Episode #479
How to Make Money From Videos
November 22, 2017

In Episode #479, Eric and Neil discuss how to make money from videos. Tune in to learn how you can monetize your videos and the types of videos you can create to attract viewers.

Time-Stamped Show Notes:

  • 00:27 – Today’s topic: How to Make Money From Videos
  • 00:44 – You can use Patreon to have your fans support you through donations for your videos
  • 01:22 – Add call-to-actions to your videos
  • 02:15 – Product reviews still work—link them to a different platform, like Amazon
  • 02:37 – Neil’s YouTube videos are getting hundreds of thousands of views a month that he can retarget
  • 03:09 – YouTube needs millions of views before you can monetize from it and their terms are continuously changing
  • 03:24 – Videos are a long-term play
  • 03:40 – Gary Vaynerchuk’s empire has grown because of the number of videos he has
  • 04:02 – Marketing School is giving away 90-day FREE trial for Crazy Egg which is a visual analytics tool
  • 04:13 – That’s it for today’s episode!

3 Key Points:

  1. YouTube’s algorithm is constantly changing—video creators need to be just as quick to adapt to the changes.
  2. Monetizing from videos is a long-term play for your marketing.
  3. Know your target market and craft videos that cater to them specifically.

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