Twitter is increasingly becoming a more and more important tool within the video production and filmmaking industries. Below I provide 3 ways for how you can extract more value from your Twitter experience.

1. Send custom DM’s – I don’t know about you but between the 3 Twitter accounts I manage on a daily basis, I get at least 200 DM’s each day from people who automate the process and it clearly shows. The 140 character template-like messages usually start with “Thanks for the follow…” leaving me to either unfollow that person instantly, or at the very least ignore the noise altogether. When you get a new follower who has the potential to be a partner, collaborator, or of some value to you, then send them a custom DM which will catch their attention and inspire them to take action. For example “Hi Sarah, I’m also a filmmaker and enjoy connecting with other like-minded individuals. Perhaps we can collaborate on something?!”

2. Use marketing software - The fastest and most time efficient way to build up a large solid following is to follow targeted people in the filmmaking industry, and trust they will follow you back. Be sure to write an interesting Twitter bio, and consistently post content that’s relevant to their interests and they will follow you back. We use TweetAdder and have been very happy with the results.

3. Keep your eyes on targeted keywords – Be sure to join the film conversation at large. To start, follow hot keywords such as “filmmaking” which will allow you to connect with relevant people in your space. Follow them and send an @ reply in response to a tweet that piqued your interest. You can stay updated for every keyword mention through RSS, or via your favorite Twitter software client.

Do you have a 4th way to derive more value out of Twitter as a video creator or filmmaker? If so, please share it below!

Are you in the Spidvid community yet? If not, then get your profile and let us give you a shout out to our 10,000+ followers to start your Spidvid experience off on the right foot!

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When you upload a new entertaining video do you focus on getting attention from bloggers? If not, you should be looking for niche bloggers who write about video content which you produce. Get them to link to your videos, or better yet get them to embed videos directly within their posts so their audiences can watch right away on the same page.

Watch the video below to learn more about how to promote your videos to bloggers, and tap into their large audiences. Bloggers drive roughly 50% of all video views online, so blogger initiatives must be included in your marketing plan! We are proud to sponsor this how to video, along with GoDaddy.

About the creator - Travis Gordon is a video creator who manufactured the brilliant fantasy action web series Spellfury which has now amassed over 3 million views throughout its incredible existence! In addition to being a web series creator, he also teaches others on how to promote their videos to receive more views, comments, likes, subscribers, and love.

If you create videos that may interest us to sponsor, please contact us and let us know how we can mutually benefit together.

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If you don’t yet follow our Twitter page you should because we are always looking to provide value to our followers with video production tips, resources, advice, and other 140 character golden nuggets. Here’s our best over the last 7 days.

• How To Increase Video Views via Daisy Whitney’s New Media Minute
• Attention actors: How To Beat Audition ‘Jitters’ via ACTORSandCREW
• How To Promote Your Videos – Collaboration Edition via Spidvid
• www.mobygratis.com is a useful site for no budget filmmakers
• Hey @CharlieSheen you’ve joined Twitter, now you should join http://Spidvid.com! You would be instantly the top actor in our community
• The Basics of Image Resolution: Video 101 via OnlineVideo.net
• The same holds true today! Steven Spielberg On Collaborating With Actors (1978) via ACTORSandCREW
• The Art of Indie Film Financing via ifp.org
• Production Tip of the Day: Great advice and case study for how to launch and market a new web series via DIALOGIK
• 7 Video Opportunities You May Have Overlooked via Jim Louderback
• How Has the iPad Affected Filmmakers and Creatives? via NoFilmSchool
• Want to film with your iPhone 4 under water? Here’s the case you need to do it with this Life Proof product
• Production Tip of the Day: The Basics of Editing Using Final Cut Pro via YouTube
• Focus Isn’t Just for the Camera – learn how to focus on your web series while you work at your day job via Spidvid
• Smart Tips – Solve A Problem For Viewers
• Production Tip of the Day: Tech Tips for Corporate Video
• Like the Napoleon Dynamite movie? Then you may want to donate to lead actor Jon Heder’s KickStarter project via KickStarter
• SXSW is streaming more live video online this year
• Do you like film and corn? Then you may be interested in the Buttered Corn on the Cob Film Festival
• LOVE THIS! Pro Tips from The Farrelly Brothers: Special Partners Project
• Have you seen Sheen’s Korner yet with @CharlieSheen and his friends? http://www.ustream.tv/charliesheen. Love it Charlie, you’re the man!
• How to Make Videos Viral with Comedy and Celebrity via examiner

This week’s top video produced by Spidvid’s community is by Joel Bryant with the unofficial “Pulled Pork” music video! Watch it below and be sure to share it with all your pulled pork friends.

Pulled Pork By Deven Green And Joel Bryant from Joel Bryant on UnleashVideo

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Travis Gordon is a video creator who manufactured the brilliant fantasy action web series Spellfury which has now amassed over 3 million views throughout its incredible existence! In addition to being a web series creator, he also teaches others on how to promote their videos to receive more views, comments, likes, subscribers, and love.

Spidvid has sponsored his latest video “How To Promote Your Videos –  Collaboration Edition” and it’s a worthwhile watch to learn how to collaborate with other talent to improve your production and entertainment quality, and how to leverage each other’s networks to drive more video views, and attract more overall attention for your team’s content.

If you create videos that may interest us to sponsor, please contact us and let us know how we can mutually benefit together.

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If you don’t yet follow our Twitter page you should because we are always looking to provide value to our followers with video production tips, resources, advice, and other 140 character golden nuggets. Here’s our best over the last 7 days.

• Get more views and attention! How To Promote Your Videos via Spidvid
• @nalts went all out on this post: Models for “Signing” YouTube Creators; Tips for Advertisers, Studios & Stars via Will Video For Food
• 3 Ways How To Become A Filmmaker via Filmmaking Stuff
• New Generation of Filmmakers Turning to Internet, Fans to Finance Projects via The Hollywood Reporter
• The 12 Step Process To Web Series via Spidvid
• Felicia Day breathes fire into ‘Dragon Age’ web series via USA TODAY
• What Video Production Pros Need To Know About Marketing via REELSEO
• Google is in talks to acquire Next New Networks to improve the content quality on YouTube via REUTERS
• Top 5 Tips For Shooting Video Outdoors via YouTube
• How to Make Your Own Short Film via YouTube
• Learn how to shoot a driving scene without needing the assistance of car mounts via FilmRiot
• Are you a corporate video producer? How To Create Videos That Get You Customers via Mixergy
• How to add music and graphics in Final Cut Pro via YouTube
• Apply this knowledge to your Spidvid team! How My Virtual Team Collaborates via Web Worker Daily
• Production Tip of the Day: Oscar award-winning and nominated directors discuss the challenges of marketing a film via YouTube

The top Spidvid project completed/video uploaded this week goes to the team behind “THE BIKER – It’s Okay To Be a Cat Guy” as embedded below. This is the bravest cat ever, a true biker cat!

THE BIKER – It’s Okay To Be A Cat Guy from Michelle Cameron on UnleashVideo

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