Jngrbrdman
New member
For five or six years I did sort of a detailing clinic in my garage to let people try out different products and learn some techniques. It was basically just an afternoon in the garage where five or six of us could polish out our cars and maybe try some new waxes or something. They were pretty useful in the past I like to think. Anyway, as life sort of got busier and I had less time to really promote it and organize it, I started just streaming some things from my garage. I put my laptop on a wheeled cart and let him hold the webcam in position so you could hear and see what I was doing. Not the best production crew in the world, but I would actually have upwards of 20 or 30 people online watching it and interacting. It worked out pretty well. I was just wondering if anyone else did anything like that for the owner forums you participate in or anything like that?
Just by way of information, the easiest way to do it from what I researched is a program called Stickam. (Stickam - Live stream video chat with over 9 million members) You create a free account and launch the stream and then paste your code on your blog or website. Then anyone who goes to it can watch your webcam. You can set it up so they can hear your audio and even type in a chat box, so it is fairly interactive. Hey, it's a free solution, so I don't expect much more than that. In fact, just to give you a taste, go to http://anthonyhardlyworking.com and you can see the stream online. Sometimes it plays a commercial at the beginning and sometimes not, but again, it's free, so I expect them to have to monetize it somehow. I've got it on and streaming while my webcam is pointed at a box of PopTarts and Autopia driver's licence. I'm not feeling like being on candid camera today.
It gives you an idea of what it looks like though.
So if you haven't done a streaming session online, then you really should consider it. I know there are plenty of people here that I'd love to see work. If you get a chance to do a really nice car or a serious correction, then why not make a quick post, throw out a link, and share your technique with the rest of us? It's Autopia 21st century style! :eyebrows:
Just by way of information, the easiest way to do it from what I researched is a program called Stickam. (Stickam - Live stream video chat with over 9 million members) You create a free account and launch the stream and then paste your code on your blog or website. Then anyone who goes to it can watch your webcam. You can set it up so they can hear your audio and even type in a chat box, so it is fairly interactive. Hey, it's a free solution, so I don't expect much more than that. In fact, just to give you a taste, go to http://anthonyhardlyworking.com and you can see the stream online. Sometimes it plays a commercial at the beginning and sometimes not, but again, it's free, so I expect them to have to monetize it somehow. I've got it on and streaming while my webcam is pointed at a box of PopTarts and Autopia driver's licence. I'm not feeling like being on candid camera today.
It gives you an idea of what it looks like though.So if you haven't done a streaming session online, then you really should consider it. I know there are plenty of people here that I'd love to see work. If you get a chance to do a really nice car or a serious correction, then why not make a quick post, throw out a link, and share your technique with the rest of us? It's Autopia 21st century style! :eyebrows:
