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Tips and Best Practices for Making Internet Video

You might be the greatest thing since sliced bread when it comes to lighting and framing. But if you’re no good at these preliminary things your online video quality may seriously suffer. That could mean less viewers, less revenue and less projects in the future. So check out these few quick things to help you get set before you say Quiet on the Set!

What is it? – Every good video starts with a good idea. But that good idea has to then be turned into a good script and good dialog (if you have any). It needs to be compelling and keep the viewer’s interest. But not only that, the story needs to go somewhere or the video has to be setup so that it leads the viewer into wanting to obtain further information, see further episodes or buy the product, whatever the goal of your video is. This can be accomplished with good pacing. An average person speaks 120-150 words per minute so if you are going to have someone speaking then a five-minute video would require around 600 to 750 words if it were one person speaking for the whole video.

Who’s on First? – That old Abbott and Costello bit still gets me even now. But it was all about placement and timing. Storyboarding is where you, as the creative talent behind your online video, get all your placement and timing hashed out before you get on set or location and start muddling about. This is where you can outline exactly what’s happening in every piece of the video. We’re not talking doing a second-by-second mock-up here but a general visual outline so you know exactly what route you want to take from point A to point B. Once you’ve got this and your script in hand you should have a pretty clear idea on where you are headed and how you’re getting there.

Ohhh, shiny! – You’ve got your footage, you followed your script, your storyboard showed you the way. Now what? Well of course you’ve got to edit together the pieces. But you’ve also got information that you need to communicate to your viewers. This could be as simple as an opening title or as complex as a full set of subtitles, closed captions and scene transitions and closing credits. Either way you have got to get URLs, email addresses and product names. Depending on if you’re selling a product, a service or a person that is.

These are just three simple things to take into account even before you step behind or in front of that video camera and yell Action! Done properly these initial foundations will give you a solid base from which to build your online video empire.

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04 2009

How To Earn Money From Funny Videos

You can profit well from making funny video websites. Many people have been doing this and are making a living off it. So, here’s how to make a funny video website and make money from it:

1. Creating a Name

Have fun thinking of a name that is easy to remember but uniquely different and catchy. You want to have a good name for your funny video site because it’s important for driving traffic, keeping that traffic coming and making money from that consistent traffic.

2. Building Your Site

To build your site nowadays you don’t have to know complicated coding. There are specific programs that will have you setting up your site quickly and fairly easily. A good book or manual will show precisely what needs to be done and can provide you access to sources which can make things a thousand times easier.

3. Getting the Videos

There are numerous sites that allow you access to popular funny videos which you can embed into your site. Several of these sites share the videos amongst each other, so supplying funny videos to your site is made easier.

4. Make the Money

Having your site make money will consist of various income streams from click-on ads, banner advertising to actual products which you can earn commissions from.

Create accounts at Google and Yahoo! for click-on ads and find internet products which relate to the videos you’ll be showing. Several internet companies will have programs which you can sign up for and immediately start promoting products on your site.

After you’ve generated traffic for your site, you can go to the larger businesses for their banner advertisements which can pay a lot more. The medley of income streams provides a constant revenue so long as your traffic remains high.

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