How To Make Money In Online Video

Editor’s note : This is the third in a series of posts by guest writer Ashkan Karbasfrooshan . Previously, he wrote about the State of Online Video , 12 Surprising Things Holding Back Online Video Advertising , and Context is King: How Videos Are Found And Consumed Online . In part 4 today, he examines where he thinks the sweet spot is for making money in onljne video. Karbasfrooshan is the founder and CEO of WatchMojo . In Search of Profits Ten years ago, web companies didn’t generate much revenue. These days, web companies are some of the most profitable around. Online video is where the Web was ten years ago: in investment mode as video companies that are generating high revenue are not necessarily the most profitable. Are those companies suffering low margins because they’re investing in the future or are they fundamentally lower-margin businesses?