By Julianna Parker

Transcript Staff Writer

NOBLE — Posting videos online is increasing in popularity and one local man has turned this hobby into a lucrative business.

But he’s not ready to quit his day job, yet.

Zack Scott, 25, of Noble, has earned more than $12,000 since October by posting videos on Metacafe.com.

The original video-posting Web site, YouTube.com, launched December 2005. It serves more than 100 million video views per day and is receiving more than 65,000 video uploads daily, according to the site.

Users can now post their videos on a myriad of Web sites that have sprung up in the wake of YouTube’s popularity. Although YouTube is free, many other sites now pay users for the best videos.

Journey of a

video freelancer

Scott got involved in the online video trend last year. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2004 and now works as a contract employee for the Federal Aviation Administration.

Always an avid Internet user, he never seriously considered making money off his videos until a friend convinced him it could happen.

Metacafe, where Scott has made most of his money, begins to pay posters per number of views once the video passes 20,000 hits.

Scott said he’s made money by getting involved on the site early on and following the trends in audiences.

For example, he began by posting videos of his cat, then posted computer how-tos and riddles he’s known since childhood. Feats of strength and magic tricks also have been popular on Metacafe, but Scott said he’s no good at those.