Can you really make money with Videos?

You have perhaps seen a very interesting or even funny video on the web. You may have even wondered how the creators of such videos cash in from their work. Can you really make money with videos?

You will get surprised to find out how much money people are making from such videos. The following are some of the most effective ways to get the most out of your creativity.

Using YouTube

You can get a share of revenue from YouTube. Every month, over a billion people are visiting YouTube. The channel is making over 4 billion dollars every year through advertisements.

It is possible for you to get a share of this revenue by uploading your videos to this channel. To enable you do that, you will need to sign up with Google as a YouTube partner.

After signing up, you will then proceed to create interesting videos and upload them to the YouTube channel giving them a short description. Some adverts will be placed next to your video depending on your type of audience.

Whenever someone clicks on the advert before or after watching your video, a certain portion of revenue is credited to your account. The amount may be very small but it can build up to a good amount if a big number of people watch your video.

It therefore boils down to how many people will watch the video. To make your video go viral, you need to be creative and target the right audience. You also have to give it a very catchy description and ensure its presence in social media.

Apart from YouTube, you could also sign up with other revenue sharing sites such as Revver, Blip.TV, Google video, eefoof.com and many others.

Affiliate Marketing

It is also possible to make a kill with your videos using affiliate marketing. To start off, sign up with an affiliate marketing program where you can earn some money by referrals facilitated by placing affiliate links next to your videos.

You could create a webpage and upload your videos to the page. When people visit your site, some of them will click on the affiliate links after watching the video. You can then earn a proportion of revenue made through that link

Creating Google video websites 

Create a website for a specific niche that you are interested in and embed Google videos that are related to your niche. You can then monetize your videos by using Google Ad Sense or using other related links.

Selling your videos

There are a number of sites that are willing to buy your videos to stock them in their site. They must however be quality and professional videos that other people would want to use in their websites.

A good example of such a site is iStockVideo.com. In addition to buying your videos, they also pay you for inviting other people to upload videos in their website.

Get sponsors for your videos

If you can create professional and interesting videos that are appealing to a certain audience, then you can get some advertisers willing to sponsor them. You can then give them an opportunity to advertise during or after the video.

You could also promote their services and earn some commission by making a call to action after your videos.

Using Videos to support your own business

It is also profitable to use videos to promote your own products. This can increase sales by converting viewers into potential customers. Create a video that will interest a certain audience and advertise your products using it.

Create videos to advertise local businesses

Form a partnership with local businesses in your area and create some videos to market their products. This can be effective if you choose a specific line of business and create something that interests potential customers in that niche.

It is therefore evident that you can really make money using videos. However, not everybody will succeed in this field. You have to devise an effective strategy that will make your work stand out from the rest.

Choose one or a combination of techniques that you believe will work best for you. Do not expect to become a billionaire overnight but remain consistent and you will get income streaming in faster than you expect.