We’re always told about being green these days. Which is great. But to be perfectly honest, I don’t really think about it. I recycle everything that can be recycled and I’m very frugal with our heating system. But that’s about it. That is until I read an article about how we can all be a bit more green. It got … Read More
Startup Business Offer
The Cuillin Collective have been on the go for a good number of years. Both Ailsa and I have proudly built it up from scratch. But building a business can be a terrible strain. Not just personally, but financially as well. Where does the money come from every month? How do you pay the bills and build a business in … Read More
Common Craft
There are so many different styles of explanation videos. And so many names for each style of video. It can all get a bit confusing. So, we’re taking the most common mistake we see here and sorting it out once and for all. We get a lot of customers looking for what are known as ‘Common Craft’ style videos. They … Read More
How We Work
Any business, regardless of the nature of it, must keep their customers needs and wants at the centre of everything they do. If this is lost sight of, then you lose sight of why you started the business in the first place – and you’ll probably find yourself losing customers too! There are many varied ways of meeting the needs … Read More
Are Explainer Videos A Waste Of Money?
In a word: no. Well, they can be if you don’t make the right choices when choosing which company to make it for you, but that’s another article for another day! As home of the explainer video, we believe and promote the values of having an explainer video on your site. The price of explainer videos varies massively, but regardless … Read More
Writing An Explanation Video
The process of writing a script is one of the most important parts of creating an explanation video. Now of course the voice over, illustrations, shooting and editing all come together to create a high-quality explanation video, but it is the script that will capture the attention of your viewers. The purpose of the video is to communicate your product or … Read More
The Year Of The Explanation Video
We honestly believe that 2013 is the year of the explanation video – the year that they reach their peak. Since we started The Cuillin Collective, we’ve seen their popularity rise a huge amount. We’ve also seen the companies that make them rise too, there is more competition now than ever before, which is a great thing. It’s good for … Read More
Working From Home and Pregnancy
As with everything, there are good points and bad points to working from home. Except for the fact that working from home has many more good points than bad! It allows for a certain amount of flexibility, although that’s not to say you spend your day watching movies and pretending to work. You could, but you’d never get anything done, … Read More
Skye Web Design
In 2010 our sole focus as a business was to write, illustrate and shoot paper craft explainer videos. We had no intention to get involved with the design and building of websites. But as with all businesses things change. The more explainers we created the more we were asked if we did web design also. So in 2011 we decided … Read More
Rural Living With A Modern Business
We live in a small crofting village called Elgol. It’s right at the south end of the Strathaird peninsula on the Isle of Skye. In Elgol, we have a village shop and a thriving tourism industry. The Misty Isle Boat Trips regularly take visitors into the stunning Loch Coruisk and on occasion are treated to a visit from Dolphins, Minke … Read More