VIMEO ON DEMAND the good and the bad : Is it worth it? my experience

[@gcprost]

I agree with a lot of what you said. One thing that I found very annoying, was the tax nonsense. I'm a Canadian. I create my videos in Canada and I sell to Canadians in Canadian dollars. Vimeo insists that I fill out American tax forms - Ridiculous! Canadian are responsible to report any money they make to Revenue Canada. It has nothing to do with the US or Vimeo. I have sold video equipment in the US to large companies like Adorama and B & H. No tax forms were necessary. If there is a copyright claim again something on Vimeo, they delete it, no discussion, no appeal. If you have a copyright hit on KZbin, they block the video, they don't delete it. This is problem for me because, I record a lot of live theatre, concerts and dance performances. They all have music, I assume they have the right to use it. The videos are distributed to the artists, their friends and family, it is not like a film. When I post things on Vimeo, I worry. I also run into the "Vimeo Resistance" that you describe. A lot of people are hesitant to use Vimeo. It is also difficult to drive people to Vimeo. The Vimeo people are difficult to work with too, but I still have an account.

[@VivaBurlesque]

Thanks for sharing your experience! We streamed our film as a virtual screening in collaboration with a Cinema. We found as you say there was a lot of friction involved for folks to watch the film. It was too hard for people to rent the film.

[@WillFons]

Yeah its not easy at all, I feel like making a movie is hard enough, and then you have to worry about all the work that comes after that, just getting people to watch it,

[@JordanCann]

What kills me the most about these platforms is how they make potential buyers sign up just to rent or view your film. I created a WIX site to avoid this and they are doing the same "sign up" crap

[@kathysmith6906]

This video is the best! I appreciate you so much for explaining this as well as you did. I guess I’ll look elsewhere for my film to be on a VOD platform. Any suggestions???

[@WillFons]

Thanks for watching glad it was helpful . Unfortunately I don't know what the best option is at this moment

[@brotherted9212]

I see this video is 3 1/2 years old, but there's a new monetization platform called VidaFair, and if you still check this comment section, I'm curious to know what you think about it? Thanks.

[@WillFons]

Thanks for letting me know about Vidafair . I wasn't aware of it . But I'll definitely check it out

[@rhondacosta160]

But if you have your own site it's nice for people to be on your site and not have to leave to go to vimeo, no? The most frustrating feeling was paying $39 / mth for teachable and if you can't use their "intuitive user friendly" user face you're screwed. The customer service on teachable is horrible for the $39 / mth plan. Zero help other than email. It's not intuitive and it's comparable to building a whole other site to host your course. I'm hoping Vimeo to sell courses is better, easier and worth the $20 /mth.

[@NatiMedia]

Hi Diego..Thanks for your VOD review..Which site do you recomend for VOD?

[@WillFons]

Thanks, so far Amazon video direct has been a much better experience for me

[@SolarPicturesPH]

Thanks for sharing this

[@WillFons]

Glad you found it helpful

[@LogosByNick]

Great insight. Thank you.

[@WillFons]

Youre welcome, and thanks for watching

[@BrandonPlantz]

Thanks, man. I appreciate you sharing all this info.

[@Shanvjable]

Excellent, fair and objective review of Vimeo on Demand. You saved me a ton of time. Could you compare KZbin vs Amazon

[@CaliforniaTravelVideos]

Very useful review - thank you for sharing your lessons learned!

[@WillFons]

You're very welcome :) , thanks for stopping by my channel and leaving a comment. So far Amazon has been a much better experience for my movie Changing Diego and I'm planning on making a video on that

[@3oalexandra879]

thank you for your video ..do you have any idea which other platforms to sell/rent own videos/tutorials are better or are you using

[@WillFons]

I used Amazon for a while but they turned their backs on indie filmmaker and started to favor big studios. IMO building up a youtube channel and monetizing your videos is still the best way to go.

[@3oalexandra879]

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[@archercrosley2865]

Thx. Can't people just link in and pay for the video? Is it necessary to create an account on Vimeo?

[@LASB208]

So can i still looking on vimeo?

[@peterhitchcock3486]

Great info thanks! Now where is the video on how to get onto AmazonPrime? :) They don't pay much Ive been told.

[@WillFons]

Glad you found it helpful , unfortunately I haven't done an Amazon video, my experience with them is complicated

[@WTCmovie]

You might want to replace this video - Vimeo on Demand has changed with OTT.

[@WillFons]

Good to know thanks!

[@joaquimpipa4842]

Your info was very helpful, thanks

[@WillFons]

Glad to hear it was helpful thanks for watching

[@jiggyjaytv]

Hey was going on diego great info. I got a question I'm from New York, which theater did you premier your film at

[@WillFons]

We screened the film at the ny anthology film archives They have a nice theater

[@cah88]

Great job man! How much did you have to pay Kenan Thompson to be in Meet Diego?

[@ibiggcvisuals]

Thanks for the video !! Great information

[@borntoplayproductions1513]

Thank you! Great info :)

[@WillFons]

Youre welcome, glad to hear it was helpful

[@osterling]

Great info in your video. I've been looking for info on this matter for a long time. However, I'm not clear if, besides all the cons, did you at least made any money? Did people watch your film? Thanks.

[@WillFons]

Thanks for watching. I didnt make my full $200 back but people did watch it , but not nearly as much as i wouldve liked. I had much more success monetizing with amazon .

[@gustavoletelier]

Thank you for this valuable information

[@WillFons]

Glad i was able to help , best of luck

[@CameraRestore]

Very useful, thanks for sharing

[@WillFons]

Thanks, glad to hear it was helpful

[@thefullmoongamer]

Thank you for a very informative video, i really needed to hear someones experience! Did you find a better place to sell your video?

[@JonathanEBoyd]

thanks for the tips and insight much appreciated

[@WillFons]

Youre very welcome, glad it could help

[@RandomCelebs]

thanks for this video!

[@WillFons]

Thanks for watching, i hope it was helpful

[@PatricioVertiz]

Really, really helpful. Thank you.

[@WillFons]

thanks for watching and glad it was helpful

[@blue_monarc]

Thank you !!!

[@WillFons]

I'm glad to hear it was helpful, thanks for watching

[@ajaxfilms]

Great info. Thanks!

[@hot4me87]

Thank you, the info is very helpful

[@mbictappdevelopment2082]

Thanks

[@WillFons]

+Mbvelo IT Consulting - mbict co za you are welcome , i hope it was helpful

[@OmiLove]

New York IN THE HOUSE!. LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE WORKING ON OTHER FILMS. I AM A ACTRESS I LOVE TO COLLAB! THANK YOU

[@WillFons]

Thanks for watching , Im not making films right now, but maybe in the future , you never know

[@determinationandgod7836]

Well said, you just saved me $200.buckz, I am going straight to Amazon, Thanks for your videos. Very interesting and informative. I have seen your film "CHANGING DIEGO" it is Awesome. 😍😍😍❤❤❤❤

[@WillFons]

Thanks for watching ! and im glad you like Changing Diego, I cant wait to film another movie sometime next year. I miss directing those kinds of movies

[@FdUpNews]

Thanks for saving me $200

[@WillFons]

Youre welcome, best of luck with your film