Advertising with Pre-rolls

[boooshwa]

Do what you want. I think most people just dont like the trend. Thats what pisses me off. Once it catches on theres no stopping it from growing until people stop using youtube for videos.

[leokimvideo]

@boooshwa if the advertising turns soooooo many people off, please can you answer this simple question, why is youtube still getting bigger and grabbing more market share of online video.?

i think it's because of the advertising, catch 22

[theblaze950]

hes the most coolist human being in the would i respect you mark take care

[pcgod8]

Pre-roll ads are just generally horrible. I've made it a point to actually avoid buying anything I see in ads like that. Word of mouth advertising is more valuable to me as a consumer because then I get the truth. No one makes ads that say anything negative about their product so why pay any attention to them at all?

But that's another debate. Frankly, it doesn't matter to me if you do the pre-rolls immediately or not. Either way, I won't buy whatever they're selling.

[leokimvideo]

@pcgod8 ever thought there is products in some tube videos basically as paid placement, no matter where you go in a visual environment advertising will be there

the fact you claim to avoid products you see advertised says you engage with the ad, plenty of others will be seeded with the product and it may affect their decision in time when spending money

[pcgod8]

@leokimvideo The point is that there is too much advertising. I know that it can't be avoided completely and I'm not saying that it should. But I am saying that the advertising needs to be toned down a bit. The average person sees 5000+ ads in a day. It's too much.

I'll bet if they could, advertisers would be running ads inside our heads. Sure it seems like far fetched sci-fi now, but if the technology ever comes along that would allow it you can bet advertisers will take advantage of it.

[leokimvideo]

@pcgod8 I agree on your thoughts. I feel the root of this problem is because the partner program has become so easy to join the sheer number of channel displaying ad;s is massive

at the start of the partner program you had to really earn your youtube stripes to pull partner and have the privileges of being connected to advertisers, now it's far too easy. i don't mind advertising if it's aligned to good quality content

youtube is not as aggressive as the news video sites, they hit you big time

[whimsicledragons]

cool app

[leokimvideo]

we all want the ipad

on pre-rolls, well most would like a return to the youtube pre advertising, as a viewer I have adjusted to the advertising on the tube.

i feel if you have a video which will flatline you should hit the pre-rolls right from the start, Mark the info you give out in your tips and tricks has value from viewer 1 to viewer 1.000.000

i think the producers of pre-roll ad's need to make advertising which is as good as the content which follows, as yet I have not really seen that

[11Bennii]

sweet ipad dude wanna let me use it haha

[bulldozerHW]

It depends if you give us a cut LOL

[wildstallionstudios]

Hey is the contest over? I think it's a great idea!!!!!!

[HeapsGoodProductions]

Go for it! You deserve the money! It's only a couple of seconds from our lives that the ads will use, so who really cares that much? And good on you for putting it out there before you do it!

[ColombianForLife]

Don't wait 2 weeks. Go ahead with the pre-rolls since the beggining, you get more paid and we get our Tips & Tricks, Everybody wins! ;)

[DannyTeche]

make the money where u can. you do a great job and should get what u can out of it where u can.

[ranger7theseries]

you should o what ever is going to make you enough money to keep doing what you're doing, Mark. :)

[vishifishi01]

where the hell have you gone??!!

[mantic59]

Pre-rolls are generally evil. That said, I will tolerate the Youtube pre-roll that lets you exit the ad after 5 seconds. Don't wait for 2 weeks to enable it. BTW speaking of tips & tricks I just pulled the trigger on Vegas Pro 10 so I hope you will do more vids of it!

[tinkertron]

I say go for it Mark. You got to get paid!

[Bluwhodesign]

YOU CORPRATE DEVIL, I live for free my husband pays the bills I just cook and clean you need to learn to live like I do! no comercialism

[anaranjadoX375]

well I did not understand but keep it up Mark... just waiting for you to upload videos.... and yeah we know nothing is free but i still waiting to win something since Im already a good customer at tubetape.com

[jodeluna62]

Do It! It Ain't All Bad!

[odionxl]

lol did mark just answer all the comments? cool beans mark most big youtubers don't do that

[markapsolon]

@billyCtv Its called "Movie Slate HD" in the app store.

[OffTrackProductions]

Put them on right away.

[DeBerardinis25]

I say start them right away to establish that they are going to be on all of them, instead of waiting a week. They're not really that big of a deal anyway.

[lacrossebap3x6]

makes no difference to me

[SonicOrbStudios]

I say put them on when you first upload the video. It will give you more money to do these great videos with and it's nothing annoying to the point that will drive viewers away.

[Chromajt]

It dosent matter ill still watch them

[DeadkidWalkng]

Use the pre-rolls first.

[Nightshroud99]

PRE ROLLS ARE GREAT!

[qiranger]

I would put the pre-rolls on at the start. It's all good Mark!

[braamlingproductions]

Just to the pre-rolls at the tips and tricks.

But I think the ghosts videos are not good for pre-rolls

[metastopheles]

Pre-rolls are o.k. I am used to them now and they don't really get in the way of the content, so start now and show us what you have Mark.

[Sugartalker]

I think it's really nice of you to ask with regards to pre-rolls but I think that's up to you. Pre-rolls are all over YouTube and it doesn't stop me from watching. So I say go for it man!

[markapsolon]

@Sugartalker Hey! how have you been?

[Sugartalker]

@markapsolon I've been good but I must ask the same. How have you been? It seemed like you vanished for a while there.

[sickness1555]

Yes. Go ahead and release them immediately. Your content is worth the wait in my opinion.

[Maxsdiscos]

If you want advertising, you might as well start it from day one.

I usually just mute/ignore it until the video starts anyway.

[markapsolon]

@Maxsdiscos very true some people do that and I have done it myself too

[disrxt]

Your content is good enough to support the pre-rolls. Institute them right from the start.

[darkstar744]

YES! Tips and Tricks xD Here is my honest take on the Pre-Roll ads situations on videos: I know exactly how hard money is to make.. and enjoy every opportunity to gain money. My advice to you is to do what ever you need to do to get enough revenue to keep going! Yeah, I watch about a hundred ads a day but oh well ahaha. However, if there is a way to select the length of the ads, please keep them from going to the 30 second mark :D and in my opinion, start with the ads right away! I don't mind.

[markapsolon]

@darkstar744 thanks :)

[TheCreativeJournal]

Hey Mark, what's the name of the slate board app for your ipad?

[markapsolon]

@TheCreativeJournal "Move Slate HD" :)

[TheCreativeJournal]

@markapsolon Thanks, I purchased it! Maybe you should do a video tutorial about the software when you have the time :-)

[WhatEricCanDo]

Im okay with pre-rolls, as long as their only the 10 to 15 second pre-rolls. Any longer and they get annoying. Pre-rolls when you release the video is fine. its just the length of prerolls that is the issue.

[markapsolon]

@WhatEricCanDo I think most of the pre-rolls are 15 sec. I have not seen to many that are 30 sec. Thanks for the input

[TheCreativeJournal]

Mark, for your videos I don't mind watching a Pre-roll because your videos are well worth the wait and your deserve to make some money here on "Panet YouTube." BTW are you wearing a mic or is it located on the camera? Also, very cool hat! :)

[markapsolon]

@TheCreativeJournal thanks! In this video I was using a Rode NG3 shotgun on a boom stand. It was just off to the side of me out of frame of the camera

[Lebraun77]

Just add the pre-rolls from the start; if it helps you I am sure most of your viewers will be fine with it.

[last22is]

Man I dont care its 30 seconds. Whop dee do.

[markapsolon]

@last22is :) thanks!

[reedpo]

Pre-rolls are fine- no big deal at all.

[markapsolon]

@reedpo cool!

[reedpo]

@markapsolon totally did not expect you to respond to my comment. I think that the pre-roll, though not really my favorite, are an important way for youtubers like yourself to make a little money for what they do. If it were not for potential for money there would be very little reason (other than goodwill) to post how to videos and do giveaways. If you decide to wait the two weeks i will be waiting 2 weeks to watch your videos (or i will watch it a second time 2 weeks after)

[loadbrecht]

your vids are worth the ads !!!! do it and make the doe!!!! dont be a dill weed !!!!

and if there was an ad now I would have clicked it !!!

[markapsolon]

@loadbrecht thanks dude!

[webkinzworld08]

Pre-roles the whole time. Mark you work so much to make video you deserve the money.

[markapsolon]

@webkinzworld08

[webkinzworld08]

@markapsolon what I mean is always use pre roles. I don't mind if you are making some money.

[markapsolon]

Respond to this video... thanks!

[odionxl]

doesn't matter i'll still watch

[markapsolon]

@odionxl very cool thanks for the support!

[rush6447]

motion blur :D and yes

[markapsolon]

@rush6447 I also did not realize I had a clients video listed on the slate..lol I had to do it

[rush6447]

@markapsolon keyframe it? lol 

[MainTutorials]

do it!

[markapsolon]

@MainTutorials awesome!

[OverLord3000]

start with pre-rolls

[markapsolon]

@OverLord3000 thanks Overlord3000. I salute U :)

[cory8u]

Are we going to be able to "Skip" the ad?

[markapsolon]

@cory8u I will probably opt in for that type within the pre-rolls. It will be up to youtube on when they will show them.

[nickma333]

I really enjoy the Tips and Tricks series. I don't mind pre-rolls that much so I say you should put them on originally so its a win-win situation.

[markapsolon]

@nickma333 very cool thanks for the input.

[slushfilmz]

can u plz wait, because i do not want to see advertisements before i watch the video

[markapsolon]

@slushfilmz thanks for the input. I am considering just the adwords ads too. 

[slushfilmz]

SECOND!!!

[TheSlimeBox]

FIRST!

[markapsolon]

@TheSlimeBox awesome! :) LOL