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YouTube Thursdays - AR Video Peeps

By Craig Daniels

Education & Training with Tech Training for You!

February 22, 2024 04:09 AM

Have you been following along in this rebooted YouTube Thursdays series? You can use that link if you want to catch up on the previous posts.

We are going to take a break this week from teaching new editing skills. Have you started your homework assignments yet? You can use this week to catch up.

Meanwhile, this week, let's take a look at the group of ActiveRain members that have been trail blazing a path in the video world. I may have missed some, and I'd like you to chime in by making a comment if I have!

I also wanted to highlight the "Honorable Mentions" because that means there is at least some beginning important steps taken to promote yourself via video creation. Sometimes a YouTube channel is just a collection of listings videos that you get from the photographer that you pay for the shoot. While these are important, it hasn't helped us to get to know YOU better. For that, if you stay tuned each week in this series, we'll get you to that goal.

Name	Location	AR	YouTube	Subs	Top Vid	Shorts
Andrew Mooers	Houlton, ME	profile	channel	17.4K	374K mountain top log cabin 2023-10	shorts
Ben DeHaven	Lakeland, FL	profile	channel	212	8.5K reasons not to live in Lakeland 2023-06	-
Charlie Dresen	Steamboat Springs, CO	profile	channel	4.1K	431K winnebego revel review 2020-02	-
Craig Daniels	New York, NY	profile	channel	131	6K customizing google maps 2011-05	-
Debb Janes	Camas, WA	profile	channel	198	6.4K charming downtown Camas 2012-01	shorts
Donna Taylor	Madison, MS	profile	channel	593	6.5K why not move to Jackson 2023-09	shorts
Jeff Dowler	Carlsbad, CA	profile	channel	291	22K video tour of Carlsbad 2008-06	-
Joe Manausa	Tallahassee, FL	profile	channel	8.7K	171K about Joe Manausa 2018-05	shorts
John Henry	Orlando, FL	profile	channel	540	11.4K French Chateaux ideas 2016-05	shorts
Dr. Karen Lewis	Fort Lauderdale, FL	profile	channel	233	179 change your behavior 2024-02	shorts
Khash Saghafi	Cleveland, OH	profile	channel	1.46K	2.9K clear to close 2023-03	shorts
Laura Cerrano	Locust Valley, NY	profile	channel	1K	105K Feng Shui Bathroom Tips 2011-05	-
Mimi Foster	Colorado Springs, CO	profile	channel	734	116K tenants from hell 2020-05	-
Nick Vandekar	Downingtown, PA	profile	channel	81	10K history of antique candlesticks 2016-03	shorts
J. Philip Faranda	Westchester, NY	profile	channel	14	121 list your buyer clients 2024-02	-
Ray Henson	Elk Grove, CA	profile	channel	585	5.8K get your house ready sell fast 2021-06	shorts
Ritu Desai	Sterling, VA	profile	channel	186	2.7K 5 things about Sterling, Virginia 2021-12	shorts
Rob Spinosa	Marin County, CA	profile	channel	257	2.6K divorce buyout refinance 2021-12	shorts
Rocky Dickerson	Las Vegas, NV	profile	channel	175	1.8K Las Vegas housing crash 2022 2022-06	-
Sam Miller	Mount Vernon, OH	profile	channel	790	50K atlantis resort ride 2012-04	shorts
Thomas J. Nelson	San Diego, CA	profile	channel	32	497 the power of team 2012-01	shorts
Toby Barnett	Marysville, WA	profile	channel	324	68K Submitting Permits 2022-06	shorts
Victoria Ray Henderson	Washington, DC	profile	vimeo	-	Fannie Mae Freddie Mac 2023-01	-

Honorable Mentions

Name	Location	AR	Featured Videos
Andrea Bedard	Silver Spring, MD	profile	aerial tour
Debe Maxwell	Charlotte, NC	profile	taxes for home buyers
Dorie Dillard	Austin, TX	profile	about Dorie
Eileen Burns	Fort Lauderdale, FL	profile	Kaluz Restaurant
Ginny Gorman	North Kingstown, RI	profile	client testimonial
Sheri Sperry	Sedona, AZ	profile	why list with sheri
Steffy Hristova	Tempe, AZ	profile	Jan 2024 market report
Wanda Kubat Nerdin	St. George, UT	profile	about Wanda

When Debb first started the YouTube Thursdays group, one of the goals she had was to draw attention to the work other members have done. When you see the links above, you can jump over into the YouTube environment to interact there. Subscriptions, likes, and comments are a big deal in the YouTube world to help promote the content of a creator in the search and suggest algorithms on the platform. A few clicks of your mouse can be a big boost.

Andy and Charlie are the leaders of the pack (no surprises there). But both of them in true AR spirit are truly givers of their time to assist the rest that want to learn. Both have spent their time on special sessions of the weekly zoom call to help all who attended. Did you make it?

To wrap up this week's post, I'm going to introduce you to Karin Carr a real estate agent in Savannah, Georgia. In 2016, Karin started making YouTube videos to help her real estate business when she had recently moved to a new city. The videos were a dramatic success. She afterward started teaching others about YouTube for marketing themselves. She has written books and has a paid course. But whether or not you choose the paid offerings, she offers a whole lot of great advice if you subscribe to her video channel. Here's a recent video that Karin shared.

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Dorie Dillard Austin TX

Coldwell Banker Apex Realtors, LLC ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX

Educating. Encouraging. Serving.

Good morning Craig,

I'm so glad you gave us a week to catch up! I can see the market is heating up and have busy. I will try to get to homework you've given....right now doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day and I'm trying to work on my taxes to get to account! Ughhh!

Feb 22, 2024 04:25 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Katina Hargrove 352-55...

Eustis, FL

Craig Daniels

The posts will be there for you Dorie Dillard Austin TX when the time is more favorable. Please let me know when you start working on it so I don't miss what you create.

Feb 22, 2024 11:29 AM

GilbertRealtor BillSalvatore

Arizona Elite Properties - Chandler, AZ

Realtor - 602-999-0952 / em: golfArizona@cox.net

Wow Andrew had 375,000 views. That is amazing. Great information. Thanks for sharing, enjoy your upcoming

weekend and sell a house.

Bill Salvatore with Arizona Elite Properties

Feb 22, 2024 04:28 AM

Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Andrew Mooers | 207.53...

Houlton, ME
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA
Katina Hargrove 352-55...

Eustis, FL

Craig Daniels

Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573 definitely knows what to do to get views on his videos! When Andy Mooers speaks, people should listen!
Bill Salvatore - East Valley

Feb 22, 2024 11:34 AM

Dr. Karen Lewis, Broker 954-2489149

I need to follow this you tube group. Andrew, I get 100 and be glad...😂

Feb 27, 2024 05:11 PM

Andrew Mooers | 207.532.6573

622K views on that single video now. The increase in a just a few months Bill Salvatore - East Valley. Your channel video view count grows like money invested in the bank or stock market.

youtube real estate videos mobile device views

Mar 01, 2024 03:54 AM

Katina Hargrove 352-551-0308

Stake Your Land Realty, Inc. - Eustis, FL

Broker/Owner

Craig Daniels

Thank you so much for posting, I will check them out.

Feb 22, 2024 04:33 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA

Craig Daniels

thanks Katina!

Feb 22, 2024 11:35 AM

Kat Palmiotti

eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT

Helping your Montana dreams take root

Wow! I'm going to have to bookmark this and check out some of these channels/videos in more detail. It must have taken quite a while for you to compile this list - thank you!

Feb 22, 2024 04:45 AM

Eileen Burns 954.483.3912

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Craig Daniels

glad you liked the post Kat Palmiotti - I wanted to highlight that we have a good sized list of people here that have been taking on the challenges/rewards of video

Feb 22, 2024 11:36 AM

Michael Lamirande

Long & Foster - Devon, PA

Listing&buyer Agent/ leasing and investment proper

This is great! It was on my agenda to create my own channel today.

Feb 22, 2024 05:48 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA
Carol Williams

Wenatchee, WA

Craig Daniels

There's a milestone moment! Be sure and share your videos via posts in YouTube Thursdays group when you have ones to share. thanks Michael Lamirande

Feb 22, 2024 11:38 AM

Carol Williams

Although I'm retired, I enjoy sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA

Author, Golfer, Traveler, Retired, Wenatchee, WA

Hi Craig,
The video by Karin is great. Do It Scared! We all have to start at the beginning. I appreciate the list of ARers with video channels. I subscribe to some of them but not all.

Feb 22, 2024 06:20 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA

Craig Daniels

Thanks! Charlie said it and Karin say it, just be yourself. Show yourself in the video. Let them see your real personality. Let them see that you are a pro at what you do. They will call you up as if they already know you. Carol Williams

Feb 22, 2024 11:40 AM

Andrea Bedard

Thompson Company, REALTORS® 240.593.2860 - Silver Spring, MD

Fluent in Real Estate & German. Associate Broker.

I just watched Karin's video, and wow, what a great pep talk to get over one's fear and just do it! Thank you for sharing, Craig! I'll go through the list and subscribe to everyone's channel. The stats are impressive!

Oh, and thank you very much for the honorable mention!!

Feb 22, 2024 06:57 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA

Craig Daniels

I look forward to the "coming soon" list from Andrea Bedard 's youtube channel 😀

Feb 22, 2024 11:41 AM

Laura Cerrano

Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY

Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Thank you for putting the previous posts wake up there. It’s pretty fun to explore!

Feb 22, 2024 07:35 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA

Craig Daniels

Ms. Laura Cerrano has had some impressive video numbers by being on YouTube. You must have some great success stories by hearing from people who have called you after watching.

Feb 22, 2024 11:42 AM

Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho

Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID

North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

This looks interesting Craig, and I can always use help with ANYTHING tech. No matter how simple or complex. I will be coming back to Karin's video when I have a bit more time alotted. M

Feb 22, 2024 07:50 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA

Craig Daniels

Hi Mark. You were almost on my honorable mention list... it just looks like you haven't done videos in quite some time. Perhaps I can nudge you back into the active video group if you follow along in my series. Let me know how it goes! Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho

Feb 22, 2024 11:43 AM

Joyce Marsh

Joyce Marsh Lifestyles - Daytona Beach, FL

Luxury Lifestyle Influencer

Thanks for putting these in an easy to access format for future reference. I’m in the camp that needs quite a bit of help lol.

Feb 22, 2024 08:11 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA

Craig Daniels

We're taking it little step by little step. Hopefully you'll get a chance to give it a go and test it out! thanks Joyce Marsh

Feb 22, 2024 11:46 AM

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Hi Craig:

You certainly put a lot of work into this post and what a terrific resource. I clearly need to get back in the habit of creating videos regularly. Thanks for including my Channel.

Jeff

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Feb 22, 2024 09:41 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Phoenix, AZ
Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA

Craig Daniels

You had spent a lot of time making some video series. Maybe Jeff 2.0 videos will be with a newer phone, great mic, some fun settings (beach?) and some honed video editing skills. I look forward to the potential! ;) Jeff Dowler, CRS

Feb 22, 2024 11:49 AM

Ben DeHaven

Haven Realty & Investments - Lakeland, FL

Proudly serving Central Florida!

Thanks for sharing Craig! I love that I made the list with my Lakeland Channel!

Feb 22, 2024 09:51 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912

Fort Lauderdale, FL
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA

Craig Daniels

You've been doing really great on your channel Ben DeHaven - I love how you've really gotten into it!

Feb 22, 2024 11:50 AM

Toby Barnett

KW North Sound - Marysville, WA

Toby Barnett

Thank you for the mention and quiet the the group to be listed with. Its been sometime since last making a video, its been tough to generate new ideas for myself yet this should spur, not curb, my enthusiasm.

PS. The link to my shorts goes to another channel. Here is my link for convenience - https://www.youtube.com/@BarnettAssociatesTeam/shorts.

Feb 22, 2024 09:56 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Eileen Burns 954.483.3912

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Craig Daniels

Just like blogging topics, you can and should find new ideas in things that you frequently find yourself explaining to clients... turn the idea into a video! I updated your shorts link, thanks for letting me know I had mixed up that reference. Don't forget to post to youtube thursdays group whenever you have a post featuring something new. :) Toby Barnett

Feb 22, 2024 11:26 AM

Toby Barnett

Those are just as hard at times yet keep marching forward. Thanks again for reviving YT Thursdays.

Feb 22, 2024 11:49 AM

Eileen Burns 954.483.3912

Douglas Elliman Las Olas - Fort Lauderdale, FL

FLorida Real Estate Connector

Thanks for reigniting the YouTube Thursday group Craig Daniels First thing I did was subscribe to each member's channel. I appreciate the mention for my channel

@EileenBurnsRealEstateConnector

‧38 subscribers‧

95 videos

Looking for more subscribers and planning to implement more video into my 2024 marketing.

Feb 22, 2024 11:09 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY
Toby Barnett

Marysville, WA

Toby Barnett

Thanks for the sub and returned the subscription.

Feb 22, 2024 11:45 AM

Craig Daniels

I know you have a newer phone Eileen Burns 954.483.3912 - that should help taking some great footage. We'll have to see how your laptop does with the video editing. I look forward to talking to you more about it.

Feb 22, 2024 11:52 AM

George Souto

George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT

Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Craig I have seen the videos of many of the bloggers on your list and they all are very good at producing videos.

Feb 22, 2024 01:43 PM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY

Craig Daniels

We have quite a few AR peeps making videos. I hope to see the list get longer George Souto - let's see!

Feb 23, 2024 09:26 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

So many great videos all in one place! Love it Craig. I'm so glad you pulled this group back together. Such a great service to the AR community! Thank you!

Feb 22, 2024 04:36 PM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY

Craig Daniels

making videos is definitely an effort but I think has such a great return on the investment. let's see what we can do to help each other as a group. thanks Anna "Banana" Kruchten

Feb 23, 2024 09:28 AM

Kathy Streib

Cypress, TX

Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Craig- I think you're inspiring many who see the need for videos but need some gentle nudging. I'm going to bookmark this and make it a point to visit and subscribe to the YouTube posts of the members you mentioned.

Feb 22, 2024 06:40 PM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY

Craig Daniels

It's a boost when we each get more subscribers and views on our videos (along with video likes, youtube likes likes and video comments!) thanks Kathy Streib

Feb 23, 2024 09:29 AM

Laura Cerrano

Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY

Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

I look forward to the Craig Daniels coming soon list as well. A lot of people are saying similar stuff here aas I go down the comments and it’s definitely true. :)

Feb 22, 2024 09:24 PM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY

Craig Daniels

stay tuned there is more coming soon, thanks!

Feb 23, 2024 09:29 AM

Ritu Desai 703-625-4949

Samson Properties - Chantilly, VA

Northern Virginia,Washington DC & Maryland Realtor

Great list of inspirational tubers. Thanks for putting this together. I would love for you to give your valuable feedback on my YouTube Channel. It's a work in progress.

Feb 23, 2024 05:53 AM

Craig Daniels

Staten Island, NY

Craig Daniels

I'm very sorry that I overlooked your channel on the post Ritu. I have been watching your channel already and it was simply an oversight to not have included you (That's fixed now. I knew there would be some I forgot to list) Thanks for checking in. I really like what you have been creating for you channel. Your most watched video (5 things for Sterling) shows the right formula to follow and you are getting results from that production. I have some other thoughts for you that I'll try and DM you with when I get a few moments. thanks for commenting Ritu Desai 703-625-4949

Feb 23, 2024 09:18 AM

Ritu Desai 703-625-4949

Thank you so much!! I truly appreciate your time and effort.
Yes, Sterling has given me a good boost. I am betting more videos on Youtube. I am very active on social media but feel like it gets lost in the noise.

Feb 25, 2024 06:37 AM

Ginny Gorman

RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI

Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Oh Craig, thank you so much for the boost! And I have been so neglectful of not getting back to making videos. I am going to get down and do it. Thank you for the mention and the AR stars we all can greatly learn from also.

Feb 25, 2024 04:44 AM