I tried making a promo video for a small Shopify store for $30. What am I underestimating?
I’ve been playing around with AI video tools and had an idea that I’m not sure is actually useful.
A lot of small businesses have decent products, websites and branding, but their promo videos either look very DIY or never get made because hiring someone is expensive.
What if you could pay around $30 and get one finished promotional video?
Not just a slideshow of photos. I mean something made specifically for the business, such as:
- a Shopify product video
- a short brand introduction
- a video for a new product or sale
- an ad for a restaurant or local service
- a short video explaining what the business does
The person making it would handle the concept, script, visuals, voiceover, music and editing. AI would make the production cheaper, but the business owner would only receive the finished video.
I know larger companies can have whole teams working on this stuff, while a small business owner is usually doing it alone.
My question is: would $30 make you interested, or would it actually sound too cheap to be good?
And what kind of video would you order first for your business?
I’m not taking orders here. I’m trying to figure out whether this is a real need or just an idea that sounds good in my head.
Posted Aug 4, 2026, 8:52 AM UTC