They say there is no such thing as a self made man.
That’s true and not so true in my case. I’m Stephen Garner, AKA “MyTitleGuy“. I started using video in my business in 2008, 5 years ago.
I saw the “shift” in my own behavior and knew video would be HUGE, a game changer. My daughter (5 at the time) was using video in her classroom, she was watching less TV and more of her favorite [educational] shows on YouTube. I was selecting video results in Google instead of “boring” text. I knew video would be huge, not just for my business but for ALL businesses.
It would have been great to have had some “help”. Someone to say “Stephen do this but don’t under any circumstances do this” or “get this camera and that microphone, and skip that tripod and get this one instead”. That would have been nice. Unfortunately for me, there was really no one in the real estate space using video effectively. Sure, there were others before me but their videos for the most part were either poor quality, poor message, goofy and unprofessional or even downright egotistical. (Imagine that)
I had to learn how to use video on my own. I made hundreds of mistakes, I wasted thousands of dollars, I had more migraines than I could count. It took some time, a lot of time actually, but I finally figured it out. I literally failed forward. Today, I have over 300 videos on my YouTube Channel, I’ve created over 2000 videos for myself and others, I even wrote my own HOW TO video course for real estate agents, title reps and loan officers – the Video For Real Estate Agents course. I’ve created all kinds of videos; HD real estate tours, green screen, screen cast, animation, whiteboards, keynote (mac version of Powerpoint), talking head, interview, all kinds of video. Videos that are still getting found online. Videos that are still sending traffic (my ideal client) to my website, my storefront, my HUB. I’m fortunate I started using video early, my competitors are playing catch-up. Take a look at some of the statistics below
- YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine in the world
- YouTube is the THIRD most visited website in the world
- Video shows up on page one of Google
- A single video is worth 1.8 Million words
- According to comScore 45.4% of internet users view at least one video online per month
- The average user is exposed to an average of 32.2 videos in a month
- Over 100 Million people watch online video each day
- According to comScore, the average viewer spends 16 minutes and 49 seconds watching video ads per month
- The average website visit without video is 50 seconds
- The average website visit with video is over 5 minutes
- YouTube and CISCO project 90% of all web traffic will be VIDEO
My first video camera (which really wasn’t one at all) was the webcam on my 13″ macbook pro. From there (and follow me here) I moved up to the Flip Mino, then the Flip Mino HD, Kodak Zi8, Canon T3i, GoPro Hero, Canon 60D and now I shoot with big boy DSLR cameras like the Canon Mark II and Mark III, the same DSLR’s used by the local and national media, Dateline, 20/20, many of your favorite TV shows, commercials, even Hollywood films are shot in full or in part with the cameras I now use. Canon estimates 50% of all commercials shot in the US are shot on DSLR’s.
I teach and coach real estate agents, loan officers and title reps, attorneys, restaurant owners across the country on video marketing. Not just how to save time and money but something much bigger – mindset. How to get out of your own way. How to turn that little voice OFF that says “you can’t do this”, “what do you know?”, “you’re fat or ugly” or whatever. (yes we ALL have that voice)
I failed forward, I wasted countless hours, money and time I could of spent with my family, learning video marketing. But you don’t have to. I can help you with everything and anything regarding video marketing. From equipment, to message, identifying your ideal client, script development and copywriting, video production, shooting styles and more. Because it doesn’t matter how great your videos are if no one see’s them, I can also show you how to optimize your videos for search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and YouTube as well as where to syndicate them and even better – HOW.
Have you noticed many of the guru’s tell you “you need to use VIDEO!”, but very few of them, if any, actually show you HOW? Everything you will learn from me are techniques and tools I have used and continue to use in my business. The same equipment, the same principles apply to ALL industries and are easily translated. If you would like help, from someone that has been where you are and knows how you feel, fill out the form below and I’ll contact you regarding your need and more importantly, how I can help.
Stephen
