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Amanda Horvath is a video marketer who helps entrepreneurs and creators leverage the power of video through her YouTube channel and in-depth video courses. We recently sat down with Horvath to get her thoughts on what video content can do for businesses, what different types of videos accomplish, and how to get started making your own videos with minimal fuss.

It’s easier than ever to start making videos from home, but making good videos is a different story. Today’s consumer webcams and USB microphones allow even amateur videographers to easily create and distribute content on platforms like YouTube, but there’s a lot more that goes into making professional-quality videos.

This post was written by James Shield, senior producer for Stories of Our Times, a daily news podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times of London. It was originally published on his blog and is republished here with permission.

2020 was the year many of us became impromptu video editors. Some of us had already been producing marketing videos, product videos, or how-to videos for our business or organization. Others created vlogs and social media videos for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. But for many of us, 2020 was the year we dived headfirst into remote work and video meetings — and they’re here to stay.

The most important step towards building a successful podcast with an engaged audience is creating interesting, compelling content. But somewhere along the way, every podcaster will come to the same inevitable realization: If I’m going to take this seriously, I need a better microphone.

Descript 3.6 is here and ready for download, and we’ve got some exciting new features to show off.