Freebies!

posted by Erin Davis on 06/02/09 | Twitter: @ErinGraffiti
Category: News & Updates; ; 47 comments

Several months ago, we recruited you to become Lies Young Women Believe roving reporters. Or should I say we tried to recruit you.

In a March blog post, we issued this challenge:

"We want you to become a LYWB roving reporter! Your mission? To dig up the dirt on what people really think about God and to capture it all on video.girl with camera

We've added a cool new feature to LYWB.com. You can now upload your very own videos to the site. We'd like you to use this feature to complete a challenge originally issued in the LWYB companion guide. Check out the complete instructions below.

Have you been believing lies about God? You are not alone. To explore this area further, we want you to grab a video camera and start shooting. Interview your family, your friends, and your classmates and find out who they think God is. Consider yourself our newest LYWB roving reporter.

Submit your videos on Tangle.com or YouTube.com. Then, paste the video URL (located in a box to the right or the bottom of your video) in the form found here.

Thanks for going out there and getting the scoop on what people around you believe about God. Be sure to check back to see if we use your video on the blog to start a conversation about the lies you uncovered."  

A slew of you commented what a great idea this was. We agreed. So we issued the challenge, and we sat back and waited to see all the great footage we were sure you were going to send our way. And then, nothing ... zip ... zero ... zilch. Not a single video was submitted.

I think I know why. No one wants to go first on this kind of thing. It's great to add your video when there are already other videos posted. That way you can get a feel for what it's supposed to look and feel like. I get it.

Lies Young Women BelieveBut someone's got to go first.  I think I know how to motivate you—free stuff! I'm willing to give away a copy of the Lies Young Women Believe Companion Guide to the first five girls who submit a video. And I'm willing to give away copies of Lies Young Women Believe to the next five girls who submit one. That's ten free books in exchange for ten videos submitted on our site.

That's the deal. You submit a video (c'mon you know you love this tech stuff!), and we give you free stuff. And if my plan works, having a stockpile of videos already on the site will make others feel comfortable about completing this challenge. You can find instructions about how to submit a video here. The rest is up to you.

Lights! Camera! Action!

Comments

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    Aeryn
    Hmm...
    on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 12:58 pm
    I'll think about it :)
    Katherine
    Re:
    on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 5:26 pm
    i'd love to, but i don't have a youtube account...i'll talk to my mom about that...
    Cheyenne
    hey Erin
    on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 7:01 pm
    hey Erin,
    could you tell me... can i upload any kind of movie file onto you tube or does it have to be a movie straight from the camera? or could i edit it first on windows movie maker... could i still upload it to you tube?
    thanks if you know what i mean =)
    Cheyenne
    cheyenne
    hey erin, a question??
    on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 7:22 pm
    can guys be on the video too? or does it just have to be girls???
    thanks
    Mel Joy
    Re: Reporter
    on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 7:37 pm
    I would love to give a video, but.... we don't have a video camera!! :( :(
    Christa
    A question
    on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 8:12 pm
    Would it be possible for you to give one of the first ones to submit a video the book "Lies Young Women Believe" instead of the Companion Guide? I don't have my own copy of the book yet and would really like to have it for myself.
    I hope to post a video soon.
    Erin Davis
    Cheyenne
    on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 9:57 pm
    Whoever you want can be in it. It's your video! Make it unique.

    Erin
    Erin Davis
    Christa
    on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 9:58 pm
    I think we could make that work.

    Erin
    Cheyenne
    hey Mel Joy
    on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 12:59 am
    Hey Mel Joy,
    do you have a normal digital camera?cuz if you do, that probably works, too. that's what i used. =)
    just set it on the movie setting and take your movie. just make sure you hold the camera horizontally and not vertically.
    Cheyenne
    monica
    Mel Joy
    on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 1:10 am
    you could borrow one from someone else. and most digital cameras can take videos too.
    monica
    Erin Davis
    Great work Christa
    on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 12:07 pm
    Christa was the first to submit a LYWB.com video. It's great! You can see it by going to the your videos section under "videos."

    Christa wins a copy of "Lies Young Women Believe."

    Who's next?

    Erin
    Last Edit: on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:41am by edavis  
    Christa
    Hooray!
    on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 1:13 pm
    Thank you Erin!
    God bless you.
    Mel Joy
    Monica and Cheyenne
    on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 1:49 pm
    Hey thanks,
    yeah we do! I guess I didn't think about that!! Thanks
    Mel Joy
    Erin
    on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 1:55 pm
    Can we view the videos or can you only view them?? Thanks
    silvermist
    erin
    on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 3:33 pm
    sooo can we not looke at them on this site????
    Cheyenne Sensenig
    hey Erin
    on Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 10:10 pm
    okay, erin, i posted my video on the 'submit your videos' place here on this blog. is that where i was supposed to submit it?
    or should i paste the URL on the blog here?
    Cheyenne
    Cheyenne Sensenig
    hey Christa
    on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 2:09 am
    wow Christa! you did a really great job on your video and you got alot of good stuff on there! Great job! it's cool that now you can get a Lies Young Women Believe and read the whole book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    God bless you
    cheyenne
    Erin Davis
    Christa
    on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:36 am
    Thank you! You can view your video on our site under the your videos section.

    Erin
    Erin Davis
    How to see the videos
    on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:40 am
    Hey girls!

    We've already had a couple of videos submitted ( I knew you girls loved free stuff!)

    You can view them by going to videos on the home page, then click on your videos in the tool bar on the right side of the page.

    Erin
    Erin Davis
    Silvermist
    on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:47 am
    Yep. You sure can look at them on the site.

    Click on "video" at the top of the home page
    Then click on "your videos" on the tool bar on the right.

    Christa's video is already up for viewing.

    Erin
    Erin Davis
    Cheyenne
    on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:58 am
    You did the right thing! Way to go. Your video will be uploaded to the "your videos" section soon. You win a copy of the "Lies Young Women Believe" Companion Guide. Please watch your inbox for an email from me with details.

    Erin
    Last Edit: on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 11:02am by edavis  
    Cheyenne
    thank you Erin!
    on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 6:36 pm
    thank you so much, Erin! I had a lot of fun!
    Erin Davis
    Great job Susanna Bennett
    on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 9:35 pm
    Susanna recently submitted a video to our site! Great reporting Susanna. You win a free Lies Young Women Believe Companion Guide. Please email me ASAP with your mailing address so I can ship it to you.

    My email address is erin@graffitiministries.com.

    Your video will be uploaded to our "your videos" section soon.

    Great work!

    Erin
    Christa
    Congratulations Susanna!
    on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:23 pm
    Hi little sis!
    Congrats on your video. You were great!
    I had fun videoing for you and "the girls."
    Maybe we can read Lies Young Women Believe and go thru the Companion Guide together!
    Christa
    Thanks...
    on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 10:24 pm
    Thank you, Erin, for being willing to give me the book since I don't have my own yet.
    I really appreciate your kindness and flexibility.

    Cheyenne, thanks for your note. I can't wait to see your video also!
    Cheyenne
    hey Susanna
    on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 9:25 am
    I'm glad that you got to win a book! good job! can't wait to see your video, also!
    Cheyenne
    silvermist
    erin?!?!
    on Friday, June 5, 2009 at 6:55 pm
    umm is there any way to put them on here without putting them onto u tube idk how to do any of this tech stuff!??!?!?
    Mel Joy
    Help!!
    on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 3:52 pm
    How do you put the movie on You tube????
    I don't know how!!! I made the movie, but now I'm stuck!!
    Royse
    Hey Erin
    on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 8:25 am
    Hey! I am so ready to make a video, except, my friends and family do not want to appear on the video for privacy issues and stuff. is it okay if i read what they said or write it?
    Mel Joy
    nevermind
    on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2:25 pm
    I got how to do it now!!
    Erin Davis
    Royse
    on Monday, June 8, 2009 at 2:17 pm
    It's up to you. I am sure you can find a creative way to communicate their message. I've not given you a lot of rules, because I want to see what you come up with. Surely you can find a person or two is willing to be on camera?

    Erin
    Erin Davis
    Congratulations Melody Stahl
    on Monday, June 8, 2009 at 2:43 pm
    Melody is the latest to post a video. She wins a copy of the "Lies Young Women Believe" Companion Guide.

    I loved your video. I especially liked the question "what does God think about popularity!" Good stuff!

    Melody, please email me at erin@graffitiministries.com ASAP with your mailing address so that I can have your companion guide shipped to you.

    Everyone else...keep filming. Our team of LYWB roving reporters are churning our some great videos. You can see them under the "your videos" section of our site.

    Erin
    monica
    Melody stahl!!
    on Monday, June 8, 2009 at 8:17 pm
    hey melody,
    this is monica sensenig. we are cousins!!!
    i miss you :(
    hopefully we can see you soon.
    Monica
    monica
    Melody stahl!!
    on Monday, June 8, 2009 at 8:18 pm
    hey melody,
    this is monica sensenig. we are cousins!!!
    i miss you :(
    hopefully we can see you soon.
    Monica
    monica
    erin
    on Monday, June 8, 2009 at 8:20 pm
    umm none of the videos are showing up on the "your videos" except for christas. is there something wrong with my computer or did they not get posted yet?
    thanks so much
    Monica
    Erin Davis
    Monica
    on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at 9:12 am
    Nope. They're just not up yet. That takes a little time to do on our end. But they will be up soon. Keep checking!

    Erin Davis
    Cheyenne
    hey Erin
    on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 4:37 am
    hey Erin,
    sorry to bother you, but i was wondering,
    i haven't got any email from you yet. did you send it? or should i just wait. sorry, i just wanted to make sure if you sent it that you knew i am checking my email =) i just haven't seen it yet.
    Cheyenne
    Erin Davis
    Cheyenne
    on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 2:52 pm
    I got it and responded (just now). I am just a slow poke about getting to emails. My inbox is always overflowing!

    Erin
    Christa
    Videos
    on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 8:50 pm
    Erin...Do you know when the videos will be posted? Just wondering...and waiting. :)
    God bless you!
    Erin Davis
    Christa
    on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 10:07 am
    Thanks for your patience. I just haven't had time to get to that. Hopefully this week...

    Erin
    Erin Davis
    All videos now uploaded
    on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 1:49 pm
    hey chickletts!

    I just wanted to let you know that all of the videos we have received, have now been uploaded. You can view them by going to videos at the top of the homepage then clicking on "your videos" It is good stuff!

    And I still have 2 LYWB Companion Guides, and 4 copies of LYWB to give away to the next six girls who submit a video.

    So...start recording!

    Erin
    Mel Joy
    videos
    on Monday, July 6, 2009 at 9:26 am
    Hey Erin,
    I was wondering why there were 2 of Christa's movies got on and Susanna's I can't watch. Susanna's is also on a different page. Thanks for putting the vids on they are great!!
    Erin Davis
    Mel Joy
    on Monday, July 6, 2009 at 5:20 pm
    Hmmm! I will work on it.

    Erin
    Christa
    THANK YOU!
    on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 11:43 am
    I received my book and immediately started reading it. What a great blessing and encouragement it is to me.Thank you, thank you, thank you! I so wish I had read something like this when I was still young.
    God bless you Erin, Nancy and Dannah.

    Just wondering...are you still offering books to the next few who submit videos? I have a friend I would like to mention this to. I am going to lend her my book but think she might enjoy having her own. Thanks.
    Erin Davis
    Christa
    on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 8:30 pm
    I'm glad you are enjoying your book!

    I am still giving books away until 10 videos have been submitted. So, I still have a few to give away. I would love to have your friend's submissions.

    Erin
    Audy G.
    video question for erin
    on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 9:07 pm
    Hey! I'm all for doing this video thing and I already have some people in mind to ask! But i was wondering... could I just email them to you because my mom isn't really into the whole video website thing??
    Erin Davis
    AudyG
    on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 9:03 am
    For formatting purposes, we need you to post your video using youtube.com or tangle.com. Maybe try showing your mom this specific post and letting her know exactly what the project is. I hope you can participate. I would love to see what you create!

    Erin

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