Add a video to YouTube

You can upload videos from your computer or your mobile device.

Upload a video from your computer

  • Sign in to YouTube Studio
  • Click Create > Upload videos
  • Select your videos – you can upload up to 15 videos at a time
  • While the videos are updating, click Edit to edit all the details
  • Add a good video title, eg, Your Track Name – Your Artist Name (titles are limited to 100 characters)
  • Add a good description, for example, if you’re a muso and you’re uploading a song:
    • Add the lyrics
    • Credit your musicians, producer, manager, loved ones, anyone who deserves a little mention
    • Create a standard set of credits to add to all your videos. Add full urls as these will convert to clickable links! For example:

      Find out more at https://yourwebsite.com
      Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/yourhandle

  • Set your thumbnail or upload a 1920x1080px image
  • Add your video to a playlist, if that’s relevant
  • Specify if the video was made for kids
  • Once all the checks have finalised, set your Visibility – Public, Unlisted, or Private – then Publish or Schedule your video

Upload a video from your mobile device

  • Use the YouTube or YouTube Studio apps on your mobile devices
  • More information here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/57407

Upload a track to Bandcamp

  • Login to your artist account here: https://bandcamp.com/login
  • From the top toolbar, click + add then select Album or Track
  • Make sure your file meets Bandcamp’s upload requirements
  • Clickย add audio orย add tracks in the editor
  • Enter yourย track name
  • Set your pricing
  • Click Upload Track Art to upload your album artwork
    • Images should be 1400x1400px minimum (though bigger is better) – don’t use the same image for your uploads. Even if you don’t have artwork for a single, find a free stock image or take a photo with your phone!
    • File types: jpg, gif, or png
    • File size: 10MB max
  • Click Save Draft then view draft to see how it’s looking
  • Click Edit to return to the editor
  • Fill in as many of the remaining fields as you want … and leave everything else blank
  • Set your release date and select Public, Private or Subscriber Only
    • choosing Public will notify your followers, and you can include a personal message if you want
  • Once you’re happy with everything clickย Publish

Add a gig to Bandsintown

  • Login to Bandsintown for Artists here: https://artists.bandsintown.com/login
  • Select the artist then click Events
  • Click the + Add Event button
  • Input all your gig info! Each screen asks for specific info and will show different fields depending on your selections. It’s all fairly straight forward.
  • Festivals and venues will be available via a dropdown list. Start typing the name of your festival or venue, then select it from the list.
  • If you don’t see your festival, select + Add Your Festival
  • Same for venues … if it’s not listed,ย select + Add a Custom Location
  • Once you’ve added all the info, hitย Publish! If you’re not ready to publish the event you can select Save as Draft or Schedule instead.
  • Your gig is now live and your followers will get notified. Your widget will also automatically update.

Add a collaborator to your Weebly site

Collaborators on Weebly sites are called Editors.

invite an editor

You can invite other people to edit your Weebly site by following these instructions:

  • In the Settings tab select Editors
  • Add the email address of the person you want to add
    NB: always check with the person first before using the email address you usually correspond with … a lot of us use different emails for logging into online accounts!
  • If you have a Pro account, you can select different levels of permissions, otherwise chooseย Admin
  • Clickย Save Editor
  • Your invitees will receive an email with a special link to access your site using their own login
  • If your invitee doesn’t receive that email, you can also send them the Invitation URL from your list of editors in the Settings tab

using a different website platform?

Transfer domain to accurate expressions

If you would prefer to manage things all in one place, you can transfer your domain name(s) from your existing registrar to Accurate Expressions.

Steps to transfer your domain

  1. Unlock Domain: Log in to your current registrar (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap, MelbourneIT) and find the domain settings to unlock the domain transfer lock.
  2. Get Authorization Code: Request the EPP code or transfer key (sometimes called a “domain password”) from your current registrar.
  3. Confirm Contact Details: Ensure your contact details with your current registrar are correct. In particular, ensure you have access to the admin email address for your domain.
  4. Contact Us: Once you have completed these steps, get in touch and we will handle the rest!

Transfer domain name away from Squarespace

You probably took advantage of Squarespace’s free domain for the first year (good choice!), and now you’d like to transfer it to another registrar (hopefully me!). The easiest way to do this is to click the Contact Rae button and let me handle it for you, but if you’d prefer to do it yourself, follow the steps in this article in the Squarespace Help Centre:

Transferring a domain away from Squarespace
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205812338-Transferring-a-domain-away-from-Squarespace

Create a staging site to run WordPress updates

The following instructions are specific to WordPress sites hosted by Accurate Expressions. If your WordPress site is hosted with someone else, please refer to their documentation regarding how to create a staging site.

Create Staging Site

  • Login to your Control Panel
  • Click WordPress Manager at the top of the screen
    WordPress Manager in the Control Panel
  • Click the Manage button next to your WordPress installation
  • In the Site URL section:
    • select staging from the Choose subdomain dropdown list
    • click the Create staging button to create the staging site

Run your updates

  • Once the staging site is set up, login using the link provided (eg, staging.yourdomain.com.au/wp-admin/) and your regular login credentials
  • In the staging site you can safely update all your plugins, themes and/or core WP files, then test the site to make sure there are no conflicts
  • Once you’ve confirmed that nothing has broken during the process, you can repeat the updates in the live site, then delete the staging site

Prefer someone else to manage this?

Accurate Expressions offers WordPress maintenance on a month-to-month basis. Contact Raeย for more information.

Add someone to your YouTube channel

If you need to add someone to your YouTube channel (for example, a designer to upload new channel art, like me!), follow these steps:

  • Login to YouTube
  • Visit studio.youtube.com
  • On the left-hand side, click Settings
  • Click Permissions
  • Click Invite and enter the email address of the person youโ€™d like to invite.
  • Click Access and select the role youโ€™d like to assign to this person from the table below (if you’re adding me, please add me as an Editor … more info on Channel permissions role types here)
  • Click Done
  • Invitations expire after 30 days

Add a collaborator to your Wix website

You can invite people to collaborate on your Wix site, and assign roles and permissions based on their expertise. A full overview is available in the Wix Help Center.

Invite a collaborator

To add a collaborator to your Wix website, follow these steps:

  • From you site’s dashboard, click on Settings > Roles & permissions
    Wix Settings > Roles & Permissions | accurate expressions
  • Click the blue Invite Collaborators button
  • Enter your collaboratorโ€™s email address
  • Select the checkbox next to the relevant role/s (if you’re adding me, please selectย Admin)
    Wix Invite Collaborators screen | accurate expressions
  • Click Send Invite (you can skip the next screen that says “Let us know how you’re connected”, or you can select the appropriate option and click Done! If you’re adding me, you can select An agency or freelancer)
  • Your collaborator will then receive an invitation from Wix (wix-team@notifications.wix.com)
    wix collaborator invitation email

Using a different website platform?

Need more help?

Collaborating with Webvizio

Collaborating on your new website project is easy with accurate expressions and Webvizio!

Your email invitation

You should have received your email invitation by now (if not, please check your Junk folder):

Webvizio Invitation Email | web design by accurate expressions

Create your free account

You will need to create your own free account with Webvizio:

  • Click the Go to the Project button in your invitation email
  • Then follow the onscreen prompts
  • You will receive a couple of emails from Webvizio in relation to your new account
  • You can also safely unsubscribe from Webvizio marketing emails by clicking the update your preferences link at the very bottom of the welcome email:

View and create tasks

Once you are logged in:

    • In Task mode create a new task by clicking on the area that needs reviewing
    • Click the + icon to assign the task to someone
    • Upload a file by clicking the paperclip icon
    • Set the priority by selecting High/Normal/Low from the dropdown
    • In Browse you can navigate around the website
    • Click on theย All tabs icon to quickly open other pages
    • Click the Open in new window icon to view the live website
    • Click the computer screen icon to view the website on different screen sizes

New task emails

You’ll receive an email when a new task is assigned to you (even if you’ve unsubscribed to marketing emails):

Webvizio New Task Email | web design by accurate expressions

Filter the task list

By default, you will see ALL tasks (including ones assigned to accurate expressions). You can filter the list so you only see your own tasks:

  • Click the filter icon at the top of the Task List
  • Select your name
  • Click Apply