Buying a domain name may sound daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.  Below are some simple steps to find the right domain name, secure your online presence, and purchase hosting for your website.

Finding the right domain extension

This is very important and sadly, many “good” domain names are taken.  So you need to use your creativity to find a good domain name.  We recommend using a “.com” name if at all possible.  If you are an organization or non-profit, you could also use the “.org” domain.  The last option would be to find a .net domain name.  I would rarely recommend using a “.biz”, “.info”, “.tv”, or any other options that might be offered.  Generally people use “.com”, “.org” and possibly “.net” when searching online.

Finding the right domain name

1. I wouldn’t recommend using numbers, hyphens or dashes in your domain name.  That can be too hard to explain to people.  You want people to be able to remember your domain name and easily spell it.  You don’t want to get so creative with your domain name that no one can remember it.
2. Use a tool like, BustaName.com to use keywords to see if your ideal domain name is available

Purchasing your domain name

1. There are a lot of places on line where you can buy your domain name.  Most of them charge around $10 per year, which is an easy investment since you are building a business around this domain name.  It’s also good to buy a domain name if you think you might start a business with the same name.  Purchasing a domain for $10 to secure that domain is a simple decision to guarantee that it’s around when you want to use it.
2. We use Dreamhost for our domains and hosting and even have an affiliate relationship with them.  But you can buy your domain name from other sites such as GoDaddy.com.  However, I’ve heard a lot of complaints about GoDaddy’s customer service and don’t recommend them.
3. You can also use Dreamhost for your hosting.  However, you might want to wait a bit until you hire a website developer to create your website.  Even though we use and recommend Dreamhost, they might have their own set up which might benefit you.  Plus, there’s not sense in spending money on hosting right away when you don’t have to.

Sit back and congratulate yourself on finding, purchasing and securing your domain name.  You’re a step closer and ready to build your online presence.

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In early February, we were hired to film 3 interviews for a client of ours.  They are preparing an annual review banquet, where a video will be a part of their festivities.  What better way to show what happened the previous year than through a video that explains all the exciting things that happened.  We’re glad this Dayton based company doesn’t listen to all the bad talk about the economy or the area…they’re doing just fine, thank you.

Boring slide shows are a thing of the past with the interactive elements of a review video.  Think of everything you can put into a video!  We can add some interactivity and motion graphics to a boring Powerpoint presentation or photo slideshow.

The reason it’s good to get interviews through video, is that they can be edited down to a reasonable length.  This banquet has a schedule and it’s better to have concise video pieces rather than having each board member get up and talk at length.  Those in attendance only hear the important aspects, and not all the details that come to mind when each person is speaking live.

Do you have an annual review meeting or banquet?  Let Exit Row Productions put together a high quality video that recaps everything that happened.  We can work with you on scripting, concepting, interviews, production and post-production.  We can do it all, or work with you on each aspect.

Let us know how we can help you with your next annual review meeting or banquet.  973-673-8450

We love it when strangers find our site through a Google search. It shows us that our site is optimized well (and something we can do for our clients when we build their website). At the beginning of January, I picked up the phone and someone was asking about an all day training series that was going on in the Dayton/Greater Miami Valley area. They were going to have people fly in from all over the country to attend this important training. Not only were people going to be there in person, but their would also be a live internet video stream. This company wanted us to film the sessions for the live stream but also edit them together for both DVD versions and web versions for their website.

In the past, they had used one camera, but quickly found that two cameras would add another way to keep the otherwise, dry training a bit more easy to view. We love it when people have the vision to use video in this capacity. First, Think about how much money they saved by doing a live internet video stream! They had people in other countries, who obviously couldn’t make the meeting, as well as those that were in far away States. These people didn’t have to fly into town, but could watch online. Secondly, this company had enough vision to have us edit down the footage into manageable videos that will be on their website in the coming weeks.  That way, if people couldn’t watch the live video stream, they could always watch it on demand.  This means that everyone could get updated on the news, no matter where they were, or when they could view it.

How could you use video to save money, inform, update, market, and promote?  The ideas are endless.  We love hearing from our clients on how our videos helped them.  And we love working with new companies to create a video solution.  Perhaps it’s a marketing campaign, training videos, web video series, product videos, video FAQs, or customer interviews.  The ideas are endless.

Give us a call to see how we can help you.  937-673-8450

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Kroger TV uses Exit Row Productions for editing workload

We all know Kroger as the best grocery store in town (and the country!) but did you know Kroger has a television department?  Each region has its own internal television department that handles training, promotions and news updates that is sent out to their employees each week.  They do an amazing job of speed and quality with all of the video projects that go through this studio on a weekly basis.

Because of the high work load in August and September, Kroger TV contacted Exit Row Productions to come into the studio in Cincinnati to work for 7 days on editing several video projects.  Last year Exit Row Productions also did some work with Kroger TV and they asked us back for more this year.  Projects ranged from promotional content to several training series that had a tight deadline that need to be started and completed.

The station manager had this to say about the services that Jeff Long provided while there.

I am grateful for Jeff’s help.  I really like the way he is able to pick up on a project and, from a mere description, take it through to completion.

If Kroger TV uses Exit Row Productions for their editing and video needs, than imagine how much we can help you.  Exit Row Productions specializes in taking projects from concept to completion and can also handle the distribution, social media marketing, and even website creation to display your new videos.  Give us a call to see how we can help you.