Sister Site – About to Launch Contest

Home Cooking Star is about to launch its contest – to find the next Home Cooking Star!  April 25th contestants can start entering their recipes online.  Filming of weekly shows begins May 25th.  Visit the website to learn more or twitter at:  HomeCookingStar to get alerts in real time!

Alexander Artisans Video Acquires RFHD (royalty-free hd video clips)

Alexander Artisans Video, a production company, has acquired all of the content produced previously by Royalty-free HD Video Clips.  Visit the site soon to see all of the new additions – including a wedding shop shoot!

Visit the site:  www.royaltyfreehdvideoclips.com

You will also be able to get there with www.alexanderartisansvideo.com soon!

Got Video but need help with Video SEO?

We are the experts at taking any video and driving it up to the top of search results.  We also create blogs just like this (and insert video) plus write articles to get link backs to your site.  So, if you’re in the video business and your customers want to know if you do Video SEO, say, “yes!” and then call us.  206.331.3708 – www.videoseostudio.com

Are you a model or actor? Need a Reel?

Royaltyfreehdvideoclips.com makes great professional reels in HD.  Visit this link to see samples:  http://royaltyfreehdvideoclips.com/business_collection.html

Feel free email with questions:  bernie.day@royaltyfreehdvideoclips.com

(Agents as resellers are welcome to reach out as well).

“Cheap” Video Ads DO NOT have to Look Cheap!

ONLY $15 PER MONTH (6-MONTH MINIMUM) During times of tightness in the advertising industry – especially these last few weeks surrounding talk of recession, “deep recession” – even “depression,” we all have to muster our postiive attitudes and keep doing business.  Some of us must remind folks how low our prices are because business will not come to a grinding halt; only slow.  So, look again, we have the best prices out there and furthermore we are willing to finance your video ad productions now too, as our special offer to help everyone out.  $15 per month per video ad is all it costs for you to have a “cheap” video ad for your website, your online directory, or you can even post it to the FREE sites out there so that it will start showing up in “universal search”  for no additional cost other than getting it made by us.  Anyway – let me know if we can help you out.  We make GREAT cheap ads!

Official Press Release: Royalty-free HD Video Clips Launches its Online Store

October 1, 2008 – Edmonds, WA. Royalty-free HD Video Clips (RFHD) has created an online HD footage store for companies to acquire stock for creating online video ads. The market needs a large quantity and wide range of unique content for building these low cost ads. RFHD has geared its stock for exactly this purpose.

Each clip has been pared down to: 06 seconds so that editors can easily pop the clip into a timeline to produce ads efficiently. The clips are all HD and only focused on content relevant to a merchant who wants to convey their marketing message without ordering up a live shoot onsite. This means that the clips offer generic references rather than specific so that ANY business can be represented. Finally, all video clips are licensed royalty-free with an unlimited use right. This means that an editor, agency, or large production house can buy the clips once, and then use them unlimited by any editor and for any customer.

The footage was also created with automated ad-builders in mind – so that each of these software solutions that are designed to lower the cost of production and increase efficiency, can suck up the content and deliver it for use in an unlimited fashion. No other content company allows use in an unlimited, automated online system, until Royalty-free HD Video Clips.

The cost of licensing the content is only $10 per clip. Lower prices are available under the subscription plan. Until the end of October, RFHD is discounting its licensing by 75% to those who buy a minimum of 1,000 clips up front and subscribe to delivery of 250 clips per month for 3 months, thereafter.

RFHD also offers resizing and assembly services to complement its content offer. Any company needing ads to be created out of the content can have this service for a $55.00 assembly fee on a: 30-second sequence (not including voiceover and music which are an additional $44). Resizing is also available for $2 per clip if editors are not comfortable working with high-definition. RFHD will resize down from 1920 x 1080 to any size requested, including a 4:3 ratio rather than a 16:9 which is the standard or HD.

Finally, the company enjoys picking up shots so if you have a specific category please contact the company and request it. Currently, RFHD offers content in over 60 categories ranging from kitchenware to sports & recreation.

High definition is better because it shows depth, gives editors more options when utilizing a clip, and will prove to be what consumers demand in their future video-watching.

RFHD is a professional video production company specializing in the creation of short HD video clips for assembling into online video ads. For more information visit the company’s website at: www.royaltyfreehdvideoclips.com or call / email: 206.331.3708 / Bernie.day@royaltyfreehdvideoclips.com

Royalty Free High Def Video Clips!

Article submitted by Jay Michael:

With everyone switching or trying to switch to HD it’s hard to find really good clips at a reasonable price. Slowly and painfully the industry is switching over but many sites only offer SD clips. If you are looking for good HD content, I mean really good content then check out Royalty Free HD Video Clips! Click here to visit.
Bernie Day (Video AdMaster) runs the site and you can tell from the preview the clips are above par. All in High Definition and all reasonably priced. She has elected to only sell HD quality since the Internet is quickly moving to this format as video players are now able to provide an enhanced experience when HD is used. Plus if you can’t get a clip where you are, her crew can get it for you. She is looking for talented videographers to join her too and get paid shooting Hi-Def video!
Clip Categories include:
Advertising
Animals / Pets
Appliances
Autos
Aviation
Beauty / Cosmetics
Books / Magazines
Careers
Clothing / Accessories
Commerce
Consumer Electronics
Coffee Shop Sequences
Destinations
Dining / Eating
Entertainment
Food & Beverage
Furniture & Home Decor
Health & Fitness
Holidays & Seasonal
Home Improvement
Kids / Children / Babies
Land & Water Scapes
People
Plants & Flowers
Romance
Furniture Stores
Government
Kitchen Shops
Restaurants
Sports / Recreation
Travel & Hospitality
Wedding
Wine & Spirits
Some categories are still filling up. The content is well lighted, framed and perfect for showing off high definition! Check out her clips and pick the ones you need! Great quality and prices easy on your pocketbook make this site a keeper! Bookmark it and visit often for more content when added.

Run on Stock Video Footage Coming

The tradition in television commercial creation has been to produce the content and assemble it with many steps in between that drives the cost of an ad upward from $1,500 to $50,000.00. Today’s Internet advertiser is demanding much more however, for a whole lot less expense and innovation is required.

Production companies and their creative teams are assembling stock content instead of “shooting it” to meet the demand of low prices and quick turnaround. Where does the stock content come from? It comes from many online content production aggregators who gather content from multiple producers with feet on the street shooting footage.

One glitch on the horizon however is the supply of the content – will there be enough to go around without seeing the same footage over and over again, assembled by multiple parties? Another glitch is the content “rights” issue since most companies have licensing terms that restrict multiple usages for multiple clients by multiple internal editors. Ad production teams must look for royalty free footage that comes with an unlimited use license for low cost to keep the cost of ads down to advertisers – which in fact is rare. Read the fine print and you will find that use rights differ. Unlimited use by ONE editor and unlimited use by one client is common, but unusual is the combination of these two.

Very few content companies offer unlimited use company-wide and for an unlimited amount of clients. Most difficult to find is content that is available for use inside of any automated online ad-building software solution. Most companies restrict the latter and licensing agreements state restrictions on usage.

So, when looking for royalty-free stock footage to create online video ads read the fine print and make sure your supplier is providing you extensive rights when you buy their content. More and more companies are emerging that provide licensing rights that will allow you to make video ads for very low cost. Search at:  www.royaltyfreehdvideoclips.com

Stop Genocide Now – Donate $5 for Refugees

New video this week gratis for our beloved charity that helps refugees regain their lives in Chad and Sudan.  Please watch this video, share it, and donate $5 – if everyone does, they can do so much more.

Click HERE to donate to Stop Genocide Now.

Video Commercials Online – How Much Should They Cost?

I have been in the online video ad business for four years now and have produced many commercials – and often am intrigued how many people want one and then upon contemplation get bogged down in the details of it. This article discusses the real goal of an ad, who should have one, and how much should you expect to pay for it!

To start off, video ads will not turn your business into an overnight success. It is part of the overall marketing mix you should be employing. Video has become hot on the Internet and yes, you really do need one to stay current with this trend. But, staying current, at what price and for what goal?

Think of it this way – online video advertising can range from a 15-second music composition accompanied with images to a $50,000.00 extreme production. I’m sure that most of you reading this fall in between these two and that is who I am speaking to.

Retailers of any kind, either web-based or a bricks and mortar establishment need a way to communicate faster and more vividly. Undoubtedly, video is the medium to do it. The components of that video to advertise your product or service consist of a script, a professional voice to speak the words in the script, some background music that compliments the message and then video and/or images that enhance it. This package is called a video ad. Online, “branding” messages or TV commercials are not what work. What works are direct statements about what you have to offer and how to get it. That is all you need. Your goal in any web video ad should be to “hook” and “cause them to act, based upon your call to action.”

So, with those parameters stated, a clear message, presented in an appealing way, how much should it cost you? All of these components have dropped in price significantly. What took editors hours to assemble now takes one and voice specialists often work from home, recording right at their computers in their “home voice studio.” The visuals and music can be had from royalty-free stock content very readily – so the fact is – it is REALLY LOW cost!

Now, how do you find the right ad producer? Search the Web for terms like: “low cost video ads” and always ask to see the quality of the production company’s work. Contact me for referrals – the companies I work with guarantee satisfaction and produce ads for many clients, including online directories that offer production to their clients. Expect to pay less than $500 for a custom ad which can also include images or video you already have. I have some producers that charge only $150. Live shoot can be had at your place of business for as little as $800 – in HD even!

And if you want to get your video found, you should also look into, “video SEO services,” so that your video ad is completely leveraged, by getting it tagged and placed strategically across the Internet, driving traffic back to your website, since the research shows that most video viewers respond to your call to action with 47% sharing it with others. That alone is a pretty good reason to have a video!

Get yourself a video and use it to drive more business your way!

Bernie Day, Managing Partner of Video SEO Studio, helps clients with Video SEO Services including the production of videos and the distribution of videos – saturating the web with the client’s presence. Contact Ms. Day at: 360.348.2107 or visit the website at: http://www.videoseostudio.com

Condos in Seattle – Lumen Lofts

Condos in Seattle on Queen Anne, mere footsteps to the Seattle Center offers world-class ammenities.  Lumen Lofts – as unique as you are.  (206) 443-3800

Popcorn Master – Gourmet Popcorn

It’s always good to see what others are doing.  The Popcorn Master has asked us to do their Video SEO work – and we’ve created a very cute video just for them – only $49…see the sample of their ad and think about having us do one for you too!

Visit The Popcorn Master

How Good-looking is a Cheap Ad?

Lots of people don’t expect much for $49 when you are talking about a professional video commercial.  But…guess what?  It looks pretty darn good – see below!

And this is not even our wholesale price!

We make video ads in many categories…you simply tell us which category you want, we customize the tags to your business (or your customer’s business) and we deliver it to you!

Demand for Video Commercials will Grow

Imagine every small / medium business owner wakes up tomorrow and decides, “I need a video commercial to tell my story.”  What would happen?  There would not be enough producers in all the world to supply such demand.  Well, this is what is coming.  Not only does the SMB want a video for his/her website, they want one to saturate the web with – to get found in search.  Why?  Because it is the new medium for getting found, surpassing websites in search results due to the shift provided by Universal Search AND the relatively low number of videos available.  We at Video SEO Studio provide production and Video SEO services as a vendor for any company wishing to offer Video SEO Services to their customers.

Sample of a live, onsite shoot – only $800 (retail).

Visit our site – get a video today!

Video is Golden!

According to many – the next big gold rush is video ads in local search! See why we do Video SEO for small and medium businesses? Read this article and you will see that we are not the only ones thinking about this huge opportunity: http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/07/column_next_online_gold_rush_i.php
Kelsey Group, known for its research in local & search also says the same: http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/07/07/local-video-advertising-expected-to-take-off
Anyone needing a video ad to join in the gold rush; call Video SEO Studio and we’ll make you one!

Video start as low as $49 – check out a sample!

Insider information about Video SEO.

While we can do all the work for you, for a low fee, I believe in empowering people to do it themselves….what’s wrong with that? Am I sending business away? Am I defeating my purpose to sell Video SEO Services? NO! I believe there are at least a half million small/medium businesses that need me to help them and that is who we look for….not those of you reading this post that need some encouragement! This new field – of Video SEO – is quite simple really. It only takes time and dedication. You need to TAG your video and then post it across the web, paying close attention to the details. Please read this white paper presented by Blinkx – an online video search engine by click on the link provided on the right of this blog.