From Private Beta to Public Beta
We have been informed by a few individuals that getting a Spidvid account through using their private beta code was a somewhat challenging and tedious process. Our team has been testing Spidvid’s platform for many months now and while we didn’t want to go into public beta until next month at the earliest, it just didn’t make sense to stay in private beta if getting an account was hard for the average person.
So as of today Spidvid is now in public beta where anyone can get an account in two easy steps. First go here and create an account, then simply click on the link that you receive in the confirmation email and you’re good to go.
While in your account for the very first time you should then click on the “Edit My Profile” link to upload a profile picture, tell your story and provide key information about yourself. Copying and pasting profile text from your Facebook or LinkedIn account is the quickest and easiest way to create a fantastic Spidvid profile.
We will be sending out an email shortly to everyone who requested a private beta invite but doesn’t currently have an active Spidvid account. If you are in this category you can save us an email by creating one now.
Tomorrow there will be a blog post written about how to pimp your Spidvid profile to get the most out of your Spidvid experience, so if you aren’t already subscribed to our blog via email or RSS be sure to do that now to stay in the loop.
A series of how-to posts will follow over the coming weeks and months to help everyone in the community get familiar with Spidvid’s platform, and we intend on creating The Ultimate Guide to Spidvid e-book later this winter as well.
So again, if you need an account you can now get one right away without waiting. Isn’t instant gratification a great thing!
Once you create your account and spend a few minutes putting together a quality profile, you should then post a video production proposal (if you’re a video creator), or look for projects to bid on (if you are a writer, actor, director, …). That’s where the true magic begins en route to creating new videos for the world’s viewing audience to watch and share but we will go into more depth on this important topic with a blog post next week.
For now just start off simple by getting a Spidvid account, the rest will fall into place in time.