Another way to make a little extra cash for our Disney funds

[FirstTimertoDiz]

Is anyone else getting nervous about their last email? I read the part about how quality is going to start being very important- the part in particular that made me nervous is when they said to put away your $10 webcams. I am using my digital camera, and just using the video setting- I have to splice 2 vids together each time because my camera doesn't film over 1 minute at a time. It looks best in natural light, but because it is easier to film after ds has gone to bed, I have to use overhead lights, and the quality is definitely lower. Now I am wondering if they will all be rejected next month because of this? I wonder just how picky they will be?

 

[jessica52877]

Oh my gosh! Not baby lotion too! We did that! I bet it will get moved. Bummer! I got my 100 $10 videos all in and approved, now just praying nothing happens and I get paid! DH had 67 $10 ones but some are baby food and lotions, seems all things they are recatagorizing, so who knows. He has 26 approved at $10!

I must say I am so thankful I did all my immediately this month! If only DH would stop giving me slack, he is so not into it!

 

[donnabc]

I think the site is just overwhelmed. They did not expect DISers to come in full force
Still it does suck that they changed the payout 2 x this month! I was doing toy/games thinking it was $10 but AFTER I uploaded 2 of these reviews I checked this site out again and discovered they changed to only $2 payouts
I have one approved so far. Pal Mickey at $2 but I figure that's $2 more than I had! I am thankful for whoever did the post to let us know about this one! Perhaps next month they will be done with their growing pains!

 

[mousehouselover]

Is anyone else getting nervous about their last email? I read the part about how quality is going to start being very important- the part in particular that made me nervous is when they said to put away your $10 webcams. I am using my digital camera, and just using the video setting- I have to splice 2 vids together each time because my camera doesn't film over 1 minute at a time. It looks best in natural light, but because it is easier to film after ds has gone to bed, I have to use overhead lights, and the quality is definitely lower. Now I am wondering if they will all be rejected next month because of this? I wonder just how picky they will be?

I found the video quality lacking when I switched from my camera's default to the required 300 x 240 setting. It's a lot grainier. I don't have a video camera and DH isn't going to let me buy one until we have some other things taken care of. He's esp not going to be happy if I buy it just for expo........

 

[tinkerbellmagic]

I have one approved so far. Pal Mickey at $2 but I figure that's $2 more than I had!

I agree! Whenever a video is approved, you see the dollar amount go up... it's like watching a bank account grow. Little by little, but cool. And while I am not at all happy about $2 payouts, I am so very grateful to Jennifer for pointing us toward expo. Thank you!!! tink

 

[Handbag Lady]

I am disappointed that they changed some categories from $10 to $2 but at least with the most recent change, they DID give us two days' notice. I did not like the first change ths month that gave us something like three hours' notice.

I am so thrilled that this site was mentioned here in the first place! THANK YOU!!!

I'm coming up with good strategies. I try to make the best possible videos I can and I am very careful to pick items that are only $10. As soon as I have a video done, I upload it in fear that they will change the price again!

Now, I have questions on the travel category. Can I review WDW, MK, EPCOT, AKL, and MGM for a total of $50? Meaning, WDW as a whole and each park as specifics? I can narrate over video and I can add in still pictures and I can write up a nice review. I would hate to go through the editing process if somehow they won't count each one. Also, can I do each country in Epcot as a single travel destination?

 

[Handbag Lady]

And I have another question on lighting:

I do my recordings at night. I try to light my office as bright as I can, but there isn't an overhead room light, just table lamps.

I have a light above the computer, one in the room, and one to my left just outside of the frame. I use the built in iSight on the iMac so it is not like I can just move the compuer closer to the light source.

Any other ideas? Should I flood the room with more light and avoid a backlight? Would it help if I hung a white sheet behind me to bounce light?

 

[timandlesley]

I am disappointed that they changed some categories from $10 to $2 but at least with the most recent change, they DID give us two days' notice. I did not like the first change ths month that gave us something like three hours' notice.

I am so thrilled that this site was mentioned here in the first place! THANK YOU!!!

I'm coming up with good strategies. I try to make the best possible videos I can and I am very careful to pick items that are only $10. As soon as I have a video done, I upload it in fear that they will change the price again!

Now, I have questions on the travel category. Can I review WDW, MK, EPCOT, AKL, and MGM for a total of $50? Meaning, WDW as a whole and each park as specifics? I can narrate over video and I can add in still pictures and I can write up a nice review. I would hate to go through the editing process if somehow they won't count each one. Also, can I do each country in Epcot as a single travel destination?

YES!!!! I not only did MK, Epcot, AK, and MGM but I have done EVERY restaraunt we have eaten at, I also did the Bippety Boppety Botique and Downtown Disney, so far all are getting approved!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lesley

 

[2angelsinheaven]

Awesome Lesley sure wish I could do WDW reviews but there is that whole conflict of interest clause, oh well. I could be racking up some dough there...lol.

Can someone clarify the new payouts for me, what is $2 and what is $10, we don't have kids so the whole baby/kid issue doesn't apply to us. But for other things, are electronics still $10?

 

[mousehouselover]

Also, can I do each country in Epcot as a single travel destination?

Since they're included in your EPCOT admission, I don't think you can do that. It's just part of the destination as a whole.

And I have another question on lighting:

I do my recordings at night. I try to light my office as bright as I can, but there isn't an overhead room light, just table lamps.

Any other ideas? Should I flood the room with more light and avoid a backlight? Would it help if I hung a white sheet behind me to bounce light?

No overhead lights here either. Helps with DH's migrianes but is murder when filming. In the past, I've hung a white sheet over a window so there is good lighting but no glare. It worked pretty well. You could do that with the backlighting to eliminate glare. Place a few lamps behind you and then hang the sheet. The sheet will allow for light to come through but it will be diffused so there isn't glare. I have to figure out how to rig a sheet in my LR to do this so I can have better lighting when I film alone at night.

 

[MomofCKJ]

I was browsing videos and came across a whole bunch entitled Holiday Tips from last December. They are kind of neat, people just giving tips on everything from wrapping paper ideas to shopping. It must have been a promo they did. They are kind of fun to watch!

Allyson

 

[Mellie2162]

Well it seems they are picking apart videos and rejecting...DH got about 6 rejections today on fishing lures. Im not looking forward to next month.

 

[tinkerbellmagic]

Updated to say uploading has been impossible today. Been trying to get just one video through for hours with no luck.

And geez, these $2 payouts are a real bummer... they sure took the fun out of it. I can't say I would continue with this hassle if everything goes to $2 per review. tink

 

[Mellie2162]

Does anyone know if videos will get rejected for being over 3 minutes. Ive done a couple that have gone over and dont want to get rejected.

 

[mousehouselover]

I've seen a few that are over, including the one about ASMo. I don't know what will happen. As the last email stated, it is ultimately up to the individual approving the review.

I have a question. The expo terma dn agreements said something about purchaser of the goods or services. I have a dinner service that I use for meals. Can I review that? As a whole and then the meals as well? I would think that they are $2 reviews but it would greatly off set the expense if I can do 10 meals a month (as long as there are no repeats from prev months) Any ideas? DH might like this idea since I will be more inclinded to purchase a few more steak and shrimp entrees just so I can review them.

I guess I'll have to look on the forums over there to see if there's an answer.

 

[Mellie2162]

Ok what a big baby I am. I just went through my vhs tapes to see what I could review from disney and found one for CRT, so I start reviewing and as soon as one of the princesses comes over to my dd I just started bawling. My poor dh looked like a deer in headlights. I do not know what came over me, except that she had a birthday party yesterday and the girls were all talking about boys and it really made me realize how fast she is growing up. Gah I sure did feel like an idiot though.

 

[timandlesley]

Just so you know, we recently had a ton rejected because we reviewed Tae Bo VHS tapes for the exercise/fitness section they said "rejected because we do not accept VHS tape reviews". BUMMER!!!

 

[2angelsinheaven]

Bummer Lesley, that stinks. I've got to get on the ball with mine.

 

[jessica52877]

Yep, no VHS tapes! I'll confirm what Lesley said except I happen to read it one day when I was looking. I have had videos approved that were over 3 minutes. I haven't noticed anything saying different, did I overlook it? It can't be over 50 MB though.

 

[dabute]

I’m really excited. For the second month in a row all 100 of my videos were approved. I now have 200 approved without a single rejection!

And in one week I’ll be in Disney!!!