{"id":15009,"date":"2021-09-30T13:04:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T17:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/6-youtube-hacks-for-captioning-and-subtitling\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T21:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:11:38","slug":"6-youtube-hacks-for-captioning-and-subtitling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/6-youtube-hacks-for-captioning-and-subtitling\/","title":{"rendered":"6 YouTube Captioning and Subtitling Hacks You Need to Try"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Captioning<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">6 YouTube Captioning and Subtitling Hacks You Need to Try<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/elisa\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Elisa Lewis<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2021-09-30T13:04:19+00:00\">September 30, 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-hacks.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-hacks.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-hacks-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-hacks-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-hacks-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                <hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/integrations\/youtube-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Automate Your YouTube Captioning [Learn About the Integration]<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you really want to up your YouTube game, you should consider adding captions.<\/p>\n<p>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oberlo.com\/blog\/youtube-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">500 hours of video<\/a> are uploaded to YouTube every minute. That&#8217;s a lot of content, which, unfortunately, isn&#8217;t always captioned.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to YouTube, captions are a powerful tool. Captions can help engage your audience, boost SEO, reach wider audiences, and increase views.\u00a0Discovery Digital Networks saw a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/why-3play\/case-studies\/discovery-digital-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7.3% increase in views<\/a> on YouTube when they added captions to their videos.<\/p>\n<p>A research study from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/261476265_Enhancing_television_advertising_Same-language_subtitles_can_improve_brand_recall_verbal_memory_and_behavioral_intent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science<\/a>\u00a0even found that captions improve brand recall, verbal memory, and behavioral intent.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, captions make your videos accessible to people who are d\/Deaf and hard of hearing.<\/p>\n<p>With YouTube, you can easily add captions to your videos, and there are plenty of hacks for captioning that can help take your videos to a whole new level. Let&#8217;s dive in!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>YouTube Hack #1: Auto Translate Captions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Using Google Translate, YouTube will automatically translate your caption file into other languages.<\/p>\n<p>To use this feature, your video will need to have an original caption file. There are many ways to create captions. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/create-srt-file\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIY<\/a> them, use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/how-to-guides\/closed-captions-subtitles-on-youtube-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube&#8217;s automatic captioning feature<\/a>, or submit your file to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/captioning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">captioning company<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have your caption file uploaded to your video, you are ready to translate!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to do it:<\/p>\n<p>1. Head over to your <strong>YouTube\u00a0Studio<\/strong><br \/>\n2. From the menu on the left, click the <strong>Subtitles\u00a0<\/strong>tab<br \/>\n3. Select the video you want to translate<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/add-subtitles-youtube-gif.gif\" alt=\"gif of add a new language to a YouTube video\" width=\"662\" height=\"336\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. If you haven&#8217;t selected the language for the video you intend to translate, you&#8217;ll be asked to choose and the language and confirm<\/p>\n<p>5. Select\u00a0<strong>Add Language<\/strong> and choose the language you&#8217;d like to translate to<\/p>\n<p>6. Under &#8220;Title &amp; description&#8221;, click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7. Enter the translated title and description, and select <strong>Publish<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><div class=\"su-box su-box-style-default\" id=\"\" style=\"border-color:#b3003c;border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-box-title\" style=\"background-color:#E6006F;color:#FFFFFF;border-top-left-radius:1px;border-top-right-radius:1px\">Don&#8217;t forget to edit your translations!<\/div><div class=\"su-box-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Unfortunately, automatic translations aren&#8217;t always correct&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LMkJuDVJdTw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Like with anything that comes from automatic transcription, it&#8217;s always a good idea to double-check the transcript for errors. <\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>YouTube Captioning Hack #2: Reposition captions on a video<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Is the caption placement obstructing an important visual element in the YouTube video you are watching?\u00a0If so, YouTube has a workaround for that.<\/p>\n<p>Using your mouse, you can drag captions and place them all around the video screen.<\/p>\n<p>You can do this with any video that has captions available, not just the ones that you own.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edited-4.gif\" alt=\"Mouse moving YouTube subtitles to change their position on screen\" width=\"650\" height=\"375\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>YouTube Captioning Hack #3: Use keyboard shortcuts for adjusting captions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/perspective-videos\/keyboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keyboard usability is so important<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These shortcuts give access to people who can&#8217;t rely on a mouse, including people who are blind or low vision, and people with motor disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, many video players fail on keyboard accessibility.<\/p>\n<p>But while YouTube still has some kinks to work out, they do have some easy keyboard shortcuts for captioning.<\/p>\n<p>Using your <strong>C<\/strong> key, you can turn captions on or off.<\/p>\n<p>To increase the size of the captions, use the <strong>+ (plus)<\/strong> key. To decrease the size of the captions, use the <strong>&#8211; (minus)<\/strong> key.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/caption-keyboard.gif\" alt=\"To turn captions on\/off, press the C key. To increase or decrease the size, press + or - respectively\" width=\"700\" height=\"268\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#DEEFF5;color:#000000\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/integrations\/youtube-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn about 3Play&#8217;s YouTube integration \u27a1\ufe0f<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>YouTube Captioning Hack #4: Use live stenographers for YouTube Live Stream<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube has been slowly rolling out <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/7667271?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">automatic English captions for live streams<\/a> with accounts that have over 1,000 subcribers.<\/p>\n<p>But since automatic captioning is far from perfect, YouTube allows you to have live stenographers.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how you can deploy this feature:<\/p>\n<p>1. Under your YouTube <strong>Creator Studio<\/strong>, select <strong>Live Streaming<\/strong>, then <strong>Events<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select <strong>New live event<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Fill out the appropriate details for your event. Under <strong>Type<\/strong> select <strong>Custom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>4. Next, head over to <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong> and scroll to the bottom. Under <strong>Added delay<\/strong>, add a 30s or 60s delay to your broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>5. Under <strong>Stream optimizations<\/strong>, make sure to select <strong>Normal latency<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>6. Then click <strong>Create event<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>7. Once you&#8217;ve selected your &#8216;stream key,&#8217; a <strong>Closed Captions<\/strong> menu will appear. Select <strong>POST captions to URL<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>8. A link will appear that you can share with your live captioners when you go live!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/edited-5.gif\" alt=\"Demonstrating how to add captions to a live stream. Click Live Streaming, create an event, and set type to Custom. This leads to a new screen that allows closed captioning selection at the bottom\" width=\"667\" height=\"365\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>YouTube Captioning Hack #5: View videos with a transcript<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube also allows you to view videos with a transcript.\u00a0The transcript plays along with the video; you can also select specific lines and skip to that part of the video.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how to add a transcript:<\/p>\n<p>1. Under the video player, select the ellipsis &#8220;<strong>more<\/strong>&#8221; icon (&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p>2. Select <strong>Open transcript<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A transcript will pop up on the right-hand side.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/editedd-6.gif\" alt=\"Demonstration of YouTube transcript to the right of the video player\" width=\"663\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>YouTube Captioning Hack #6: Manage caption settings for your device<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When available, you can toggle captions on or off across different devices for YouTube videos.\u00a0You can also choose to &#8220;Show automatic captions by speech recognition&#8221; when available.\u00a0This feature works for your computer, Android, iPhone, and Ipad.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it works:<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Manage caption settings on your computer<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h4>To turn captions on or off by <strong>default<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n<p>1. Go to your <strong>Account Setting Page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select <strong>Playback<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Under captions, check or uncheck the &#8220;Always show captions&#8221; box and\/or &#8220;Show automatic captions by speech recognition (when available)&#8221; box.<\/p>\n<h4>To <strong>adjust<\/strong> the style of your captions:<\/h4>\n<p>1. Under the video player, select the <strong>settings<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n<p>2. Next, select <strong>Subtitles\/CC<\/strong>, then <strong>options<\/strong> at the top of the mini menu.<\/p>\n<p>3. Now you can change the font, font color, font size, background color, and background opacity.<br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Manage caption settings on your iPhone &amp; iPad<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h4>To turn captions <strong>on or off<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n<p>1. Lightly tap on the video you are watching. Tap on the menu icon <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"three dots on top of each other, youtube menu button\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Under <strong>captions<\/strong> you can select to turn the captions on or off.<\/p>\n<h4>To adjust the <strong>style<\/strong> of captions:<\/h4>\n<p>1. Head over to your iPhone&#8217;s <strong>settings<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p>2. Tap <strong>General<\/strong>, then <strong>Accessibility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Scroll down to find &#8220;Media,&#8221; then tap <strong>Subtitles &amp; Captioning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>4. Tap on <strong>Style<\/strong> where you will see all available options for size and font. You can even customize your own styles under <strong>Create New Style<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Manage caption settings on your Android<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h4>To turn captions <strong>on or off<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n<p>1. Lightly tap on the video you are watching, then tap on the menu icon <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"three dots on top of each other, youtube menu button\" \/> located at the top right corner of the video player.<\/p>\n<p>2. Under <strong>captions<\/strong> you can select to turn the captions on or off.<\/p>\n<h4>To adjust the <strong>style<\/strong> of captions:<\/h4>\n<p>1. Open the <strong>YouTube app<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>2. Select <strong>Menu<\/strong>, then <strong>Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>3. Tap on <strong>Captions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/services\/integrations\/youtube-integration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29931 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube. 3Play Media. Learn about the captioning integration.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration-600x172.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration-768x220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration-585x167.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration-888x254.jpg 888w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration-524x150.jpg 524w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration-262x75.jpg 262w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/YouTube-3Play-Integration-174x50.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>This post was originally published by Sofia Leiva on Mar 29, 2018, and has since been updated <i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">for accuracy, clarity, and freshness<\/i>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n                                                \n                                                <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n                                                \n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c28011a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\">\n\t<p style=\"margin-top:0\">Filed under<\/p>\n\t\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"is-style-pills wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/blog\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Blog<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/media-entertainment\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Media &amp; Entertainment<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/online-video\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Online Video<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/tag\/web-accessibility\/\" class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Web Accessibility<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dda23514 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\">About the author<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1439da97da9b43d5b48d58116be8bcd72d59d6b10e43e00298f39ab94f88eb5f?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1439da97da9b43d5b48d58116be8bcd72d59d6b10e43e00298f39ab94f88eb5f?s=192&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/elisa\/\" target=\"_self\">Elisa Lewis<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__bio\">Elisa Lewis is a Senior Marketing Manager at 3Play Media, where she leads content and brand strategy. 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