If I was starting my solicitor’s practice now

If I was starting my solicitor’s practice in 2023 I would make it my business to learn about making videos. It would make not one jot of difference whether I used my mobile phone or an iPad (or similar device) or a relatively inexpensive vlogging camera or a top end camera. I would make it… Continue reading If I was starting my solicitor’s practice now

“Why do you turn off comments on some of your videos?”

“Why do you turn off comments on some of your videos?” is a question that popped up on my TikTok account recently. I had made a video about some of the misunderstandings surrounding the so-called “undocumented” asylum seekers coming to Ireland. The video is here if you care to take a look: “Let’s talk about… Continue reading “Why do you turn off comments on some of your videos?”

My long form video experiment on YouTube seeks to exploit the ‘binge watch’ phenomenon

I am trying something new on my YouTube channel today. I am going to upload an extra-long video-up to 1 hour or thereabouts-to see how it performs. And the great thing about this particular tactic is I do not have to make any new content, or only an extremely small piece of new content. What… Continue reading My long form video experiment on YouTube seeks to exploit the ‘binge watch’ phenomenon

I’m still surprised by the stunning power of video

Video is powerful. This is something I have read, observed, and written about for a long time now. But no matter how many times I write about it I will invariably be struck again by a consultation with someone. The person, in the course of conversation with me in a consultation, will quote back something… Continue reading I’m still surprised by the stunning power of video

Making off piste videos and generating clients

I wrote a blog post last week about the remarkable ability of random things to create connection. Since then, I have had further evidence of this underrated, overlooked phenomenon. I had a consultation with an individual about the breakdown of a marriage of many decades. The individual who came to see me for advice was evidently… Continue reading Making off piste videos and generating clients