30 Innovative Business Ideas For Videographers

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Updated: June 18th, 2021

30 Innovative Business Ideas For Videographers

Looking to start a video related business but not quite sure what to start?

The good news is, there are so many opportunities to become an entrepreneur and build an innovative product/service in this line of work.

If you're looking to start your own videography business, there are several low-investment options you can choose from.

We put together a list of 30 videographer business ideas here:

1. ($60K/year)

Latham Ford from Los Angeles, California, USA started No Idea Films, LLC over 4 years ago, a business.

Revenue: $5,000/ month
Founders: 1
Employees: 4
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

I moved to LA 13 years ago, by way of Chicago. I began my career in entertainment as an actor. I had a great start to that career by being in many commercials like Lincoln Aviator, Toyota, Apple, Lexus and more. It was by being on set as an actor for TV commercials and film, is how I fell in love with producing.

I’ve learned to fail and fail big. The more I have failed the more successful I became.

After shooting my Lexus commercial I was on fire to produce. I began writing TV ideas, turning them into scripts. I also began writing film scripts. The next step was actually producing them. I never stopped acting because being on set was my school. That is how I learned. Most producers start as PAs but I didn’t have to go that route, I was already on set as an actor soaking in the same information. Not to mention commercial money pays way better as an actor than PA.

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Latham Ford, on starting No Idea Films, LLC ($5,000/month) full story ➜

2. Start an explainer video business ($120K/year)

Marco Gatti from Tallinn, Estonia started Mediatopsolution OU over 3 years ago, a explainer video business.

Revenue: $10,000/ month
Founders: 1
Employees: 0
Location: Tallinn, Estonia

I've always been a salesperson within the family company. A need I often felt in my relationships with customers, was the wish to communicate in a more attractive, engaging and persuasive way. I wanted to win them over and make sure they remembered my messages.

So I started looking for a powerful and innovative way to convey my communications. All this until I stumbled upon something that really caught my attention: the animated video that Robert Cialdini, a Psychology and Marketing professor at Stanford University, had used to promote his books “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion”. I liked it instantly: I found it immediate, engaging and easy to remember. And then I thought: of course if such a great mentor of the laws of persuasion has relied on this tool of communication, it must mean something!

At that moment I decided to use the power of video animations to increase the effectiveness of my business relationships with customers. But there was a problem: the existing services had exorbitant costs, about 10,000 dollars per minute, far too much for a company like ours. So I tried and made a video for my family's company myself. The first results were really not professional: I did everything, from the script to the animation including the audio, with my voice. I even recorded it in a small room, putting a sock on the microphone to reduce the reverb effect!

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Marco Gatti, on starting Mediatopsolution OU ($10,000/month) full story ➜

3. Start an online video editing business ($72K/year)

Sabba Keynejad from London, England, United Kingdom started VEED about 3 years ago, a online video editing business.

Revenue: $6,000/ month
Founders: 2
Employees: 1
Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Tim and I met during an online hackathon. During the hackathon participants were encouraged to meetup for real. We actually got on really well, and stayed friends and kept spitballing ideas for a startup for years.

At this time, I was a design student at Central Saint Martins and I had recently won a competition for Sony Music creating an interactive music video for the band Hurts with my friend Virgil. Then soon after graduation, I started working as a creative technologist in London for a bunch of different advertising & branding agencies and a few startups too.

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Sabba Keynejad, on starting VEED ($6,000/month) full story ➜

4. Start a wedding videography business

Examples of a successful wedding videography business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a wedding videography business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a wedding videography business ➜

5. Start a baking video sales business

Examples of a successful baking video sales business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a baking video sales business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a baking video sales business ➜

6. Become a music video director ($1.2K/year)

Examples of a successful music video director:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a music video director:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a music video director ➜

And for some real world inspiration, give Jordan Williams's story on creating Snake Oil Music News a read:

Alright guys I’m Jordan Williams, I am the Founder and Owner of Snake Oil Music News. I am a massive fan of music and finding new bands and artists specifically in the Indie Rock’N’Roll genre proving that Rock’N’Roll is still alive and kicking even though some people would say it finished years ago.

However, we do have a website where you can buy Snake Oil Music News merchandise from T-Shirts, Beanies, Bucket Hats, etc which helps fund equipment that we use for content and any events that we put on.

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Jordan Williams, on starting Snake Oil Music News ($100/month) full story ➜

7. Become a social media influencer

Examples of a successful social media influencer:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a social media influencer:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a social media influencer ➜

8. Start a drone photography business

Examples of a successful drone photography business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a drone photography business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a drone photography business ➜

9. Become a documentary photographer

Examples of a successful documentary photographer:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a documentary photographer:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a documentary photographer ➜

10. Become an event videographer

Examples of a successful event videographer:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a event videographer:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an event videographer ➜

11. Start a 360 video production business

Examples of a successful 360 video production business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a 360 video production business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a 360 video production business ➜

12. Become a Q&A video creator

Examples of a successful Q&A video creator:

For further info, check out these books and products:

How To Audition On Camera: A Hollywood Insider's Guide for Actors

Learn more about starting a Q&A video creator ➜

13. Become a tutorial video creator

Examples of a successful tutorial video creator:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a tutorial video creator:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a tutorial video creator ➜

14. Become a video game audio creator

Examples of a successful video game audio creator:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video game audio creator:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video game audio creator ➜

15. Start a youtube video creation business

Examples of a successful youtube video creation business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a youtube video creation business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Crushing Youtube: How To Start A Youtube Channel, Launch Your Youtube Business And Make Money: Joseph Hogue

Learn more about starting a youtube video creation business ➜

16. Start a video tour guide business

Examples of a successful video tour guide business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video tour guide business:

Learn more about starting a video tour guide business ➜

17. Start a live video service

Examples of a successful live video service:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a live video service:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a live video service ➜

18. Start a vlog

Examples of a successful vlog:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vlog:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vlog ➜

19. Start an adsense business

Examples of a successful adsense business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a adsense business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an adsense business ➜

20. Start a freelance video production business

Examples of a successful freelance video production business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a freelance video production business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a freelance video production business ➜

21. Become a tik tok personality

Examples of a successful tik tok personality:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a tik tok personality:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Essentially Charli: The Ultimate Guide To Keeping It Real

Learn more about starting a tik tok personality ➜

22. Start a real estate video service

Examples of a successful real estate video service:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a real estate video service:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a real estate video service ➜

23. Start a film set rental business

Examples of a successful film set rental business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a film set rental business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

The Movie Business Book: Jason E Squire

Learn more about starting a film set rental business ➜

24. Start an online news channel ($60K/year)

Examples of a successful online news channel:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a online news channel:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an online news channel ➜

25. Start a stock video business

Examples of a successful stock video business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a stock video business:

Learn more about starting a stock video business ➜

26. Start a presentation creation business

Examples of a successful presentation creation business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a presentation creation business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

The Presentation Book: How to Create It, Shape It and Deliver It!

Learn more about starting a presentation creation business ➜

27. Become an affiliate marketer ($1.2M/year)

Examples of a successful affiliate marketer:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a affiliate marketer:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an affiliate marketer ➜

28. Start a video resume service

Examples of a successful video resume service:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video resume service:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video resume service ➜

29. Start a product review blog ($24K/year)

Examples of a successful product review blog:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a product review blog:

Learn more about starting a product review blog ➜

And for some real world inspiration, give Cy's story on creating Super Smash Cache a read:

I’m Cy, an award-winning sex blogger who’s critiqued over 200 body-safe sex toys. My review blog, Super Smash Cache, focuses on which sex toys are worth it, which ones fall short, and which ones may work for others but not for me (and vice versa).

I gave my honest take on THAT nearly-$300 massager that won a robotics design award, and I’ll never rave about a toy that sounds like a dolphin when you clench around it — no matter how many influencers post smiling selfies with it.

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Cy, on starting Super Smash Cache ($2,000/month) full story ➜

30. Become a product demonstrator ($180K/year)

Examples of a successful product demonstrator:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a product demonstrator:

For further info, check out these books and products:

How To Start A Startup: The Silicon Valley Playbook For Entrepreneurs: Tarun Agarwal

And for some real world inspiration, give Maarten's story on creating Studio Wombat a read:

Hi, everyone! My name is Maarten, and I am the founder of Studio Wombat, where I create and sell WooCommerce plugins. WooCommerce is a platform that turns any WordPress-powered site into an e-commerce shop.

I started this company in August 2017, mainly as a side project to challenge my own development skills. To my surprise, it grew into a profitable business and we’re now making well over $15,000 per month!

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Maarten, on starting Studio Wombat ($15,000/month) full story ➜

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1. ($60K/year)

2. Start an explainer video business ($120K/year)

3. Start an online video editing business ($72K/year)

4. Start a wedding videography business

5. Start a baking video sales business

6. Become a music video director ($1.2K/year)

7. Become a social media influencer

8. Start a drone photography business

9. Become a documentary photographer

10. Become an event videographer

11. Start a 360 video production business

12. Become a Q&A video creator

13. Become a tutorial video creator

14. Become a video game audio creator

15. Start a youtube video creation business

16. Start a video tour guide business

17. Start a live video service

18. Start a vlog

19. Start an adsense business

20. Start a freelance video production business

21. Become a tik tok personality

22. Start a real estate video service

23. Start a film set rental business

24. Start an online news channel ($60K/year)

25. Start a stock video business

26. Start a presentation creation business

27. Become an affiliate marketer ($1.2M/year)

28. Start a video resume service

29. Start a product review blog ($24K/year)

30. Become a product demonstrator ($180K/year)

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Did you know that brands using Klaviyo average a 95x ROI?

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