Sharing videos on the Internet to make money may sound too good to be true, but it does work. There are many websites, some of which are very popular, that will pay you to post videos and let other websites play them. Some of these sites only let you post videos that you own, but others let you post videos that have already been posted elsewhere. This could be a great way to make money online if you have a lot of videos or can take a lot of interesting videos.
Many of these sites pay you to share videos because they want more people to visit their ad-filled sites. When you share videos on some websites, the money made from people clicking on the ads is split between you, the website, and the advertiser. By sharing your videos, you can make money, and the site gets interesting content that will help bring people to the site and its ads. Flixya, YouTube, Metacafe, Associated Content, and VuMe are some of the more well-known sites that pay you to upload and share videos.
Some of these sites require you to sign up for a Google Adsense account, but they also give you a personalised URL that you can use to share videos and ads. It's important to know if there are any rules about uploading photos, because some sites require you to submit only exclusive videos. Flixya, on the other hand, lets you share videos from any source and lets you post the same videos anywhere on the web. This means that you can share these videos on more than one site, which can help you make more money by sharing videos online.
When you share videos online to make money, it's important to know how the websites and advertisers work and what their rules are. Find out if you have to post videos only on that site. Some sites need you to have a Google Adsense account, so make sure you're aware of this. Make sure that the videos you share are appropriate for the people who will see them. Do not post any violent or offensive videos. Doing so could get you kicked off the site and cost you money. Also, don't forget to keep promoting your website to get more visitors, because more visitors means more people click on your ads, which means more money for you.
Another site that pays people to upload videos is Flixya.com. The way you get paid is the same as on most paid-to-upload sites: they share the money they make from ads with you. So, your chances of making money go up the more popular your videos are.
You can also post the same videos on YouTube, Associated Content, VuMe, and Metacafe if you submit them to Flixya.
You'll need to sign up for a Google Adsense account before you can start. Flixya gives you money by alternating between your Adsense publisher ID and theirs. When ads are shown on your page, you get paid half the time. I'm going to assume that everyone already knows what Adsense is and how to sign up for an account, but just in case, I'll briefly explain it. Just go to the Google Adsense website and follow the steps for making a publisher account. When Google asks for the URL of the site where you want to show ads, just use your Flixya URL.
The next step is, of course, to start putting videos on the site. One of the best things about Flixya is that you don't have to submit original content. Videos from sites like YouTube and MySpace can be used. Many sites that pay for videos only accept original content, which makes it hard to submit a lot of videos and make sure they will be popular. Since Flixya lets you share any video, it's easy to make contributions that people will like and will get a lot of views.
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