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.
Researching Lighting for iPhone videos? We Got You.
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 powerful piece of tech that’s immediately available to you. iPhone video...
Camtasia vs. Screenflow for Video Course Creators
You Can’t Really Go Wrong With Either Choice, but One App Might Fit Better Depending On Your Needs When it comes to producing videos for online course, two of the most popular options for screen recording and video editing are Camtasia and ScreenFlow. Each has its strengths compared to the other....
What Is Visme Used For In Video Course Production
Visme Can Be A Powerful Tool for Creating a Great Course for Lower Up-front Costs Let’s say you’re thinking of creating your first video course, or even a second or third. Maybe you have a good idea on where to start with your content, but you want to test your ideas without breaking the bank....
How to Record Yourself Presenting a PowerPoint
Separate Your Video Course from The Pack with a Quality Video Presentation It’s a common practice now to see course creators and other online presenters delivering PowerPoint presentations via pre-recorded video. But what’s the exact process for doing this, efficiently and at the levels of quality...
Buying Guide: Video Editing Equipment for Course Creators
Best Practices for Maximizing Your Investment You’ve tested a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) version of your course, and now you’re ready to “do it for real”. Or maybe you’re ready to translate a coaching program or a presentation into an actionable video course for serving your audience and growing...
What is ConvertKit: A Course Creator’s Guide
ConvertKit is an email marketing and automation platform designed to help content creators create and send email campaigns, build landing pages, automate email and marketing workflows, and even sell digital products. Let's explore why ConvertKit is a popular tool for online course creators and how...
Product Updates
Release Notes: November 2021
New plans are coming! Here on this page is the first time we are announcing this. In a few weeks we are going to be releasing brand new plans for Spotlightr. Just in time for Christmas cheer! In the fall of 2020 we started offering only one plan, the Polaris plan, to start our "new" company with...
Release Notes: September 2021
In August and September we wanted to make sure we got out a few big features that were planned for the the third quarter and we were able to deliver. Those new features included big updates with the introduction of My Themes as well as Team Accounts. My Themes was a result of our desire to make it...
11 Reasons To Look For Video Hosting Sites Besides Youtube
Looking for video hosting sites besides Youtube for your business or educational website? Wondering if Youtube is really your best option? I bet if you’re hosting (or planning to host) your business videos on YouTube it's either because... a) it’s an easy and free...
Release Notes: March 2020
The start of 2020 has seen unprecedented world events. Covid 19 has affected the world like nothing we have seen in our lifetime. Thankfully we have been able to adapt and continue to build and grow, and we certainly consider ourselves very lucky. We wish everyone...
Release Notes: October 2019
In the second half of 2019 our focus is on improving the performance of the player itself. We are working on developing a lightweight version of Spotlightr which will leverage several years of lessons learned in optimizing the performance and delivering video content....