Got My Video Clip Featured In A Moto Madness Compilation

[DorkyRoad]

Here's hoping it leads a bunch of new people to my channel! Anyone else been in one of these comps? Any hidden downside to this?

I think it's okay to post this here because it isn't my video...but please remove or move if it should go somewhere else. I promise not to get all butthurt about it....probably...

 

[lupin]

I've had a few of these people ask me about using vids. I've always ignored them. Maybe I should look a little harder at them.

 

[burlyjack]

Personally i think the funniest ones are those that run their mouths and act like giant man babies until someone jumps out of their car at em. Then they won't say crap until the cager speeds off. Take it easy there tough guy.....

 

[DorkyRoad]

I've had a few of these people ask me about using vids. I've always ignored them. Maybe I should look a little harder at them.

I'm up 150 subs in a week since he posted the video with my clip in it...

 

[burlyjack]

I'm up 150 subs in a week since he posted the video with my clip in it...

Congrats man!

 

[DorkyRoad]

Congrats man!

Thanks! I feel like it's like 90% dumb luck and 10% as a result of my actual effort, but I'll take it.

 

[lupin]

I'm up 150 subs in a week since he posted the video with my clip in it...

Well thats made it worthwhile then.

 

[Reize]

This guy. Yea, I've had given permission to a bunch of these compilation channels to use my videos since they asked nicely and credited me, that gives me a bit of a boost.

Although I can't help but feel salty they do little to not work yet earn amazeballs off the sweat of others, and it benefits them more than me.

 

[lupin]

Making a few buck there.

 

[DorkyRoad]

This guy. Yea, I've had given permission to a bunch of these compilation channels to use my videos since they asked nicely and credited me, that gives me a bit of a boost.

Although I can't help but feel salty they do little to not work yet earn amazeballs off the sweat of others, and it benefits them more than me.

That definitely entered my mind, but as such a small channel I figured I had nothing to lose. Really it's a symbiotic relationship. He needs content to keep his channel going and we need exposure to increase our exposure. He gets content and we get traffic. It's a win-win. I don't mind sharing a 10 second clip if it means people might come watch the full video and even subscribe to my channel.

 

[Reize]

That definitely entered my mind, but as such a small channel I figured I had nothing to lose. Really it's a symbiotic relationship. He needs content to keep his channel going and we need exposure to increase our exposure. He gets content and we get traffic. It's a win-win. I don't mind sharing a 10 second clip if it means people might come watch the full video and even subscribe to my channel.

Actually most of the time, you don't really get exposure or traffic. He gets free content. Less of a Win-Win, more of a "Curbstomp MONSTER KILL VICTORY" - "Meh,whateber m8" in their favor.

 

[MotoNoob]

Actually most of the time, you don't really get exposure or traffic. He gets free content. Less of a Win-Win, more of a "Curbstomp MONSTER KILL VICTORY"

I will respectfully disagree with that statement. Below is a screenshot of my YouTube metrics after one of my videos was posted on MotoMadness (and maybe one other compilation channel).

I think I wound up with like 400 subs in less than a week.

 

[Reize]

I will respectfully disagree with that statement. Below is a screenshot of my YouTube metrics after one of my videos was posted on MotoMadness (and maybe one other compilation channel).

I think I wound up with like 400 subs in less than a week.

My case is really different. I've let several big compilation channels use a variety of my videos. These videos I let them use naturally already had thousand over views anyway at the point they asked, and didn't seem to jump even after their copy of it went up.

I also didn't get any spikes in subs either.

Basically everything that I earned, were all earned a 100% through my effort and their referrals really didn't do anything, considering the rate remained constant for me.

 

[burlyjack]

Perhaps if you were a regular contributor you could ask for some compensation but if you had that much footage for them then you'd have to be a really unlucky or bad rider

LOL! I've stumbled across a few channels that are built around accident videos. I've always thought the same thing. I always want to tell them motorcycle just may not be their thing.

 

[SighBored]

Don't expect a big return if you agree to let them use your material, you might gain something from it, or not. There's no guarantee. If you feel you don't mind it, give them the green light, else you can always say no, I've said no before to such channels. Why? Because when I watch such compilations videos, I have absolutely zero care who's video it was originally, I just watch the compilation and click next, I don't even read the description, or, "credits". So, if I can think this way, I'm pretty sure there are plenty that think as I do, so it's pointless to me to let them take it, unless I have a huge @$$ watermark on my clip that they have no way of cropping off, then maybe.

There's no right or wrong choice, it's just up to your own personal view on it. As Reize mentioned, they just take your stuff and make shit loads (of money) off it. You, get nothing (monetary wise). If you are OK with that, just want potential of expose and traffic/view/sub.. Go right ahead.

 

[SighBored]

I would give them a copy with a good sized watermark on it as SighBored said.

What if they just asked for permission then YouTube rip the version you already have on your channel with the normal size (small) watermark? I highly doubt they will bother to use your "special purpose" clip with the large watermark emailed to them..