Hell, I do local reviews just for fun. That's what I did all last spring, in fact.
:) Might a business have a problem with customer-created videos? Might could be. http://wburg.tv Jan On Feb 6, 2008 9:11 PM, Sam Meager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How many of you would submit a local review with video?? > http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/2/prweb651201.htm > Online Video Yellow Pages Site Pays Video Maker For Local Reviews > Today Putlocal.com announced the launch of their new "Video Review > Profit-Sharing Program", which pays video makers for their opinions. > > Boston, MA (PRWEB) February 06, 2008 -- Putlocal.com ( > http://www.putlocal.com), the online video local yellowpages site, has > officially announced the launch of their new "Local Video Review > Profit-Sharing Program". Putlocal is asking video makers to create and > submit video reviews of their favorite local businesses in return for cash > and ads profit-sharing. > The amount that is earned will depend on the number and popularity of the > video review. The rewards program offer video maker 50% of all ad revenue > generated from advertisements that run next to their video listing. In > addition to the basic 50% split, video maker will also receive 30 percent > residual commission when their featured business upgrades to a premium > listing. > Putlocal is asking people to keep their videos relatively informative, > recommending a time of 60-70 seconds per video. They are also asking people > to make things as interesting as possible, suggesting users create short > interviews or critiques of their favorite local establishments. > > "This is a win-win-win situation," said spokesman Keith Chan. "For local > businesses soliciting video reviews from local patrons, the users will not > only get paid, but they will also be providing valuable information to other > local consumers. It also rewards a business for their excellent products or > services." > > Video review submissions are accepted for these select cities: Boston, New > York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Other cities will be coming > soon. For more information on Putlocal.com and their new "Video Review > Rewards Program", visit http://www.putlocal.com > > About Putlocal.com:Putlocal.com is the best local information search site > with user-created video business listings, free discount coupons, business > reviews and local event listings. Putlocal video directory listings offer > small businesses an easy and effective way to reach their local customers. > > Contact Information:Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] > .comhttp://www.putlocal.com > _________________________________________________________________ > Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we > give. > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- The Faux Press - better than real http://feeds.feedburner.com/diaryofafauxjournalist - RSS http://fauxpress.blogspot.com aim=janofsound air=862.571.5334 skype=janmclaughlin [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]