Lately I have been creating a lot of video tutorials. It started late last year when I was browsing rentacoder for something to do to pass the time. I came across a project that required someone to make video tutorials for a variety of graphics applications: Fireworks, Photoshop etc. Well, I know Fireworks and I've got Camtasia by Techsmith (more on that later) so I made a bid and the next thing I knew I had a high quality microphone and stand by my work desk and my spare room had transformed into a recording studio. I sold myself short massively on that project - 6 hours worth of video for £350. It might sound like a lot of mazoola (and then again it might not), but set that against the amount of work that this kind of project needs and you have to ask yourself whether it's worth it.
Since then I've done many more projects through rentacoder and also for previously made contacts but I've learned to be a bit more assertive with £££ estimates.
If the pressure is not too great you can actually have a lot of fun making video presentations/tutorials. If the videos are for publication on somebody's site, you even get a shot at glittering everlasting fame.
In these pages you'll find information that is designed to help you if you need information about many aspects of producing your own tutorial style movies.
Have fun!
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