Love this video, would have been interested to see a break-down of your most profitable or most purchased stock videos? I believe I watched one a while back, that Mango Street did, all about their most successful stock photography uploads. And I've been thinking about starting some stock accounts, but most of my time is spent shooting and editing for my employer (a local art college) and I can't use any of that footage... so I'd have to shoot fresh footage most likely... would be cool to know what types of video have worked well for you.
I also do stock footage on Blackbox. Around 2000 clips so far ... made around $10,000 over the last 2 years. Not something to live on ... but it certainly helps. Especially when I am not actually doing anything and it is passive income.
My only tree so far is a crypto investment paying about $1500 or so a month, which is pretty decent. I have a question for you though: How much content have you uploaded in terms of stock footage to earn this money?
I would love to see you do a video going more in depth on stock footage. Hearing how much you made was nice but I would love to hear how many clips you uploaded, see some more examples of those clips, and any other tips you have on the subject. Did you upload to one location or do you upload clips to multiple stock sites? Does it cost money to create an account and upload? These are just some of the questions that came to mind watching this. Best of luck with 2022 Matti.
@@whengrapespop5728 That is true but it is always beneficial to hear from somebody who has experience. I’m not making any demands just throwing out suggestions for content. As a creator on a different platform I know I like to hear from my viewers what they are interested in to give me ideas for future videos.
Mate, stop saying you did nothing ffs, I have followed you since before 100K subs and watched you grow your channel and clout, you are a great photographer/filmmaker and built a name for yourself, that is why you are successful, If you say it once it can be taken as light hearted fun poking, but harping on about "doing nothing" over and over is a real slap in the face to us aspiring to do the same thing and frankly, douchebaggery. Other than that Love ya work
exactly, DOING NOTHING you'll get nothing. There is a lot of work in post with the right keywords, research etc the beautiful thing is that you do the work only the first time and if the content is researched from buyers, You will earn forever! (I'm a stock contributor too)
I’m confident the current market has an equal possibility of making high-value gains or losses, so I'm cautious with my selections; but, I heard that a trader made over $250k in this recession influenced market, and I could really need ideas on how to achieve similar profits
You’re right! The current market might give opportunities to maximize profit within a short term, but in order to execute such strategy , you must be a skilled practitioner.
@@emilybrown2719 Bluebird Having an investment adviser is the best way to go about the market right now, especially for near retirees, I've been in touch with a coach for awhile now mostly cause I lack the depth knowledge and mental fortitude to deal with these recurring market conditions, I netted over $220K during this dip, that made it clear there's more to the market that we avg joes don't know
@@FeliciaJudge I curiously looked Susan Agnes Hancock online and researched her accreditation. She seem very proficient, I wrote her detailing my Fin-market goals
I've been submitting to Stock Video for a few months now. It takes time to learn proper keywording; and what type of footage actually sells. There is a pretty big time investment up front. I'll let you know in another year if it was worth it! 😉
Exactly... So when he says "it took no time at all, 0% investment, etc".. thats way beyond the truth. Time to shoot, time to organize, time to edit, time to upload, time to SEO
Really helpful Matti … I have just turned 39 and I am leaving a stable job to go out there and chase my dream. I have been using stock from Artgrid for a few years but never considered creating it. Love your videos 👍🏻🎬Scott, Dorset UK
Matti, you should do a video on what you use for file storage. I know it's not a sexy subject but we all have to navigate that kind of stuff and invest a lot of money into it. I'd love to get your insight.
I tried it and nothing really sold. And my clips arent that bad. Its difficult to even get shown when someone searches for something because the market is saturated. Of course the algorithm shows the clips which were purchase hundreds times before
Shame... that will promote creators who are already big and don't need any more promotion while making it extremely hard for newcomers to break into it. It's a loop system that will benefit those who arrived early.
@@soundscape26 it's just a business.. better sell something that has a track record if you want a predictable stream of income so they choose to promote big starts.. it would need to be a new platform, otherwise the train has gone..
Totally Agree! I've been creating content on "Web/Software Development" and experimenting on different platforms. And it's doing good. Yet need to optimize and maximize it.
Never expected to see you commenting on one of these videos lol. I can only imagine how much footage you’ve gotten over the years that you can make money off of.
@@BenjyBraude bro I’ve been following Peter McKinnon since about 30,000 subscribers. Been following Matti since about 25,000 subscribers. These dudes are awesome! With all of the drumline footage and drone footage that I’ve shot over the years, I probably have enough for all sorts of applications. Gotta get uploading! Ha
A few really important questions: How many clips did you upload? Was it only through one site? Or did you do it through multiple sites? Would you recommend uploading to multiple sites? Or are their licensing terms on certain stock sites that prevent you from doing that?
Thanks for sharing Matti! I have made a point to add most b roll I shoot to Blackbox this year during down time. I have only made about $300 in the past 2 years combined. I have uploaded about 200 clips and most of them that get declined are lack of release or recognizable brand logos/names in a shot. I shoot a lot of fitness content so lots of workout scenes.
How many Clips do you have online tho? 1637 is what was shown in the video, is that the total number? I'm selling stock footage with Blackbox and the price per clip isn't consistent at all! Sometimes a clips sells for 50$ and then for just like 2.50$. I guess it's depending on the website they sell it on right?🤔
in the next video or down here could you please tell us how many clips you actually have up on the sites - because I am guessing that you have a lot more footage than a normal hobbies would have when collecting their footage and uploading it to their account to make money
Great video Matt! HOWEVER @5:10 I have issue with your statement of "I made ton of money with zero time" you still had to take the time to shoot the footage. Also I would be curious on what type of footage you earned with, was it drone? Handheld? Travel footage?What formats did you offer it in? Would love a more in depth video
I've been doing stock footage for around 3 years now, nowhere near your numbers yet but I do agree it's nice seeing a fresh paycheck in your bank account every month without having to do anything
Which kind of stock footage did you shoot? Don't you really have to "create" for selling it on stockfootage sites? With that I mean, film the same thing from different angles, make different scenes with the same people (so that anyone could build up his own story with this people) and so on? And isn't that very time-consuming as well? I almost have no footage that I created for my own, that would satisfy these conditions. Thank you for your answer!
Thank you for sharing this. How much stock footage do you have? How many clips, hours, different categories do you supply? Did you deliberately went out to shoot stock footage or was it more generated "as you go" while doing film projects?
Artgrid has been my favorite for quite a while. A lot of my music videos have mostly Artgrid footage. I'm glad to hear you're going to have footage there. Film Supply is way too expensive and only a "single clip" site. Not sure how they'll stay in business with $200 clips for web use that aren't even 10 seconds long.
You are a legend, thank you for all of your tips and tricks and life lessons. I seriously learn so much from your experiences! Thank you for being so vulnerable and relatable.
Bro, Are you okey? You seem so rushed, and this video seems to only be bragging about your lifestyle rather than giving valuable information. Slow down a little! Breathe!
Matti, do you color grade the stock footage before you submit it? Or do you sell log footage? I am interested in submitting some footage this year because I have 8TB of travel footage from the last few years.
Hey Matti, Love your work. Do you know how many downloads you had to equal this end sum ? Love to know the price per $ download i.e is it 50cents or so ? Let me know!
Uploading a library from 1tb hard drive cam take a full work day or more to tag it, name it, upload it, cut it, hate it and repeat:) But it's better than working hard as delivery guy:)
technically you did a whole lot when you created those footage. Not to mention the investments in time and equipment. On the long-run yeah it will be worthwhile.
You keep saying doing nothing but you obviously did something to make that footage... and you said you keep adding to it so again it's not DOING NOTHING lol... you can't say you're partnering with a company for the entire year then say it's not sponsored??? Of course it is, just because they didn't sponsor this video it still a conflict of interest there bud...
Always great content, thank for continuing the vids! I still remember that awkward/stiff guy doing vids in a bedroom....he has been gone a long time. ;-) Might be time to sharpen that knife though!
Thank you for this! I’ve been meaning to upload my footage to a stock site for months. And to think… those months I didn’t equal money I could have earned but didn’t. Thank you for the kick in the 🍑 bro!
@@will-beck don't set yourself up for a disappointment bro. You can have 10 TB of footage uploaded and still not make a dime or pennies. It's a lot easier said than done
@@Darkest_Soul_187 oh for sure. My thoughts are: I already edited all the clips for my RUclips videos and they’re just sitting there on my SSD. If they have the potential to buy me a tank of gas or better, that’s a win.
Hey Matti, I have tons of pictures sitting on my drive that I believe it could be used for stock footage, so you think pictures are also good for a money tree or companies are more interested in videos?
Been thinking about this a lot but unsure where to start… What’s the best site that you can upload stock videos to? Any recommendations on which ones to use/not use?
Matti: How many stock footage units do you have uploaded on that account, that is earning ~10k /month? Just wondering of the proportion of content versus income? Even though I know that quality is a factor too. Thanks if you reply.
Have you built a money tree???? Whats your favourite money tree?
I'm just setting one up with the same steps as you did! Hope that will work for me as well :D
Love this video, would have been interested to see a break-down of your most profitable or most purchased stock videos? I believe I watched one a while back, that Mango Street did, all about their most successful stock photography uploads. And I've been thinking about starting some stock accounts, but most of my time is spent shooting and editing for my employer (a local art college) and I can't use any of that footage... so I'd have to shoot fresh footage most likely... would be cool to know what types of video have worked well for you.
I also do stock footage on Blackbox. Around 2000 clips so far ... made around $10,000 over the last 2 years. Not something to live on ... but it certainly helps. Especially when I am not actually doing anything and it is passive income.
Affiliate marketing!
My only tree so far is a crypto investment paying about $1500 or so a month, which is pretty decent. I have a question for you though:
How much content have you uploaded in terms of stock footage to earn this money?
I would love to see you do a video going more in depth on stock footage. Hearing how much you made was nice but I would love to hear how many clips you uploaded, see some more examples of those clips, and any other tips you have on the subject. Did you upload to one location or do you upload clips to multiple stock sites? Does it cost money to create an account and upload? These are just some of the questions that came to mind watching this. Best of luck with 2022 Matti.
Yes that would be dope. I have so much stock footage sitting around and will for sure do this.
Those things are very easy for you to just look up yourself.
Me too!!?
@@whengrapespop5728 That is true but it is always beneficial to hear from somebody who has experience. I’m not making any demands just throwing out suggestions for content. As a creator on a different platform I know I like to hear from my viewers what they are interested in to give me ideas for future videos.
That would be awesome
Mate, stop saying you did nothing ffs, I have followed you since before 100K subs and watched you grow your channel and clout, you are a great photographer/filmmaker and built a name for yourself, that is why you are successful, If you say it once it can be taken as light hearted fun poking, but harping on about "doing nothing" over and over is a real slap in the face to us aspiring to do the same thing and frankly, douchebaggery. Other than that Love ya work
exactly, DOING NOTHING you'll get nothing. There is a lot of work in post with the right keywords, research etc the beautiful thing is that you do the work only the first time and if the content is researched from buyers, You will earn forever! (I'm a stock contributor too)
WORD
I’m confident the current market has an equal possibility of making high-value gains or losses, so I'm cautious with my selections; but, I heard that a trader made over $250k in this recession influenced market, and I could really need ideas on how to achieve similar profits
You’re right! The current market might give opportunities to maximize profit within a short term, but in order to execute such strategy , you must be a skilled practitioner.
@@emilybrown2719 Bluebird Having an investment adviser is the best way to go about the market right now, especially for near retirees, I've been in touch with a coach for awhile now mostly cause I lack the depth knowledge and mental fortitude to deal with these recurring market conditions, I netted over $220K during this dip, that made it clear there's more to the market that we avg joes don't know
@@FeliciaJudge that's impressive!, I could really use the expertise of this advisors, my portfolio has been down bad....who’s the person guiding you?
@@HelenaBonham-pz4ly The advisor I use is Susan Agnes Hancock, she's verifiable , so you could just search her.
@@FeliciaJudge I curiously looked Susan Agnes Hancock online and researched her accreditation. She seem very proficient, I wrote her detailing my Fin-market goals
I've been submitting to Stock Video for a few months now. It takes time to learn proper keywording; and what type of footage actually sells. There is a pretty big time investment up front. I'll let you know in another year if it was worth it! 😉
Exactly... So when he says "it took no time at all, 0% investment, etc".. thats way beyond the truth. Time to shoot, time to organize, time to edit, time to upload, time to SEO
@@Navigator_Nick he said no time at all "last year", he makes this quite clear
Did you get any sales
Have you got sales yet?
any updates?
We have heaps of stock footage from building our YT channel with so many sequences... this will be something we will be doing. Thanks Matti!
This guy is such a dork .. lol. They should turn him into a cartoon.
Really helpful Matti … I have just turned 39 and I am leaving a stable job to go out there and chase my dream. I have been using stock from Artgrid for a few years but never considered creating it. Love your videos 👍🏻🎬Scott, Dorset UK
Matti, you should do a video on what you use for file storage. I know it's not a sexy subject but we all have to navigate that kind of stuff and invest a lot of money into it. I'd love to get your insight.
WOW! That's insane. I wanna do this too!!
This is exactly the video I wanted you to make!
RUclips back catalogue would be one of my money trees - Been here since 2007 and some of the older videos are still making money every month.
Can confirm its worth uploading to stock sites! Massive sales Matti! Great Job!
Thanks dude 🙏🏻
Small steps, long-term minded! 💪
I tried it and nothing really sold. And my clips arent that bad. Its difficult to even get shown when someone searches for something because the market is saturated. Of course the algorithm shows the clips which were purchase hundreds times before
Shame... that will promote creators who are already big and don't need any more promotion while making it extremely hard for newcomers to break into it. It's a loop system that will benefit those who arrived early.
@@soundscape26 it's just a business.. better sell something that has a track record if you want a predictable stream of income so they choose to promote big starts.. it would need to be a new platform, otherwise the train has gone..
Totally Agree!
I've been creating content on "Web/Software Development" and experimenting on different platforms.
And it's doing good.
Yet need to optimize and maximize it.
Are you doing stock footage on the "Web development" niche?
@@CarlosMaflaNo,
Only "How-To" Videos.
Finally, video! 🍓
Passive income is the best type of income. I love getting emails about sold footage that I had shot like a couple of years ago
🤯 insane! Well done Matti 🎉👏🏻
Yea it feels a bit like a cheat code 😂
I need to get my stock footage up online for sale. I’ve got an entire library!
Do it!🙌🏽💯
Never expected to see you commenting on one of these videos lol. I can only imagine how much footage you’ve gotten over the years that you can make money off of.
@@BenjyBraude bro I’ve been following Peter McKinnon since about 30,000 subscribers. Been following Matti since about 25,000 subscribers. These dudes are awesome! With all of the drumline footage and drone footage that I’ve shot over the years, I probably have enough for all sorts of applications. Gotta get uploading! Ha
A few really important questions: How many clips did you upload? Was it only through one site? Or did you do it through multiple sites? Would you recommend uploading to multiple sites? Or are their licensing terms on certain stock sites that prevent you from doing that?
To me, creating and selling stock footage is a great way to learn as your earn and it funds my craving for new gear.
Thanks for sharing Matti! I have made a point to add most b roll I shoot to Blackbox this year during down time. I have only made about $300 in the past 2 years combined. I have uploaded about 200 clips and most of them that get declined are lack of release or recognizable brand logos/names in a shot. I shoot a lot of fitness content so lots of workout scenes.
How many Clips do you have online tho? 1637 is what was shown in the video, is that the total number? I'm selling stock footage with Blackbox and the price per clip isn't consistent at all! Sometimes a clips sells for 50$ and then for just like 2.50$. I guess it's depending on the website they sell it on right?🤔
I'm learning Blender and Houdini to become a CGI/VFX generalist. Already planning/constructing my money tree with selling assets on various websites.
in the next video or down here could you please tell us how many clips you actually have up on the sites - because I am guessing that you have a lot more footage than a normal hobbies would have when collecting their footage and uploading it to their account to make money
Thats great....but how much stock footage/pics have you uploaded to achieve this amount of money??
$318 here so far in mid-October 2022 from Shutterstock on a portfolio of 483 clips!
Wow this is insane
Hey Matti, how many clips have you uploaded in total for all your stock?
Great video Matt!
HOWEVER @5:10 I have issue with your statement of "I made ton of money with zero time" you still had to take the time to shoot the footage.
Also I would be curious on what type of footage you earned with, was it drone? Handheld? Travel footage?What formats did you offer it in? Would love a more in depth video
Actually, sounds like he really did nothing in 2021. The footage was shot before 2021 per the way he presented it and didn’t add any new footage.
I've been doing stock footage for around 3 years now, nowhere near your numbers yet but I do agree it's nice seeing a fresh paycheck in your bank account every month without having to do anything
what do your numbers look like if you dont mind?
How much do you earn per month
This will be my 2023 project.
Where do you upload stock footage? One site or multiple sites?
wondering the same
You convinced me! I will put my footage on a artgrid!
thanks for sharing had no idea, another awesome vid!
That's a 1/4 of my yearly salary. whew. That would be life changing.
Yea man it’s wild
@@mattih Do you have a site that works best for you? Or one you would suggest starting on?
Which kind of stock footage did you shoot? Don't you really have to "create" for selling it on stockfootage sites? With that I mean, film the same thing from different angles, make different scenes with the same people (so that anyone could build up his own story with this people) and so on? And isn't that very time-consuming as well? I almost have no footage that I created for my own, that would satisfy these conditions. Thank you for your answer!
Hello Matti... do you think we can post the same video footage on more than one stick footage outlet? or should I stick in only one?
Thanks for the tip, ill look into it... my Drone & footage probably won't be extra enough to make any money, but hey, doesn't hurt to try right 😁
hey, what's the best platform to start with stock footage as a creator?
Uploading some clips to the BBC as we speak now. Great video!
Thank you for sharing this. How much stock footage do you have? How many clips, hours, different categories do you supply? Did you deliberately went out to shoot stock footage or was it more generated "as you go" while doing film projects?
Artgrid has been my favorite for quite a while. A lot of my music videos have mostly Artgrid footage. I'm glad to hear you're going to have footage there. Film Supply is way too expensive and only a "single clip" site. Not sure how they'll stay in business with $200 clips for web use that aren't even 10 seconds long.
Cool! Thanks for sharing it ✌️
You are a legend, thank you for all of your tips and tricks and life lessons. I seriously learn so much from your experiences! Thank you for being so vulnerable and relatable.
I think you just started something in me to think out of the box. Thank you for this tip
This got my mind going... something to definitely look into! Thank you for sharing Matti!
Bro, Are you okey? You seem so rushed, and this video seems to only be bragging about your lifestyle rather than giving valuable information. Slow down a little! Breathe!
Matti, do you color grade the stock footage before you submit it? Or do you sell log footage? I am interested in submitting some footage this year because I have 8TB of travel footage from the last few years.
Depends on the platform!
Does the site specify if you should colour grade or not?
@@mattih Ok thank you! :)
Boyce Fitzgerald ah good to know. Thank you!
man it is funny that you actually got this letter so late , but I sent it before you actually stated he hiring process
Hey Matti! Are there certain video formats that sell better, like RAW, 4K, MOV, MP4, etc. Thanks!
Hey Matti, Love your work.
Do you know how many downloads you had to equal this end sum ?
Love to know the price per $ download i.e is it 50cents or so ?
Let me know!
Te sigues filmando con el Sony 10-18 f4? Porque se ve bien.
Love this video
Great video Matti, just how many clips uploaded,?
Uploading a library from 1tb hard drive cam take a full work day or more to tag it, name it, upload it, cut it, hate it and repeat:)
But it's better than working hard as delivery guy:)
where do u usually sell your footage?
Great video Matti, thank you.
Well working on my RUclips channel but it is certainly not a money tree ! Awesome content Matti ! 👍😍
technically you did a whole lot when you created those footage. Not to mention the investments in time and equipment. On the long-run yeah it will be worthwhile.
You keep saying doing nothing but you obviously did something to make that footage... and you said you keep adding to it so again it's not DOING NOTHING lol... you can't say you're partnering with a company for the entire year then say it's not sponsored??? Of course it is, just because they didn't sponsor this video it still a conflict of interest there bud...
How do you get this going when you have to work for a living?
I love this! That's amazing, I've wanted to get into making stock footage but I'd live to some of your tips you might offer!
You are one of the best
witch site do you talking about?
What's the name of the lower thirds you used when going through the months? Or did you create that yourself and is it for sale? :D
Was this for just 1 video? Or is it for several videos and those numbers are for the account?
Always great content, thank for continuing the vids! I still remember that awkward/stiff guy doing vids in a bedroom....he has been gone a long time. ;-) Might be time to sharpen that knife though!
AMAZING!
How many clips do you have on Filmsupply?
hahaha that iPhone 4s looks like most of the phones that arrive at my workplace :P but not in such a nice package or nearly as clean LOL
Thanks a lot for the helpful info👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏
Matti Haapoja the Great
Thank you for this! I’ve been meaning to upload my footage to a stock site for months. And to think… those months I didn’t equal money I could have earned but didn’t. Thank you for the kick in the 🍑 bro!
Don’t waste it 🙌🏻
Will:) show the world what you got
@@justinxcinema definitely doing it bro! 🤘 Thank you!
@@will-beck don't set yourself up for a disappointment bro. You can have 10 TB of footage uploaded and still not make a dime or pennies. It's a lot easier said than done
@@Darkest_Soul_187 oh for sure. My thoughts are: I already edited all the clips for my RUclips videos and they’re just sitting there on my SSD. If they have the potential to buy me a tank of gas or better, that’s a win.
I need to start working on this
Awsome! how many videos do you have on the platform?
Hey Matti, I have tons of pictures sitting on my drive that I believe it could be used for stock footage, so you think pictures are also good for a money tree or companies are more interested in videos?
How many videos of yours are out there though?
You used that thumbnail from the 10 life lessons video after all! Aha looks good! 👌
Haha yep! Fit this one 😊
Just made my first $5 from affiliate links the other day and I must say it feels good
Nice and to much useful
Your monthly income from video footage you mentioned was from new video you created every month or just your old ones? Thank you
Matti what are those hard drives for storing your photos and videos, on the table? at 0:34
Can we see what clips sold? Everyone seems to omit what footage actually sold
Thank you for sharing this information..I like the idea to have a money tree. I have to grow one from today😀
Thank you 👊🏼🎥🙏🏼
Was that in USD or CAD?
Been thinking about this a lot but unsure where to start… What’s the best site that you can upload stock videos to? Any recommendations on which ones to use/not use?
So how many clips do you have out on site?
I’m exclusive with Getty photo and video. Great full time living.
using iphone 11 pro is good for footage?
I haven't built one yet , soon to come in a few months and matti when are you opening the academy ?
Later this year!!! Hopefully more news soon 😊
@@mattih looking forward to seeing the academy open!
I thought about it but I need to learn how to take good pictures 😂
Hahah yea that first
This is insane, I will do it , but first let me learn it
Please how do I start with my phone
Been wanting to do Film Supply and been holding back but… maybe i should go for it. Thank you.
100% 😊 worth it
so great, thank you for sharing the thoughts which equals millions of gold 感谢分享金点子。
Hey! Ilike the editing and the videography craft you did here. could you please make a video or put a link related to this?
Hard to take you seriously and focus on what you're saying while you unbox random junk
Matti: How many stock footage units do you have uploaded on that account, that is earning ~10k /month? Just wondering of the proportion of content versus income? Even though I know that quality is a factor too. Thanks if you reply.