Meryl Evans

How to Caption Videos with YouTube

Meryl Evans — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 18:50:19 +0000

YouTube is a great option because it’s free and you can download the caption text file to use with your video. You can import the caption text file into an app to burn in your captions for open captions. This tutorial assumes you’ve uploaded your video to YouTube. Now, which option do you want to ... Read more How to Caption Videos with YouTube

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Does Your Content Make These Easy Mistakes?

Meryl Evans — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:38:59 +0000

Using black for the font color in content is boring for a good reason. But first, a kayaking story. After kayaking for two hours, you can bet my friends and I were famished. We were a short drive away from Keller’s Drive-In. It’s a Dallas institution. The old-school place looks like a scene from “American ... Read more Does Your Content Make These Easy Mistakes?

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8 Social Media Shortcuts You Need to Know

Meryl Evans — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 19:57:14 +0000

Yes, social media has its own shortcuts like keyboard shortcuts. These are things you can learn once and use everywhere. I love to learn new keyboard shortcuts. Without a doubt, they speed typing. Back in the early ’90s, I learned my first shortcuts: Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, and Ctrl+V aka cut, copy and paste. And they still ... Read more 8 Social Media Shortcuts You Need to Know

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These Will Make You Rethink Your Captioned Videos

Meryl Evans — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 22:07:21 +0000

With the growing number of tools for captioning videos making do-it-yourself captions possible, so is the growing number of captioned videos with crappy captions. Sometimes people don’t realize the importance of something until they see a good and bad example side-by-side. This series of side-by-side videos tell the story of why each rule of awesome ... Read more These Will Make You Rethink Your Captioned Videos

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Overcome Fear of Video with This Easy #5DayChallenge

Meryl Evans — Tue, 20 Aug 2019 19:05:40 +0000

Struggling to create your first video? Here’s a #5DayChallenge to help you change that! Each day will have a tip and challenge. #Day1: Record a video #Day2: Ask a question #Day3: What to talk about #Day4: Expand your reach #Day5: Put it all together Rules of Video #5DayChallenge Rules: No fretting Forget perfection Do the ... Read more Overcome Fear of Video with This Easy #5DayChallenge

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What Can You Do with Live Video to Expand Its Reach?

Meryl Evans — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:20:34 +0000

📹 A lot of people are excited about the possibilities of using live video since the advent of #LinkedInLive and Facebook live. 📹 Recently, a friend invited me to join a group to win cool prizes from a company whose products I liked. Freebies! Prizes! Behavioral marketing sucked me in and I signed up straight ... Read more What Can You Do with Live Video to Expand Its Reach?

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Here’s How to Make Your B2B Digital Marketing Awesome

Meryl Evans — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 16:46:28 +0000

My older son unknowingly loves to play hide-and-seek. OK, so it’s 100 percent hide and zero seek. He typically spends most of his free time in his room either sleeping or playing video games. The only time he leaves his room is when his stomach commands it. He’d probably like for us to move the ... Read more Here’s How to Make Your B2B Digital Marketing Awesome

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What It Actually Means to Add Value

Meryl Evans — Wed, 08 May 2019 09:20:34 +0000

My daughter left for Laos where she lived for two years, we sold her car. Then, she moved back to the U.S. and needed a car. My spouse and I researched used cars to find one that fit our budget. How One Car Sales Manager Stood Out I emailed one dealership. He asked my requirements ... Read more What It Actually Means to Add Value

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The Complete Guide to Captioned Videos

Meryl Evans — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:46:50 +0000

Born profoundly deaf, I’ve depended on captioned videos since getting my first big clunky decoder in 1983. It was a box about the size of the older VHS and DVD players. Back then, captioned shows and movies were hard to find. Few things excited me more than seeing the caption symbol on the cover of ... Read more The Complete Guide to Captioned Videos

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Do This When Your Digital Marketing Projects Aren’t Getting Great Results

Meryl Evans — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:52:56 +0000

I like to do the occasional house project. One of my favorites was building the entertainment center for the TV, VCR, and other things. But this time I had gone too far. I went to the home store to buy a wallpaper removal scoring tool. Yes, I can do this. I’m going to remove the ... Read more Do This When Your Digital Marketing Projects Aren’t Getting Great Results

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