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Alternative Cloud File Transfer Clients for FTP and Onedrive
I have multiple online accounts and sometimes when I work with different organisations I have different one-drive and google drive accounts I need to use. Most of the official clients do not support multiple accounts on the same machine. Are there any good alternatives?
How do you organise your videos and transcriptions?
Organising files and videos is less important when working on your own, provided you just want to keep creating new content. If you want to work in a team, or revisit videos and edit them or transcribe them, then you need to organise.
Which Video Transcription Services should I use to create captions, subtitles and text files?
I have tried numerous approaches to video transcription and I think I’ve narrowed down my strategy and options. I primarily use online tools now.
How to Convert video to Animated Gif using FFMPEG
I recorded a video, and thought it would be easier to upload as an animated gif. I decided to look at ffmpeg and see if it can create animated gifs, and it can.
In this post I explain how.
Auto Post to Pinterest using IFTTT
I have not used Pinterest much, and rather than give up on it, I decided to automate it using IFTTT.
Using Vimeo for Marketing Videos
I now use a paid Vimeo plan as part of my marketing efforts. Here’s why and how I use it.
Taking my own advice - Use Vimeo for Marketing Videos
If I was giving companies advice on where to host marketing videos I wouldn’t suggest YouTube as the main host.
How to fix the Audio in your video with Audacity
Rookie mistake - I recorded a video while my external hard drive was on and it added a lot of noise and vibration into my recording.
But… it can be fixed.
Use Favourite HashTags and Searches with the Free Twitter Client Chatterscan
In this post I provide an overview of the Favourite HashTags and Searches functionaity of the ChatterScan free Twitter Client. This allows you to easily curate content for your niche and find new people to follow.
How to Record Your Screen as an Animated Gif
I have tried and failed to have SnagIt save an animated gif. Fortunately, on Windows I can download the free tool ScreenToGif.
Read Your Twitter Feed Faster with the Free Twitter Client Chatterscan
In this post I provide an overview of the ChatterScan free Twitter Client which can filter your feed and lists to make reading Twitter faster to find valuable content to curate from people that you follow.
How to migrate from Storify to Twitter Moments
Storify are closing, and now it is time to migrate your Stories to Twitter Moments. That seems like a lot of work, so here is how you can partially automate the process with a tiny JavaScript snippet.
Readable URLS Using CamelCase
Today I noticed a minor thing that would improve the URL that a peer was using in their online copy.
I suggested using Camel Case for their URL. And then I realised that I wasn’t taking my own advice. So I can show you what I did to fix it.
How to Easily Remove the Background from an Image
I have in the past spent a long time with Paint .net removing the background from photos. A combination of selecting areas and eraser. I thought it was time to find a better approach.
Using HTTP - Your Web Site Is Broken
The Web is becoming ever more security conscious.
If you are serving your pages over an http connection then it will impact against you.
Here are some tips.
Using Presentation Slides for SEO and Traffic
Do you upload slide decks to the web to expand on your blogging efforts?
You probably should.
How to Use YouTube as a Free Video Transcription Service
One thing that has been on my Todo list for a while was figuring out if YouTube’s automatic transcription service is good enough to replace the transcription services I use.
And I finally found time to tick that off my todo list.
Free Video Inside
How to get the attention of another Instagram account
I’ve noticed that with more posts, and better tagging, that my content is getting in front of more people. That translates into more likes and comments. Comments have a higher value.
Your Web Site Is Broken - The 404 page
A common problem with web sites is the 404 page, the page that is shown when the page the visitor asked for does not exist.
How to avoid the wrong type of profile clicks
Have you ever clicked through a profile link because you had no idea what the person was about?
How to learn Lessons learned from other Instagram Users
Instagram Followers and Engagers are for learning from. Here are the tips and tactics I use to learn from them when they are not trying to teach me.
Choose a Cover When You Post a Video To Instagram
One thing I wish I had learned earlier with Instagram is how to control the thumbnail of the videos I upload to Instagram.
Free Video Included In This Post
Vary Your HashTags To Extend Your Content Reach
Vary your hashtags periodically.
If you keep using the same hashtags you might find that your reach growth stalls.
Add links into your Twitter profile
Have you looked through your “Following” or “Followers” list recently?
If you do then you’ll see how some people are taking advantage of features in the profile description:
- URLs are clickable
- Hashtags are clickable links
- ‘@username’ are clickable links