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22 February 2010

Creating Video Software Tutorials - High Value Products You Can Easily Sell

What software programs do you use regularly? What tricks do you make your life using the software much easier, and accelerate your production because of it?

If you know the secrets of the software you use, you need to make software tutorials about what you do and how to do it. You can then sell these exercises for a small fee, which aims to get hundreds of buyers wishing to make their time more productive.

So what do you need to record your tutorials? Starts with Camtasia Studio from TechSmith. It is an excellent software program that lets you record your desktop activity, i.e. the actions you do in the software you use.

This means you can record every action that every keystroke you make while using the software - and add voice commentary to it at the same time - to create high-value software tutorials people will be happy to pay for.

VoiceOver will need a decent microphone, ideally USB. We have found that the Plantronics DSP-500 headset works best - it gives excellent sound for a low price. Camtasia Studio also will immediately recognize the microphone, so you do not have to spend hours trying to configure it.

Believe it or not, that's all you need. Use only those 2 points will allow you to create high-value software tutorials, to show others the tips and tricks you know.

And do not think for one second that others will not pay for your tutorials. If you show them a way to save time, increase productivity and improve their general knowledge about the software, then undoubtedly people will pay money for your information.

Also, video tutorials have a huge advantage over books in that many, many people prefer to learn visually. Their attention span is short, when you read, and they may have difficulty understanding the concept of doing what they read into action with the software they learn.

By seeing what goes directly into the application, they can just copy the process without referring to a load of text and a dozen screens.

So if you specialize in a software program, and you can teach others how to use it effectively, so you have to seriously consider this. And to top it off, if the software in question also has an affiliate program, you can quickly produce additional income from your tutorials by offering a special discount on your product, if the software is purchased through your affiliate link.

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