Vidnami Review 2020

What is Vidnami (formerly Content Samurai)?

Vidnami is an online video maker whose artificial intelligence analyses entered text and automatically selects relevant images / video clips enabling users to quickly create professional-looking videos without the need for any prior technical knowledge.

Written content (like blog posts) can be repurposed into a medium far more visually appealing which significantly helps keep viewers engaged for longer and boosts conversion rates.

What’s best is that this is all done via an intuitive interface and step-by-step approach that smashes the time needed to make a video while removing all tech-related challenges.

You don’t even need to show your face or use your own voice, you can use the tool’s Auto Voice feature; you don’t even have to download or install anything, it’s a web-based app.

Quick Vidnami History Lesson

Vidnami was introduced to the market as Content Samurai in 2015 and has been updated quite regularly ever since.

In May of 2020, the tool changed its name to its current denomination, “Vidnami”. “Content Samurai” was a very long, hard-to-spell name and it didn’t really sound like a video creation platform.

The name “Vidnami” is a portmanteau of the word “video” and “Nami”, the Japanese word for “wave”. The goal behind this word combination is to convey the idea of creating a positive wave of influence in the world through video.

Who Created Vidnami?

Vidnami was created by Noble Samurai, a software company from Australia that develops cutting-edge applications to help internet marketers maximize their online marketing success.

The company is built on top of years of experience in its field and has already provided us with products such as Market Samurai (one of the first market and keyword research tools), Question Samurai and Vidsy.

Who Is Vidnami Not for?

Vidnami is great but it isn’t for everyone. If one of the following situations matches yours, then this tool is probably not for you.

1. Marketers on a Shoestring Budget

Granted, you’re free to cancel your account at any time. But not everyone can afford to pay $47 (or $35 at a discount) on a monthly basis for a video creation tool.

2. Casual Content Marketers

If you’re someone who only does content marketing once in a blue moon, maybe spending money on a software you’re going to be using every so often might not be the best option.

3. People Wanting to do Full Video Editing

This goes hand in hand with the next one — if you’re looking for a video editing software that offers full control, Vidnami is not it.

4. Seasoned Video Editors

Do you have advanced video editing skills and own expensive video editing software? In that case, Vidnami is probably not for you.

Is Vidnami Suitable for You?

So, you couldn’t relate to any of the scenarios in the above section and you’re still wondering: is Vidnami suitable for me?

Check if you fall into one of the following categories to find out.

1. People who want to add video to their strategy without spending too much money

Vidnami is for those who want to put a video marketing strategy in place but can’t afford or aren’t willing to spend thousands of dollars to do it.

2. Non-tech savvy people who acknowledge the importance of video and value their time

If you understand how powerful video can be and are looking for an easy-to-use video creation tool that can save you time and deliver results, then Vidnami might be the one for you.

3. Everyone looking to improve their content, get more exposure and reach a wider audience

Noble Samurai’s video tool is suited for everyone focused on improving their content strategy.

That’s basically, those who want to: 1) enrich their blog posts with a video, 2) use a more engaging type of medium and 3) do content repurposing by turning their written content into videos.

4. Marketers, bloggers and influencers aiming to create quick and stunning videos

Anyone looking to quickly create professional-looking videos of any kind will find this tool great.

From sales videos (that’d complement your sales letters), to video ads for social media, from influencer videos where you talk to your tribe to training / online course videos where you teach your students to whatever you can think of… the list goes on and Vidnami can help.

5. SEOs wanting to build natural backlinks

Adding a cool, engaging video (like the ones Vidnami allows you to create) to your content can really help spice it up and make it more interesting.

So much so that you’ll be more likely to build (or better yet, “earn”) links from other websites naturally.

The more backlinks a page gets, the more SEO power. And with more SEO power come… higher search engine rankings.

6. Shy or privacy-concerned people wanting to bet on video

People who prefer not to show their face on camera or share their voice publicly, shy people or privacy-concerned individuals still wanting to bet on video will find this tool to be perfect for their projects.

Just check Vidnami’s features to learn how.

This Is Why You Can’t Risk Being Left Behind

Video Is Incredibly Powerful

In a more and more digital world, consumer and user interaction with companies and personal brands is changing and video is leading the way.

Aware of the fact, giants like Google (bought Youtube for $1.65 billion), Facebook (bet big on social video) and Amazon (launched Prime Video) were quick to change gears towards this medium.

Here’s why video is becoming increasingly important:

1. Video has a high level of shareability and engagement

On Facebook, videos are shared two times more than articles or images; on Twitter, six times more than photos and three times more than GIFs.

When you add captions to your video ads on Facebook that’ll usually increase view time by 12%. Compared to a photo, 135% more organic reach is what a video will receive on Facebook.

2. Video conveys messages better and faster

1.8 million words in plain text would be needed to convey the same richness of information and emotional connection that can be achieved from just one minute of video, James McQuivey (VP Analyst, Forrester Research) calculated.

3. Video boosts conversions

This medium is one of the most effective ways of converting prospects into customers.

Eight out of ten consumers say that they are more likely to buy a product or service after watching a video explaining it.

4. Video drives more web traffic

Video content attracts 300% more traffic than any other kind.

It will account for more than three quarters of internet traffic in the near future, a CISCO research says.

5. Video helps improve SEO

If done right, embedding a video can improve a page’s SEO as it’ll contribute to lower that page’s bounce rate and improve time on site.

Both are important ranking factors that will make you go up on the search engine results pages.

6. Video is accessible to everyone

Individuals are winning the race to get the public’s attention against big players with large budgets. There’s no need for big productions or lots of money spent to hire professional videographers.

It’s Not All Rainbows and Butterflies… Obviously!

Whether you’re a blogger, influencer, marketer or business owner, if you’re someone aiming for success, you can’t afford missing out on this great opportunity.

For sure, it’s not all rainbows and butterflies. There might be some challenges along the way.

Here are just a few:

• You don’t have time to do it yourself.
• You can’t afford or don’t like outsourcing video editing.
• It’s hard to create engaging videos or you don’t know how.
• You don’t own recording equipment and it’s super expensive.
• The technical details are overwhelming or it’s a steep learning curve.
• You don’t feel comfortable showing your face on camera or even using your voice.

If Only There Was a Solution…

You’ve seen how powerful video and video marketing is and how it could radically change what you do.

You’d love to go for it, but there are some obstacles that have been stopping in your tracks.

If only there was a solution…

Fortunately there is. There are tools that can ease out the video creation process.

And a few, like Vidnami, that can eliminate most — if not all — of the challenges and even make the whole thing feel pretty easy.

Here’s How Vidnami Comes to the Rescue

1. Vidnami allows you to create videos fast

If time is money, then wasted time is lost money.
Saved time is more money or, better yet, gained money.

If video content has so many advantages and is such a great opportunity, the faster you create it, the better. Plus the more time you’ll have to make more of it.

And Vidnami is all about creating quality videos in quick and easy fashion.

PRO TIP: You shouldn’t expect all videos you’ll create will be a hit, right? But the beauty of it all is that you’ll soon be able to understand which work, which don’t and create more of those that do.

2. Vidnami is super straightforward and there’s no need for expensive recording equipment

You really don’t need a big budget for outsourcing video editing or expensive recording gear.

Not with Vidnami. Being such an easy-to-use tool, you’ll be able to make your videos yourself from beginning to end and you don’t even need to own a mic or a webcam.

3. Creating engaging videos using Vidnami is as simple as picking a template

Forget about technical details or having to deal with a learning curve.

To make engaging videos all you have to do is use one of the many video templates that come with Vidnami.

Pick a template. Personalize the video to your liking. That’s it.

Don’t know how to create engaging videos? No problem.

By combining words (your entered text) with visual aids (moving images and video clips) videos created with Vidnami go to the very core of human engagement and attention grabbing.

How? Because that’s basically how our brains are wired together.

Research by child development theorist Linda Kreger Silverman says that 25% of the population thinks in the form of words exclusively, less than 30% strongly uses visual thinking and 45% of us use both ways of thinking.

PRO TIP: According to famous author and blogger Seth Godin, «Marketing is a contest for people’s attention». Video marketing, as a type of marketing, has the same goal too.

Not all videos you create need to be viral videos or engaging videos, however. You can grab people’s attention using other types of videos, too, like instructional or purely informational ones.

4. Vidnami makes it possible to create videos even if you’re shy or prefer to keep your privacy

Whether you prefer not to show your face on camera or even using your voice for whatever the reason, the way Vidnami works has got you covered (pun intended).

Noble Samurai’s video creation platform uses text, images, video clips, audio and music to make cool-looking videos and there’s no need to expose your face or voice publicly.

I mean, you could, if you wanted to. But you don’t have to.

Besides the millions of images and video clips that you can use instead, Vidnami also has AutoVoice. A feature that will read your scripts out loud for you — you can pick from many different voices and accents — and it sounds amazing.

What Is Video Marketing?

Video marketing is a type of content marketing; a marketing technique in which individuals or businesses (small or big) create short videos about their brands, products, services or other specific topics.

Vidnami Features: What Comes Inside?

The guys at Noble Samurai are working consistently to improve Vidnami. New features are being added quite frequently.

Here’s a quick rundown of what’s included at the present moment:

Artificial Intelligence

Vidnami’s main feature is the platform’s advanced artificial intelligence that reads and understands any text you enter and quickly selects related images or video clips to illustrate your words.

This single process dramatically reduces the time it would normally take you to create a similar video on any expensive video editor software.

1080p Full HD Quality & Different Video Sizes

Vidnami allows you to make high-definition videos at a 1080p resolution and at different sizes to match the recommended video format of your social networks (e.g.: square and vertical formats).

Multiple Video Templates

Using a template to create your Vidnami videos is optional, but they really speed things up.

That said, there are over 100 professional video templates for YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc and they are grouped like so:

• Content videos (which can based on blog posts)
• Training / online course videos.
• Sales letter videos
• Influencer videos
• Video ads

The possibilities are limitless: you’re free to create everything from local marketing videos to social media videos.

Full Theme Customization

You’re also free to create your own themes, add your own logos and brand watermarks, include cool background images and different textures.

As well as personalizing the fonts and colors to make your videos match your company’s or website’s look and feel.

Built-in Royalty-free Media (Like… millions of it!)

Vidnami literally offers literally millions of royalty-free pieces of reusable media that you can add to your videos. That includes:

• 125,000 music tracks from Videoblocks.*
• Over 790,000 video clips from Videoblocks. *
• 112,000,000 high-quality images

Besides all this built-in media, you also have the option to upload your own music tracks, video clips and images.

* An all-access yearly plan bought directly from Videoblocks would cost you $384 a year. If you’re a business it’d be even more expensive.

Automated Voice Overs

While producing your videos, you’re able to record your own voice or upload a pre-recorded voice track.

Or, instead, use AutoVoice to instantly turn your text to speech — a really cool feature for the ones who prefer not to use their own voice.

AutoVoice offers dozens of different male and female voice over voices with accents from Australia, United Kingdom and the USA for you to choose from.

It doesn’t sound like a robot reading at all and you can adjust their reading speed to your liking.

Unlimited Video Creation

Unlike some web-based software subscription services where you have daily / monthly usage limits, Vidnami allows you to create as many videos as you’d like. There are no limits on what you can do with the tool.

Private Community

Vidnami gives you access to a private community on Facebook where you learn from fellow users, ask them for tips or their opinion on the videos you create and much more.

Support

Vidnami or rather Noble Samurai, the makers of this tool, have a quick and nice support team.

I should know because I contacted them via email once or twice only to realize there was no issue with their tool — it was just a “bad user” error.

I even told them a super old computer joke to excuse my lameness and they found it funny. That or… they pretended to get my joke, lol — that’s how cool and polite they are!

Other than email support, there are a ton of training videos that will get you used to the tool and creating the videos you need to grow your business faster than you can read this whole Vidnami review.

As I wrote above, there’s also a Facebook group exclusive for paying members with lots of other Vidnami users ready to offer you a helping hand.

Vidnami’s Pros & Cons

Like with anything, there are pros and cons to Vidnami.

What I Like

Let’s this start off with the stuff I like the most:

• Clean and intuitive interface.
• Simple to use and fast to deliver.
• No prior video editing experience required.
• Videos can be totally customizable to your liking.
• Huge library of reusable royalty-free media available.
• Quick to turn articles into videos with just a few clicks.
• Regularly updated with new features and more built-in media.
• Automatic voice over feature sounds amazing and comes with many options.
• No download or installation needed — it’s a web-based tool and it’ll work on every platform or operating system.

What I Don’t Like

You know it, there are no perfect tools, there’s always room for improvement. Regardless, some things may be more relevant to some users than to others.

If you ask me, here are a few things that could be better:

• No lifetime subscription available.
• No video animations available. (E.g.: Typography, whiteboard, 2D and 3D animation.)
• A bit expensive for those on a tight budget or just starting out (although they occasionally run promos and discounts).

Vidnami Pricing: How much does it cost

A Vidnami monthly subscription will cost you $47.

Opting for the yearly payment of $397 lowers the monthly fee down to $33, as you’ll benefit from a 30% deduction on the total price per year.

Speaking of great deals, Noble Samurai occasionally runs some awesome Vidnami discount offers on special dates or events where both payment options (monthly and yearly) go down substantially.

You can also take the 14-day free trial totally risk free, if you’re still unsure about whether or not to get the tool.

Just check the sections below to learn more about the discount and free trial.

Vidnami Discount: 25% OFF

If you’re looking for a Vidnami deal, here it is.

I’ve secured an exclusive 25% off discount which lowers the monthly fee down to $35 — instead of the regular $47. (The button below will send you directly to the checkout page.)

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This means you’ll save $12 a month forever. I.e.: for as long as you keep your monthly subscription after clicking on the button above and getting this deal.

14-Day Free Trial

Better than reading my review of Vidnami, is to give it a test run yourself.

Here’s what’s good about the free trial:

It’s totally risk free — no payment details (credit card or PayPal) required when creating an account.

Cancel it at any time — no questions asked, it’s done immediately.

25% off discount after the trial is over — if you decide to keep your account you’ll be able to enjoy the same deal as you would in case you purchased the discounted monthly plan above directly.

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All these amazing benefits only go to show how confident the creators of Vidnami are about the quality of their tool and how much they can be trusted.

Free Trial Limitations

Another benefit that further confirmed this was having the same privileges as paying customers. Free trial users could use the tool to its full extent to create and download unlimited videos with no watermarks whatsoever or things like that.

However, in June of 2020, due to a massive increase in the amount of people ‘trial hopping”, Noble Samurai were forced to introduce two limitations to the free trial in order to restore user experience:

1. All videos created with free trial accounts come with a “TRIAL” watermark.
2. The auto-voice feature is only available to paying users.

These changes are quite understandable, though.

Trial hoppers were basically exhausting the platform resources to render thousands of videos for free which was disrupting the quality of the service for paying customers and costing the company thousands of dollars a month.

Vidnami Review Wrap-Up & Final Verdict

Video has seen a meteoric growth in recent years and, in light of the many advantages it brings to the table for both content publishers and consumers, it only seems to be going up.

Regardless of what you do online, if you want to succeed, this is a massive opportunity that you have to take. Right now. That or… risk missing out on this opportunity.

It’s easier said than done — you’re right!

There are a bunch of things to deal with like lack of money and time, technical details, not owning proper recording gear, not wanting to show your face on camera, etc., etc….

Thankfully, there are tools that solve most of these issues. Noble Samurai’s video creation tool being one of them and one of the best in this category.

Vidnami is so simple to use that no prior video editing experience is required. All you need is to follow its step-by-step approach to create awesome videos in — literally — minutes of your time.

And since it’s a web-based tool, it will work on any platform (no download / installation or compatibility issues) making it super handy and readily available anywhere you go.

In addition to the time and headaches it will save you, it’s not that expensive either, especially when compared to the alternatives. For those just starting out, it might still seem like it’s too much, that’s for sure.

But if you look at it as an investment, one with great potential to boost conversions / sales / leads and engagement, improve search engine rankings, drive more traffic, build brand awareness… it will pay for itself.

All things considered, my verdict is beyond positive: Vidnami gets a 4.5 score out of 5 and I definitely recommend it.

After all is said and done, if you’re still on the fence, why don’t you go ahead and give it a test run?

It’s 100% risk free, no payment details are required and you get to keep all the videos you create during your trial.

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