Videographers/Editors How to Earn Money with Expert Village When Work is Slow

Video producers/shooters/editors/ need a way to stay busy and make money when the production season is slow? Expert Village.com may be the answer. Expert Village is a website that features "how to " videos. Topics run the gamut from A to Z.

Expert Village has a listing of over 1000 topics you can produce videos to if you know an Expert in that field. You can also pitch topic ideas to them and most of the time they accept your ideas.

So how does it work? Generally a Producer locates an Expert in thier city and asks them to do 15 or more segments on a specific topic. Each segment needs to be between 1-3 minutes long. What's in it for for the Expert? Free video production services and promotion. Once completed the segments will also feature the Expert's bio and contact information. The Expert can actually imbed the clips from Expert Village right on their own site. The Producer is generally paid $20 per segment but it can range from $15-$25. Do the math, and you will see that 15 segments on one topic is $300 in your pocket. The key is to making sure that the shoot and edit are done in a time efficient manner.

I do this by asking my Experts to prepare a cheat sheet with 3-5 key points typed out in the biggest font possible on a sheet of paper. This paper is then attached to the front of the camera to help prompt the Expert during the taping of a segment. Not only does this help the Expert during the shoot but it helps them prepare and get organized for the shoot.