I originally bought Procreate about two years ago because I thought it would be a cool app to have on my iPad to use with the Apple Pencil. I never quite got the app at the time and only did a few things with it. Flash forward almost two years and I finally get this […]

In this free E-Book, I give you the general best practices for doing a livestream in general. Because, there are principles that go across each of the different platforms. Then I break it out and give tips and best practices for each platform. The platforms include: Facebook Instagram YouTube LinkedIn Amazon Live You will learn […]

When I worked in a previous job I had an editorial calendar that I loved working with, it was color-coded and simple. After leaving that job, I recreated the calendar to use for my personal use. I have decided to make this free to anyone out there who needs a calendar. The calendar is set […]

Some good changes are coming to Facebook and Instagram! This week Facebook announced at the International Broadcasting Convention some much-needed changes to the video and streaming of Facebook also analytics changes and scheduling for IG.  Tech Crunch reported the changes on Monday morning. (https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/16/facebook-rolls-out-new-video-tools-plus-instagram-and-igtv-scheduling-feature/) Here is the overview of the changes: Live Video – Rehearsal […]

I am a big proponent of using the camera you have with you. Nine times out of ten, this is your phone. I don’t carry around a point and shoot or DLSR every day. I used to, but now the phone is as good if not better than most point and shoot cameras. On my […]

I read a post on a blog, I won’t mention any names, but they wrote a post about video and mentioned that use your phone to shoot social media video, but it’s not “professional” quality. I went, “WHAT?” I disagree with this statement. Yes, there are steps you need to take to make it more […]

It’s been a while since I last blogged or even podcasted. I have been working a ton and really wanted to come up with a solid plan for 2019 to reinvent Marketing Elements. This includes a content plan that is reasonable with working and new skills I have gained this past year. The skills are […]

Before I begin the post, let me say how awesome the Chromebook is as an operating system. It has one feature that I have wanted in a computer for a while. It used Google Drive as almost a hard drive. It’s seamless and almost perfect. The Chromebook does what most people who use it need […]

This break has been a bit longer than I expected. Back in October, I had two Mac’s die within a week. I had to “make it work.” That meant to get a Chromebook. Which was very interesting, but I plan a full post on that very soon.