our website if you prefer.

Monday, December 30, 2013

How Others Make Money Using YouTube - How You CAN

How Other Businesses use YouTube to Make Money

How to Make Money for your company with Video
Just posting a video on YouTube doesn't
 make your company any richer
than if you posted on Facebook.

(It’s not magic)


Video is everywhere, and it makes sense. Users not only can see what you are selling but see it demonstrated which can help drive conversions. The problem for most businesses is how to make that video pay for its production (and hopefully for more). They take the time to either create a video themselves or pay to have a professional create it, plop it on YouTube and wham it’s lost to the world. The only way anyone is going to notice it is if you promote YouTube on your website by implanting the embed code there (complete with a link back to YouTube and advertisements that YouTube makes money off). Ok well I think we have uncovered how YouTube makes money (off you) so how to do you make money using YouTube?


Let’s be honest the majority of people who use YouTube aren't covering production costs.

That’s right not only are they not making money  but if you take into account the time used to create said video they are now sitting negative.

Why use YouTube?

Many companies may have already spent a lot of time and money building a following, and Google does index YouTube videos but aside from that people generally use it because they don’t realize there are better options. Heck if you haven’t built up a following on YouTube but do have a following on Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Facebook you can actually skip YouTube.

How You SHOULD Use YouTube (if you want to make money that is)

Promotion.
YouTube should be like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest or Google+ for you, scratch that it should be lower on the totem because the other social networking sites are more likely to get reposted and lead to conversations and conversions. YouTube is where you should post the most basic of videos such as: Company History, Product Introduction, copies of commercials. Items that you can block comments from and that you don’t need absolute control over.

To make money off YouTube you will need a different video management and delivery company. (Heck we’d love to suggest ourselves foryour consideration.) A private video management & delivery system will allow you to brand control and sell your content.

Correct Formula for Making Money with Video

The biggest step is that middle one that turns it into income.


 You’ll notice we grouped all the big Social sites in there, they are all free publicity, but to make money you need the middle step. Your content is worth something, same as your knowledge. It’s just a matter of figuring out how best to use it:

Trainers, Coaches, Speakers, Teachers, Specialists
Sell your knowledge, like you would traditionally by making a book or DVD. You just don’t have to worry about making something physical anymore, now you can sell subscriptions or learning courses easily online or on your mobile device.

Plumbers, Bakers, Artists, Florists
Display your capability. Set yourself apart by showing your knowledge and demonstrating your skills. You could still sell some videos about the best techniques to do it yourself, but really the selling point for you will be WHY you are better than the competition.


Now that we've illustrated how companies make money off YouTube (and honestly any other Social Site) we’d love to help answer your questions or help you craft the best use of media to help your business.

www.Bizideo.tv | (507) 382-2054




Monday, November 18, 2013

Use Video to Improve Conversion Rates


How Video Can Improve Conversion Rates

You’ve probably seen the different studies and claims that video has a significant impact on conversion and it makes sense. Video gives you the opportunity to experience how a product or service can help you in a different way than just an image or text can. Not only can you see something, but you can hear it and video can be enhanced with informational images and text to help explain it even better. It gives you the chance to mix an in person experience with a professional presentation.

Let’s look at this example and you’ll see why.

Just a Title

Pug in need of adoption – call us

Title with description

Pug in need of adoption – call us
Small Pug breed dog up for adoption, up to date on all shots and approximately 3 years of age.

 Words with a picture

Oh wow, that's a cute dog.
Pug in need of adoption – call us
Small Pug breed dog up for adoption, up to date on all shots and approximately 3 years of age.











Now with Video


Loading player...

Oh wow, that's a cute dog.
Pug in need of adoption – call us
Small Pug breed dog up for adoption, up to date on all shots and approximately 3 years of age.











You can see that video reaches an entirely new level; just watching the dog move will move more people to consider adoption and increases his chances of finding a home. You’ll notice the same for other items, more companies offer videos describing products and services. The more information you have the more comfortable you feel making that decision or at least considering it. 

Friday, November 15, 2013

How Bizideo can work for video producers

Bizideo for Video Production Companies

How you can use one account to deliver content to your clients

For a little more than half a decade Bizideo has been working with a number of content producers to help complete the life cycle of their creations. They specialize in creating the best video and audio content and we specialize and making sure it’s delivered the best way for their clients. It’s because of our strong history working with different Videographers that we have developed a variety of delivery solutions.
the Bizideo Enterprise Content Manager screen captures
Screen Captures of some Content
Management screens in a standard Enterprise

Enterprise Solution for Video Producers

Our Enterprise is definitely the preferred tool of choice for Videographers to learn more about the Enterprise click here.

Your Enterprise Includes

  • Mobile Uploading & Mobile Content Management (including view reports)
  • Member Manager so you can use a subscription to grant your customers accounts but maintains control
  • Ability for Users to download video
  • Easy ability to embed playlists or videos for your clients
  • Ability to track views
  • Secure control over all your media
  • Ability to place a watermark, pre or post roll image or thumbnail


If you wish to manage all your client content you won’t need a subscription system and can use a basic Enterprise Solution delivering the embed codes to your client.

Wizard Website Solution for Video Producers

This is a less powerful but still fully functional solution for Videographers with a tight budget, with a basic Wizard costing just $99 for set up and $25 a month after that with unlimited video uploads. There are 2 ways to use the Website Wizard to help keep your video secure.
  •        Password Protected Pages, using the default video website wizard account you can add video to a page and enable the password protection. Only users who know the password can view the video. The only downside is you can’t allow downloads of the video this way.
  •         Media Viewer + Password Protected Pages is the ideal way to use the Wizard as a videographer, with the difference in price just being $15/month. The Media viewer not only lets your clients view content, but they can leave comments and download media as well.
screen capture of the Bizideo Website Wizard Media Viewer Bizit
A Screen Capture of the Media Viewer Published through the Bizideo Website Wizard


If you are interested to learn more please contact us at Info@Bizideo.tv, we’d be happy to work with you and consultation is always free.

Learn More About



Thursday, November 14, 2013

3 Places to Head for Free Images


Some Wonderful Sites that Offer Free Images / Icons

As a content creator one of the biggest frustrations is finding a image that matches your message, especially for a good price. The good news is there are reputable sites out there that provide images and icons free of charge. (Of course they wouldn't mind if you bought something too.)

To get you started here are 3 websites you should visit weekly to get any freebies released.

IStockPhoto Example from this week
Fotolia Example from this week

Good luck creating content, for more helpful hints check out the following:

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Reusing Your Blog Articles

How to Get The Most Out of Your Content

Your time is worth a lot, get the most from what you create.
You have probably heard that “content is King”, it can help users find you through search engines, establish you as an authority in your field, resolve consumer issues, sell products and more. Just as well known is how much work creating content can be. Many experts suggest you make a routine out of creating blog posts about relevant topics but if you are going through all that work to create content why not get more out of it?

Your blog article can be turned into a variety of media resources, allowing your users to pick and share the format they like best.

Take your blog entry and use it to create:

  • Video, just add visuals and a vocal track to the content you've already written
    • Even better if you create an SRT and offer Closed Caption
  • Pinterest, hop on over to Photoshop or just include a Pinterest button on your completed article and be sure to share it to a board.
  • Audio, podcasts were one of the most popular forms of media for years but even though video is more available that doesn't mean the podcast audience is extinct. Offering a podcast is a nice alternative because users can stream it while they do other things.
  • PDF, sometimes you really just need a document you can send off to people so they have all the information right there. This also allows you to reach users who would rather print things out and have the information in hand (literally).
  • Many field experts collect their blog entries and create a book or digital book as well.

You took the time to make that content, get the most out of it.

Monday, November 11, 2013

How to Check Your Browser Version

How to Check Your Browser Version

Easily check your browser version with a matter of clicks.
Loading player...

This visual guide can help you check your version for Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari and Opera. 


Friday, October 25, 2013

Using Video When Creating a Lesson or Training Plan

How to Create Effective Educational / Training Videos
How to use video to make complex lessons or training easier.


Everyone learns differently, video can help you reach people
who may have had a hard time otherwise
When it comes to training your coworkers or clients it’s not uncommon to feel like all you are doing is repeating yourself. Sometimes it can be hard to keep straight what you’ve told whom and it can be even harder for them to retain all that you’ve taught them. This is something you can overcome by making common requests into a video, a video can be shared and viewed at anytime.


Benefits of Teaching and Training through Video

  • You only need to create the material once
  • Item can be sent to those in need with ease
  • You can track what content people are viewing the most of
  • Those in need can look up this resource at anytime
  • Video works well with visual learners
  • People are more likely to view a video than to ask for help


Using Video To Gain Information

  • You can track Video views to see what content is most popular
  • You can learn what days of the week are the best for new content
  • Enterprise users can track member activity
  • We also offer more advanced tracking to let you know more


Tips for Creating a Successful Educational Video

How to create training videos that work
Video training is not only easy to create and use but your
clients can use it from home in addition to work.
  • Title your video in a way that is easy to remember and informative
    • For example a video about Search Engine Optimization Tools in the Wizard might be titled “SEO Wizard Tools” you can always add a description that says more but your title should be straight to the point so people can spot it browsing a playlist
  • Create a video Description, this is where you can define information even further
  • Closed Caption is a wonderful tool, be sure to create and upload an SRT file
  • Plan out your video, just like you would with a good training session. Outline what you want to cover and what you really would like to emphasis
  • Use visuals, the use of images will not only make your video more interesting but will make it easier to explain things
    • Use screencaptures from any software
    • Use slideshows like you would with PowerPoint
    • Use images of the product or procedure
  • Make sure to use simple to understand language, no need to confuse your audience
  • Keep the video focused and on one topic, if you need to make multiple videos that’s fine. Making a video too long or complex will lead to viewers losing focus.
    • Example: Making the Best Meal Ever
      • Video 1: Making Cheese Rolls
      • Video 2: Making Chicken Pot Pie
      • Video 3: Making a Chocolate Cake
    • As one video the above would be too long and viewers may only be interested in one of the videos in the sequence


Interested in expanding your training into video? Give us a call, consultation is free.


See how some companies are using video to educate others: