Video blogging, sometimes referred to as “vloging”, has picked up very fast the past few years. Users post videos of themselves talking about just anything, whether it be a rant, discussion, or just being silly. If you haven’t heard of it, just go on YouTube and look at the popular videos. You’ll see hundreds upon thousands of videos made by ordinary people, just like you and me.

Creating a video blog is a great way to get started on something new. Sometimes text isn’t your specialty, and being under the spotlight might be your calling. One common misconception people make about video blogging is that it requires a high quality camera. This isn’t true, as most people record their videos using a budget webcam. However, it is important that it’s a decent quality image and framerate, along with a decent quality microphone. It doesn’t have to be studio quality, but just good enough so your watchers will understand.

Make sure the room you’re recording to is well-lit and looks clean. Along with that, make sure that you yourself are clean and groomed. Don’t just go on the camera shirtless if you want to be serious, even if shirtless is your thing.

If you’re not familiar with any video editing programs, it’s safe to just stick to Windows Movie Maker or iMovie. Once you’ve gotten used to the basics, start moving onto Sony Vegas or Adobe Premiere.

The thing that’s great about posting a video is that video websites already get a huge amount of hits, and by placing a link in the description of your video, you are guaranteed millions of potential hits if your video becomes popular. Give it a try, it’s definitely worth it in the long run.

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For bloggers who want to add video to their blog it can be a long and drawn out process, especially if you want to create a real community feel to the video experience and not just embed the odd video blog on your site. Magnify is a website that provides you with the tools you need to build the community you want without the pain.

They host the content, they allow you to search other video sources etc to supplement your own video content and they support ads, so not only can you create a video watching community on your blog but you can add a revenue stream to it as well.

They offer several versions of the website, most importantly they offer a free version so you can get your feet wet without taking a financial hit.  If you have been considering video for your blog this is definitely a site you will want to check out.

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