Spending Some Time Elsewhere On The Web
Lately, the virtual version of me has been hanging out on a few other sites. AnywhereMan.com is my main blogging/video home, but in the past few weeks some very exciting opportunities have been presented.
First, I am on a month-long trial as a contributor for a popular web app/software website called MakeUseOf.com. The site has lots of tips, tweaks, and reviews and I’ll be writing there a few times as they test me out (i.e. until they realize I’m just a wannabe blogger!). My first article was published this past weekend and was entitled “3 Ways To Use Google Reader As An Online Archive.” It’s been a fun experience thus far. I mean, I’m writing about web apps and even getting paid to do it. Perfect!
Next, you’ll recall that last week I did the first AnywhereMan interview with Lisa Kanarek. It was a blast! Much of the process of setting up the interview and recording it was made known to me through Andrew Warner at Mixergy.com: home of the ambitious upstart. Andrew’s a great and super bright guy, and my wife and I were lucky enough to spend some time with him when we were at BizConf last summer.
Well, Andrew took a look at my interview with Lisa and the next day one of his guests was unavailable at the last minute. He graciously invited me on his live program to discuss my interview experience and use it as an opportunity to emphasize to his audience the importance of doing interviews. He gave some awesome tips and I learned a lot from him describing some of the things he’s observed. You owe it to yourself to follow Andrew and his future interviews. He’s interviewed some amazing guests like Gary Vaynerchuk, Seth Godin, Tim Ferriss…and he’s just getting started.
Thank you, Andrew, for the opportunity! Folks, stay tuned for a future AnywhereMan interview with Andrew as he is definitely a fellow AnywhereMan (He’s currently doing all of his interviews from Argentina). Here’s my appearance with him last week:
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Dave – Listened to your interview with AW last night as I was driving around town in my truck – loved how you shared that simple tip on diffusing lamp light with a white-board. I've been piecing together my studio, and will pick up some shiny poster board here soon to cover up the dull cork boards that normally sit in front of me. What microphone are you using? I just bought the Blue Yeti – that thing is awesome! Well, best of luck and keep up the great work!
Thanks Antonio! It was a fun experience and I love what Andrew is doing. Glad to hear you like the Blue Yeti, too. That's actually the mic I've been wanted to get. Right now I'm just using the built-in mic on my MacBook Pro when doing the interviews. Works fine, but would love to work with a quality mic like the Blue. Thanks for stopping by and commenting!
Hey, Dave. Have you ever tried Wetoku for recording video interviews? It’s a web tool specifically designed to record interviews.
Yes, I’ve taken a look at it prior to going with my current setup. Seems decent but I’m set on using Screenflow for Mac because of all the editing options that it provides.