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Video ads examples: what the best ones do.Every list of video ads shows you Nike and Apple. Here they are too, sorted by what a small team can copy. Then one real ad, taken apart piece by piece.Ads and launches · October 29, 2026How to edit TikTok videos: the seven edits that work.Here's the thing: a good TikTok isn't about knowing where the buttons are. It's about seven edits. Let me show you each one, in a real 56-second short.Short-form video · October 29, 2026Product launch video: a real one, shot by shot.Most launch videos you'll find were made by an agency for a company the size of Figma. Here's one made by a founder, from his own takes, taken apart part by part so you can copy it.Ads and launches · October 29, 2026What is short-form video: three real examples.Everybody defines it by its length. I think that's half the answer. Here's what short-form video is, and what goes inside one, on three real shorts.Short-form video · October 29, 2026Vertical video: what it is, and how to make one.A vertical video is taller than it is wide, made for a phone held upright. Here's when to choose it, what changes in the edit, and three ways to make one, with four real videos.Short-form video · October 29, 2026TikTok caption font: what it is and what to use.The TikTok caption font is TikTok Sans, and it's free. The real question is whether you should use it. Let me show you, with three real TikTok-size videos.Captions · October 29, 2026TikTok aspect ratio: 9:16, and what it means for your video.The TikTok aspect ratio is 9:16, vertical, at 1080 x 1920 pixels. That's the easy part. Let me show you what it means for the picture, on three real shorts.Short-form video · October 29, 2026LinkedIn video ads examples: the ones a founder can copy.Most lists of LinkedIn ads shows you Slack, Gong and Salesforce, made by teams with a budget. Here they are, sorted by what one person can actually make. Then one real ad, checked against LinkedIn's own rules.Ads and launches · October 29, 2026How to make YouTube Shorts from existing videos: three ways that work.You already made the long video. Now you want Shorts from it, without editing everything twice. Here are the three ways, and what a crop throws away.Short-form video · October 29, 2026How to make a TikTok video: from the idea to the post.Here's the thing: your first take doesn't have to be good. Let me show you how to make a TikTok video the whole way, from the idea to the post, with three real shorts.Short-form video · October 29, 2026How to film yourself with a phone: eight steps.The phone in your pocket is good enough. Here's how to set it up in eight steps, and what went wrong in three real videos I filmed on an iPhone.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026YouTube Shorts length: how long can a Short be?A YouTube Short can be up to three minutes long, as long as it's vertical or square. Here are the rules, checked on YouTube's own page, and how long yours should be, on three real Shorts.Short-form video · October 29, 2026