Videos are very important in the modern marketing world. Messages have to be delivered fast and entertain people. During the last years, there was a huge increase in the demand for videos all across the social media platforms and on the web generally.

There are places that you can download royalty-free videos for your projects. Some resources are absolutely free at no costs, like Cover, or there are paid options like Videoblocks.

Videoblocks Review

Website: VideoBlocks

The beautiful homepage welcomes visitors with a video loop as expected.

The main headline underlines…

Upgrade your creative projects with unlimited downloads of studio quality, affordable stock footage, motion backgrounds, After Effects templates & more.

All the material meets professional standards and you have access to a huge library of videos.

How it Works

Search – 115K+ library clips, 690K marketplace clips, 800K HD and 4k videos

Download – All members can download with no restrictions from the library and they get a 40% discount in the marketplace.

Create – Take videos, templates, and backgrounds into your favorite editor. They are yours to keep forever, 100% royalty-free.

Sell

If you are a content creator you can join their selling platform and grant commissions of 100%.

In control – all the content sold through Videoblocks is non-exclusive so you can keep your relationship with other agencies as well. You can upload and remove content at will, no strings attached.

An audience waiting – they are in business for over 5 years now and they have acquired millions of customers who downloaded more than 40 million stock files.

The community wins, we win – They promise to treat anyone with honesty, trust and care.100% commissions are not just a rate, it is their commitment to your success.

100% Commissions?

The answer is really simple…

The members have access to the library plus the marketplace. In order to have access to the library, the members pay monthly or annual fees. You upload content to the marketplace, in which the material sold separately to the members or external customers, like an online shop. Videoblocks keep the membership fees and uploaders grant commissions from the sales that take place in the marketplace.

That unique and innovative model allows Videoblocks to offer low prices while at the same time, uploaders earn money from each sale.

The only fees that may apply are those of third parties, like banks or money processors.

Among their customers

ABC, NBC, USA Network, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, MTV, National geographic

Material

You can browse by type

• 4K videos
• Stock videos
• Motion backgrounds
• After effects templates

or by category (Footage)

• Aerial, animals, apple motion templates
• Business, professions, effects and lower thirds
• Food, beverage, historical, archival holidays
• Celebrations, nature, people
• Places, landmarks, slow motion
• Sports, recreation, technology
• Timelapse, transportation

by category (Backgrounds)

• Abstract, business, space, fire, flowers, energy
• Particles, water, love, countdown, medical
• Science, music, technology, religion

by category (After effects)

• Intro, business, logo reveal, typography
• Presentation, slideshow, promo, cinematic
• Titles, photo, apple motion templates

Opportunities

They are looking for people to co-operate

• Unlimited vacation time
• Fully stocked kitchen
• Best massage chair ever
• Company-paid, medical, dental and vision
• Company retreats and regular outings
• Obligatory startup ping pong table
• Wellness program
• 401 (k) – helping employees save for the future
• Casual work environment

Current openings

• Analytics specialist
• Customer service representative
• Senior software engineer
• Staff accountant, HR, and operations manager
• Content marketing specialist, customer acquisition specialist/manager
• Lifecycle marketing manager/specialist
• Product manager, e-commerce /marketplace

History

Videoblocks was founded in 2009 with one mission…To provide premium creative content that anyone could afford.CEO, Joel Holland, while still in high school with some fellow students started a small TV show that focused on helping kids figure out what they want to do with their lives.

In one instance Joel interviewed Arnold Schwarzenegger but the footage was not professional. Then Joel decided to create a company that would make stock video affordable to everyone, regardless of the budget.

After high school, Joel traveled to over 30 cities in the USA shooting video, editing in the hotel room and selling clips in order to buy the next plane ticket and hotel room. Fast forward 8 years, Videoblocks has not over 35 employees.

Sister products and websites

GraphicStock – The same subscription model applied for graphic designs. Over 250K graphics, vectors, icons, images, infographics the site provides an unparalleled selection

AudioBlocks – over 100K music tracks , sound effects and loops in its content library. You can perform searches based on mood, genre, instruments, tempo, and duration.

JustAddAudio – is an app that allows you to add music to your phone photos and videos for free.

Videoblocks Blog

A few of the topics included

• How Orion Owens surfed to the #1 spot with this video
• The ultimate comic book toolkit
• A beginner’s guide to editing with green screen backgrounds
• Discovery footage is now available in the marketplace

Some of their categories

• Adobe, Apple, avid, contest, contributors
• Events, trends, final cut pro, free stock footage
• Ideas & inspiration, iMovie, just for fun

and many many more…

Subscription

Basic

The standard membership at Videoblocks is really affordable as I already mentioned. It costs $99 / year. This is the membership I am using right now.

That means that for one whole year you have access to over 100K videos in the library to download.No restrictions are attached and the content belongs to you forever.

$99 for 100K videos calculating gives us $0.001 per video. Pretty amazing, is not it?

I am more than satisfied with the quality and the number of their videos. I am sure you won’t regret it.

Premium

This costs $198 / year. But it gives you access to the 4K videos, it unlocks the option of adding team members, saves time with batch downloading from project folders, downloads directly to Dropbox, receive priority support with a dedicated account representative, custom & signed license agreements.

License agreement

If you need a license for your records you fill out a simple form and Videoblocks will give you the necessary paperwork.

Dashboard – Member’s Profile

The website is very well organized and the dashboard is very useful. Every time you download a video this is added automatically to your list so that you don’t download the same material again.

You can sort your listings per category or department (project folders).

Additionally, there is a purchase section monitoring your actions.

Videoblocks Affiliate Program

As a modern company, they offer an affiliate program for members. This way you can refer other people to use their services and make money on the side.

Final Words

The quality of the videos is just great. They look very professional. I was not expecting such quality for that price. I hope you won’t regret my suggestion.

The library is huge and the marketplace is even bigger. The categories are endless to ensure satisfaction even for the most demanding customers.

Related Resources

• The Ultimate List of Multimedia Resources
• How to make money online selling arts & multimedia
• How to make money online as a designer

I hope you enjoyed another review, here on Web Market Support. I am waiting for your comments and thoughts, as always. Till next time.