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Want Advertisers? Get Your Videos 100k Views


That’s what Jason Glickman from Tremor Media, the largest online video network tells me at the end of this podcast. I think you can do it with much less, but I believe Jason means on his network. Tremormedia sells ads on videos by the millions and millions (in other words, not the long tail). So if you’re looking for an inside look into the online video advertising network business (non User generated content videos), this is the podcast for you. We also talk... Read More »

5 Tips To Selling Ad Sponsorships In Web Videos


So you’re making web videos and you’ve having fun doing it… but you want to start making some money from those videos, yes? Look, it’s not going to be super easy, but it IS possible to sell ad sponsorships in and around your Internet videos, if you try the techniques mentioned in the video below. I’ve been monetizing as a web publisher for years (this is what I do for a living), and making money from web videos in a sponsorship model is just... Read More »

Part 1 - Top Ten Tips To Getting More Web Video Views


Everyone wants to know… How do I get more people to watch my videos? Well, here’s some answers for you. On today’s Daily Flip, I convinced video expert Jake Ludington of JakeLudington.com to give his top ten secrets to getting more views on your videos. Whether you want more views on your blog, or on YouTube, or wherever, Jake’s tips work, and will give you the knowledge you need as a new video producer to climb your way to stardom in the world of... Read More »

Web Video Advertising - How Much Does It Cost?


Daisy Whitney wrote a very nice article at WebVideoReport.com about costs associated with running video ads, or ads on video on some big sites. She looked at ad-rates and ad options for a few sites, including the Wall Street Journal, YouTube, Metacafe, MySpace and a few others. Summary: Get your your wallet and open wide. YouTube won’t even talk to you unless you’re going to spend $50k. The company said on its site: “Currently you can apply to advertise... Read More »

Online Video Ads Mean Big Bucks For You


As Beet.tv is reporting, YouTube overlay ads are beginning to appear all over the place. Want to see it in action? Try this video from Tim Carter. You’ll notice the little yellow bar in the player… that shows where the ad is going to play (if there is one, you may have to refresh as the ads don’t load every time). Here’s a screen grab of an ad on that video. Relevant ad for some kind of DIY network. So why is this important to you? If you’re... Read More »

Jaffe Says YouTube Is Dumb, I Disagree


Joseph Jaffe on MPDailyFix (where we both blog) says YouTube be dumb. I wrote another post after disagreeing. Who’s right? Me said this… YouTube didn’t do this to make money. If you look at the numbers in this, the projected revenue they can earn from this is very, very small compared to their net worth and gross revenue. Nope, this ain’t about the money. This is about being first. And continuing to be #1. YouTube/Google holds the world’s largest... Read More »