The path to being an entrepreneur is marked with impressive stories and lots of crash-and-burn.

The path to being an entrepreneur is marked with impressive stories and lots of crash-and-burn. Being an entrepreneur requires a different type of stamina and the passion for doing better than the day before. This demanding profession has no boundaries and requires a challenging lifestyle and these personality traits.

#success #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship
http://successfuel.com/successful-entrpreneur-traits/

My Entrepreneur Dream Became a Nightmare.

My Entrepreneur Dream Became a Nightmare.

Very recently I had a dream from which I awoke both confused and, quite honestly, embarrassed...

(This is my first go at posting to Medium.)

#entrepreneur #startup #launch
https://medium.com/@lscottharrell/my-entrepreneur-dream-became-a-nightmare-8bce027225ef

Freelancers Must Use Social Media to Promote Their Gigs

Freelancers Must Use Social Media to Promote Their Gigs

Let’s sum up why I think NOT linking to your gig pages and freelance marketplace profiles from your social media accounts is really bad advice:

Do you know what happens when you do not advertise or market your business?

Nothing.

Do you know what’s worse than nothing?

Putting in time and effort and paying money to develop the infrastructure of your business… only to get more nothingness.

If you’re more afraid of the competition than nothingness, shut your business down now and save yourself the stress of being an entrepreneur.

#entrepreneur #freelancing #socialmediamarketing

Originally shared by VideoToOrder.com

Why Freelancers MUST Market Their Services Through Social Media

I have a friend that offers voice-over business consulting services primarily to those who are new to the voiceover profession. In his usually very sound advice he advocates offering VO, narration and voice acting services through freelance marketplace websites, like VideoToOrder.com, and others.

He actually suggests setting up profiles and offering gigs in not one website, but in as many sites as possible – and I’m totally onboard with that.

Yesterday he posted a video in which he advocated offering freelance voice services through gig economy websites but then he said something odd.

He said, this:

“Do not post links to your gig pages from your social media profiles, like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.”

The reason he gave was equally shocking:

“If you send a potential customer to a freelance marketplace then you run the risk that the buyer is just going to find your competition who will beat you on price and quality.” (Not a direct quote but that’s the abridged version.)

I was sitting there, with my chin on the floor, thinking,

“He can’t be serious. Can he???”

Needless to say, we needed to respond...

#freelance #freelancer #socialmedia
https://videotoorder.com/blog/5-reasons-freelancers-must-promote-their-gigs/

Three signs that your small business needs help.

Three signs that your small business needs help.

One of the things I’ve learned over a 20 year career of small business startups and being a serial entrepreneur is that there will be stress and times when you will feel like the captain of a ship without a rudder.

God knows that my latest startup has been a rollercoaster ride! I’ve also been fortunate to have been a mentor to many friends with small businesses and I very regularly develop professional relationships with entrepreneurs that find themselves stuck, at a plateau – or worse. What I’ve learned along the way is that there are essentially three very common problems all small business owners will face at some point but need to overcome quickly; they’re the fear of failure, uncertainty about their ideal market and beginning not to care about public perception.

#smallbusiness   #smallbiz   #entrepreneur  
http://lscottharrell.com/3-signs-small-business-needs-help/

Make More Money as a Filmmaker, Freelance Videographer or Video Editor

Originally shared by VideoToOrder.com

Make More Money as a Filmmaker, Freelance Videographer or Video Editor

“How do I make make more money as a filmmaker, freelance videographer or in my video editing business?” is the number one, most frequently asked question we hear – and it is an important question!

#filmmakers #filmmaking #entrepreneur
https://videotoorder.com/blog/make-more-money-as-a-filmmaker/

Getting a Video Business Started in Less than One Day

Getting a Video Business Started in Less than One Day

Usually, these money making methods imply making interesting videos and sharing your videos online in order to attract more viewers to your videos and monetizing the traffic that you get in your videos. However, there are many other types of video-related businesses that you can get going very quickly to make money with videos as well.

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

5 Video Related Businesses You Can Start in Less Than One Day

Have you thought about starting a small business or “side hustle” to make extra money in your spare time? Did you know that you can make money with videos? Many people are. There are literally dozens upon dozens of ways that video entrepreneurs (“vtreps”) have found to not only make a part-time income working with video but to start very profitable full-time businesses, too.

Here are 5 ways you can make money with videos and get started in less than one day...

#vtrep #entrepreneur #video
http://vtrep.com/make-money-with-videos-now/

"Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all from you."

"Work like there is someone working 24 hours a day to take it all from you."

More than required reading. This is required doing.

#startup #smallbiz #entrepreneur

"A Pirate learns to plunder so that he's never a slave to another master's ship." - El Scott

"A Pirate learns to plunder so that he's never a slave to another master's ship." - El Scott

#entrepreneur   #entrepreneurship   #pirates

Are you a startup, small business mentor or insatiable entrepreneur?

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Are you a startup, small business mentor or insatiable entrepreneur? 

YOU can do something great today for someone else and provide some thought leadership for thousands of others by answering this new entrepreneur's question: 

http://freestartuphelp.com/questions/what-should-my-current-goal-be/

Everyone's input makes a difference!

#startup   #entrepreneur   #smallbusiness  
http://freestartuphelp.com/questions/what-should-my-current-goal-be

Thriving Video Entrepreneur or Starving Filmmaker?

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Thriving Video Entrepreneur or Starving Filmmaker?

The demand for small video projects is outpacing the need for large projects and this disparity will only continue to widen as the need for video content whose quality falls somewhere between “good enough” and “prosumer” continues to grow with each passing day.

#vtrep   #entrepreneur   #filmmaker  
http://vtrep.com/starving-filmmakers-finding-success-micro-jobs

Recording crystal clear, quality sound is essential to any good film or video production – especially when your...

Recording crystal clear, quality sound is essential to any good film or video production – especially when your client’s reputation or appearance is at stake. Sound is one of the most important parts of film production, maybe even more so than the picture. Think about how many times you’ve watched something with a good picture but terrible sound and turned it off. In order to get the best sound quality for your production, you will need to first understand the different types of microphones out there and the basics of how they work.

#vtrep   #filmmakingtips   #entrepreneur  
http://vtrep.com/different-types-microphones-will-work-best-video-production/

Filmmakers: Work More. Starve Less

Filmmakers: Work More. Starve Less

The demand for small video projects is outpacing the need for large projects and this disparity will only continue to widen as the need for video content whose quality falls somewhere between “good enough” and “prosumer” continues to grow with each passing day. 

"Freelance Video Entrepreneurship" is the way forward.

#vtrep   #filmmaker   #entrepreneur   #opportunity  
http://vtrep.com/starving-filmmakers-finding-success-micro-jobs/

Fear THIS competitor...

Fear THIS competitor...

Truth!

#vtrep   #entrepreneur   #workhard  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

They're not talking about you because they're busy OUTWORKING you.

http://vtrep.com

#vtrep   #entrepreneurship   #worklife

Attention Video Entrepreneurs and Starving Filmmakers!

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Attention Video Entrepreneurs and Starving Filmmakers!

The demand for small video projects is outpacing the need for large projects and this disparity will only continue to widen as the need for video content whose quality falls somewhere between “good enough” and “prosumer” continues to grow with each passing day. There are a ton of these small video-related tasks, or “micro jobs”, out there right now that are well suited for even those new to the idea of video entrepreneurism as well as micro job marketplaces with a built-in customer base through which to set up shop.

Check out the article to find out what micro jobs are and how vtreps are using them to find entrepreneurial success!

#vtrep   #filmmaking   #entrepreneur  
http://vtrep.com/starving-filmmakers-finding-success-micro-jobs

It was probably obvious to those paying attention that camera equipped unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), most often...

It was probably obvious to those paying attention that camera equipped unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), most often referred to as “drones”, would fundamentally change a number of industries and become the basis for what is being called “the next great land rush in tech.”

Not one to miss an easy cliché, I’d say that when it comes to the commercial use of UAV video, “The sky’s the limit!”

Here are twenty ways, ideas and applications that this drone-video combination can be used by video entrepreneurs (vtreps) to disrupt and dominate virtually untapped markets booming with potential.

#drone   #uav   #video   #vtrep  

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

20 Ways Entrepreneurs Are Making Money Using Drone Video

It was probably obvious to those paying attention that camera equipped unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), most often referred to as “drones”, would fundamentally change a number of industries and become the basis for what is being called “the next great land rush in tech.”

Not one to miss an easy cliché, I’d say that when it comes to the commercial use of UAV video, “The sky’s the limit!”

Here are twenty ways, ideas and applications that this drone-video combination can be used by video entrepreneurs (vtreps) to disrupt and dominate virtually untapped markets booming with potential.

#vtrep   #dronevideo   #drone   #entrepreneur  
http://vtrep.com/20-ways-entrepreneurs-using-drone-video-making-money

A new online magazine is being created specifically for entrepreneurial filmmakers and #videomarketing...

A new online magazine is being created specifically for entrepreneurial filmmakers and #videomarketing  professionals. I look forward to these developments.

If you understand the power of employing video content and want to learn more about about the business of filmmaking for profit, then please add this page to your circles.

Originally shared by Video Entrepreneur Magazine

Vtrep is short for Video Entrepreneur.  Video Entrepreneur Magazine will position itself as the leading media publisher and community resource for creative professionals who are ready to capitalize on the unprecedented business opportunities digital video presents in 2014 and beyond.

Being created by, for, and about the most determined filmmakers and entrepreneurs in the video marketing profession, Vtrep aims to lead the conversation about the future of how we create, use and, most importantly, SELL video content services to those who need it most.

Video Entrepreneur Magazine offers a foundation for sharing innovative ideas, marketing know-how, ways to integrate filmmaking with entrepreneurship, and hard-won lessons from the bright lights of center stage and uncertainties of the pit. Vtrep.com is YOUR online community for commercial filmmakers, entrepreneurs, editors, talented performers and video gear professionals.

And for the aspiring filmmaker who needs to feed his insatiable passion for expensive cameras, lenses, rigging, lights, software and everything else you think you cannot live without: Vtrep.com is an all access backstage pass to the inner-workings of what it takes not to starve to death in pursuit of your art.

Vtrep is Video Entrepreneur. We are Launching August 1, 2014

#filmmakers   #entrepreneur   #videomarketing

The Difference Between Being a Filmmaker and Being a Video Entrepreneur

The Difference Between Being a Filmmaker and Being a Video Entrepreneur 

As we begin to define what a “video entrepreneur” is, and isn’t, we will invariably cross paths with the filmmakers and there may be some confusion how the two professions are the same and how they are also very different.

There is a demonstrated need for video content for which businesses, people and other organizations are willing to pay filmmakers. The question that defines the singular difference between a filmmaker and a vtrep is simply:

Are you willing to step up to fill that need and accept the risks for daring to be great?

#vtrep   #filmmakers   #entrepreneur  
http://vtrep.com/difference-video-entrepreneur-filmmaker

Now Is the Time to Start a Video Based Business -

Now Is the Time to Start a Video Based Business - 

We are on the cusp of a content revolution! Just as web design professionals, application developers, writers and graphics professionals have all seen a huge jump in demand for their services, video professionals are just coming into their own now, too.

#vtrep   #videomarketing   #entrepreneur  
http://vtrep.com/become-video-entrepreneur-now

"Punctuality - being where you're supposed to be when you're supposed to be there, as promised, without exception,...

"Punctuality - being where you're supposed to be when you're supposed to be there, as promised, without exception, without excuse, every time, all the time." #entrepreneur   #success   #habits  
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230107

Child Told to Beg Rather Than Earn Money to Help Her Family

Child Told to Beg Rather Than Earn Money to Help Her Family

How far has the U.S. fallen when a child is told that it's OK for her to beg for money but not OK for her to try and earn it?

#entrepreneur   #hardwork   #unitedstates   #fubar  
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/12/03/11-year-old-banned-selling-mistletoe-told-she-can-beg-instead