Review Products on Amazon
Find the best electronics to sell @ Amazon's "Best Sellers."
Start with this list:
The simple 'review' video above has almost 100,000 views - which would earn about $1,000 in YouTube monetization.
That's not bad - especially considering how easy it is to make these kinds of videos.
Still, if you only have one of these videos on YouTube, and it only earns $1,000 a year, you won't be able to live off of it.
But what if you used the above video as as a model and set a goal of creating and uploading to YouTube one video like it a week for the next year?
If each one of those videos got 100,000 views, you'd end up with 50 videos with a total of 5 million views - which could result in $50,000 in YouTube monetization income.
And that's just from the YouTube monetization. Those earnings don't include the Amazon affiliate income - assuming you are an Amazon affiliate, and include a link to the products mentioned in the video in the YouTube video description.
That's what the person behind the above video did - included an Amazon affiliate link to the products shown in the video (you can see what the links look like in the description below his video at http://youtu.be/7HahmpF3LxI).
Okay, enough about the income potential.
To create 'review' videos like the one above, you'll need a screen capture program and a microphone. For microphone, I recommend a USB headset like the Sennheiser PC 151 Binaural Headset with Noise-Canceling Microphone & Volume Control
. That's the headset I use on all
my Camtasia videos.
For screen capture, you could use Camtasia or use the free EzVid program as was used above.
Both will get the job done, and if you already have Camtasia, use it. But if you don't have an easy-to-use screen capture program with video editing capabilities, Ezvid might be a good choice.
The short video below shows what Eziv can do.
Produce an Unboxing Video & Get 7 Million Views
The Play-Doh playset in the video above is the Play-Doh Scoops & Treats. The set is not cheap. It's costs? $150. Other Playdoh sets are available for much less, like that one there for $19. The video has nearly 7 million views!!
Thanks for sharing. Three things of great interest about that channel.
Number of Views: 855 million views
Number of Subscribers: 975,000 subscribers
Date started: April 24, 2013
That means that in less than two years, the channel has grown from zero views to close to a BILLION views!!!
Very, very impressive.
This is one of their videos - it has 81 million views! Estimated adsense earnings would be over a million dollars just for this one video.
And so much more. The product in the video above is Playdoh Spring Eggs or Peppa Pig Surprise Egg, Angry Birds, and Mickey Mouse. The product costs $19.
Disney Toys
TOP SELLING DOLLS from DISNEY
Disney Frozen Sparkle Anna of Arendelle, $24 at Amazon.
Disney Frozen My Size Elsa Doll, $60 at Target.
This bills itself as complete, but I would still need a lightbox.
http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-SP3500-Complete-Portrait-Softboxes/dp/B000ZI3TN2/
I'm not sure I need all this. I am only going to use it for product photography so I am considering the following options.
3 lights with the umbrellas.
http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-Photography-Portrait-Continuous-Umbrellas/dp/B003WLY24O/
These lights with the softbox attached are mainly for shooting video no?
http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-Photography-Studio-Softbox-Lighting/dp/B008SC0DRW/
And the light box will be:
http://www.modahaus.com/shop/modahaus-tabletop-studio-pro-400/
Or is that a little overkill?
I am also considering this:
http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-30-Inch-Photo-Soft-Light/dp/B001TKCZVM/
Tripod:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VM343I/
Do you have any thoughts on this? Am I leaving anything out?
When shooting photos inside a light box, all you really need is the light box and tripod, and not much else.
The photo below shows what my light box setup looks like. Just a basic light box, $32, and two table lamps with daylight fluorescent bulbs, $12 each. I mount the camera on a tripod, position the item in the light box, and shoot a few photos. This came from this.
Find the best electronics to sell @ Amazon's "Best Sellers."
Start with this list:
1.
Accessories & Supplies. This might be doable.
2.
Camera
& Photo.
3.
Car
Electronics.
4.
Cell
Phones & Accessories.
5.
Computers
& Accessories.
6.
GPS
& Navigation.
7.
Home
Audio & Theater.
8.
Boat
Electronics.
9.
OfficeElectronics. This might work too.
10.
PortableAudio & Video. Maybe this one.
12.
Service
& Replacement Plans
13.
Televisions
& Video. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe.
14.
Video
Game Consoles & Accessories
15.
Outlet
The simple 'review' video above has almost 100,000 views - which would earn about $1,000 in YouTube monetization.
That's not bad - especially considering how easy it is to make these kinds of videos.
Still, if you only have one of these videos on YouTube, and it only earns $1,000 a year, you won't be able to live off of it.
But what if you used the above video as as a model and set a goal of creating and uploading to YouTube one video like it a week for the next year?
If each one of those videos got 100,000 views, you'd end up with 50 videos with a total of 5 million views - which could result in $50,000 in YouTube monetization income.
And that's just from the YouTube monetization. Those earnings don't include the Amazon affiliate income - assuming you are an Amazon affiliate, and include a link to the products mentioned in the video in the YouTube video description.
That's what the person behind the above video did - included an Amazon affiliate link to the products shown in the video (you can see what the links look like in the description below his video at http://youtu.be/7HahmpF3LxI).
Okay, enough about the income potential.
To create 'review' videos like the one above, you'll need a screen capture program and a microphone. For microphone, I recommend a USB headset like the Sennheiser PC 151 Binaural Headset with Noise-Canceling Microphone & Volume Control
. That's the headset I use on all
my Camtasia videos.For screen capture, you could use Camtasia or use the free EzVid program as was used above.
Both will get the job done, and if you already have Camtasia, use it. But if you don't have an easy-to-use screen capture program with video editing capabilities, Ezvid might be a good choice.
The short video below shows what Eziv can do.
Produce an Unboxing Video & Get 7 Million Views
The Play-Doh playset in the video above is the Play-Doh Scoops & Treats. The set is not cheap. It's costs? $150. Other Playdoh sets are available for much less, like that one there for $19. The video has nearly 7 million views!!
Thanks for sharing. Three things of great interest about that channel.
Number of Views: 855 million views
Number of Subscribers: 975,000 subscribers
Date started: April 24, 2013
That means that in less than two years, the channel has grown from zero views to close to a BILLION views!!!
Very, very impressive.
This is one of their videos - it has 81 million views! Estimated adsense earnings would be over a million dollars just for this one video.
And so much more. The product in the video above is Playdoh Spring Eggs or Peppa Pig Surprise Egg, Angry Birds, and Mickey Mouse. The product costs $19.
Disney Toys
TOP SELLING DOLLS from DISNEY
Disney Frozen Sparkle Anna of Arendelle, $24 at Amazon.
Disney Frozen My Size Elsa Doll, $60 at Target.
Disney Princess Ultimate Dream Castle, $170.00.
Disney Merida Doll, $45. $25 at Target.
I need to take high quality photo shots for Amazon/Ebay. I have a Canon DSLR and a lens, so I need everything else and would like your opinion. I am looking for something that is better than a DIY set up but I don't think Super High end equipment is necessary. I am considering the following.This bills itself as complete, but I would still need a lightbox.
http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-SP3500-Complete-Portrait-Softboxes/dp/B000ZI3TN2/
I'm not sure I need all this. I am only going to use it for product photography so I am considering the following options.
3 lights with the umbrellas.
http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-Photography-Portrait-Continuous-Umbrellas/dp/B003WLY24O/
These lights with the softbox attached are mainly for shooting video no?
http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-Photography-Studio-Softbox-Lighting/dp/B008SC0DRW/
And the light box will be:
http://www.modahaus.com/shop/modahaus-tabletop-studio-pro-400/
Or is that a little overkill?
I am also considering this:
http://www.amazon.com/CowboyStudio-30-Inch-Photo-Soft-Light/dp/B001TKCZVM/
Tripod:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VM343I/
Do you have any thoughts on this? Am I leaving anything out?
When shooting photos inside a light box, all you really need is the light box and tripod, and not much else.
The photo below shows what my light box setup looks like. Just a basic light box, $32, and two table lamps with daylight fluorescent bulbs, $12 each. I mount the camera on a tripod, position the item in the light box, and shoot a few photos. This came from this.
If you're not going to get paid for
the photos, then you really don't want to invest too much in the equipment.
For the larger items, having a 5 x7 popup white background panel will usually
be all you need.
You can find these on Amazon at collapsible white backdrop.
Most of the photos of lamps and other similar items at Amazon are shot with
these kinds of backgrounds. The image is then tweaked in Photoshop or similar
image editing program to get the best results.
Find some examples at Floor lamps.
***
You can make a large background
using bulletin-board paper and some "adult tinker-toys", a.k.a. PVC
pipe.
Discovered the bulletin-board paper while looking for something else at either
Hobby Lobby or Michael's (craft-store chains). It was in the
teacher/school-supply section. White paper was 6ft wide by 12 or 25ft long. The
25ft roll was something like $12-15 I think. It's not real heavy weight paper
so it will not stand up to much abuse but it works in a pinch.
I used some 3/4" PVC pipe and fittings I had t make a quick stand/holder
for the paper. I did not glue the pipe but you could to get a bit more
rigidity.
As for lights, I'm making my softboxes out of dollar-store foam board and old
white sheets, scrap wood and daylight CFL bulbs. (Ya know, I really should put
up a video of this one day) I gotta tell you though, if I had had the $150-200
to get a ready-made set, I'd do that instead of the DIY route. But sometimes I
have more time than money and I at least know the limitations of my equipment.
If you plan to buy lights for photography, you'll want soft
box lights with stands, with at least 2400 watts.
When photographing large items using softbox lights, you'll need room to
position the backdrop, the lights, the camera, and any reflectors you use
during the shoot, so make sure you have an area set aside that is large enough
for all the equipment you plan to buy.
You can find some good deals on softbox lights at Softbox lights.
When shooting large items, three
point lighting is the way to go. So get three lights.
And when shooting smaller items in the light tent, you can use table lamps like
I do in the photo below. Be sure to use florescent bulbs so you don't set the
tent on fire.
from
Brian. . . .
1.
Look at the long titles that include lots of search terms.
2.
The channel itself is about brand names that are popular themselves, and would
undoubtedly get lots of searches, and the generic topic of the channel (toys)
is popular. These are slightly different things but they work
together--brand name toys.
3.
Take a look at the "About" section for the latest upload (Play Doh
Peppa Pig Picnic Basket): Notice a) how it's salted with keywords, and b)
all the different foreign language descriptions to pull in viewers from all
over the world. (Question marks below represent characters in language
fonts not displayed here.) And, c) links to other videos.
It
also doesn't hurt that the videos are very simple and easily understood by
anyone from any part of the globe.
If you're not going to get paid for
the photos, then you really don't want to invest too much in the equipment.
For the larger items, having a 5 x7 popup white background panel will usually be all you need.
You can find these on Amazon at collapsible white backdrop.
Most of the photos of lamps and other similar items at Amazon are shot with these kinds of backgrounds. The image is then tweaked in Photoshop or similar image editing program to get the best results.
Find some examples at Floor lamps.
For the larger items, having a 5 x7 popup white background panel will usually be all you need.
You can find these on Amazon at collapsible white backdrop
.Most of the photos of lamps and other similar items at Amazon are shot with these kinds of backgrounds. The image is then tweaked in Photoshop or similar image editing program to get the best results.
Find some examples at Floor lamps
.***
You can make a large background
using bulletin-board paper and some "adult tinker-toys", a.k.a. PVC
pipe.
Discovered the bulletin-board paper while looking for something else at either Hobby Lobby or Michael's (craft-store chains). It was in the teacher/school-supply section. White paper was 6ft wide by 12 or 25ft long. The 25ft roll was something like $12-15 I think. It's not real heavy weight paper so it will not stand up to much abuse but it works in a pinch.
I used some 3/4" PVC pipe and fittings I had t make a quick stand/holder for the paper. I did not glue the pipe but you could to get a bit more rigidity.
As for lights, I'm making my softboxes out of dollar-store foam board and old white sheets, scrap wood and daylight CFL bulbs. (Ya know, I really should put up a video of this one day) I gotta tell you though, if I had had the $150-200 to get a ready-made set, I'd do that instead of the DIY route. But sometimes I have more time than money and I at least know the limitations of my equipment.
Discovered the bulletin-board paper while looking for something else at either Hobby Lobby or Michael's (craft-store chains). It was in the teacher/school-supply section. White paper was 6ft wide by 12 or 25ft long. The 25ft roll was something like $12-15 I think. It's not real heavy weight paper so it will not stand up to much abuse but it works in a pinch.
I used some 3/4" PVC pipe and fittings I had t make a quick stand/holder for the paper. I did not glue the pipe but you could to get a bit more rigidity.
As for lights, I'm making my softboxes out of dollar-store foam board and old white sheets, scrap wood and daylight CFL bulbs. (Ya know, I really should put up a video of this one day) I gotta tell you though, if I had had the $150-200 to get a ready-made set, I'd do that instead of the DIY route. But sometimes I have more time than money and I at least know the limitations of my equipment.
If you plan to buy lights for photography, you'll want soft box lights with stands, with at least 2400 watts.
When photographing large items using softbox lights, you'll need room to position the backdrop, the lights, the camera, and any reflectors you use during the shoot, so make sure you have an area set aside that is large enough for all the equipment you plan to buy.
You can find some good deals on softbox lights at Softbox lights
.
When shooting large items, three
point lighting is the way to go. So get three lights.
And when shooting smaller items in the light tent, you can use table lamps like I do in the photo below. Be sure to use florescent bulbs so you don't set the tent on fire.
And when shooting smaller items in the light tent, you can use table lamps like I do in the photo below. Be sure to use florescent bulbs so you don't set the tent on fire.
from
Brian. . . .
1.
Look at the long titles that include lots of search terms.
2.
The channel itself is about brand names that are popular themselves, and would
undoubtedly get lots of searches, and the generic topic of the channel (toys)
is popular. These are slightly different things but they work
together--brand name toys.
3.
Take a look at the "About" section for the latest upload (Play Doh
Peppa Pig Picnic Basket): Notice a) how it's salted with keywords, and b)
all the different foreign language descriptions to pull in viewers from all
over the world. (Question marks below represent characters in language
fonts not displayed here.) And, c) links to other videos.
It
also doesn't hurt that the videos are very simple and easily understood by
anyone from any part of the globe.
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