I got a few emails from my last post and I thought now would be a great time to discuss this topic.
What should I charge for my services?
Right now my rate for any service is $50 an hour, with a minimum of $200 to shoot.
10 years ago you had videographers charge [...]

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I am not Marshall…so I didn’t get the job. I can deal, for now. Springtime is here and that means a lot of businesses and films are ready to shoot. I have about 3 plugins/software apps to review in the next few weeks and getting crazy amounts of referral based business, which [...]

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I took a PA job. When I was younger I dreaded being a Production Assistant (PA) because I had so much talent and everyone should listen to me. Now at my ripe age of Manhood, and a bit of humility…I’ve decided to accept a PA position with a production team coming through Greensboro, [...]

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I want to thank Sara and Ryan Meader of macosrumors.com for the sweet video card they agreed to sell to me. The video card is an ATI Radeon X850 XT OEM Card the fastest card I could’ve gotten for my machine. Which I’m really happy to get. I’m in no shape to [...]

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I remember when I was a kid in the fifth grade looking at the clock waiting for 45 minutes to pass so I could get out of class(pick any). Now, days are flying and years seem like that 45 minute class to end. Quick and unapologetic.
One year ago today I was [...]

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I’m at a Crossroads at the Moment
Monday, I drove to New Jersey from Greensboro, NC for an interview with a future employer. Right after the interview I had to turn around and drive back to Greensboro for a presentation to a potential client. That was over 1,000 miles traveled in under 32 hours. [...]

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I normally do my taxes but this year is different. I was employed full time, went on unemployment, did freelance gigs (while looking for permanent work), did volunteer work, donated a car, blah blah blah. Now I feel like an adult. No more one W-2 form and I’m done. There are [...]

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About 3 months ago I wrote a post about telecommuting for work. I got some great responses from people. Some wanted me to do a post about how much you should charge. Be patient that is coming up shortly. Others suggested FTP upload. Which is great if I’m working with [...]

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I went to see an oral surgeon today about my cracked tooth and something struck me. After all the paperwork I filled out in the waiting room they were holding on to a very important paper when I saw the Dr… in the patients chair no less. It was a waiver. I [...]

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First and foremost I’m about to break in tele-commuting with a client. But this is how I tele-commute. Please let me know if you have a different approach doing this.

Get a reliable external hard drive.
Create folders in the hard drive for Audio, Video, Images, and FX.
Get a UPS or a FEDEX [...]

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