Fellow video producers and microbudget filmmakers, in this video you're going to revisit some old ideas and some new ideas about how you view your education. It doesn't stop with a paltry high school diploma or even a highfalutin college degree. You must continue to seek out education, and whenare bootstrapping your business, you need every dime you can get for your business. Every single one of these tools is free and like a giant shot of vitamin K for your brain. Get started!

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Video producers and budding filmmakers, when you are running your video production business, there will be a temptation to jump the gun. A temptation that might take you sometime - if left unchecked - for you to counteract. The temptation is to assume you have a deal when you don't yet truly have a deal. You can't obsess over the gig, the resources you will devote to it, the mental energy in creating a glorious video, or the price tag or anything else unless you have all of these check boxes filled in before you hit record. Don't waste your time! It is a precious, God-given, non-renewable resource!

Don't be a video production chump! Avoid these mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpMcxyqmZGs&t=11s

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Throw up your "We're Open" Shingle right now. You just need a niche and a lotta grit. With the DBA, you can launch your business for dirt cheap. 

Niche? What the deuce? FOCUS on one area: http://microbudgeter.com/blog/video-production-niche

Next step - pitch like crazy! 

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LLC? Is it right for you RIGHT now? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/perhaps-you-dont-need-shell-out-350-business-license-just-guy

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Video Guys and Girls, don't panic!

Boilerplate (Investopedia Definition):

"The term boilerplate or boilerplate text refers to text, or a standardized document, method, or procedure. "Boilerplating" is sometimes used disparagingly to refer to a lack of originality or sincere effort. In the field of contract law, documents containing boilerplate language, or language that is considered generic or standard in contracts."

You'll run into these during the course of your video production business. In this video, you'll learn how to stay afloat when you're up against a deluge of legal jargon. 

Watch and get show links at https://youtu.be/sJY-wpYMhns

When you are bootstrapping your video production business, my fellow filmmaker, you're going to have to get a separate checking account. Don't do everything in the same checking account, even if you are a sole proprietor! In this video, we're going to briefly examine the classical bank and then swiftly move into the pros and cons of a credit union vs a strictly online bank. You need at least one, so choose your adventure! Here's a throwback to the 90s, readers beware, you are in for a scare!

Starting your business? http://microbudgeter.com/blog/start-a-video-business

Lost in the sauce and have no idea what to charge? http://microbudgeter.com/blog/instantquote

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Why you need business cards for your video production service!

Video producers! You need to have business cards! I talk about this elsewhere when starting a video production business (below), and it’s important for a myriad of reasons. First of all, Benjamin Franklin is still handing out his business card, and secondly, not everybody is into the whole QR code or clicking a hyperlink kind of thing. Even in this new world that we are adjusting to, printed products have a place in your video production business.

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Have no idea how to qualify a client? Don’t waste this God-given nonrenewable resource called time! microbudgeter.com/blog/video-production-dont-waste-precious-time-qualify-your-clients-first

Want a good, reliable SUV when it comes to business cards? I use and recommend MOO. They make a quality card, and the name is memorable unlike the stodgy old printers at Vista Print: https://tinyurl.com/ycdjod2g

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P.s. Got a preschooler in your life who loves counting? I'm launching a Kids YouTube channel from the ground up because EVERY child deserves math that's not boring! It's a lo-fi super side hustle, and if I can hit "publish," you can too, my fellow filmmaker/video producer. If you haven't already launched your own channel, what's holding you back? 

Video producers, when I was starting out, I gave everybody under the sun a discount when they asked for it. Little did I know that you can say no as with all things in life. However, there are a few exceptions you might want to consider -- and as a bonus item not disclosed in this video, perhaps even consider First Responders/veterans regardless of their entity status. Food For Thought.

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No idea what to charge? http://microbudgeter.com/blog/instantquote

Video Producers, level up! Bring your A-game after every video with these practical ways to say THANKS!

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In this video, my fellow video producers and budding filmmakers, we’re going to look at what it looks like to have a HubSpot tracking plug-in installed inside your Gmail. Even the free version will give you enough juice as you prospect people for your video business and/or literary managers for your stories. There’s absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t have this plug-in installed and be using it on a regular basis. When combined with this bonus… What? You thought I would spell it out? You’ll have to watch the video, amigo, to get the bonus plug-in that I recommend alongside HubSpot! ✌️😎🎬

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