If you are a videographer of any type, i.
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weddings, barmitzvahs, special events, films-- you name it, you can use your abilities and passion for video creation to make money in a way you may not have thought of before.
Here are a few tips.
As a television producer I have pitched a lot of ideas to networks to get my shows on the air.
It is a process that is both exciting and in many cases disappointing.
I have learned something from what the Executive Producer of a well-known network game show once said, "If all you have is one idea for a show you're in trouble in this industry.
It can happen for you, of course, but you have to be more creative than one idea.
Your idea be as good as you think it is, and the networks may already have a version of it in development.
" This doesn't mean to give up-you just have to be tough and resilient.
I decided not long ago, however, to take matters more into my own hands and go the independent route.
I knew that if I wanted to see many of my own projects get off the ground I had to begin funding them myself.
As you may be thinking right about now- 'but that kind of thing would take a lot of money"-and you're right, it certainly does.
I took the skills that I had (creating something on video or film--plus my promotional, sales, and writing ability) and adapted them to a new enterprise-learning how to market products in my own businesses online.
With the advent of modern technology and cutting edge social networking sites like YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, anyone with the proper knowledge of marketing online can start a business and sell a product virtually around the world.
As many of you probably know, you can upload your own videos directly to YouTube right form your own computer.
YouTube isn't just for quirky video clips of babies dancing or crooks caught on tape doing stupid things, however.
Presidential candidates use YouTube to get their messages out and so do companies and private entrepreneurs who want to get the word out about what they are offering.
There is a worldwide audience out there and many of them are looking for what you could be selling.
As a videographer, creating and uploading videos to YouTube may not sound that interesting or challenging, but for those of you who have the imagination and drive, and the desire to achieve some measure of financial freedom, now is the time to put those qualities to wider use.
There are several companies with distribution centers located around the world that look for budding entrepreneurs to move their products for them.
These companies use what could be called franchising concepts to expand their businesses rather than licensing actual physical brick and mortar locations (buying a franchise can be profitable but the financial risks are high).
In these online systems of distribution individuals can grow their own businesses marketing products via the virtual world of the net to people worldwide without the risks and complexities of traditional business.
In order to do this a person must learn how to use online marketing techniques that drive potential customers and business contacts to either company websites or sites of their own.
If you research online marketing and information about internet business you will find valuable information about the concepts that I have briefly mentioned here.
As a videographer in the nuts and bolts world of weddings, special events, graduation ceremonies and the like you have the knowledge to create videos easily.
Learn to adapt these skills in a new way, have fun, make a lot of new contacts, and potentially make a lot of money.
Start your own business online.
You'll have to learn a few new things but in my opinion it will all be worth it.