A beginner video editor asked me this question in DMs.
I think answering to this via post could be also valuable for others so here we go.
I started with video editing when i was around 14 yo.
The first year was just playing around with premiere pro learning all the basics and some intermediate edits.
I was editing purely for fun but then I figured I could make some money out of this.
I was also watching few streamers on Twitch so I figured that I could edit sample video for one of them and send him an email with the video attached.
Surprisingly first client I have ever landed was this streamer. It worked.
Now, time has changed. I understand the fact that most of you don’t want to edit for gaming streamers but you’d like to edit for someone else who’s not streaming.
Although the time has changed it doesn’t mean that the concept of reaching out to all these different creators should change.
So what’s the best action to take when you want to start making money with video editing?
Start outreaching.
- cold DMs
- cold Emails
Anything and everything all together.
Feel free to do "low quality" cold outreach. You can send around 100 cold DMs every single day.
BUT,
you should also do some high quality outreach.
At least once a day edit a sample video for free for potential client.
Send him the edited video across all social platforms while you are sending pure cold DMs to others.
This will give you the best chances to land your first client.
But remember - to earn money with video editing, you first need to learn how to edit videos.
Start with the basics, once you’ll be good only then start worrying about clients.
Feel free to ask me any questions in DMs and I’ll happily answer to them.
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