- 1). Gather any video clips that you would like to sell to others. Make sure these are clips you have taken yourself and that you own the copyright to. Clips that are time lapse, people and nature oriented sell the best.
- 2). Put all your video clips that you want to sell into one folder on your desktop so you can reach them easily.
- 3). Make a list of the different websites that allow videographers to upload their footage and sell it. Examples include ecofootage.com, istockphoto.com, stockxpert.com and shuttershock.com. Look for websites that have a nonexclusive agreement, which means you can sell your video footage at other websites as well. This makes it possible for you to make more money since you are not tied to just one website. Also, look for websites that offer at least a 40 percent royalty on every sale of your video footage; this will also help maximize how much money you can make selling your video footage.
- 4). Choose one or two websites from your list that have the best rates and will allow you to make good money selling your clips. If you are happy with their terms, upload your video clips to them. One example of terms might be a 20 percent royalty with an exclusivity bonus, meaning you get a monetary bonus added to the 20 percent if you only sell your video footage through that website. Another example would be a nonexclusive agreement with a 35 percent royalty. Payment may be a bit less when the agreement is nonexclusive because the website you've downloaded your video footage to knows it may sell less copies due to the fact that the same video footage may be posted on other websites.
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