My belief on marketing is everything is a block of stone with a beautiful sculpture inside:
- Your business
- Your Instagram image post
- Your TikTok
- Your YouTube video
- Your landing page
- Your Instagram Reel
- Your SEO
Everything.
But it could take time and multiple attempts to find that beautiful sculpture.
Donāt get discouraged if you donāt get it right the first time, few people do.
This video (https://www.instagram.com/
351 views to be precise.
This SAME video, posted a year later with someĀ very slightĀ editing (https://www.instagram.com/
Lol, so funny.
It gotĀ 2.4 MILLION VIEWS.
Everything is a block of stone with a beautiful sculpture inside!!!
Hereās how I found that beautiful sculpture
I used the first trick I wrote about here:Ā https://edwardsturm.com/
I entered into my Google Drive, where all my videos are backed up through my automation withĀ Repurpose, ātype:video after:2024-02-14 before:2024-02-15ā
The video came up. I downloaded it.
I dropped it intoĀ DescriptĀ so I could edit it with the transcript:
This is a principle of life for any marketer, creator, or builder.
We areĀ leastĀ objective after first making something.
In my case, when I first made that video, the small tweaks to improve it were staring me RIGHT IN THE FACE. But I was so in love with my creation, I couldnāt see it.
With a yearās time (and of course more experience), I was able to view the original through clear eyes.
Here are the small tweaks that were made:
- The long introduction was cut. It was a betterĀ hookĀ to start with a close up of the dog in the suit along with the scenario, than to introduce the dog and the scenario.
- The word āpreviouslyā was removed. This word probably confused people because most viewers, even your biggest fans, havenāt seen or wonāt remember all your content.
- Captions were added. Captions make videos easier to consume. They also help viewers watching on mute or low volume. This is especially applicable to Instagram viewers scrolling through their timeline, with their volume off.
- Trending music was added (the original had no music). As I shareĀ here, when you upload a video to TikTok, TikTok uses AI to analyze your video and recommend the perfect trending sound. I literally just picked the top recommendation from TikTok.
- A different thumbnail was used – an even more interesting image of the dog, taken from the end of the video. IĀ think, but Iām not sure, this increased clicks in Instagramās Explore page. However, the video performed very well on TikTok too, which barely relies on thumbnails, so I donāt think the thumbnail mattered much.
That was it. Five tiny tweaks. A 683,660% increase in views. 1,400 new followers. A viral piece of contentĀ I can repost for yearsĀ to get more new followers and top-of-mind awareness.
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