Local Business Video

Love it! Price is good too only if the $47 included customisation, as this is going to be one of those generic videos.

All the best.

Abul

Hi Steve,

Watched the video and its good. You can try $47 but I'd try going a bit higher. Maybe $77 or even $97.

I've seen similar WSO's go for $97 so I think you should start there.

I do have a couple of small questions I'd like to ask. Are you relatively new to producing videos and did it actually take weeks to complete?

I ask because the video is good. You obviously have skill. If you're new to producing video you'll turn those weeks into a couple of hours with some more experience.

One more thing that's more a hang up with me. There's no human voice. IMO a human voice will provide more of an incentive to act than just text and music.

Also, you might try being more direct about what a business can expect. They all want to increase their bottom line and that usually comes about by increasing prospects. Turning more of those prospects into customers. Turning first time customers into repeat customers. Increasing conversion rates. And providing alternative revenue streams.

Just my .02

Kevin

Hi Steve,

Excellent video. I'm definitely interested in getting one of these done in the near future as I am just starting a local 'offline' business consultancy and I don't have a website yet. One of my 'foot in the door' services is offering a free business video to business owners so this would be a cool example to get them interested. At the moment I just make slideshow videos using their photos but I'd like to offer to shoot some live footage of their business and even live testimonials.

I could even put a video like this on a DVD and go in to visit the business owner with a portable DVD player to show them what I can do.

Once I get on a roll I'll get in touch.

looks great.

I think as someone said - it depends on the customisation.

If you're going to knock out 300 of these all almost exactly the same then I wouldn't want one, if it was different enough then I'd buy one.

By the way - you need to check your spelling for recommended (not 'reccomended')

Good luck with it - let me know when you run your WSO

Andy

Hey Andy, follow your posts a lot!

Thanks for the reply - I won't be selling 300 - I just want to recoup some of the money I spent on After Effects and the $1000 worth of extra plugins and pre matted stuff! If I could turn a profit on that then added bonus really.

It was on my mind though, It's one of the reasons I was thinking about a base rate minimum plus the option for someone to pay more. Reason being if I hit my target (I haven't decided what that is yet) and people pay more than the minimum, less get produced. When I hit the target i'd just pull it so it would no longer be available.

I guess with regards to customisation it's hard to quantify as would be relative to what was required. Probably something that would have to be a chat over.

Yeh someone pmed me about the spelling so i wouldn't look bad here Damn straight talker

That's cool with me - Do you think I should do a poll?

Nevermind I don't think I can now the thread has started?

Hi Steve,

You're getting a lot of positive feedback on your idea so I'd say run with it...despite what I'm about to say:

I've seen quite a few very similar videos on offline marketing sites that link to YouTube videos. These videos all have the same data: "Years it took to reach 200 million customers in x, y and z mediums" In fact, there are so many of these videos (with your EXACT SAME soundtrack, by the way), that I've even seen parodies made of them where the statistics start out intriguing and then move increasingly toward the outrageous...and in the final slide it's revealed that the stats are pure BS. I'm not sure people over 18 still believe all these unsubstantiated statistics anymore. (By the way, in the time it took you to read my last sentence, 50,000 new users signed up for Twitter accounts <cough, cough....Bu11$$%!>

As Internet Marketers, we read these stats and go "Wow!!! You'd have to be crazy to be a business owner and not be compelled to ask for my assistance!!" Interestingly, I know quite a few brick-and-mortar business owners who are not quite as yowza'ed as I.

That said: You've made a nice-looking video and where there's a market, there's a sale. A lot of folks have given their thumbs-up on your idea. I'd certainly continue with it and see if you can't recoup some of your development costs. Please keep us informed and let us know how it goes!

Do you mean 300million searches per day on Google? Source was from:

(Nielsen/NetRatings 2005)

The stats aren't bs in any way. I think more importantly people need to realise text can be changed, I just type in what you want before I render the video - simples!

Could even change the colour of the smoke at the end for example - as long as people paying the minimum don't take the p##s with the stuff they want changed I don't mind

Ah ok no worries - just thought you meant I was copying people?

But yeh it can all be changed, its a pain to render because it takes so long to do on my average computer, so this will go towards a better one me thinks.

Is this your first Video? If it is, you are good dude! Keep it up! With practice, you will definitely do some great ones!

By the way, just like someone said above, the price can surely be extended to 77/87/97 price-point.

Regards,
Amod

Yeh its my first one

The music is by Fatboy Slim. I'm not selling the music, just customising a video with the music in it and sending the video with the audio in it.

If it's a problem just send me an audio you would like me to use that is royalty free or you talking over the video for example and I'll use it when I make this video available.

I have seen many videos using other artist audio tracks, I don't know the copyright laws if I am honest, in my original video that I used I credited the artist at the end and put my name in it.

Anyone "KNOW" the way to do this or if crediting the artist at the end is ok? If you know 100% then please chime in. The audio can always be changed, I just thought it sounded cool with it.

I will bear it in mind for the next video. Already have some awesome tracks in mind from unsigned artists. Plus my friend is a music producer so it's cool I know NOTHING about music.

This can just be hosted on Youtube and then embedded on their website.

Did you say you were going to make a video similar to what I was doing or did I read that wrong?

Not sure if it goes with this type of video seeing as I have to "take orders" , change the video and then re-render it.

Would depend on how you saw it work out, would be happy to listen at least.

I might be making a video series people can use to educate clients after this sizzle has sold them to actually opt in, this will just mean users can download the content and drip feed each video or similar, so might be better suited to that.

Don't quote me on this, but is it allowed to use the Facebook/Linkedin and other images, as well as the music you are using, I'm not a copyright expert, but I wonder about trademarks.

Other then that, I LOVED The video, it just really flowed. I have to congratulate you on a JOB WELL DONE!

Caleb

Thanks Netkid - helpful as always dude

Hi Paul,

I think this is going to be one of those things I can't set in stone due to the number of variables.

People will be able to change any text they want for the minimum price (whatever that will be) and there seems to be alot of interest so far from pms here and elsewhere such as twitter.

I will do a limited number, what that is exactly I don't know but i think I need to be fair to those who purchase so it isn't overused - that's important to me.

Let me know in a pm what you would like changed and i'll let you know when it comes out. I think if people pm me their emails i'll add them to the early bird list and shoot them a notification when it's out or something.

Honestly the worst part about it all is the rendering lol - wouldn't mind a mac pro :p

I want one.

No idea what you should charge, just let me know when it's available please.

Abdul.

Several folks have pointed out the general theme here; obviously the purpose of my original posting was easily misunderstood. So let me elaborate

I've purchased a lot of stock video - both licensed and royalty-free - and recommend royalty-free. Clients need to really understand they are not getting exclusive use - since you will be doing this for multiple clients. And make sure you build into your costs the additional cost of helping with installation :-) just sayin'

For demo purposes going forward, i HIGHLY recommend using Vimeo over Youtube; its now free and has a rich set of controls on it which give you a lot more control and skips the sometimes oppressive Google scrutiny.

Hey, that's a compliment! Thanks

There's more than enough in the video for it to be my work, nothing wrong with being inspired by other great works.

I'm very happy with the work i've done as are alot of others, including some very nice pms so thanks folks.

Hey Steve
Great work with the video.
Keep me updated when you go live
cheers
Steve

This is going live soon

Hey Steve,

Still selling these videos?
Regards,
Rob