Ryan Dohrn recommends three essentials for video selling: a Blue Snowball microphone ($39-$49), a softbox light, and a laptop riser to position your camera at eye level. Optional additions include a white-gray backdrop ($49) and a DJ light for visual appeal.
Hey friends, Ryan Dohrn here answering the questions that you're sending in. Appreciate this question from Robin from Miami. You can send your questions in too, just like Robin did, ryan@ryandohrn.com. All right, Robin's question. Hey Ryan, love your ideas about selling with video. Where do I find all the cool gadgets that you have? Ah, all these cool gadgets like a microphone and lights and things like that. Uh, friends, what I like is I just order from Amazon. Now if you've got a local store and you can get to them or order from them, That would be awesome. 3 essential things. One, a good microphone. Now, you don't need this fancy one. It's more of a prop than anything else. Check out a company called Blue, and they've got a microphone called the Snowball, $39, $49. Up here to my left, your right, is a softbox light. So get online and look for a miniature softbox light. And then the next thing you need is something to keep your laptop so it can go up and down. See, I'm at eye level. With my webcam. And so you can buy those type of things that will keep your laptop kind of level, or you can raise it up and down. Those 3 things are the cool gadgets that I think are mission-critical to selling with video. And by the way, friends, I sell with video every day, just like you're seeing here. Now I also have a backdrop that I bought, so I bought that from Amazon, $49 with a stand. It's just a simple white-gray kind of backdrop. And the light that you see above me is something that every DJ has. You don't need that. It's just kind of fun to have. So Robin from Miami, I hope that helps. Those are the 3 main things I would suggest that you get. Selling with video, all the rage. Get good at it, and I think you'll be very successful. Good question, Robin. You got a question you want me to answer? Drop it to me via email, ryan@ryandohrn.com. Remember, friends, if sales was easy, everybody'd be doing it, and they're not. So we're either crazy— possible— or we found a career that will feed our families for a lifetime. All right, friends, God bless. Stay safe out there. We'll see you next week.
