Most people prefer video over text. The ratio is something like 90%. And that makes me a bit unusual since I’m in that other 10%.
Even though I prefer text, I get that most of you probably prefer video. So I thought, why not start making videos to help people get the info better?
Launching ChrisCree.TV
It seemed a better move to create a new “video only” site rather than confusing things here by mixing video & text posts. I’ve been working on it for the past several weeks to get everything ready. And today is the day the veil gets pulled back.
ChrisCree.TV is now live!
The site already has several videos and we’ll be focusing on New Media topics. We’ll be covering a range of topics from social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, blogging and the search engines to the latest tools, as well as strategies and techniques for more effective business and marketing communication online.
Hopefully “New Media” will strike the right balance and allow enough variety to keep things interesting. For all of us.
There’s More!
As the late Billy Mays used to say, “But wait, there’s more!” (OK, so he probably said it in all caps.)
There is more juicy goodness to sink your teeth into over at ChrisCree.TV.
One of the cool things were doing over there is offering a free Weekly Digest email. Yes I said free. I’m a big fan of free so just had to give something of value away.
The Weekly Digest is a newsletter, but with a twist.
You see with just about every video I produce I am also creating a downloadable PDF document with extra info. Some of the things that the PDF’s have include:
- Summary of the video content (for you 10 percenters who prefer text)
- Links to sites and tools mentioned in the videos
- Extra info that couldn’t fit into the video
- Insider info
Once a week, usually on Sunday afternoon, I send out a the Weekly Digest email that will recap each video, provide links to the videos and the PDF downloads, AND recap posts from over here on SuccessCREEations too!
Not only that but I occasionally make special offers and discounts available only to subscribers.
Here’s the thing. The only way to access all that extra content is to subscribe via email. The PDF’s are a subscriber only benefit.
You can subscribe right here at SuccessCREEations. Simply fill out the form at the top of the page with your name and email.
Or better yet, head on over to ChrisCree.TV, check out a few videos, and sign up over there.
Enjoy!
I like the map concept on the ChrisCree.tv landing page – I think this is a good alternative to standard text informationals. The fact that you package both in the same kit is even better.
Heya Adam! Thanks for the feedback. I was looking for a visual that tied in my maritime & professional navigation background. A treasure map seemed like a good image choice.
I’m kinda wet behind the ears when it comes to new media and I haven’t even familiarized myself with Twitter yet. Your videos are bound to help me do that and quick smart too.
That’s my goal, helping folks get started right and learn more about new media in general. You might find signing up for the Weekly Digest via email a good idea too so you get extra info, especially if you’re just getting started.
Wishing you all the best, Chris!
Heya Marti! Thanks. Hope things are going well in your world these days.
This is awesome! I just wonder something Chris, don’t these videos take a tremendous amount of time to edit, tape, prepare, etc? I know in the end it is better for me to follow a video, but I was thinking it must take you forever to produce these.
Video does take some time, sure. But so does writing decent quality blog posts. Quality content takes effort regardless of the format. The good news is the returns are worth it!
Cool, now you can communicate your message through video rather than just text. It’s definitely a more effective method of communication. I like the video player you used, it didn’t require me to install an additional plugin and it loads pretty quickly. I didn’t have to wait for a buffer to fill before it started playing and there were no pauses in the stream either. I’ll take me a little while but I intend to watch all those videos. -Michael
Nice post, thanks for sharing this. I have addet your rss to my reader.
Cool I just found this site recently and ill definitely check out some of the videos on ChrisCree.TV . They can both convey the same information but video just really makes it feel like you’re getting to know the person posting the information more than text posts where its sort of a faceless person.
WoW, it seems that you’re on TV now, Chris. It must be a very fun experience, isn’t it, Chris? By the way, I loved the design and layout of ChrisCree.TV, especially the social bookmark buttons look so exotic!
I’ve already bookmarked the site and will look through the video one by one afterward…
I’ll be watching all your videos. I’m done with “why blogs perform well in search engines”. Hopefully to see more videos from you. Btw, I like the background music and the page style too!
Nice post, thanks for sharing this. I will your rss to my reader.
heya Chris, all the best for your new work, i m sure this will attract people more to you, because text articles are now a days boring to many and it will be fun with knowledge when they will go through video, i loved the design and layout of Chris Cree.TV, especially the social bookmark buttons look attractive, waiting for opening dear
I just want to know when others websites or blogs improve this because sometimes just read is very boring. Great Post
I just read your latest post. Good luck with ChrisCree.tv. I too am in the other 10% group, and prefer good old fashioned text as opposed to video, but I hope the site works out for you.
Great post. I like videos and the design for ChrisCree.tv is cool. A combination of text and video is the way to go. Very forward thinking.
Best of luck on the new site! When I get a chance later today I will definitely check it out.
Great to see you’ve started up a TV channel, Chris, it looks really good! I’m on the fence between text and video myself – I prefer text and the subtleties it can convey, but so far as promoting my business is concerned, video is a far more effective way to promote and touch people – as you noted. DubLi.com is growing really fast, and video only seems to accelerate the process, which can only be a good thing.
Keep up with the good work on the blog, I read it most every week!
Cool story, thumbs up
Nice channel. I just watched your new video, Facebook scams. By the way, You looks really good in front of a camera. (I mean it.)
Wow… you just launched and it’s already blocked from work. Bandwidth issues persist, it seems. Great idea though and the site looks good too.
Your employer may be blocking the .tv top level domains. If so, you can subscribe to the Weekly Digest that I offer along with some other free stuff so you can get the links via email and check the videos out at home.
Or you can at least see the videos at my Viddler Channel.
Congrats on your initiative. Hope to see you more on TV!
Congrats on the launch Chris.. The TV idea looks good.
Wow! I would follow this
Goodluck and looking forward with your programs
I think this is great you are embracing online video. Looking forward to checking out your .tv channel! Also, great endorsement from Chris Brogan
This is awesome! I just wonder something Chris, don’t these videos take a tremendous amount of time to edit, tape, prepare, etc? I know in the end it is better for me to follow a video, but I was thinking it must take you forever to produce these.
ChrisCree is really cool. We will be using it on the near future. I wonder how many people can actually be glad of this service.
I liked the theme. Is that a custom script?
I built ChrisCree.TV using WordPress and the Tubular theme from StudioPress.
Nice work. I would like to have such skills.
Good luck
This is great! people will like this more if they’re watching videos rather than reading texts. Goodluck Cris!
It’s cool! The more videos, the more people are interested.
wow! the idea is wonderful! now you can communicate your message through video rather than just text. It is very effective and it will defenitely help you to achieve your aims. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the loading was rather quickly.
Yes, the subject has interested me. Thank you to share it with friends. In this way, when shares are very happy.
Hi there! Wow! It’s really very nice post. I enjoyed reading it. I love to read this type of posts. It is very interesting and informative. By the way, thanks for sharing such a nice article. Keep on posting such a great article. Best regards for ahead.
This is an interesting idea, and I wish you the best of luck. However, keep in mind the amount of work necessary to keep up the traffic once you launch an online tv segment! It needs more attention than anything else.
Tastes differ. Somebody prefers information in text represented, somebody – in videos, thus such site ChrisCree.TV will for sure find its supporters.