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              How you can make Money with Stock Footage: Money on Stock

       

Not all stock footage can sell. Some send up as free stock footage. There are some things to be considered like the quality of the video, the subject, and the market demand. These will all affect sales and should be considered by the seller even before shooting the video.

There is no doubt that the demands for stock videos will only grow as time passes. However, this also means that people will be pickier about the videos that they will purchase. This will also mean that a lot of people will also discover this money making strategy. Soon, the competition will be tight so it is important that sellers learn everything they can and use their experience as their edge. Of course, having high end devices to use for shooting will also make a big difference. It is important that a person hone his or her expertise in this field if they want to survive in this business for a very long time.

Sell to Websites

There are some websites which act as reseller of footage. Sellers should prepare their stock footage, do some research and get to know footage selling websites. This will make them learn how much they can possibly earn for their video, the number of members in the website, the types of videos that sell most in that particular website, and a lot more. They can just upload and let the website do all the dirty work. Then, they will just wait for their income should their videos start selling. This will give them more time to shoot more videos since they do not have to market and sell their videos themselves.

Unique

Seller will make more money and sell their videos easier if it has unique subject or content. It will be set apart from the common videos and will easily be spotted by people who love to use unique content and ideas on their projects. Research is very important in identifying the uniqueness level of a footage idea.

Quality

The stock video should be in top rate quality. This will ensure not only acceptance but also high price for the video. There are websites that offer low quality videos for free and ask for higher prices for videos with great quality. Just like anywhere else, quality matters. Film makers would prefer getting a high quality video for a bit more price rather than have one for a very low cost but is also of poor quality.

These are the things that can help sellers make money with his or her video footage. Of course they may have a hard time getting the videos right or breaking into the stock footage market but with enough practice, exposure, and opportunities, they will soon find it easy to earn through taking short clips. It would not feel like work at all if the person loves what he or she does. It will also make them proud to see their work in a beautiful movie or an interesting short film or documentary.


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