Note: Any money examples here are hypothetical. We're not promising anyone will earn anything.
An idea for a service: turn clients' long videos into short captioned clips and thumbnails each month, with your review and their approval.
The idea
Help local businesses and experts turn their long videos, like webinars, interviews, livestreams, and talks, into short captioned clips and thumbnails for social media, with the client approving every clip before it's posted.
Who it's for
Coaches, consultants, real estate agents, local businesses, and podcasters who record long videos but never get around to clipping them.
The problem you solve
Long recordings sit unused. Finding the best moments, cutting clips, adding captions, and sizing them for each platform takes hours most owners don't have.
How you help
A monthly done-for-you service. Each month, the client sends their recordings. You use AI tools to find highlights and draft captions. For example, xAI's Grok Bot Marketplace lists community Bots like Clip Bot, which says it finds the best moments in a long recording and cuts them into short captioned clips with transcript and timestamps, and Stills & Clips Desk, which says it pulls stills, thumbnails, and short clips sized for where they go and writes captions and alt text. Then you review every clip, fix what's off, and send a batch for approval.
Tools you'd use
How it works, step by step
Here's how it could work, step by step (it's an outline, not a case study):
- Agree on platforms, clip length, caption style, and brand colors.
- Collect the month's recordings.
- Use AI tools to find highlights and draft clips and captions.
- Review each clip yourself for accuracy, tone, and context.
- Send a batch to the client for approval.
- Deliver approved clips, or post them if the client asks you to.
Ways to get paid
Common ways to charge (just examples, not our earnings): a monthly package priced by the number of clips, with an add-on for posting. We're not quoting dollar amounts as market rates. Any numbers you use are hypothetical until you test them in your own market.
What you need to get started
You'll want a good eye for a strong moment, basic video editing skills, comfort with at least one AI tool, and a simple approval process.
Keeping it running
Get the client's approval on every clip, only use footage they own or have permission to use, get consent from anyone else who appears, check captions for accuracy, and never take quotes out of context.
Things to watch out for
Watch out for poor audio, clips that lose meaning out of context, and slow approvals. Set clear turnaround times, and agree on what kinds of moments are off-limits.
Sources
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