I am still Jazzed! Self esteem notched WAAAAY Up!

by CaptainSchmideo 10 Replies latest jw friends

  • CaptainSchmideo
    CaptainSchmideo

    Some of you might remember back in January, I started a little side business:

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/82808/1.ashx

    Since then, I have had a couple of customers, then things kind of went quiet.

    These past few weeks, my sons have been in a soccer league, and I have tried to video as many games as I could.

    I took the footage and made a "highlights" video to show at the end of season pizza party, thinking I might interest one or two parents in a copy of the DVD.

    I got 15 orders! The video was a smash success! Parents were screaming! Applauding! Cheering when their child was on the screen! I have never had such open enthusiasm for any of my other efforts in life (my Boss doesn't stand on a chair and go "Whoo Whoo!" whenever I turn in a project on time and under budget, and my wife takes me for granted, so this is a new experience for me.). What a rush!

    Now my business card is in a lot more hands, and I'm going to make another video for my other son's team, and see if this one is received as enthusiastically.

    I don't want to sound like I'm bragging. I just felt pumped up by the experience, and had to share.

  • hubert
    hubert

    That's really good news, Captain !

    Now you'll start to get an idea where the market is, and once it starts rolling, and the more the word is out, the more orders you'll get.

    Go for it ! Brag all you want. You deserve it.

    Hubert

  • talesin
    talesin

    Right on, Captain!

    Please, brag some more. It's okay, we are supposed to be proud of ourselves. HELL-o!

    You must make pretty good vids, cause folks don't go wild for the crappy ones.

    There, I did a little bragging for you!

    It looks good on ya.

    tal

  • Charisma
    Charisma

    excellent! Sounds like you are on your way!

  • luna2
    luna2

    Congratulations! That is exciting.

  • tijkmo
    tijkmo

    big it up man.....we had long enough of dumbing it down

  • DanTheMan
    DanTheMan

    LOL, time to drag out your old Peter Gabriel CD's and listen to the song "Big Time" :)

    Congratulations!

  • CaptainSchmideo
    CaptainSchmideo

    Heeeeyyyy, good suggestion for a backing track for the next video, thanks!

  • Bryan
    Bryan

    That's fantastic Jazz. Especially so, that I'm sure you love the work!

    Heres to more great videos and orders!

    Take care,

    Bryan

    Have You Seen My Mother

  • Nathan Natas
    Nathan Natas

    I don't know where you are, but by keeping your focus (no pun intended) on LOCAL teams, yiou will probably OWN that market. The next thing to do would be to get an apprentice or two who can competently handle an extra camera or two so you can get shots of the action from multiple angles.

    Have you ever seen one of Warren Miller's skiing movies? He's brilliant! He turned his 8mm film movies into a major motion picture sub industry.

    How does one handle the royalty payments for use of songs in commercial ventures? If you're moving from amatuer to pro, you need to know the answer to this and other questions.

    Way to GO, Captain!

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