We’ve been getting the same type of question lately from potential future Spidvid members, and individuals who already have an account. Users are getting into their accounts, uploading their picture, and filling out their profile but then wonder, what is next?

It’s easy when you log onto Facebook or MySpace because you upload pictures and/or videos and then you are well on your way. While Spidvid is a type of social network, it’s also a platform for connecting with other like-minded individuals to form on-demand production teams, and producing videos together. This process is a bit more involved than uploading a picture so it’s understandable that it’s taking awhile for users to understand how to get started.

If you are a creator think up a production project, or better yet write a script for it and then post it on our site outlining the talent you need, what stage the project is in, and your goals for the video.

If you are an actor, videographer, or another type of talented professional wanting to join a production team, hang in there because projects are coming soon. Our creators are in the learning stage right now. In the meantime why not engage with others to see what they are interested in for working on in the near future, you may find some common ground to create a new project.

Nothing happens in life without taking initiative, so don’t be shy, learn to become a leader and just get started. Starting something is scary because we are all afraid of failing so we can be reluctant to try something new, but life is all about failing and then learning from those failures to do bigger and better things. We’re not saying you will fail in your first few projects on our site, but over time you will certainly understand how to improve your experience, and become an elite Spidvid member.

If you a current Spidvid member why not start making use of your account and start producing video content you couldn’t otherwise do alone. If you don’t have a Spidvid account then you should quickly grab one and show others how it’s done.

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Video production has long been viewed as expensive but valuable, since video is the most engaging and richest form of content in our media world today. If a picture is worth a 1,000 words as the famous quote goes, then a video must be worth at least 100,000 words.

The problem for video creators and producers is that production is costly because traditionally, individuals want to be paid for their work. This makes perfect sense because to provide for oneself and ones family, money is certainly a necessity. For decades now we have witnessed an employer/employee relationship in the production space where one pays and one receives, but what happens when a partnership model emerges to provide a relatively new approach.

Many individuals work on company’s video projects for money, but there’s more to life than just money, and so personal passion projects are becoming more and more intriguing as hobbies.

So lets go over the two scenarios here.

Scenario #1

On the one hand creators and producers pay out money to obtain talent, retain 100% ownership in their content but that makes for a risky strategy since only a small percentage of videos go on to find a large audience, and turn a profit. Let’s also not forget that paying people for doing work usually means that a) they are nowhere near as passionate about the project as the payer is, and b) there is little incentive to do an outstanding job because a personal content ownership stake doesn’t exist.

Scenario #2

On the other hand if creators and producers choose not to pay their talent (or pay very little), but make each member a partner by giving them an ownership stake, then each individual is motivated to do their very best, the project is interesting to everyone involved otherwise they wouldn’t be part of it in the first place, and the project’s financial risk is vastly reduced.

Of course scenario #2 won’t work well for major projects that take months or years to complete, but for the evenings when the day job is over and when some free time on the weekends is available, then this option makes a lot of sense. A donation of time is given in exchange for a video that can be used as leverage to build up ones personal profile/brand, and a share in whatever credit and revenues result.

Scenario #2 is of course where Spidvid fits into. Our social platform was developed to empower new video project opportunities that are traditionally hard to create, discover, and be part of.

So if you are a talented creator, actor, writer, videographer, editor, or another production talent, and want to partner up with other like-minded individuals like yourself on collaborative projects, then you should join our community.

Also, if you are interested in sponsorship for your future project we are seeking investments into some original content. The stipulations are that you have to collaborate with at least four other individuals, and at least one team member has to be outside your continent to outline the true global nature of Spidvid’s platform. The video should also be between 2-5 minutes in length. If a sponsorship opportunity makes sense for your next project, be sure to contact us and submit a short proposal outlining how a deal is mutually beneficial for all involved.

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We’ve been getting some questions lately on what types of video content can be produced using our platform. Our vision has always been entertaining content which can be monetized via advertising and sponsorships so that compensations can be distributed to each team member. We now allow for both ad supported, and non ad supported video projects, so videos can be produced by teams for fun as well.

Marketing videos are getting big these days, especially for smaller companies looking to build a brand. While you can tap Spidvid’s community to produce a marketing video for your company, distribution will be only on UnleashVideo.com (for now), and it may not interest our actors, writers, videographers, and editors to collaborate on the project with you. If you need a professional marketing video produced PopTent, and TurnHere are effective solutions at a relatively low cost.

Music videos are certainly ideal for Spidvid’s community. So if you are a music artist with a newly released song and looking to get a video produced for it, then sign up for a creator/music artist account and get your project posted.

Funny videos are huge hits with viewers world wide, so entertaining content like CollegeHumor’s is ideal to collaboratively produce via Spidvid. Documentary and drama genre production projects are very well suited for our platform as well. And with the popularity of today’s reality shows, these would work well too.

Just like Twitter never expected users to use their platform the way they are today, we are open and looking forward to see how users adopt Spidvid.

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Last week I wrote a post on how to post a video production project on Spidvid. Today looks at how to bid on a video production project if you are an actor, director, writer, videographer, editor, music artist, animation artist, story teller, or a marketer/promoter of video content.

It all starts by visiting our projects page to find interesting projects that match your specific talent. Our platform is still very new, and people are just now learning how to use and leverage it, so there are no projects to bid on just yet but that will all change very soon. It all starts with one project so other video creators can see how things work and move on to post their own. If you want to feature the very first project on Spidvid, be sure to get a creator’s account and get one posted. Our admin team will review and approve it shortly after. Within a couple of weeks any creator will be able to post their video production project right away without approval as we are opening up our platform to new projects, and uploaded videos.

Here is how a professional easily bids on a production project on our site

Bid Description: Outline why you would be an ideal fit for the project, and why your talent makes you an ideal candidate. Also be sure to share links or information of previous experience, because that can go a long way towards getting accepted for your role on the team.

Skills/Value I Can Offer: In this section you should list specific skills you have for the project. For example if a creator needs a videographer you can tell him or her all about the videos you have shot in the past, the quality camera you have at your disposal, and even send links so the creator can view your previous videos online.

Talent I’m Offering: Here is where you choose from a drop down list what talent you are offering for the project. So if you an actor and an editor but want to bid on the project just as an actor then be sure to select actor from the drop down list.

Estimated Completion Time: If you work fast on video projects be sure to indicate that here, if you work a bit slow then also be sure to tell the truth and communicate that to the video creator. If you are an individual which plans to be involved on the video shoot (and not in post production) then you can select the earliest completion time option which is “1 day” from the drop down list.

Relevant Files Towards My Bid: If you have any files on your computer that relate to your project bid you can share them with the video creator here. These files can be downloaded by the creator from the bids submitted page in their account.

You can also preview the project bid before you submit it to ensure that it includes all of the details you want to communicate. Expect to hear back from the creator in the hours or days ahead, good luck with being added to the creator’s team, and cheers to the successful completion of the project and video.

Ready to start bidding and collaborating on Spidvid projects? First you need to sign up as a professional, and wait as creators post projects which interest you. Good luck on your future projects, and the produced videos that go live for viewing audiences.

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You may have some nice production ideas or even a well written script but limited resources, so how do you compete with the existing quality video creations produced by large studios? How do you get yourself noticed amongst the many online video creators out there? For some, it is also a question of how they can get their ideas realized or their proposed projects implemented. The solution is simple— global collaboration. They always say that two is better than one. In that case, then combining your talent with other similar-minded individuals to form a production team is an ideal combination.

With the current status of the money tight economy videos are begging to be created and unleashed to the world’s viewing audience, but the cost of actors, writers, videographers, and editors can hinder many projects from even starting. If you can’t afford to hire or sign contracts with these type of individuals then why not try to partner with them and share content ownership with them. That’s what Spidvid’s production model is all about.

For individuals, team collaboration can often offer greater access to a powerful vehicle for change. The wisdom and contributions of the crowds is at work here, individual efforts can only go so far. More can be accomplished, and the results are better once there are many talented individuals that collaborate and work towards a common goal.

Collaboration allows for shared leadership, decision making, ownership, vision, accountability, and responsibility.  It discovers solutions and expands capacity within the team, and the overall community. As with all levels of collaboration, the strategy may only deal with a limited and predefined issue, which may be adjusted and refined as project collaboration moves forward.

In case you are a new reader to our blog, Spidvid is a social platform that empowers video creators and professionals to connect, form video production teams, collaborate on projects, distribute content, and automatically give credit and compensation back to each team member involved.

For those who don’t yet have an account, join the many talented individuals from across the world for planning and creating quality videos without the need to spend tons of cash.

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