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Community Kickstart Your challenge this week: Drop a picture of your setup in the comments. Don't worry about it being perfect or groundbreaking, we just want to have fun and see everyone's creative space. Bonus points if you tell us what you're working on this week. Flood the comments with your setups. Seeing how everyone creates is one of the best parts of this community. Tell Us About It The Fam Tip of the Week Daniel and I tackled one of the most frustrating problems you've probably...

Hi there, If you're just starting out as a content creator, you're probably feeling overwhelmed. Should you invest in expensive equipment? What should you talk about? How do you get followers? Here's the truth: None of that matters until you start creating consistently. The 5 Minute Implement The Three-Bullet Method Write three bullet points about one topic. That's your video. Add a one-line intro. Don't overthinking the structure. Use this as an outline for your video. Now record. The 1%...

Aloha Flow Riders, We used to think a professional show needed ALL the graphics, transitions, and bells and whistles. We were wrong. So we're hitting the reset button. This week, we pulled back the curtain on our complete show rebuild. Live, in real-time, with all the messy decision-making included. The biggest revelation? The best shows let YOU shine, not your 47 animated backgrounds. The Salt and Steak Philosophy Doc said something that made us completely rethink our approach: "If you go to...

Community Kickstart What's ONE thing you've been wanting to improve in your Ecamm setup? Scenes organization, graphics, camera effects? Your challenge: Block out 1 hour on your calendar right now to work on it. Share a photo of your calendar block in the comments and earn 100 leaderboard points. Tell Us About It One Thing at a Time: Building Camera Confidence This week's video is about something I see all the time in our community: overthinking and perfectionism. Here's the thing—I'm moving...

Most Beginners Overcomplicate Their Setup You don't need fancy overlays or complex transitions to start creating great content. Jill from our community team just walked through the exact workflow she uses, and it's refreshingly simple. The 5 Minute Implement Want to look professional immediately? Set up this simple flow in Ecamm: Create a camera scene (that's you) Duplicate it for later Add a pre-recorded video scene between them Set the video to "Go to next scene" when done Result: You →...

Hi Reader, You've been asking for it, and it's finally here: Dual Mode is heading into beta. What is Dual Mode? Record and stream landscape and vertical video at the same time. Both formats get your full attention. No auto-cropping shortcuts, no settling for "good enough" vertical content. One session. Two outputs. Why This Matters If you're creating content for both YouTube and Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, or any mix of platforms, you know the frustration: recording once means...

Aloha Flow Riders, If you're still telling people to "like, subscribe, and hit the bell," we need to talk. This week, Paul Gowder (the mastermind behind Powwows.com with a community so massive it hits 8-10 million viewers on a single live stream) dropped by to challenge us to rethink how creators should think about email. Here's the reality: Your email list should exist before your first episode even goes live. Photo by Justin Morgan on Unsplash Email Isn't Secondary, It's Your Foundation...

Community Kickstart What's your biggest fear when you hit record? Is it the tech failing, forgetting what to say, or something going hilariously wrong? Tell Us About It Tip of the Week: When Tech Goes Wrong This week, Katie's sharing what keeps her up at night: the tech. On Tuesday, while she was prepping for an in-person interview for The Flow, everything she feared happening happened. Watch as she walks through what went wrong, how she handled it, and what she learned about staying calm...

Aloha Flow Riders! Mac podcasting legend Dave Hamilton just got back from CES. After 21 years and 1,100+ episodes, he still does his warm-up drills every single day. Even pros practice the basics. Photo by Nguyen Hung on Unsplash Dave's been drumming for 40+ years. Yesterday, he practiced paradiddles and flams. Why? Because pros never stop doing the basics. "I don't get up after recording Mac Geek Gab until the show is published. I don't get out of my chair no matter how much I have to pee."...