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Side Hustle School

Ep. 2981 - Q&A: “How can I edit course videos efficiently on a budget?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K 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.

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.

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0:00.0

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0:06.1

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0:13.1

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0:17.9

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0:22.5

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0:26.3

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0:29.3

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0:37.1

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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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