John Fuller is a filmmaker who flew his drone into a tree and spent over 1hr trying to recover it.

His biggest issue is with finding clients, he doesn't know how to approach them. He also wanted to know how to price his packages.

The only reason we get better, greater, stronger is by failing, by messing up, by making mistakes.

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Look authentic and professional. Brand yourself.

Learn about the business and get to know the clerk first. Then get to know the owner and find out why they are in this business.

Don't try to sell them. Get to know them. Let it come up organically, or let them go back to work and give them a break. Reach out to them as a follow-up. Then at that point start rolling the ball toward creating a video.

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Bobby Glen James gets in the hotseat to provide his insights as a business owner. The conversation opened to live listeners on Facebook who asked him questions.

Some response themes:

It's going to take a lot of work.

You're not going to do anything great alone.

Find out how you can help a business owner before pitching them.

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Caleb is a Filmmaker from Arizona who refused to get a job so he could jump right into becoming a production company. Instead of supporting his new wife, he had to swallow his pride and let her pay for his business training classes and her own wedding ring.

Marcus shares his expertise in landing real estate gigs beyond the normal listings.

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Marcus shares his secret to lock in paid gigs and create value. How to land paid gigs without a demo reel or a portfolio. Content is super important, but filmmakers have been trained to think that no one is going to hire them without a super awesome portfolio. You can build value without having to show your work.

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Andjila is a filmmaker from Canada who started as a hobbyist. In 2018 her friend asked her to be the videographer for a local, non-profit event. In this episode, we discuss the importance of knowing your equipment and what happens when you push it too hard.

In Part II (Included), we discuss how to streamline the admin side of the business.

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Julian Wallace is a filmmaker in Los Angeles, California who has had the opportunity to work with Realtors as their full-time videographer. During this episode, we discuss the struggles of working full time for one client, the limits of videography equipment, and the challenges when facing "burnout".

What's coming up this week? Well, Treg Raines talks about his failures including using a drone for an entire wedding! Listen on Wednesday to hear that story...and trust us, it gets worse.

Tuesday Micro Teaser: Treg Raines

Monday Micro Teaser: Treg Raines