Thanks Andrew. We have been working on a DVD for some time now and hope to get it out this year fourth quarter.
Tim Tim Street Creator/Executive Producer French Maid TV The Viral Video of How Tos by French Maids http://frenchmaidtv.com Subscribe for FREE on <ahref="http://www.frenchmaidtv.com/itunes"; target="_blank">iTunes</a> On Jun 18, 2007, at 12:23 AM, Andrew Darlow wrote: > Hi Tim: > > Thanks for this excellent info. Have you considered creating DVDs > from your content as well, and selling them on demand through > Lulu.com or another service? Amazon.com might have a service as well > for independent artists <http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5057/ > is_199907/ai_n18413473>. As long as you have the rights to > distribute, that might work out very well for you. You could do a > compilation of all the videos, plus deleted scenes, different angles > and possibly director and actor commentary. You could also add a "DVD > only" special French Maid episode. You could even do a French Maid > episode that describes how an independent filmmaker can make a DVD > for sale, from storyboards to DVD art creation, and end with an > explanation of how to order the DVD online. Voila. > > All the best, > > Andrew > > --------------------------------------------------- > Andrew Darlow > Editor, The Imaging Buffet > http://www.imagingbuffet.com > Chief Cook: http://www.bigdiner.com > > > On Jun 17, 2007, at 2:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> It's the old, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a >> Tootsie Pop" >> >> I'm still not sure about the math at Revver it seems to vary but I am >> getting paid. >> >> What I've found on Revver is that shorter videos make more money >> because more people tend to watch to the end and click on the ad. >> Take for example our video at Revver titled "Free Downloads" http:// >> one.revver.com/watch/182008/flv it's a promo that has been viewed >> 297468 times. It has had 213406 completed views, 27362 ad clicks and >> has made $4389.83. >> >> Now on the other hand How to Find Music You Like http:// >> one.revver.com/watch/119146/flv has had 1363678 views, 53902 >> completed views, 3087 ad clicks and has made $607.89. >> >> I think this could change as both bandwidth delivery and my content >> get better but who knows? >> >> Revver.com has been great to me. They are very cool but I'm curious >> how much money I'm leaving on the table by not putting my content >> everywhere I can get paid for it. - You know you don't just buy DVD's >> at Blockbuster anymore. >> >> But on the other side of that there's also an argument for having >> exclusive content that is only available on your site as this will >> increase your traffic and allow you to sell advertising there. Take a >> look at Ask a Ninja. They got a big deal because their site gets lots >> of traffic.... and they have some really funny content that 12 - 18 >> year old boys love. I think they have made money at Revver as well. >> >> I'm still curious, is anyone getting paid from BlipTV? Veoh? YouTube? >> Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? >> >> >> Tim >> >> Tim Street >> Creator/Executive Producer >> French Maid TV >> The Viral Video of How Tos by French Maids >> http://frenchmaidtv.com >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 17, 2007, at 8:34 AM, Jay dedman wrote: >> >>>> I know lots of video sites say they have a revenue share but is >>> anyone getting paid? >>>> I've been very happy with Revver.com and I'm getting paid well >>> (more than my rent) but I'm >>>> curious about other sites and if people are happy with them. >>>> I'll be more than happy to discuss this offline or via email if >>> it makes it more comfortable. >>> >>> good question. >>> what i'm looking for is a chart that says "if your video gets seen x >>> amount of times in x days, you get x dollars". >>> >>> or "if you get x clicks, you get x dollars". >>> >>> tim, would you mind sharing some numbers with us? >>> i know a lot of people would love to get their rent paid....but how >>> many viwers/clicks does this take? >>> >>> Jay >>> >>> -- >>> Here I am.... >>> http://jaydedman.com >>> >>> Check out the latest project: http://politicalvideo.org >>> 500 hours of George Bush speeches!! >>> Search, download, remix!! >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
