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What is THIS Program the Gurus Are Using for Presentations?!

by momo3
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Hey there

I was listening to mixergy.com last night -- the guy interviewing Yanik Silver.
I then checked out Yaniks page and saw he has this new video at the top:

Instant Sales Letters

and I also see ryan deiss using it:

http://digitalmarketer.com/

It involves a hand drawing images. I like that a lot.

Where can I get it?
#gurus #presentations #program
  • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
    Those are referred to as "whiteboard" videos.

    You need to hire people to do those as there is currently no software that makes those via 'push button'.

    You'll need a hefty budget, as well.

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    • Profile picture of the author bigcashcopywriter
      Originally Posted by Bill Farnham View Post

      Those are referred to as "whiteboard" videos.

      You need to hire people to do those as there is currently no software that makes those via 'push button'.

      You'll need a hefty budget, as well.

      ~Bill
      Hefty budget?

      I can hire a graphic designer or other artistic type to do it for like $14/hr. I'm thinking $300 max.

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  • Profile picture of the author MariusPrice
    Originally Posted by momo3 View Post

    Hey there

    I was listening to mixergy.com last night -- the guy interviewing Yanik Silver.
    I then checked out Yaniks page and saw he has this new video at the top:

    Instant Sales Letters

    and I also see ryan deiss using it:

    Digital Marketer | It's just smarter

    It involves a hand drawing images. I like that a lot.

    Where can I get it?
    Those videos make me bored when i watch the hand drawing....better create a story video.

    My 2 cents
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    • Profile picture of the author dexlink
      Originally Posted by MariusPrice View Post

      Those videos make me bored when i watch the hand drawing....better create a story video.

      My 2 cents
      Rather I enjoyed this much..... Though needed couple of times to be patient.
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  • Profile picture of the author sal64
    lol... boring they may be, but when Yanik does something, watch and learn.
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    • Profile picture of the author MariusPrice
      Originally Posted by sal64 View Post

      lol... boring they may be, but when Yanik does something, watch and learn.
      That's another story i just give my 2 cents how looks those videos from my side.

      If they was mixing hand writer with normal video presentation maybe was better.
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    • Profile picture of the author BryanZ
      Originally Posted by sal64 View Post

      lol... boring they may be, but when Yanik does something, watch and learn.
      LOL!!! thats so true
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    • Profile picture of the author Doctor Derp
      Originally Posted by sal64 View Post

      lol... boring they may be, but when Yanik does something, watch and learn.
      Who?

      10char
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    • Profile picture of the author DubDubDubDot
      Originally Posted by sal64 View Post

      lol... boring they may be, but when Yanik does something, watch and learn.
      There is nothing to learn here. It's just fake gurus using shoddy quality scribe videos in an attempt to regain some wow factor.

      These types of clips are essentially video art. You've got to be impressive or you end up being like the office with motel quality artwork hanging on the wall. The Yanik and Deiss presentations are uninspiring low end work. Someone needs to tell these guys that simple is fine, but it must be flawless.

      Either spend the $500 to $2,000 to do this right, or don't do it at all.
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  • Profile picture of the author Thomas Michal
    It's called video scribing check it out @ video scribing, whiteboard animation and whiteboard animation company, creative video marketing Video Scribing company these guys are good and it can be pricey
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  • Profile picture of the author Ben Gordon
    There is currently no software that can automate this task for you. You'll need to hire somebody to create it for you. I think a 3 minute presentation should cost you about $400-$500 if you purchase from a freelancer and about $1,500 if you purchase from a corporation.

    If you'd really like to give users a professional sense, you'd better off create an animated marketing video. They cost about 4x more but impact customers in a much larger amount. I can't afford it for all my products but I ordered one for my largest service I currently offer and it boosted my conversation rate drastically.
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  • Profile picture of the author HairyPoppins
    Whatever it is I'm sure it's not cheap.


    Whoever writes software that'll generate that will make some good money.
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    • Profile picture of the author IMToday
      There is no software to create these.

      Most of the "gurus" are using AdToons.com. They call them "Video Sales Letters" and it costs roughly $1,900 for the first minute, on down to about $1,400 a minute for a 20+ minute video like Truth About Abs uses.

      Most people are seeing huge jumps in conversions with these. Mike Geary said it more than doubled his conversion rate for Truth About Abs vs. his previous control.
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  • Profile picture of the author J Bold
    There's got to be some kind of course you can take to learn how to do this. Looks cool and I'd like to learn how as well.

    In any case, it will be expensive and you need to make a commitment to it, I'd say. Does not look easy to do, and that's why people pay a lot to have it done for them.
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  • Profile picture of the author jh3000
    Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill View Post

    Regarding the original post, there is a very good reason you see these from very top marketers like Ryan Deiss and Yanik Silver: they both test things thoroughly and these CONVERT.

    Inside scoop among some of the "big" marketers is that these are often really converting higher than other video sales letters in certain markets, and it looks like we may soon see a trend on this as several are talking about doing this or have concepts in the works.

    It is costly and not cheap for sure, but food for thought.
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  • Profile picture of the author UMS
    Do I smell a WSO for creating whiteboard videos real soon now?
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    • Profile picture of the author WillR
      Originally Posted by UMS View Post

      Do I smell a WSO for creating whiteboard videos real soon now?
      Nope. You can't just teach someone how to be a professional cartoonist. It's a skill that is learnt and developed over many years and thus why these videos are very expensive to create.

      Originally Posted by ydraw2011 View Post

      Here is an update on the whiteboard Animation Videos. We are seeing about a 30% increase on conversions. That is average some have been way higher and a couple lower but they are working
      Hmm. Judging by the links in your signature I would be inclined to take those comments with a grain of salt... no offense. You could have been a little less obvious with the link spam in your post.
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  • Profile picture of the author jh3000
    I guess the question everyone would ask, that no one has answered, is why does this work.

    Whether or not many people "like" the drawing really isn't the question. The answer is that it has nothing to do with it looking good or fun, etc (usually).

    It is because the act of someone drawing, statistically draws much more attention to the video than other methods. It captures more attention, and in the end more attention always results in higher conversions with a well designed sales message.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
      Like anything else these videos can be done wrong. I watched one recently where the visuals we superfluous and killed the whole effect.

      The technique is a good one, but what makes it great is the artist and other talent who put the video together.

      I can hardly imagine a worse feeling than to drop a bundle getting one of those videos made just to see your conversions tank.

      ~Bill
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  • Profile picture of the author paul_1
    Wow! That sure looks engaging. But looks more expensive to get one.
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  • Profile picture of the author Dennis Gaskill
    That cartoonist is very impressive. I paid more attention to that than the sales message. Maybe it's because I read this thread first, but I can't help but wonder if the presentation is so good the message gets lost in it a little bit.
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    • Profile picture of the author BizGrabbers
      Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill View Post

      That cartoonist is very impressive. I paid more attention to that than the sales message. Maybe it's because I read this thread first, but I can't help but wonder if the presentation is so good the message gets lost in it a little bit.
      Dennis,

      I came across your post while searching for all post by another member and I clicked on a couple of your signature links. I just want to give a big
      Thanks!!!
      for all the information you are giving away.

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  • Profile picture of the author cvcena
    How about using a real whiteboard and a real whiteboard marker... Just a suggestion...
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  • Profile picture of the author sadas
    Hi this type of video looks better than that
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    • Profile picture of the author BizGrabbers
      Originally Posted by sadas View Post

      Yes, that's a good video, but the post says nothing about how to create one like that without having to pay our your axx.

      Any ideas?
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      • Profile picture of the author Kurt
        Originally Posted by BizGrabbers View Post

        Yes, that's a good video, but the post says nothing about how to create one like that without having to pay our your axx.

        Any ideas?
        It's called Video Scribe. It's $20 a month for the software. I have a full review here:
        www.KurtMelvin.com/1

        Here's a video I made using the software for Facebook:



        One thing about Video Scribe is it writes in ALL CAPS. This makes it a little tough when including URLs in the videos themselves. The actual domain name isn't case sensitive. But the URL after the domain name is. If you notice in my video, I used a number after the domain so there wouldn't be a a problem with the case just "in case" someone was to type in the URL. You gotta make it easy for people.
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        • Profile picture of the author BizGrabbers
          Hey, that's COOL!

          Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

          It's called Video Scribe. It's $20 a month for the software. I have a full review here:
          www.KurtMelvin.com/1

          Here's a video I made using the software for Facebook:

          facebook video scribe - YouTube


          One thing about Video Scribe is it writes in ALL CAPS. This makes it a little tough when including URLs in the videos themselves. The actual domain name isn't case sensitive. But the URL after the domain name is. If you notice in my video, I used a number after the domain so there wouldn't be a a problem with the case just "in case" someone was to type in the URL. You gotta make it easy for people.
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          • Profile picture of the author BizGrabbers
            Originally Posted by BizGrabbers View Post

            Hey, that's COOL!
            Hey Kurt,

            In your review on your blog there is a statement I would like you to explain in more detail, please. I want to make sure I don't get into any trouble out of my ignorance. The statement is:

            "If you're doing plain ol' black and white slideshows for video reviews, you're looking to get banned. I always say, "If it looks like spam, it probably is spam".

            Can you expand on that statement please?

            Thanks,

            Mike
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            • Profile picture of the author Kurt
              Originally Posted by BizGrabbers View Post

              Hey Kurt,

              In your review on your blog there is a statement I would like you to explain in more detail, please. I want to make sure I don't get into any trouble out of my ignorance. The statement is:

              "If you're doing plain ol' black and white slideshows for video reviews, you're looking to get banned. I always say, "If it looks like spam, it probably is spam".

              Can you expand on that statement please?

              Thanks,

              Mike
              Hi Mike,

              I didn't write that too well...What I meant to say was using the auto text to video programs that simply take a text article and convert it to a "video" is much more likely to get other Youtube members to flag your videos than if you spend a little time to make them look better.

              Two videos can say the exact same thing, but if one looks better, it's more likely not to be seen as spam, IMO.
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        • Profile picture of the author OutsourceFactor
          Kurt - the iPad app (VideoScribe) is $5 and has no monthly fees. Insane. You can change font styles so it isn't all cap all the time.
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  • Profile picture of the author sriram rajan
    It's new in the scene and will work for that new found interest, but still the persuasive script and the offer is what is going to win the conversions... Brendon burchard gets the higest of conversions and that guy just gives so much value much more than any sales letter he gives out 20 % of his course for free and attracts huge customer base....well my 2 cents...
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    A video like this is nice. What's the average fee that a web designer/video creator charge for this?
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  • Profile picture of the author retsced
    once again I hear people spouting nonsense about the conversion rates of these videos. This is why I TEST everything rather than listening to what others "think" work. Sure they may well work for a particular product/promotion, but this also depends on the type of traffic. A really professional 1 -2 minute video will cost "around" 8k and they do NOT always covert better than a simple sales/squeeze page... that's a fact. Personally I think they look over hyped and gets me off the page quicker than I got on.

    One of the companies I do promotions for created one of these videos (cost = 10k) and conversions across the board within our community dropped. The best converting squeeze pages are the simple ones IMO, but once again, that's an opinion. Always test what the gurus claim to be true because in a lot of cases it simply aint so.

    I'm not sure if the mods will take these following links down, but the first link directs to to one of these videos squeeze pages... Affiliate Income Secrets | Affiliate Income Secrets

    The second directs to another squeeze page that gets a far higher conversion across the board... Income Strategies | Income Strategies

    TEST TEST TEST
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    • Profile picture of the author Kurt
      Originally Posted by retsced View Post

      once again I hear people spouting nonsense about the conversion rates of these videos. This is why I TEST everything rather than listening to what others "think" work. Sure they may well work for a particular product/promotion, but this also depends on the type of traffic. A really professional 1 -2 minute video will cost "around" 8k and they do NOT always covert better than a simple sales/squeeze page... that's a fact. Personally I think they look over hyped and gets me off the page quicker than I got on.

      One of the companies I do promotions for created one of these videos (cost = 10k) and conversions across the board within our community dropped. The best converting squeeze pages are the simple ones IMO, but once again, that's an opinion. Always test what the gurus claim to be true because in a lot of cases it simply aint so.

      I'm not sure if the mods will take these following links down, but the first link directs to to one of these videos squeeze pages... Affiliate Income Secrets | Affiliate Income Secrets

      The second directs to another squeeze page that gets a far higher conversion across the board... Income Strategies | Income Strategies

      TEST TEST TEST
      If you post them on Youtube and use Youtube's monetization, they don't need to convert, only entertain (and/or inform) and be fairly well-liked to serve their purpose.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jtraits
    Looks nice for presentations and for keeping the audience on alert .. i don't find it boring to be honest, i'd like to see that live during a presentation
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  • Profile picture of the author michaeljcheney
    Okay guys, here's HOW TO DO these videos yourself from scratch (I did one and it worked great). I could have paid but wanted to learn how it was done.

    Are you ready? :-)

    1. Goto your favorite stock images site and find black and white line drawings that represent what you want to draw

    2. Download the images and print them off in a size that fits to the size of your drawing tablet (I use a Bamboo tablet, pretty cheap)

    3. Lightly stick the image onto the tablet drawing area

    4. Now open up Camtasia or some other screen cap software, start recording and go into "pen mode"

    5. Now just trace over the line drawing on your tablet

    6. Now repeat this process for each image, edit all the bits together and hey presto, you're done

    This was mine: "How I Turned a Breakfast into $251,143..." (Warning this is an affiliate PROMO, I'm not posting it here so you buy - please dont - I'm posting it here so you can see the doodle drawing technique in action.
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    • Profile picture of the author BizGrabbers
      Thanks michaeljcheney,

      Looks pretty simple to me.

      Mike

      Originally Posted by michaeljcheney View Post

      Okay guys, here's HOW TO DO these videos yourself from scratch (I did one and it worked great). I could have paid but wanted to learn how it was done.

      Are you ready? :-)

      1. Goto your favorite stock images site and find black and white line drawings that represent what you want to draw

      2. Download the images and print them off in a size that fits to the size of your drawing tablet (I use a Bamboo tablet, pretty cheap)

      3. Lightly stick the image onto the tablet drawing area

      4. Now open up Camtasia or some other screen cap software, start recording and go into "pen mode"

      5. Now just trace over the line drawing on your tablet

      6. Now repeat this process for each image, edit all the bits together and hey presto, you're done

      This was mine: "How I Turned a Breakfast into $251,143..." (Warning this is an affiliate PROMO, I'm not posting it here so you buy - please dont - I'm posting it here so you can see the doodle drawing technique in action.
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  • Profile picture of the author kindsvater
    That's an interesting idea. My daughter has a Wacom board for art projects. Hadn't thought of using it in video. Not sure how the Bamboo works, but using the pen is an easy way to draw on the screen. Just record what you are drawing.

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  • Profile picture of the author AboveandBeyondAuto
    I have put together a free - complete tutorial - on how and what to do this with Fast, Easy, and Free. I have provided everything you need. Enjoy! These take about 3-10 min total from start to finish.

    I could actually do them faster but I like being able to manipulate my raw footage out of vidoescribe so I use the software to render my footage without sound first.

    In the live example training, I use Camtasia 8 (less intimidating than sony vegas pro or a full video editor) and show you how to to add the sound tracks, a voice over & music, and any other calls to action you may want to add. It's also easy to change the 'mood' of the piece quickly by just changing the music...

    There is nothing you have to to buy to actually make a scribe video fast and get started - there is a free 7 day trial (limited goodies) for the software to do this with. This is not my software. It's a tool I have discovered and am using to generate income for myself. See samples below.

    You may sign up for a copy of all the free resources I use too, but I have added the direct link to my training video (on youtube) at the bottom of this post (but you will not have the other free resources).

    evideoscribe.com - Full Training - Free, Resources Included or just the training video link is posted below at the bottom of this post.

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    • Profile picture of the author harshalone
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      hi i found a place where they do it for very cheap check it out here osrltd (dot) co (dot) uk they just charge you £20
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  • Profile picture of the author NFN8
    There actually now IS software that will do it for you... Sparkol VideoScribe. It runs like $22/month or $189/year.

    sparkol (dot) com / videoscribe (dot) php

    If you look on Fiverr for whiteboard videos, you'll notice that all those "hand-drawn" videos mysteriously have the exact same hand, holding the exact same Sharpie, in the exact same position.

    Not as effective as a truly custom one, but still... not bad for the price.
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    Has anyone tried Sparkol Video Scribe? How hard is it to use? How does it work? How long would it take to make say a 10 min video?
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  • Profile picture of the author Deepak Media
    Here's an after effects template which can do the job for you but with limited function.

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  • Profile picture of the author lordkensal
    VideoScribe ... by Sparkol. Really easy - and looks so cool. For a 7 day free trial as well, you can put together a load of videos for free. Highly recommended.
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  • Profile picture of the author lordkensal
    I use the Sparkol Videoscribe - and it is so effective and EASY for the price. No brainer. With a bit of imagination you can create really great, cool looking videos. I made about 4 just during a 7 day FREE trial period.
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      Powtoon is a new kid on the block.

      It's much easier to use now than with the beta.
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    These video convert well and are pricey but worth it in the long run
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    I would rather produce a video with a nice girl... :-P
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  • Profile picture of the author lordkensal
    Sparkol Videocribe is incredibly effective (and great value) - you get really cool doodle animations for such a small price - and if you do a lot of them, the monthly subscription is a bargain. I used the FREE trial and made about 4 or 5 videos with them.
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