The Startup Filmmaker’s Journey to Creating an Online Course. 

Follow business-owner Michael as he takes you with him on his journey to create his own course.  All the detail and tangible results, with real-time case study content.

How to Create Online Training Modules: A Step-by-Step Guide

How to Create Online Training Modules: A Step-by-Step Guide

Good training isn’t about dumping information into a long video or PDF. Learners today expect clear, structured modules they can move through at their own pace with lessons that are bite-sized, engaging, and practical. Online training modules break your content into organized, interactive units...

Best Platforms to Host Online Training Videos in 2026

Best Platforms to Host Online Training Videos in 2026

When you’re teaching online, your videos are only as good as the platform hosting them. A slow player, clunky design, or limited features can frustrate learners and hurt your course. In 2026, you’ve got plenty of choices, from simple marketplaces like Udemy to powerful all-in-one tools like...

We Narrowed Down 6 Best Vimeo Alternatives for 2026 (And 3 Free Options)

We Narrowed Down 6 Best Vimeo Alternatives for 2026 (And 3 Free Options)

Searching for the perfect Vimeo alternative? You’ve come to the right place. This article explores both free and paid Vimeo alternatives that stand out in 2026, including those that allow you to upload videos directly from your devices. We'll break down their key features—ranging from video...

How to Create Video Content With Your Phone (For Under $100)

How to Create Video Content With Your Phone (For Under $100)

When it comes to creating video content for your business, most people think it requires a lot of equipment and a huge financial investment. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Today, anyone with $100 and a smartphone in their pocket can create outstanding video content.  Knowing how to...

Private Video Sharing Solutions for 2026

Private Video Sharing Solutions for 2026

Private video sharing is more important than ever in 2026. Whether you're a business, educator, or content creator, keeping your videos secure while reaching a specific audience is crucial. This guide will walk you through the best platforms for sharing videos privately and why they matter. From...

Researching Lighting for iPhone videos?  We Got You.

Researching Lighting for iPhone videos? We Got You.

Lighting for iPhone Video: Simple Ways to Instantly Improve Your Footage Whatever reasons you may have for choosing to shoot your course videos on an iPhone, you won’t get the quality you’re looking for with your footage if you don’t take time to consider how to light it. Your iPhone camera is a...

Product Updates

Spotlightr Galleries

Spotlightr Galleries

What is a Gallery? In the most simple of terms, it's a single web page that hosts one or more videos.  Imagine a set-up similar to Netflix, but for learning, presenting, and discovering.  It's simple and quick to set up, but it can also give a beautiful, elegant page to present your videos to your...

Can You Password Protect YouTube Videos? [And 11 Other Video Security FAQs]

Can You Password Protect YouTube Videos? [And 11 Other Video Security FAQs]

If you use video for your business or course then it's likely that most of your video content will remain visible for everyone on your websites, especially if you are using video for marketing your product or service or explaining a concept or product feature. After all, when more people who watch...

Release Notes: March 2025

Release Notes: March 2025

OK here we go! This is going to cover new features, improvements and bug fixes for the last half of 2023 and the first two months of 2025.  We are long overdue for one of these announcements so let's get started. Over this time period we've had 28 platform updates,...

Release Notes: May 2024

Release Notes: May 2024

Hello Spotlightr fam, it's time for another edition of release notes.  Our last one was at the end of 2023 and at that time we were on version 5.1.54.  It's been a little over 4 months since then, bringing us 14 more releases during that time. Included in those was a...

Release Notes: December 2023

Release Notes: December 2023

Time for some updates!  Our last blog update was in July, so we are long overdue.  Since July we've updated the Spotlightr platform 15 times (about one update per week, with some weeks skipped).  We are currently on version 5.1.54. One notable update wasn't a feature,...