When was the last time you priced a videographer? If it was for your wedding or your off-spring’s, you may feel you can’t afford video for your website. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be a production. The video for your website can be fast, fun, and very affordable.

There’s an app for that. Really. If you’ve got a video camera on your phone or any other handheld device, you’ve got a camera and the means to get you on YouTube. 2G iPhone users can download an app for video in a format ready for YouTube. Know what you’re going to say because this swift little camera also picks up audio!

Use the buddy-system. If you’re doing an event or attending a large venue, buddy up with a vendor or customer to share the cost of professional lighting and videotaping. You may find the opportunity to partner with several people to share the costs and get several videos to use on your website and your vendor and customer sites too. How’s that for social media?

Crank out the photos. You don’t even need video. That’s right, you don’t need footage to have an impactful video. Services like Animoto (http://animoto.com) can take your digital photos or scanned photos and turn them into a video that can be used on your website or YouTube.

Vanessa Wood of Design to Spec partners with Ronnie Ann Ryan of Success Express under the umbrella of Mac and Cheese Web Marketing. We have plenty of web savvy ideas to help you into the age of online video. We know that video is one of the hottest social media trends and will help you find the easiest way to leverage it’s marketing power.

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