EPIC FU for 12/16/08 - how to make a kick-ass web show!

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Permalink Reply by J.W. on December 17, 2008 at 10:14am

Just to reiterate:

1) Have something you find compelling to talk about/show people
2) Publish shows at regular, consistent intervals
3) Do all the grunt work!

I've seen so many interesting web shows fail at point #2....epic fu does not (usually), which is a huge part of why they are so awesome.

Thx guys!

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Permalink Reply by Mark on December 17, 2008 at 12:05pm

While I agree with fu and JW that publishing in regular, consistant intervals is important, I've found its more important for purely entertainment-type shows and less important for educational-type shows. Educational/How-To shows have the advantage of "never getting old" and viewers come back for multiple views to learn technqiue (and refer others to your show!).

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Permalink Reply by Sherry on December 17, 2008 at 1:22pm

Thank you so much for posting your secrets!! I'm definitely going to check out some of the links that you suggested... -sherry

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Hawnt on December 17, 2008 at 1:40pm

Awesome episode, and even more inspirational than usual! Be warned- you may well have just spawned a chunk of healthy competition ;)

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Permalink Reply by madd sketch on December 17, 2008 at 2:19pm

I was totally surprised to see my pic on the show. I'm trying to figure out how to thank you! You guys are one of my biggest inspirations, in digital media and just the creativity you guys have. This just pushed me to keep workin lol

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Permalink Reply by mr.ro on December 17, 2008 at 10:47pm

Great show, perfect timing for me seeing as how im starting a show launching next month. keep up the good work.

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Permalink Reply by Druu on December 18, 2008 at 10:59am

Thanks for all the tips!

Druu here with Bite Me TV. I've been a Fu fan for over a year, and I definitely paid close attention to how you were producing your show when my team and I started building Bite Me TV early in 2008. We currently have 3 shows in production, with one more on the way. 'BITE ME! the MAN cooking show' is the cooking show for single guys, 'Field Trippin' profiles events in and around Southern California that feature lots of guy-friendly eye candy and 'What the...' is my vlog that focuses on stupid and freaky stuff in the news.

Oh yeah, and we make good use of a pair of Johnny Chung Lee's $14 steady cams. Big ups to Mr. Lee!!!

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Lim on December 18, 2008 at 9:19pm

I really loved this episode! As a budding videoblogger and teacher, this is something I can with others. Thanks Zadi and the EpicFu gang :)

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Permalink Reply by Geoff on January 21, 2009 at 2:30pm

Hey guys,

Just wanted to let you know that I saw this video the day it came out and have since launched my own webshow. Despite actually starting work on the webshow about a month prior to this specific episode you guys have been a huge inspiration for us and this show specifically helped us clear a few hurdles.

Thanks again.

Feel free to check out our show at www.banterbiscuit.com.

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Permalink Reply by Ossi Ojutkangas on April 11, 2009 at 5:46am

Thanks for all those good advices. The only thing I hoped to hear more about, was ideas how to promote your show after it's started. It's a bit more difficult to spread the word of your show if you're living outside of Anglo American culture. Only few knows about your show because links are basically spreading among your friends. How can I promote my show among americans for example, if I don't know any americans?

These questions are partly rhetorical, as this message is a one way I try out to solve the problem. Still, I think I'm not the only one who've been thinking about this. It's quite ironic actually, as Internet is often seen as easy way to spread information. But how to throw a snowball that keeps rolling on and gets bigger all the time?

The first episode of my show is here:
http://blip.tv/file/1877908

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