After posting the first article on making money online with videos, I listed 17 sites offering embedded advertising, contests, google ads, and syndication offers. From some feedback and further research I’ve come up with another article posting the sites I missed the first time around. Some of these are newer sites that you definitely don’t have on your list.
Current.tv: Current has a range of opportunities to make money. You can make commercials for brands, promos for the site and other interesting contest features. It’s a unique site that has managed their brand well. If you are into Current’s concept, you’ll be happy to contribute even if you don’t win money.
SMS.ac: This popular social network offers video uploading with a $.99 fee. Users can place pay video on their home page for a fee and the publisher gets a cut. It won’t make you rich, but many publishers have 300 downloads or more.
Lulu.tv: Offers 80% of revenues to you, 20% to them. They run Yahoo Ads while you watch your videos. Not many users on the site right now though.
GoChongo: A unique approach, producers put up project parameters and cash rewards. Publishers enter submissions, the public rates it, the winner gets paid. For example, “make me a video for our new bands song”. This isn’t really getting paid for your video though, is it? It’s just getting paid peanuts to do work for somebody.
Votigo: This site is entirely devoted to contests. Make a contest, post it, people vote, winner is declared. It’s not seeing too much traction just yet, but that might be a good thing. Some of the corporate contests have very few entries and pretty nice prizes. You might already have the winning material.
Ziddio: This is Comcast’s video site where they post a number of contests in an effort to create interaction with television shows. An example would be the WWE’s biggest fan contest or, lines you won’t hear on the Sopranos. It may be a stretch to call it a money making site, but their plans are to create a channel that you can watch with your Comcast subscription, so I’ll chalk it up to interesting if nothing else.
Clip Syndicate: A network of publishers and content partners. Mostly geared towards news. I could imagine a recurring show, a la Rocketboom or TMZ really taking off. It’s similar to BrightCove and ROO media, but instead of syndicating a show permanently, you can choose individual pieces and quickly embed them into your sites feed. If you’re on the content producing side, you make money.
Cruxy: This site has a focus on bands and artists creating content and selling their projects. One interesting and unique application of Cruxy is the portable player that they have created for Second Life users. Download the widget that you have filled with paid content and carry it around with you in the virtual world. It’s like having a virtual IPOD for your virtual home or virtual person. I think these guys should really cash in and make the virtual player have virtual batteries that run out. Then you have to buy new ones with real money.
Helpful Video: In the How-To UCG video category, this site may find some users. It’s a simple site where you post what you know how to do, charge a small fee and people pay you. If you actually knew how to do something of value, this could be a great way to make money once more of these sites catch on.
I’m sure in a few months I’ll post a part 3 to this article. There doesn’t seem to be any slowing down with new video start ups with more and more sites looking to get you in on the money making game.
Get your learn on! Local events, photos, ticket comps, videos and articles, delivered to you for free, every week! Get the Weekly Wize Guide!