Common Craft Blog
Introducing: The Common Craft Explainer Network
By leelefever on November 17, 2008 - 1:24pm
A few weeks ago, we posted "Seeking Producers of Video Explanations" and wrote:
We see an opportunity for a win-win. Every day, we receive multiple emails from organizations that are looking for custom explanatory videos... The opportunity we see is to create a way, through our website, to help organizations find video producers who can be hired to produce custom videos.
Since that time, we've been working on a project to bring this idea to life. It's called the Common Craft Explainer Network and as of today, it is live. The basic idea is anyone looking for custom video producers will be pointed to our Explainer Network members. These members pay a fee to be listed in the Network.
We're hoping that this is actually a win-win-win. Organizations find talented producers for custom videos, producers find solid projects and build their businesses, and we earn a bit of income for providing the service. We have a handful of initial members and we expect the Network to grow modestly over time.
We've said for over a year that there is a market for explanations. Our hope is that the Network will become a reliable source for finding a great group of producers that can serve the growing demand we see for explanatory videos.
You can always find Explainer Network members at: www.commoncraft.com/network.
Dude, awesome.
Dude, awesome.
great news and congrats!
This is great news, and congratulations on this new project. I think it is indeed a win-win for everyone! Keep up the great work and great content!
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Kudos
We obviously couldn't agree more with you! Thanks for creating another cool idea.
Jordan Schaffel
Matthew Dunn
Co-founders
Say It Visually!
Is a video in the works?
I like the idea Lee...
I'm just wondering if you and Sachi will be producing a video to explain the Explainer Network?
Hmm
It's a pretty simple concept, I doubt it would be a candidate for the video treatment. Maybe after it's evolve some.
Keep up the improvements!
Thanks for creating another cool idea. Keep up the improvements!
Congrats!
Congrats!
Have we just started a new tribe???
Lee, were hyped to be on board, and are working away to watch this work. I was just listening to Seth Godin on my ipod this morning talking about "tribes", we might just be on to something!!!
Tribe
I hope we have Andy!
Breathe.
Thanks for these plain sense videos. Love the casual, non-techno 3-D feel within the 2-dimensional "whiteboard" framework, placing objects, using the "no" hand waving signal. it's time to get back to this sensibility. Everybody's brain is overheating. Do you connect with the plain language movement? You seem to have similar missions.
Great idea!
I think it would be a great idea. Yet another great idea from the commoncraft show.