I have six segments in the can, of
which four are edited. Two are posted. You can see them here (I hope.). For the
present, Thursdays at noon will be the schedule for posting new
videos. I already have another “Fiji Brothers Panel” video on
deck for this coming Thursday. The following week I will post one for
the Islamorada Beer Company. If you visit the BEER2WHISKEY YouTube
channel, click on the “Subscribe” tab. Apparently 100 is the
magic number of subscribers allowing me to do a few unique things
with the channel. I was on the channel this morning and I have one
subscriber. One down, 99 to go!
I am not abandoning
just3thingsvideo.com. In fact, I have a fresh video on how to get the
most out of a Jimmy Buffet concert nearly edited. I will post it in
the next day or two. I have at least another six or eight segments
shot. I just need to find the time to edit them.
I continue to struggle with all of the
nuances of YouTube as a platform. It's easy enough to post videos on
YouTube, but to establish a presence there is a whole different cat.
The people I know who are truly successful there don't do much of
anything else. I, on the other hand, have other things to do. I still
need to earn a living.
My goal is to transform both of my
video projects into their own brands. To do that, sadly, I'll need to
broaden their reach through social media. To be honest, I'd rather
slam my hand in a car door than invest even 30 minutes a day flitting
around all the social media sites promoting my projects. I really
don't want to be one of “those people.” But, it must be done.
I think my solution to the social media
issue is to hire some entity to handle most of that end of things. I
am constantly dunned by companies in India claiming to have the
answer for making my projects successful. I have no clue why India is
the Promise Land of social media, but when I was a project editor for
a book publisher while still living in Florida, we would outsource
some of the projects to a company in India. They did an acceptable
job. So, I'm not ruling out India.
As I wrestle with the social media
issue, I still must shoot more segments. This is no small feat. Not
only must I convince breweries and distilleries to participate, the
panel format I have established requires I have a sidekick. This is a
major hurdle when shooting outside Greenville, SC. It means finding a
person I actually want to be with on camera who has the time to shoot
a segment or two. At this point, I am forced to restrict my shoots to
locations where I have a built-in sidekick. Otherwise, I must get
them to the location, as well as house and feed them. I'm not in a
position to shoulder that expense, yet.
Yep, I still have a lot to work out.
But, it's Sunday, my beer-drinking day. No better opportunity to
ponder the possibilities and make a decision or two than over a
delicious craft beer.
Cheers!
I don't know what you plan on Islamorada Beer Company but you may want to check to see what their situation is. I understand everything in the Keys south of mm 78 is a real disaster area, and they are very close to it. The rest the Keys isn't that much better. (I'll subscribe as soon as I post this!)
ReplyDeleteNot sure of their fate, but did see a photo of some of the relief effort and their trailer was in it and delivering water and so forth to victims. The FL Keys Brewing Co is even farther south. No clue of how they are doing.
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