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Growth · March 10, 2014

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making a $100 marketing animation

I was shopping around for a marketing animation. Typical cost was +$1000. I looked for a more budget option, and the only way to do it was actually to make it myself... Here's what I used... Goanimate 1-month subscription: $79 Voice actor from O Desk: $25 A couple of sound files: $5 Other tools used: PowerPoint, Paper53 It took about five full days, 10-12 hrs a day, to finish it. I'd appreciate comments and suggestions...or any ideas for a new scene. The animation is about our online test prep service called CUVE. We currently have a beta version for SAT math. (www.cuve.me) Thanks.…

making a $100 marketing animation launched on March 10, 2014 with 9 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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I was shopping around for a marketing animation. Typical cost was +$1000. I looked for a more budget option, and the only way to do it was actually to make it myself... Here's what I used... Goanimate 1-month subscription: $79 Voice actor from O Desk: $25 A couple of sound files: $5 Other tools used: PowerPoint…

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