How Important Is A Small Business Video?

You might think that a business video blog is not something to spend money on at this time. It's going to take time, eating up your most precious resource... You might want to give it a try.


You've been around for a while, but you got by without a major investment in video marketing. The thing is, you don't know what you are missing by not investing in it.


Check the competition and see how other businesses are faring with this strategy.


Some video content for small businesses may be expensive. That is true. The content, the level of professionalism, the video's length, and other factors can affect the price, but did you know that you may also come up with clips that don't have to cost much?

Not all marketing videos need to be done by professionals.


You can learn to make materials on your own, even with just a simple smartphone. You can know how to do them online by looking at other people's outputs. Do not be overwhelmed; you can do it if you try.

What are the advantages of having a business video vlog

Not everyone wants to read. Most people are visual and auditory. It would help if you attracted this population because they comprise a big chunk of your potential market. When you produce excellent video content, you attract more visitors to your website. You can share your brand and products more effectively because you connect to your audience on a deeper level. You are making your brand standout from the rest. 

These are just some of the benefits of having video content on your webpage. However, the most significant advantage is the return on your investment. Sure, if you pay someone to do it for you, it will cost you money. But the ROI on this is so fast, and you will have more than enough to invest in new content once you have set off the first one.

Making a marketing video

Now, you may be asking how to make a marketing video for my business? Small business video production is simple, for the most part. It becomes even more comfortable if you let an agency do it for you. However, if you are not yet that proficient in your finances, you may start making amateur videos.


There are many kinds of video content that you can put on your marketing pages. Depending on what you want to achieve, you can craft content that addresses that. Below are some small business video ideas that you can start with for now. These are not exhaustive, you may add more, but they are good enough as initial ideas for content.

About video

One of the most important videos that you should be investing in is your About video. This content shows the elementary but crucial information about your company. Here, you should have your mission and vision presented. Include also your company's history. How it started, the challenges that lead to where it is right now, and where you see it going forward. Take your visitors on a journey in this video.

It would be best if you made this video interesting and informative. Keep it short enough not to bore the audience but long enough to cover all the essential details. The trick is to make it engaging and visually appealing so that you can keep your page visitors glued to it. 

Share your brand video on your webpage and all your social media platforms. Make it the clip that welcomes everyone who comes by. You may also send it via email or make it the profile video of your page for greater audience reach. 

Product videos


It would help if you also made product videos part of your business video blog. You do not have to make one for every item that you have. Just pick a few that you can highlight. You may focus on your best selling item or the ones that are recently released. If you have an item that your brand is known for, make one especially for it.

Doing batch videos or putting several items in one clip may work, but it can be confusing. So, it is best if you will dedicate one specifically to a particular product. When you make this type of video, you can be more information-driven but make it in a fun way. What you can do is point out the selling points, the uniqueness of your items, and even how it stands out from the rest. 

It is vital to have a product video because it gives a clearer picture of your company's offers. It helps engage your page visitors. It inspires customers to check out what you offer, as you effectively pique their curiosity through your presentation.

Many people are very visual. They want to see what they will get before they finally decide on their purchase. So, make sure that you have precise angles, enough information, and a strategic call to action on your videos. 

Again, keep your informative video short but fun and engaging. A viral product video can do many wonders for your brand's sales, inspiring brand recall. 

Customer feedback


If you can have customers grant you short interviews or testimonials for their purchase, that will do a lot for your business. You may deliberately ask for a review from social media influencers by letting them try your products and asking them to do an honest review. You may also search the web for people who genuinely rated their purchase from your shop and uploaded them on their pages. Either will work if they give positive feedback.

There are other strategies that you can use to solicit this kind of content from your viewers. On some pages, they sponsor a video making contest and give out free products as prizes. It is proven effective as it drives people to your page and engages many of your customers.

If you have customer video chat support and are allowed to record and share them, it will also help marketing. Successfully helping out a customer gives a good impression about your support system, and this can improve your trust-rating among buyers.

Tutorial videos


Another excellent video content for small businesses is tutorial videos. Also known as How-to videos, these are very good at conveying how to use your product correctly. Although what you sell may come with a manual, some people can better understand step-by-step procedures by watching rather than reading. This kind of content will show your customers that you are serious about helping them maximize their purchases.

A good tutorial video must be clear and concise. Stop beating around the bush and give the meat already. Ensure that you cover every step and show each angle clearly so that they can follow your lead. Avoid using over technical terms. Make them as elementary as possible. 

How-to videos are often very engaging, aside from being so helpful. It adds value to your customer while improving the traffic to your website. Make an instructional video for your most in-demand items. A 15-second clip may sometimes be enough if it is to highlight a particular feature. One or two of this variety will do good for your page. 

Unboxing videos


One of the most exciting marketing videos that have proven to be a hit to many online followers is unboxing videos. In this content, you will show how to, well, unbox your item. So, from when a customer receives it, it will show the packaging, how to get it out of the container, what they will find inside, and all the other steps needed to enjoy the item.

You may also include some additional tricks and tips, like insider info, to make the customers best enjoy the product. You can do stop-motion effects on this type of video to make it appear more fun and interesting. 

If you know of someone who has a significant number of followers on social media sites, you may also try to ask help from them for doing this kind of content. Not only will this make an interesting video, but you may also even be able to tap on that person's followers. 

Call to action videos


After engaging your page visitors with the above contents, make sure that you also dedicate a video or two to encourage them to take action. Offer videos or promotional videos will help convert views to action or sales.

You may include a CTA on some of the videos above, especially on your product videos. Still, you may also make one dedicated to promoting or merely asking them to take action. It is a small business video anyway, so your viewers would understand that you are here to make a sale.

When you make one like this, make the offers clear and enticing. The lighting and sounds must exude excitement, as well as the actor or voice over if you will use one. You must make people want it, and should you promise anything on that video, make sure that you will follow through.

Start your business video blog series

There you have it, the things you can start doing to produce a stream of online video content for your page. Do not just make one video. Create several. You must pack your page with enough visual materials that will keep your visitors engaged whenever they come by.


As mentioned earlier, you may do this even with a little budget. You can do it on your own, with what materials or tools that you have. You only have to be creative to come up with content that will attract more visitors and customers.

However, if you want to be sure that you will end up with content proven to engage and produce the revenues you are aiming for, you may consider investing in it. Hire professionals who can do all of these for you. It may cost you some, but you can be sure that it is worth every buck.
Video marketing works. Go ahead and try it!

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