[John Nelson]

Sorry Craig, Never watched the movie but I’ll take that as a yes on the tests. I’m putting together my site so potential customers may view some of my works, contact me, hire me and pay me for my services, not unlike many others out here. So high quality audio/video at a size that doesn’t strain the eyes is my objective. I feel the customers I’m trying to locate have high speed connections, high res viewing screens and, hopefully, high incomes with which to compensate my efforts. This may be too much to hope for, given my steep learning curve on all this. I was just interested in some ‘ballpark’ numbers for a jumping off point.

Thanks again,
John

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[John Nelson]

Thanks Chris,
For me, it loaded right away but was slow and jerky to play until it all loaded. I am using a Mac and will start searching for the applications. I would like to add a decent skin once I get my videos uploaded.

Thanks again,
John

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[John Nelson]

Thanks Mike.
Your suggestions are well-founded and appreciated. Unfortunately, in a town of this size, charging half or full days for location shooting would not go over very well. The market has been slow for some time, with respect to commercial production. I doubt it will ever be a viable revenue source for producers.

Thanks again,
John

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[John Nelson]

Thanks for the input. My market size is very small, 45,000, with businesses not used to paying much over $200 for a finished commercial, plus dubs. There are 2 satellite stations and 1 cable outlet who charge anywhere from, free to $150 for the same service. The cable guy wanted me to chop my $350 rate for a local hospital ad by $100. or “I’ll find someone else to do it!”. I emailed him back to start looking… Been doing ads for 30 years and am getting tired of those kinds of comments. Been doing other, long form videos lately for individuals and businesses which I enjoy more. While I ‘ain’t gonna get rich’ here in tinytown, I also am not going to be a victim of road rage or some crazed shooter. Life’s too short, especially for me being on the downside of 60. You young bucks can go for all the riches, fame and glory. I’ll be thinking of you while I’m floating on my raft with an adult beverage.

Thanks again and, If you’re ever out my way, give a hollar.

Juan

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[John Nelson]

Great advice. Thanks very much.

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[John Nelson]

Good to know on the tax issue. Unfortunately, our boy Bill Richardson, would rather fight than switch. Hey, he has to pay off those campaign debts somehow, you know…

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[John Nelson]

Thanks Chris. Not to be too nosey, but does anyone care to share a ‘sample’ estimate/invoice so I may join the ranks of the 21st century?

Thanks again,
John

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[John Nelson]

Great advice Bruce. I have Quickbooks and will look into learning it in depth. I usually print out the same thing as a ‘Proposal’ prior to the job and, once signed, use that as the final bill. Since the clients here in smallville aren’t much for spending money, I frequently have to ‘lower my britches’ a bit to get the job. So I like your idea of a ‘discount’ on projects.

Thanks again,
John

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[John Nelson]

Thanks. I’m not crazy about the idea of listing time on the invoice but, in a small town, there has to be something on there to justify the price. Maybe I could put: “Worked real hard for a long time!”…

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[John Nelson]

Bummer :{

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