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.
Thinkific Pricing (2024): A Great Free Plan & More
Updated For 2024 Thinkific is one of the most popular online course platforms for course creators everywhere. They boast a diverse customer base ranging from massive brands like Hootsuite and CMF to solopreneurs and everyone in between. Regardless of where you fall in this range, if you’re...
Final Touches: Finalizing Course Assets and Loading Them Into Your LMS and Site (in 10 Easy Steps)
Woah, we’re almost at the end. This is the second-to-last post in our blog series on How to Create Your Own Online Course. I don’t know about you, but I know a lot more than I did when I started. Which I guess is good, since I’m technically supposed to be teaching you as I go! For anyone new...
Perfecting Your Course Videos: Editing for Engagement and Retention
Hello again! Here we are, entering the home stretch of our blog series on how to create your own online course. For anyone new to the discussion, I’m Michael DiBiasio-Ornelas, a co-founder of Fair Share Films. With Spotlightr’s help, I’m cataloging our journey creating our first online course, The...
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....
Product Updates
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...
The Spotlightr Player – Design Examples
At Spotlightr we pride ourselves at being the most customizable video player available. From the branding options to player controls and features, there isn't another hosting company that can do more. We get lots of questions from people asking how the player looks. This page should help answer...
Spotlightr & HubSpot Integration: Using Video To Enhance Your Customer Journey
HubSpot and Spotlightr can connect to turn your visitors into leads, and leads into fans, and then fans into customers. Here's how that happens... You can generate more leads with your videos by adding opt-in forms right inside your videos. You can force the opt-in...
Spotlightr Audio Player
Did you know we do audio too? Upload your podcasts, music presentations, or audio lessons! We currently support both .wav and .mp3 files and have an option to enable an audio player instead of using a video player. When you upload your audio file and use the...
Release Notes: Jan 2023
Happy New Year! 2023 is going to be fun. Spotlightr 5 is humming. Since our last update we've been continued to tighten everything up. Feedback from our customers has been incredibly helpful. With your help, we've moved a couple of things around and added a bunch...