3d Animations and Still Images

[footfootfoot]

I've seen low price prejudice a lot in the photo and film business. The more you pay, the more it's worth

Seriously though, if your price is too affordable it can raise red flags. I knew a photographer whose business skyrocketed when he jacked his prices up 700%.

[slang]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I've seen low price prejudice a lot in the photo and film business. The more you pay, the more it's worth ...

Yes, I'm one of those people. If it's a low price my expectations are low.

That's not always the case as we know but it's the norm.

Right now I'm trying to get some work at practically any rate just to get things in my portfolio.

Once I have a few more "good" videos it seems possible that I could charge a more realistic rate. Rates like...about $1000 a minute for completely original content are not all that unreasonable.

You have a good point about pricing. I'll be scheming to get more money for my videos even now as they aren't that impressive.

It seems to me that if you have an effective sales and marketing plan and bring your own prospects to conversion your chances of making MUCH more money is possible. If there is no sales and marketing plan then you are stuck in the online marketplaces where they demand small miracles in technical skill and delivery for very little cash.

The big skill is truly attracting your own clients. Everything else can be outsourced in one way or another.

[slang]

Here's my latest clip. It's not impressive by any stretch but it IS better than my other videos.

The image quality is BAD. The camera views are jumpy and the script is not well thought out. The voice is GREAT but the script is not great.

As my skills get better I'll look back at this video in horror. This is my best effort today though.

And, there are some pretty funny parts to it.

[slang]

I'm close to finishing my next cellar promo video. It's promoting the thread "Down here at the pawn shop" and shows some screenshots of a pawn shop with quotes from the thread mixed in.

This one is better. All around better. Really.

The question that I have for someone here is how do I add a link to my video. I'd like to have a click-able link to the thread Down here at the pawn shop at the end of the video. No extra effort required to go visit the place that the video is showing. Click and you're there. Or more accurately, click and you're here.

Youtube seems to have a limitation on the links that you can embed into the videos. Is that right or did I misunderstand it? Having a link directly in the video makes sense for many applications.

Does anyone know if this is possible and if yes, how?

Thanks.