Making Money With Advertising on Your Video Content

Now is the best time to create your own videos and monetize that content! One way is to advertise on your video content. AVOD, or advertising-based video on demand, is a way for content creators to make money from their videos. It's easier than you think and the benefits can mean money in your pocket doing something you love!

What Is AVOD (Advertising-Based Video on Demand)?

In this type of advertising, your viewers will watch a short ad before they see your video. This is a great way for content creators to earn money from their videos without having to rely on sponsors or other sources of income. You can also have more control over the type of advertising that appears on your content.

How Does It Work?

Making money with advertising on your video content is a fairly straightforward process. Essentially, you make a deal with an advertising agency or company to display advertising on your videos in exchange for a fee. The advertising is then displayed as either a pre-roll (before the video starts) or post-roll (after the video ends) advertisement.

What Are the Benefits?

There are a number of benefits to advertising your video content. First, advertising can be a very lucrative source of income. In addition, advertising can help you to increase the exposure of your video content. By displaying advertising before or after your videos, you can potentially reach a much larger audience than you would otherwise.

What Are the Risks?

You'll need to generate a significant number of views for your videos for an advertising partner to have an interest. Second, you need to make sure the advertising partner you go with doesn't detract from the viewer experience. If done wrong, advertising can be intrusive and annoying, which may cause people to stop watching your videos.

Tips for Success

There are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to advertising your video content.

Use the Appropriate Advertising Content

First, it's important to make sure your advertising partner is appropriate for your audience. If your primary content targets an underaged audience, for example, you wouldn't want to partner with alcohol or vaping advertisers.

Select the Correct Advertising Format

Second, it's important to be aware of the types of advertising that are available the appropriate formats. Advertising formats today include static images, video, text, interactive elements, and audio. Which advertising format you choose will depend on the type of content you're producing. You should match the format to your content.

Measure Your Progress

Finally, track your results. This includes tracking the number of views your videos generate, as well as the number of advertising clicks. This information can help you to determine how successful your monetization strategy is and whether or not it makes sense to adjust for future content.

Video advertising has been around for a while, yet, it's now really starting to take off. Advertising-based video on demand offers content creators a way to make money doing something they enjoy. Would you like to start monetizing your video content? Contact Lightcast now to talk to one of our experienced professionals! We've been recognized for being a top partner for streaming media needs and would love to work with you!