The Importance of Adding Content Value for Short Video

Hi seller, did you know that short videos are one of the trending methods to promote your products? Up until now, a large amount of internet users spend their time watching short videos on TikTok platform.
Speaking of Short Video, have you ever made one and the performance is not as good as your expectations? Don't worry! In this article, we will discuss more on how to create short video content that has content value that can help you promote your products and generate more buyers.

What is the Importance of Adding Content Value?

Content value can make your video more interesting by enhancing the purpose that you want to deliver to potential buyers. Apart from that, considering content value for your short video can make your potential buyers feel "relatable" to your content, or in other words, you are addressing their needs and challenges through your video. So, other than increasing viewers, content value can also increase the interaction and engagement between seller and buyer.

How Can I Add Value to My Short Video Content?

Before making a Short Video, it would be better if you could define what value that you want to deliver to your buyers. Take a look at these factors that can help you to add content value to your content:
  1. Content Outline

Things to Consider
Description
Content StyleFocusing on the main purpose that you want to deliver and concept that you want to bring on your short video, such as product review or tutorial
Content BackgroundFocusing on the location or background of the video
Content OverviewFocusing on the plot of the content or unique selling point of the product that you want to address in the content
By paying attention to the three factors above, it will help you add value to your short video by enhancing the purpose that you want to deliver, maximizing visual appearance, also describing main features or unique selling points in detail.
  1. Content Character

High quality content has to have characteristics to maximize impact on viewers and is memorable. These are some examples of content characteristics that can be considered in creating short videos:
  • Have Emotional Content
Refreshment
Tutorial/Guidance
Nostalgia
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Giving sense of relaxation and/or escape
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Giving tips or instructions on how to use/operate certain products
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Evokes viewers' memories and emotions from the past
  • Video Coherence
In creating short videos, of course we want the viewers to watch the video until the end, right? Make sure to understand coherence in video that consists of:
Coherence TypeDescription
Plot CoherenceThis type of coherence needs to be considered to make sure viewers are invested and don't want to miss any scenes from your video
Picture CoherenceMake sure the composition and transition from one scene to another are done smoothly
Logical CoherenceCorrelation between the plot and voice over or video captions have to be aligned
Emotional CoherenceEmotion shown by the character has to have smooth transition, aligned with the plot and scene taken
  • Adding Unexpected Scene or Plot Twist
Plot twists in videos can intensify curiosity and interest towards content, such as adding mind blowing scenes that can have a significant impact on your viewers by being unexpected or adding stunning opening by starting the video with a powerful hook that can grab your viewers' attention to watch until the end.
  1. Content Composition

Last but not least, factors that you need to pay attention to add value to your content are content composition, which are the elements that need to be in video creation. Compositions that need to be considered are:
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Static scene no more than 2 seconds
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Various video shooting technique
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Maximum 180 words per minute
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Use matching background music according to content