You could also try giving the videos away for free and make money from the opportunities that arise from that (that's what happened to a number of bloggers and some vloggers).
-Verdi On 1/23/07, Ron Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you were going to try sell useful educational material on the > internet, how would you protect those video froms being wholesale > taken on the internets? > > What precautions would you take? > > I am thinking of a rotating password that only subscribers can get, > but that is about all I came up with. > > Do any of you have any simple ideas? > > We have No Budget, BTW. > > If you are a CMS junkie -- I am currently running joomla, SMF forum, > tiki-wiki, mediawiki and wordpress, and I'd rather not have to learn > a new CMS. > > My ideas: > The original idea was an instructional wiki CD. Embed all the video. > Run xamp or something and keep it local. Linked and cross referenced, > it'd be a book/DVD all in one. > > Then I thought of password protecting a wiki online. > > I am wondering what iTunes has to off the little > guy. ...iTunes...hmmm. Anybody have any experience navigating the > iTunes pay for play scheme? > > I'm going to look into that right now. How many people would pay a > few bucks to learn to teach their dog learn to retrieve in just a few > minutes? > > Any help or discussion would be appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Ron Watson > > Pawsitive Vybe > http://pawsitivevybe.com > > Elsewhere On the Web: > http://pawsitivevybe.com > http://k9disc.com > http://k9disc.blip.tv > > On Jan 23, 2007, at 8:41 AM, Mike Hudack wrote: > > ... > > > > > > Your project sounds really cool, and if you don't require absolute > > privacy you can simply mark your posts as "explicit." This way no one > > will see your videos unless they explicitly choose to see explicit > > posts > > (let's see how many times I can say "explicit" in one sentence). We've > > found that this is often an excellent substitute for private video. > > > > Yours, > > > > Mike > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > > > [mailto:[email protected]<videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>] > On Behalf Of Ron Watson > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:25 AM > > > To: [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [videoblogging] Blip Post Private & Password > > > > > > Hey Mike. > > > > > > I was wondering if there was a way to make an upload on blip > > private? > > > I am testing a product for a company... aw hell... might as well... > > > > > > Shameless Pimpage: Pawsitive Vybe ( http://pawsitivevybe.com > > > ) is testing the Flashflight Dog Discuit ( > > > http://www.flashflight.com ), an LED lit flying disc for > > > dogs. Feel free to check out a Soupy Disc Jam & Special > > > Suprise (Dog Discuit) video: http://blip.tv/file/136521 . > > > > > > I have let some of my dogs work the disc over a bit and would > > > like to send them the results via video. > > > > > > Of course I can post it to one of my sites, but I was > > > wondering if there was a 'post private' or 'post w/password' > > > function on blip. And if there is not, could or should there be? > > > > > > It might be a simple way to enable pay subscriptions. An easy > > > to manage subscription mod would be very nice. I would > > > imagine that many video bloggers could do well with that. > > > > > > A password system where the content creator can change and > > > update the code to ensure that important or otherwise > > > valuable pieces of work are making the money that they are worth. > > > > > > That would be handy for me and my big 2007 Project: Art of > > > K9disc DVD Training Series. > > > > > > I could release without the overhead of pro DVD creation. I > > > could release DVD length instruction, or I could break it > > > down into individual lessons . > > > > > > I could Add and subtract pieces as my knowledge changes, I > > > develop a new techniques, or come up with a new way of > > > teaching something. > > > > > > I would still offer my normal bits and pieces that I am doing > > > now, I really like doing training and performance videos, but > > > there is so much stuff I am not posting because it is too > > > valuable to just give away. > > > > > > Just kind of thinking out loud here, but it seems to me as if > > > this would be a cool idea for many video bloggers. > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Ron Watson > > > Pawsitive Vybe > > > http://pawsitivevybe.com > > > > > > Elsewhere On the Web: > > > http://k9disc.com > > > http://k9disc.blip.tv > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > -- http://michaelverdi.com http://spinxpress.com http://freevlog.org Author of Secrets Of Videoblogging - http://tinyurl.com/me4vs [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
