If you haven’t already seen it, then this is your chance. Brilliant HDR (high dynamic range) DSLR video using two Canon 5D Mark II DSLR cameras. Generally, our eyes are able to see a lot more detail than what cameras can capture. However, when you see it captured in this way, it just looks so cool!

I’d love to learn how to make videos with that sort of look. Although it doesn’t look realistic, is certainly looks unique.

Earlier I had announced that Leechon had finally become a YouTube partner. This means that as a partner, Google will share some of the ad revenue that they get with Leechon, Inc.

What I’ve Learned So Far:

• Appropriate Keywords Are Important –
  The Google Adsense ads that appear in the lower third of the video are based on the tags and keywords placed in the video description. For example, most of the videos I’ve filmed have been shot with Canon cameras, thus I always put “canon” and the model of the camera into the tag space. You’ll notice those specific videos get ads that link to brands of digital video cameras.

• Pay Attention To Conversion Ratios -
  Paying attention to my conversion ratios for the past few days as well as reading up on forums discussing money making potential of the YouTube Partnership program, I’ve learned that YouTube video Adsense ads have a click-through rate of 0.3% – 0.5%. This ratio means that for every 2000 ad impressions the content get , Leechon will earn about $1.

Obviously, the number’s aren’t glorious. For a moment they’re downright depressing.

However, they are an extra income stream. Over time (probably a looong time) as the subscriber base grows, the video count increases and quality of entertainment content put forth improves, this number can grow into something substantial.

A few days ago, I got the following email:

All I can say is, (deep breath) “Alhumdulillah…”

The great thing about this is that this provides Leechon with new source of passive revenue for producing videos and now videos longer than 10 minutes can be hosted on the Leechon Films YouTube account!

Look forward to more videos being posted