Tired of writing? Struggling with finding your style of messaging? Or is writing becoming just too time consuming and frustrating?

Have you thought about using audio or video to update content to your blog?

The ability to do podcasting and video has been available for many years, but the number of content producers utilizing these techniques is still minimal.

With more media devices becoming as simple as using your cell phone, now is a great time to mix up your content delivery.

If you know how to take a picture with your mobile device and upload it to a social network, there is no reason not to be using some of the multimedia devices that are currently available to spice up your online messaging.

Just less than five years ago you had to worry about drivers and encoding video to properly format it for web use. With audio, you needed a sound capture and software to transfer audio files to the web.

Today’s multimedia tools are just hit, record and post. It cannot get any simpler for someone trying to build an engaging presence on the Internet.

For video, the iFlip is the best tool on the market, simply hit the big red button and record. After you are done, pull out the memory card and upload to your computer. Just three clicks later it can be uploaded to your  blog or website.

For audio, the new toy on the market is the Blue Microphones USB. The sound quality is awesome and the drivers are built into the device, all you have to worry about is your script and voice.

To get some more information on Blue Microphones USB and its popularity, check out this interesting article yesterday from USA Today. I may be in the minority but I get a kick out of their old-school looking mics.

The two items that I have highlighted have links to their home page. I am not getting paid to endorse these items, I am just so much a fan of their products that I wanted to point out their great qualities and hope that more hobbyists and businesses would embrace their usefulness.

For less than $400 dollars, you can have both of these media tools. Is it an investment that is justified? It could really build that trust between you and your audience. They can put a face to the product or a voice to the writer, powerful stuff if you want to take your online business to the next level.