SellUsYourVideo : How it works

How It Works

As speed is often crucial when selling pictures to newspapers and magazines, we aim to make the process as easy as possible.

1. Send The Video

You can use the uploader on this website to send your video straight from your computer or you can send it on your mobile phone by MMS to 07596 989 099. If you are sending the video from your mobile phone please send it at the best possible quality. If you are sending from your computer please use high quality but try to limit your clip to 10mb or 5 minutes. Remember to include your contact details and read the terms and conditions. If you want anything explained please call us on 0800 622 6551. Alternatively you can email your video to SellUsYourVideo@swns.com .

2. Details

When we have received your video we will normally ring you back straight away to confirm your details, this may include a bit about where and when the video was taken. Sometimes we will ask you to speak to one or our reporters to get an eyewitness account of what happened and write some news copy to accompany your video.

3. The Deal

We can get the best fee if we have your video exclusively, so please do not send your video to anyone else after you have sent it to us. We will then approach the appropriate publications to find the best deal for your picture. We work with every national newspaper and magazine in the UK and have a network of agents in every major country of the world to maximise the payout for you.

4. Publication

We will keep in touch through every step of the process and will make sure you know if, and where, we have been able to place your video. It can get a bit overwhelming if you are involved in a big news story but we can help by handling all media enquiries. If you wish to remain anonymous we can make sure that happens too.

5. Payment.

When payment is cleared, normally within 4-6 weeks, we will make a single payment to you as a 50 / 50 split of the profit. Normally payment is made by cheque or bank transfer. Our payment structure means it is in our interest to get you the biggest fee possible, and although every payment is different many pictures can be worth hundreds or thousands of pounds.

'SellUsYourVideo.com' is a responsible media operator and we fully abide by the terms of the Press Complaints Commission Code of Conduct, full details of which are here (http://www.pcc.org.uk/cop/practice.html). You must not put yourself or anyone else in danger to get a video for 'SellUsYourVideo.com' and you must not invade anyone’s privacy.

If you are still unsure about any part of the process, visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.