Ideas to make money?

Deru

Well, I didn't say it was easy but everyone has to start by uploading their first vid, and I do realise successful viral vids are rare and not all shot by individuals.

I know there's lots of copyright issues with music but not sure how strict it is with software... For example....How do you do a tutorial on how to do something in MS Word if you can't show MS Word in the video?

Didn't know about the adsense thing. I must try it for myself once I post my first video.

Thanks for the info.

Flyonthewall

Deru wrote: »

Well, I didn't say it was easy but everyone has to start by uploading their first vid, and I do realise successful viral vids are rare and not all shot by individuals.

You didn't say it wasn't either.

You gave a short, step by step list and then stated a large cash amount. People are quick to see £2K and think they can get it for filming any old thing and putting it straight online without any thought before, during or after.

I know there's lots of copyright issues with music but not sure how strict it is with software... For example....How do you do a tutorial on how to do something in MS Word if you can't show MS Word in the video?

All media and software is copyrighted automatically when first created and copyright goes to the creator. The law is as strict with software as music or any other media.

If you use any media or software without permission and the original creator doesn't like it they can get you to take it down and you will pay if you don't and they take it further.

Using copyrighted is a legal matter, regardless of whether Youtube let the content go up and remain up.

There is fair use, but you can't just film a 30 minute video of Microsoft Word, for example, say a couple of things about it and claim fair use. It doesn't work that way. Youtube is also likely to side with the copyright owner, especially if a massive company, and remove the video regardless of whether it could be classed as fair use because they don't want the companies coming after them over copyright issues.

It is possible to gain permission for some copyrighted material. How you gain it varies. Some companies will just allow it, others will ask you to copy a statement from their site, some will ask you to email them or fill out a form and some will just state no using it. Some companies will say ok, but are more likely to say it to popular youtubers with many views and they'll want to know what you're doing with the copyrighted material. If you don't do as agreed they can get it removed.

Didn't know about the adsense thing. I must try it for myself once I post my first video.

Thanks for the info.

No problem. Be aware that content must be original though (and you must have permission for anything copyrighted) otherwise you can't put adsense on. If you do and you break the rules they will ban your account and you will never be able to use adsense again.

shmeeko69

Deru wrote: »

From what I've seen, with YouTube, you just post videos, start a channel and build a subscriber list and rack up views. The adverts will eventually pay provided your channel /videos are popular enough and you're invited to the programme (You may not be). I've been reading lots of news articles about people taking home £2K a month from posting animal videos and have gained a following from it.

There was a piece on this site not so long ago about a girl who makes animated birthday messages with animals and makes a very tidy sum of about £700/800 per month. Not quite the £2k per month you're probably associating with that, but still an excellent figure and just shows what can be made if you think outside the box.

Deru

Didn't see that one. Still a nice sum.

I read this in the paper last week and was thinking of this one when I wrote the post. I've also followed some YouTubers who've produced channels of interest and can see how much interest they get. No idea how much they make though. The figure I came out was just what I read in the article. oh and they're so cuuute!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2975516/Woman-quits-day-job-videos-GUINEA-PIGS-attract-10-million-hits.html

shmeeko69

Deru wrote: »

Didn't see that one. Still a nice sum.

I read this in the paper last week and was thinking of this one when I wrote the post. I've also followed some YouTubers who've produced channels of interest and can see how much interest they get. No idea how much they make though. The figure I came out was just what I read in the article. oh and they're so cuuute!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2975516/Woman-quits-day-job-videos-GUINEA-PIGS-attract-10-million-hits.html

I just love success stories like that and people seem to love watching pet videos, so if you can monetise them then, go for it

TypicalVillain

Flyonthewall wrote: »

That's not usually the case though. Old macs sometimes sell well and some will have parts that can be reused, but most are worthless. Worth seeing what they get, of course, but it's unlikely that most will get a decent amount and you have to remember you have fees and postage. Lot of old laptops are big and heavy and cost a lot to post and might no't be covered if damaged (because of the screens).

The trick is to search eBay and look at completed sales. I had a 5 year old macbook and I sold it for $300 (yep, I'm in USA!). It was in great condition but not perfect. Also, the buyer pays for shipping!

Pondering

In the dark dank days before tinternet this is what people did to make money. They went to rubbish dumps and this included auction sites refuse dumps ie; crap that didn't sell and they gambled on finding a mug... sorry punter who was not fussy. Then they'd package stuff up as job lots say a dodgy kettle with some old tools or blankets and blow me down they'd sell. Then what didn't would probably do the rounds one more time before getting burnt. "You'll be surprised how much crap people buy" my colleague confided...as I watched him scoop up much of what I'd just dumped.

If you are going to go into business selling for example hand made soaps make sure those are labelled up by the producer as soaps need a clinical environment for manufacturing. To be free from hair and dust never mind kitchen products so don't buy into that production myth of truly home made soaps. Bear this in mind for a 100 gram bar which you buy wholesale for £1.50p will RARELY if EVER sell for £4.00p a bar realistically your selling price will be in the region of £1.95-£2.25p and for a smaller bar much less so the profit margins will always be narrow. Or do you think any producer of soaps who can command £4.00p a bar will waste their profits selling for £1.50p if you do here's some I made earlier. Just saying ya know ;-)

Flyonthewall

TypicalVillain wrote: »

The trick is to search eBay and look at completed sales. I had a 5 year old macbook and I sold it for $300 (yep, I'm in USA!). It was in great condition but not perfect. Also, the buyer pays for shipping!

5 year old macbooks do still sell for a fair amount. Macbooks are expensive to buy new and hold their value well. You're very unlikely to get that for any Windows laptop. It'd have to be a very high spec, top of the range laptop when new and even then it's unlikely (especially if it's got XP or Vista OS. While upgradable it would put some people off).

For a windows laptop with average specs when new you would probably struggle to get £30 5 years later (even if barely used) and most of that amount would be shipping costs!

Flyonthewall

Pondering wrote: »

In the dark dank days before tinternet this is what people did to make money. They went to rubbish dumps and this included auction sites refuse dumps ie; crap that didn't sell and they gambled on finding a mug... sorry punter who was not fussy. Then they'd package stuff up as job lots say a dodgy kettle with some old tools or blankets and blow me down they'd sell. Then what didn't would probably do the rounds one more time before getting burnt. "You'll be surprised how much crap people buy" my colleague confided...as I watched him scoop up much of what I'd just dumped.

If you are going to go into business selling for example hand made soaps make sure those are labelled up by the producer as soaps need a clinical environment for manufacturing. To be free from hair and dust never mind kitchen products so don't buy into that production myth of truly home made soaps. Bear this in mind for a 100 gram bar which you buy wholesale for £1.50p will RARELY if EVER sell for £4.00p a bar realistically your selling price will be in the region of £1.95-£2.25p and for a smaller bar much less so the profit margins will always be narrow. Or do you think any producer of soaps who can command £4.00p a bar will waste their profits selling for £1.50p if you do here's some I made earlier. Just saying ya know ;-)

I feel I've missed something with this post. In a thread about ideas to make money you've mentioned something that is no longer possible and talked about selling home made soap as if it's been a main talking point...

In a topic about selling home-made items and soaps, I get what you're saying. But in a topic for ideas on making money, all you've done is suggest one specific idea to avoid.

Deru

Ditto about the soap thing. Dunno where that came from and don't really get it. Strange example.

As for the other example, you can buy pallets of goods that are returns from big retailers. Big risk with these as some items are faulty. Others, just returned due other reasons. I know a company that bought some and lost money due to too many items being defective.

However, as for picking up junk, provided you can repair it or sell it for parts, you can still make something. I pick up rubbish from work (old computers, etc), fix them up and they can still sell for something. Other stuff, I've sold the parts to scrap metal recyclers, i.e. scrap cable, copper, alluminium, lead acid batteries, etc. Don't get a lot and takes a bit of time to sort but better than nothing when I need to get rid of it anyway and scrap yard isn't that far.

Copper is £3.20 odd per Kg.
Scrap cable £1.20 odd per Kg etc depending on location

so if you had reasonable quantities, and come across this stuff quite regularly, sort of worthwhile provided you're conveniently located. A lot of the times, selling for parts is better use of time and you get more, depending on the item.