In his spare time, Patrick Sell, a 31-year-old marketing analyst, enjoys shooting short videos of well-dressed women strolling along New York City streets, then posting them on the Web. He used to upload his productions on YouTube, but now prefers a new service called Revver. The reason: Revver pays him. Here are three Web sites that put money in amateur producers’ pockets.
Eefoof.com
Launched just more than a week ago, the site shares 50 percent of its profits from text and banner ads with users who upload their own online video clips. Shares are distributed based on the number of hits a particular video receives.
Panjea.com
Shares 50 percent of revenue from the ads appearing on profile pages to which users can upload their own video and audio files. Users also can sell their content via download at a price they set, in which case they earn 85 percent of the sale.
Revver.com
Affixes an ad frame to the end of a video clip and gives the users 50 percent of the revenue generated when the ad is clicked on, whether the video is accessed from a Web site, shared across instant-messaging services or e-mailed between friends.
