Ep. 2981 - Q&A: “How can I edit course videos efficiently on a budget?”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we help an online course creator level up her video editing skills on a budget. Learn beginner-friendly tools and smart tips for producing polished videos without breaking the bank.
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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com
Email: team@sidehustleschool.com
Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions
Connect on Instagram: @193countries
Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com
Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com
If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼
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| 0:38.0 | Today's listener question as we come to the end of a month, new month coming up tomorrow. |
| 0:50.0 | Listener question is, how can I edit course videos efficiently on a budget? You've got some videos. |
| 0:55.6 | You're making an online course and you don't want to spend a lot of money. You want to be as quick as |
| 0:59.7 | possible. Well, those are two good things, right? Efficiency and saving money. So let's see if we can |
| 1:04.7 | help this online course creator level up her video editing skills on a budget. I'm going to give |
| 1:08.8 | you a couple of beginner-friendly tools and hopefully some smart tips for producing polished videos without spending a ton of money. Isn't that |
| 1:15.7 | what we said? That's a good goal, right? Don't spend a lot of money. So this is Sophie. She's got a |
| 1:20.0 | limited budget. She doesn't have a professional editor she can work with. What can she do? All right? |
| 1:25.4 | Detailed version of her question and my answer coming up after this |
| 1:28.9 | quick shout out to our sponsor. |
| 1:42.3 | Hi, I'm Sophie, and I'm creating an online course on basic sewing techniques. While I'm confident in my sewing skills, video editing is where I'm struggling. I use free tools like Imovie, but it's still taking me hours to edit even simple videos, especially when adding captions or fixing lighting issues. |
| 2:02.6 | I'm concerned that the quality of my videos isn't polished enough to compete with other online courses. |
| 2:09.6 | Firing a professional editor isn't an option due to my budget. |
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