i will pay you to make videos for my youtube channel (2023)

UPDATE!  We are now shifted to a new model:

  https://permies.com/t/234978/income-boots-seppers-residents-visitors





tl;dr:  $100 to $500+ per video.

To anybody ...   boots, ants, deep roots, event attendees ...  

I wish to get to the point that I have 20 videos in the hopper and am putting out a new youtube video every other day.  Just like I used to.   I feel like the bar for video quality needs to be heavy on substance.   I wish for videos that state what the topic is and will continue to have value 15 years later.  Perennial videos.  

Here is a very short video that I think is great:



Here is another great video that is kinda short:



A good video that is a little longer:




The point is:  content rich and a focused topic that is edited.  Each vid is a brick to build a better world.

I'll pay $100 for a video that is less than five minutes.   And $200 for a video that is 8 minutes or longer.  And something in between for something in between.  For something really excellent, I might go higher.  

$100 bonus:  if the video is really good  **AND**  didn't require any teaching from me (so, probably not your first few videos)  **AND**  you took the video yourself.  So you could get $200 for a short video or $300 for a longer video.

ANOTHER $200 BONUS!  If you are currently in the bootcamp full time, an anonymous benefactor is adding $200 per video for the next 50 videos.


Each video must contain:

   - a shoutout to three of the top 12 patreon supporters
   - the music at the end and the "if you like this sort of thing" message (does not have to be my voice)
   - about 8 seconds at the end of each video to do “youtube endscreens” which is often a video about a current kickstarter and the like.   This is a good place to put a blooper or something silly.
   - properly balanced, quality sound
   - no editing errors

In addition to the video I need:

  - a strong title
  - the text description
  - tags
  - thumbnail image

If there are people in the video, please make sure they have proper safety gear if they are doing something that might call for it.

Each video I post has the list of patreon supporters in order of support.

Boots in the bootcamp are permitted up to 5% to 10% of each day for taking pictures or video (but not for editing or posting).

For onscreen text, use the font "VAG rounded"


I wish this was for my channel:




There are about a hundred things here that need a video.


On a related note, if you make a movie quality two hour movie that could be turned into a kickstarter, I would pay $3000 for that.  Or a 4 movie set would pay $12,000.


Once you get good at editing videos, you can probably throw together four short videos in four hours.  So that would be $800 in four hours.  $200 per hour!

I'm thinking that this is directed mostly at boots.  But it could also be seppers, ants, deep roots or event attendees.

a list of ideas so far

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RFAarTDjDVwl-Pzlys9-N56J0KrQpTjc2BGThLgrPb0/edit?usp=sharing

Note that I think you can add ideas to the list or comment on certain bits.

We do have a couple of laptops here that boots can use.  They are set up with linux and some video editing software (lightworks).  

I am thinking that each of my future kickstarters that earn more than X dollars, we set aside dollars for this project since that will help us to make more stuff for future kickstarters.  More video equipment, laptops and funds for paying for more youtube videos.

Do these videos still need to be made at wheaton labs?

Rebekah Harmon wrote:Do these videos still need to be made at wheaton labs?

For this offer, yes.  The video must be taken at wheaton labs.  I suppose it can be edited elsewhere.

I wonder if someone could do a sort of SKIP series of videos. Maybe pick some of the easiest--or most interesting--Badge Bits and make a video of how you did it at Wheaton Labs. When I first found permaculture, I really loved how useful Paul's videos were. They documented a skill or bit of knowledge that I really wanted to know about. And, I didn't even know I needed to know about those things, until I saw Paul's video on it!

I noticed on the google sheet that there's a section for BBs. Most of those seem to be the roundwood BBs, but I think there's a lot of cool other BBs that could be done at Wheaton Labs.

- Sit outside with a cozy cat and show how and why to darn a sock!

- Show how to cook in a slow cooker!

- Make a map of Wheaton Labs, and do a quick video tour (maybe even snagging video from Paul's other videos) to show the different places on the map.

- Sit on a cozy rocket mass heater bench and turn some shirts into rags, and explain what materials to use and what to use rags for.

Added bonus, you could get a lot of BBs accomplished this way!

I probably won't be at Wheaton labs anytime soon to help with this directly, but if there is someone who wants to tackle this but doesn't know how to or doesn't want to edit a video I can help with that! Just send me a purple mooseage and we can work something out.

I see that Ashley mentioned in the dailyish that this is for earning coin over the internet.  I am thinking it is really about coin for people here, or here for a bit.  I suspect that people could be here for an event, video stuff, take that video home and then harvest this coin - that sounds fine.

I just received coin from an anonymous benefactor who says that for the next 100 videos that go into my channel from a current, full time boot, there is a bonus $100 per video.

paul wheaton wrote:For this offer, yes.  The video must be taken at wheaton labs.  I suppose it can be edited elsewhere.

Do you have raw footage somewhere that you would like edited into specific segments? If you do, I know someone who does that for me for a community I manage.

I have no idea how to edit videos, but I can certainly learn! (I'll be up there on the 13th)

Anent Paul's comment, "learn permaculture through a little hard work" --

"Per aspera ad astra " -- famous Latin motto -- state of Kansas, for one -- (one translation is "through hardships to the stars")

Paul my husband wants to join me for the BB20 event. He would like to attend in order to collect video and make content for your YouTube channel.

Hi there! I have finally found some time to work on the videos that I took during the BB20 Event a few weeks ago. Is someone able to share with me the music track that goes at the end of the video please?

Thanks!

Yuri Cottonwood wrote:Hi there! I have finally found some time to work on the videos that I took during the BB20 Event a few weeks ago. Is someone able to share with me the music track that goes at the end of the video please?

Thanks!

Hi Yuri,

In this thread you can find the music

Here is an possible scenario I sent to an incoming SEPPer.

Knowing how much work can go into video editing since you are new to it, being conservative with my numbers, I will estimate you can put out one video in a 4hr block. The first couple you will probably some need help so you won't get that $100 bonus.
So for this example say you do half short vids ($100) and half long vids ($200).
     Week one - short vid needing some help = $100.
     Week two - long vid needing some help = $200.
     Week three - short vid w/o help - $100 + $100 (no help bonus) = $200
     Week four - long vid w/o help = $300
     1st month earnings: $800 for 16 hrs work ($50/hr - for your first month)
$800 will cover your SEPPer rental plus some. Of course you could send more than 4hrs a week if you want to do more vids. After the first few months you will get quicker and be able more in 4hrs.

If this is done outside of boot day so you can be a full-time boot, you currently can get another bonus.

Let's say someone wanted to make decently produced videos for PEP BBs.  Say a 1-2 minute quick run through as they make a club style mallet or fell a tree.  Covering the requirements of the BB, showing them doing the task and promoting the SKIP program.  Would that seem interesting?

Bonus, if it's under 2 minutes it could count as their submission for the BB.

I'm imagining someone could video their whole SKIP journey and get paid at the same time.  Of course, this would only be if Paul wants it on his channel...

Andres says he will do the editing if a boot sends him the raw video.  And then the two of you can split the fat coin.

a few ideas on what a boot might make a quick video for

wooden utensils / wood spoons
wood burned signage
kindling crackers
Making  stools
concrete mixer uses for cob creations
trellises
Building a rock jack
picnic tables
junkpole fence repair
ruth stout composting
drystack project
cob as the natural builder's duct tape
slabdolier
chandelier(s)
roundwood timber framing in the solarium
using rmh in the solarium
pump house
timber tool
running the sawmill
rolly bunks in the solarium
wood mallets
grey's foot lever mend
window quilts
cat house
roundwood quickie sawbuck

rolly shelf ballet
junk pole fence gates (allerton abbey)
update to cob floor video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdPinbkYYJU
   - show finished product
   - show wear and tear
   - get feedback from people living with it
love shack tour
marbles in the willow bank
the willow bank door latch and flag
summary of willowonka
wood fired cat house(s)
day in the life of an rmh
how is a rmh biophillic
   - fire
   - bringing in wood
moving skiddable structures
drying firewood
   - show two sticks side-by-side and measure both to have the same moisture.
   - then put them through different tests to see what works better
   - note that our climate is pretty dry with little wind
   - laid on it’s side vs. vertically
   - cut into smaller pieces
   - indoors vs. outdoors
   - outside, uncovered, but exposed to the wind vs. covered structure
   - all the sticks aligned stack vs. criss-cross stacking
   - tarping techniques
a cold night in the new love shack
exploration of the cottage rocket
using the testo meter
ruth stout composting
a wofati/bermshed post with gravel
   - the importance of pushing in the post
   - Another video about posts in the ground: how to keep them from rotting
allerton abbey door
   - History of the making based on permies threads and clips of it’s    
   - largeness being opened and closed. Probably needs a latch prior to filming
the log arch - demo and history

dishwashing rocket water heater

the door latch designs on willow bank and the showers
the showers converted from 4 showers to 3

the solar food dehydrator
   - general design (mention of build video for sale)
   - the racks - and how there can be more
   - the latch - it needs improvement
the couch balcony
   - the build video
   - joinery
   - the relationship with the rocket mass heater
   - 6 tables instead of 5
rock jacks, new beefier design
felling a tree with the timber tool
how easy is it to peel a tree in february vs march vs april vs may
the timber structure inside allerton abbey
the issues with too much dirt on allerton abbey
the willow feeder design
haybox cooker: demonstration of big pot holding heat vs. small pot
Seeding the top of the berm shed
the manual baler
Cob floors and walls that don’t dust / suffering the dust rain of 2019
gin pole (without tractor)
rolly shelves in the garage
free shelf
a different kind of cordwood wall
   - why firewood needs to be a consistant size
what is the life expectancy of a rocket mass heater?
   - probably forever
   - FPH has been through five winters and going strong
   - some people make weird things that they errantly call a “rocket mass heater” and they retire them quickly
   - Depends on what they are made of. The stainless barrel will last forever. Coquille RMH is going strong 25 years
how much maintenance does a rocket mass heater require?

making trails on the berms
   - Find a space that looks inaccessibls, looks like a garden, slightly wider
   - laying rock on the trails
junkpole fence
moon boxes (shark week kits for women)
A tour of fruit trees that were started from seed
twiggy/roundwood repairs

tour of newer rocket mass heaters
our buffet of solar ovens
our mulch pit near willow bank
a tour of willow bank
a tour of willowonka

Most PEP BBs would make for a good video.     #SKIP #PEP

This program is starting to get results!

Editing videos can be time consuming, but if you make them short to begin with - a minute, like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqoBf__Qxxw
it is more doable.

Is this still a need? I used to work in the film and TV industry editing videos but now live in the wilds of Alaska working towards a purely subsistence lifestyle. Just found out about permies and love it.I would give some consideration to contributing if the need is not already being met.

There is a need for more boots in the bootcamp.  And it would be a bonus if lots of great videos came out too!

Hi, I have a bit of photography/videography and YouTube creation. I am not nearby, wife and I may be interested in boot camp next year. I am in Wisconsin, we had a big garden last year and still stay active in sustainable living, entrepreneurship, etc.

Anywho, let me know if you need someone to make videos and the details. I think it'd be fun and I bought a new Macbook and need to justify the purchase to myself XD.

Obviously I cannot take the videos myself, but could edit the raw footage, add images, weed out the fluff, add transitions, clean it up, upload to Youtube, etc.

Stephen Kennedy wrote:Is this still a need? I used to work in the film and TV industry editing videos [...] I would give some consideration to contributing if the need is not already being met.

jim costello-mikecz wrote:Hi, I have a bit of photography/videography and YouTube creation. I am not nearby [...]
Obviously I cannot take the videos myself, but could edit the raw footage, add images, weed out the fluff, add transitions, clean it up, upload to Youtube, etc.

I resemble these remarks. I worked in Hollywood as a film editor for years, but that was in a previous life; these days I have a very different career and live in the Midwest, but I am still a skilled editor. If people have shot footage but don't have the time or skills to edit into videos, I'd be happy to do it and split the money.

We are ending this path and starting a new path

https://permies.com/t/234978/income-boots-seppers-residents-visitors

So I am locking this thread.