Remember buffering? That seemingly endless state of early-Internet limbo that occurred when you tried to load a beefy video or animated graphic? With today’s lightning-fast fiber optic connections, buffering has (thankfully) become a thing of the past. But those same lightning-fast connections have shifted expectations: If your video takes too long to load, viewers lose interest and click away.

Which is why it’s crucial that you learn to optimize your online video files for fast, easy viewing. They need to load quickly, run smoothly, and look fabulous in every frame! Learning to compress your videos the right way will ensure that your content is viewed and enjoyed. And since the Namastream team wants your content to draw as many eager views as possible, we put together this video compression primer to help you puzzle out the basics.

It’s easy to overlook Pinterest. This visually-driven medium is no longer the new kid on the block, and some of it’s buzz has been stolen by trendier social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. But Pinterest is holding steady in the market with nearly as many users as Instagram, and has several important advantages over competitors:

Launching your online yoga, wellness, or coaching business is an exciting and challenging first step. Creating your initial online presence takes courage (#bebrave) and requires some deep strategic thinking. But what happens next?

Virtually all Internet users have at least heard the term SEO, but I’d wager a handful of you aren’t clear on definitions and details. You may know it’s something essential to blog success, but aren’t sure why or how to make it work for your own website. Let’s break it down…

We all know that a compelling “about” page or captivating bio can be an incredibly persuasive tool, right? Who among us hasn’t poked around on an expert’s website, been utterly charmed by what we read, and instantly felt connected to the person or brand?

As people’s needs and wellness-fueled desires evolve, the practitioners who help them must also evolve. Becoming a health coach is the first step—and it’s a doozy—but finding ways to reach and help more clients online is the logical next step.

If you are new to online business, one of the first choices you will need to make is choosing a platform for your new website. You have a few choices - the two most popular options being Squarespace and Wordpress.

If you are new to online business, one of the first choices you will need to make is choosing a platform for your new website. You have a few choices - the two most popular options being Squarespace and Wordpress. We’re going to walk you through how to choose between these two platforms in this post.

We’re sharing seven specific tactics that can help you grow your list. These are ideas that you can use right way and we’ve seen success with these strategies both in our own businesses, as well as with our online teachers. As always, choose which strategies resonate with you and your business, and leave the others alone (at least, for now).

Crafting emails used to be hard for us. Really, really, hard. For a long time, writing email copy that we were proud of was next to impossible and something we dreaded doing. We were always elated when we got a new subscriber (happy dance), of course, but we would then just get all shy and quiet.

We’re talking all month about email list-building, since this should be a priority for all of you this year regardless of whatever stage you’re at in your business. Today’s topic dives deeper into the use of language in business -- both within your email marketing campaigns and in your general interaction with students and clients.

In celebration of the new year, we are devoting the whole month of January on our blog to the importance of building and nurturing your email list. These next few weeks are traditionally a very busy time for those of us in the wellness space. We want to help you take advantage of this peak time for your growing business.

Over the years, we have watched all of the video content that is uploaded within Hey Marvelous, and we have observed how teachers become more comfortable on camera with every new upload. It is obvious the best tip – just like anything else in life – is to practice, practice, practice. In addition to time and basic practice, here are six tips we know will accelerate your confidence on camera.

We have put together a roundup of a few of our favorite tools for business + life planning. As with most things in life and business, there isn't a one-size fits all approach that works.

In order to truly grow and scale your virtual studio business, you’ll eventually need to learn the ins and outs of online marketing. Here is a handful of our favorite strategies for getting started. Many are free, but some may require a small investment on your part.

When you first start your online teaching business, landing your first online student or customer is a huge deal. We remember the series of emails and phone calls it took for us to land our very first Hey Marvelous Teacher. To this day, it stands out as one of our most exciting entrepreneurial moments.

We take pride in calling ourselves lifelong learners here at Team Hey Marvelous, so we thought we’d share some of our favorite business books. These are books that have benefited us both professionally and personally as entrepreneurs over the past couple of years.

The decision to teach online is more than just creating your offering and uploading it to your site. Teaching online entails finding and nurturing your audience, then creating content that your audience wants and needs.