Are you ready to delve into the world of social media videos? After all, as a student or a blossoming influencer, or just about anyone with a story to tell, video-making can be great fun and a cool way to share your ideas.
However, I bet that your thinking is along the lines of, “Videos sound cool, but they’re hella expensive, right?”
No, they’re not expensive, my friend! I’m about to show you seven cool tools that make it possible to create short video content for social media—totally free. Yes, you heard me right: free!
Why are Videos So Important in Social Media?
Videos act like a magnet, drawing attention to the screen and keeping a person there. Moreover, videos can really bring out your personality and your messages are very exciting.
The Seven Free and Amazing Tools
Here are the seven free and amazing tools that will help you rock the social media world with your videos:
- Canva – Your Design Buddy Canva is a superstar when it comes to designing anything, and that includes videos. With a bunch of cool templates, you can create videos that look super professional without being a tech genius. Drag, drop, and you are ready to rock video fame!
- Clipchamp – The Editing Wizard If you have clips needing some magic added, look no farther than Clipchamp. It is an intuitive video editor that provides you with video trimming, clipping, the addition of text, and more—just like having your very own mini Hollywood studio at your fingertips!
- Headliner – The Audio Ace Want to pack your podcast or music into a video? Easy peasy with Headliner. It automatically turns any audio file into video so you can share your sound in style.
- Lumen5 – The Storyteller Got a story to tell? Lumen5 converts your blog posts or text into interesting videos. Just feed it some words, and watch as it creates a video complete with pictures and animations.
- InShot – The Mobile Maestro InShot can be useful to some on-the-go creators since it is really a kind of mobile app for multiple video editing right on a cell phone: crop, add music, even throw in some cool effects, and make your video pop.
- Animoto – The Animation Artist Animations are one of the most entertaining ways to jazz up your videos. No fancy skills are required with Animoto. Choose one of their many templates, add your photos or video clips, and viola – animated video in a flash!
- video – The Video Virtuoso Use it either to create a video from scratch, or use from its 200 million stock videos. It even helps you to resize for the best fit on different social media platforms.
Maximizing These Tools
Be Creative
Mix and match features of the tools to come up with something unique.
Tell a Story
Each video must have a beginning, middle, and end, just like a mini movie!
Keep it Short and Sweet
Since these are for social media, you don’t want to make them too long. Keep your audience wanting more!
Making Your Videos Stand Out
Make it interesting The most successful videos are ones that let your viewers know you are having a blast creating.
These tools allow you to create videos that are top-quality and, at the same time, look as though they have come from a professional studio with a professional touch and feel. The best part, you can do it for free!
Final Thoughts
Remember, those with really great videos will also get more likes and more shares and will probably turn viral. You might be the next sensation on social media! That would mean a lot, wouldn’t it? Ready to start now?
I believe you are! With these 7 free, amazing tools, you are so ready to break into creativity and so ready to thrill your gang and your followers.
Remember you are not creating videos for the sake of it, but you are doing so to express yourself and communicate with others. So pick up your phone, pick up your laptop, grab one of the tools that I just talked about, and get cracking on your next masterpiece.
Whether it’s funny clips, touching stories, or your dance moves, the world wants to see it all. And maybe one day, I will be just browsing through my feed, and I will see your video. I can only imagine what you will come up with. Happy filming, and let your creativity shine!
