Comments on: Video classifieds: Opportunity with a short window

By: Courtland Bluford

Courtland Bluford — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:38:37 +0000

I have just created a video classified but I am putting my own spin so that it will not be defined as such. I feel like classified is boring so being a college student at assumption college i used my youthfulness to begin creating something a step beyond. Check it out every once in a while to see the advances. http://www.vidseller.com Thank you.

ps. I apologize for the errors. I’m using my iphone.

By: chris sharpe

chris sharpe — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:51:59 +0000

You now have a quick and easy way to sell cars, trucks motorhomes and of course all kinds of real estate
via FREE Video Classfieds. Have some fun check us out.

http://www.citfirst.com
Thanks again chris sharpe

By: video classifieds

video classifieds — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:29:36 +0000

Video classifieds are the future of classified ads.Videos offer trust and confidence to potential buyers.

By: Maverick Qaj

Maverick Qaj — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:21:12 +0000

I am surprised that no one - spammers included:-P - mentioned SellTube.com. I found it very easy to use navigate with some great content of cars for sale, pets for sale, etc…

By: Quynh Pham

Quynh Pham — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:52:13 +0000

Reachoo.com is another revolutionary video classified website that’s a youtube & craigslist baby. Check it out!

By: Steve Outing

Steve Outing — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:11:57 +0000

To follow up on Melanie’s comment about shooting video for clients who may not want (or do not feel that they have the skills) to do it themselves, it does seem to me that this is a nice potential side business for an advertising department. Perhaps for newspapers, some of the classified customer service rep jobs (that are being lost during the industry transition) could be saved with the addition of this skill set. I too think that a good opportunity will be in serving small businesses that traditionally have been too price-sensitive to pay for newspaper ads.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:30:51 +0000

Hi again…this is in response to Video Maven’s comment that video is only part of the solution…I agree that the website should not just be about video classifieds, and certainly making it easy for the users to list things as well as find things is essential. The value, though, is indeed in great part due to the video classified feature…for instance, the apartment/house rental market is incredibly competitive at the moment in S. Florida, and folks need a way to stand out from the crowd. Video is a way to do that, to be able to really show details that cannot come across with just text or even just photos.

Also, as far as making the videos, we typically offer FAQs and helpful links to help folks get started if they’re newbies…but really with the technology today, it’s as simple as pressing a button on your digital camera (that’s what I use to make my videos!), using a conversion program to compress the file if you want to (I use Easy Web Video and it really is simple), then upload and voila! You have a video classified ad.

And I think Jamie has a great idea for the Chosen List site, by having “Video Agents” who go out and shoot for folks if they aren’t comfortable enough to do it themselves…at Listasaurus.com we also partner with local videographers in the S. Florida who can create professional videos for people. It’s especially helpful for the Business Directory category we offer.

And I agree with George there that the small business arena will benefit the most!

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:09:51 +0000

Your article is very timely. In the last few weeks, the numbers reported by Forrester and comScore show encouraging growth in online video viewership. There is no doubt we are on the verge of a tremendous market opportunity.

At http://www.chosenlist.com we also offer free online video classifieds. The value of ChosenList is the features that are bringing together a social community (YouTube) with free classifieds and job postings. Job postings are only $95. We believe video classifieds enhance the print classified option and we are currently working with a partner network in this area.

ChosenList has created a Video-Agent network to provide a resource for those that want training in creating video ads and also want a resource to get leads. We have several Video-Agents working independently that are making over $100 an hour going out and shooting classified ads in the community for people selling stuff or place job ads on the site.

By: Video maven

Video maven — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:33:15 +0000

Video classifieds are only a part of the solution. You need other items to draw the user in. You need a full solution not just upload a video and hope it will sell. You need to define what a video classified is…..being like youtube is too simple and people see through that….you need to drive value and be easy to use. I know I know…..you think that uploading and listing a video is easy - yes it is but making one to sell something that sits in your garage is not.

By: George

George — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:28:29 +0000

As everyone knows by now, video is very exciting. I think in the next few years people will discover that video is appropriate for certain areas of the consumer market, right now it seems like everyone wants to use video for everything. I think the small business arena will benefit the most from video which is pretty much the thesis behind Jippidy.com