As you may have noticed, posts here have been scarce as I live mostly in my weekly dispatch/newsletter on Documentally.net. If you subscribe there (it's free) you would have seen a version of the flowing info already. For those yet to subscribe I’ve been helping my Dad and his wife Lesley out in Wales. Just shooting some phone video to assist them with their small company selling wool duvets. … [Read more...] about Storymaking tools (March 2023)
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Audio Bloggers Month 2020
This year’s Audio Bloggers month took place over the month of June. You can catch up on the conversations and recordings from those involved via the AudioMo hashtag. Thanks to @Ernmander for keeping it going for 10 years. Great work nurturing and catering for a wonderful community. [A version of this post first appeared in my weekly email which you you can subscribe to here: … [Read more...] about Audio Bloggers Month 2020
Reasons to pay for content
All freelancers have gaps between projects. Some bigger than others. If you're a freelancer I imagine you know these well. You attempt to save a buffer of cash to pay the bills in anticipation for these times. But it can only take an unexpected cost to throw a spanner in the works and have you a little more flustered than normal. Thanks to some advice from one of my mentors, the late Graham … [Read more...] about Reasons to pay for content
The Documentally Newsletter Has Evolved
I blog less now I have a newsletter. And I've never put as much of myself into a blog as I have my newsletter. So here is a quick update for the curious to tell you my new Newsletter is coming soon. As an experiment I've decided to put Patreon on the back burner and give Substack a chance. Substack is an email newsletter platform that seems simpler than some of the crowdfunding models out … [Read more...] about The Documentally Newsletter Has Evolved
Audio Workflows and Audiomo
It's June and we are in the thick of audio bloggers month. Record some audio and share it to the web using the hashtag #AudioMo. Or search the hashtag to find other likeminded audio lovers. #AudioMo was started by Ernmander back in 2010 as a way to bring the podcasting and audio sharing community together. Originally in November, it clashed with some similar groups for video bloggers so it was … [Read more...] about Audio Workflows and Audiomo