I’m in love with Animoto. I’ve been writing a story every week on my ElenaDillon.com blog and this tool has been priceless. I’ve created videos for Confused and Terrified Writer (you can see one above in the header), and it is so worth the money! I’ve gone from creating one or two videos a year to creating them a few times a month. I’ve been teaching that video gets more response than flat graphics and I’ve seen the difference in my own marketing efforts for sure.
Here is the one I created for Instagram that got tons of response and clicks!
Creating this video took minutes instead of hours and was really helpful in promoting the story. I’ve also included a new lesson in my Visual Content Marketing for Authors class for Animoto. It’s the kind of tool that will make a huge difference in your author business. I’ve been using it with Canva for Work and between the two my visual content creation has gotten tons easier.
I’m going to be reopening the Visual Content Marketing class at the end of this month so if you’re interested, be sure to sign up in the box below. It’s only going to be open for a short time so you don’t want to miss it!
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This week for #VisualContentThursday we’re talking about the newest update to Canva for Work. Being able to create gifs/movies for your visual content will make your content so much more interesting and eye-catching so I made a quick little video explaining how it works. Let me know what you think about Canva and the new update!
I’m so excited to share with you the commercial I’ve created for my Visual Content Marketing class using Animoto! Creating this video using Animoto software was simple and so easy. Not to be braggy here but I was really impressed with how it turned out after just a short time working with it
This whole visual content thing is a continual learning experience. Trying out new tools is one of my favorite parts of teaching visual content and this one is awesome!
I’ll be adding a video to the class all about how I did it. Animoto is my new favorite tool!
In this video I’m giving a quick overview of Canva and how to use it for your author business to create graphics for social media, promotions and advertising.
I know it can be overwhelming to learn new software when you have books to write but marketing has to be done. Faster and with as little pain as possible is what Canva does for you! And almost all of the functions on Canva are free! Can’t get better than that. =)
Another short video but this one is about branding for our author business. My visual content class dives deep into this subject but this should be informative and helpful. Email me at info@elenadillon.com with questions. Enjoy!
Visual Content Marketing for Authors has gone live on my teachable site! I created this course because based on my own struggles creating graphics and visuals to promote my books. I’m not a visual person, I don’t have an artistic bone in my body. But I taught myself and it’s made marketing my books so much easier. Here is a short video that explains what visual content is and why we need to be able to create it for ourselves! Here’s the link to my class if you’re interested!
