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//TOOLS & SERVICES I USE & RECOMMEND:
1) Looking to sell your own digital products (like eBooks) or teach courses online? Check out Podia: https://marcusrideout.com/Podia
2) Client asks for a proposal? Check out Better Proposals for easy-to-build and beautiful proposal templates: https://marcusrideout.com/BetterProposals
3) Where I find music for videos (Artlist): https://marcusrideout.com/Artlist
4) Keyword research tools that I use for YouTube:
TubeBuddy: https://www.tubebuddy.com/MarcusRideout
VidIQ: https://vidiq.com/MarcusRideout
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Today's video answers a viewer question about the specific steps I take in order to sell video production services to clients with confidence.
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Zach Sperrazzo aw sweet! welcome dude 😎
He marcus! I really love your videos, they are helping me a lot with starting my own business. I tried to download the free version of your book. but when I hit the download button I cant wont open it.
oh no! send a message to hello@marcusrideout.com and I’ll make sure someone on the team gets it your way!
~Marcus
Thanks a lot!
Why do you always wear sunglasses?
life is bright 😀
Hahah
Freaking soaking your content
Going down the rabbit hole, eh? 🙂
Make sure to hop into the Facebook community if you haven’t already – if you are already just ignore this lol. Get a lotta messages daily.
~Marcus
@Marcus Rideout yes and you making it so helpful Marcus for beginners, I was in desperate need for the information you provide, keep it coming brother, you changing the the world for us🙏
Awesome! Make sure to put it to work and get some of those #dealclosed successes!
~Marcus
Subskreebed.
Welcome. Had to google that one, lol. Didn’t ‘sound it out’ first.
~Marcus
@Marcus Rideout haha cheers. you guys make good stuff. where in Canada are you guys at?
I’m currently in B.C.
Nik is in California
~Marcus
Thanks for the book. I’m going to read it and get back to you afterwards. Thanks!
Awesome – enjoy!
Lemme know what resonates the most with you.
~Marcus
The course link isn’t working.
For Zero2Warrior? Or another link?
I just tried all three links and they opened in an incognito browser.
Try this – http://www.zerotowarrior.net
~Marcus
Love the content, hate the sunglasses 😂 I have trust issues with people whose eyes I can’t see
fair enough. maybe you can find a way past it to get what you’re looking for 🙂
@Marcus Rideout ofc! Wrote my comment with tongue in a cheek, as a jokeful comment. You got good content
@Shoetari all good 🙂
some people get really triggered + offended and REALLY go out of the way to share it in a very non-tongue-in-cheek kinda way 😛
Thanks, dude!
You bet!
I can see you took it down any chance of getting a copy a different way?
not at the moment.
I’ll eventually put out an updated version in the coming months.
@Marcus Rideout what about now? lmao I could use it
@Cruz Mead Visuals here ya go – https://store.marcusrideout.com
Enjoy 😀
@Marcus Rideout bless you 🙏
@Cruz Mead Visuals 😀
Great content! Just curious, what if they say yes to the hesitation question? I.e “Only back out if I don’t like the video” or something like that.
What would be the proper response?
Heya Timara!
Has that happened to you? I bet hearing that would feel like it could throw you off.
Typically by that point in a sales meeting you are already with a qualified customer that has seen some of your work, who has filled out a Discovery Form (pre-meeting application form – you can learn more here: https://thevideowarriors.com/discovery-form-guide/) and you’ve already explored their expectations as well as fears with moving forward.
If they agree to pay the deposit and are stoked on the project (ie: the typical response you get from the “right fit” folks from following this process), that’s an unlikely “response” to come up.
Not saying it can’t, however typically when following the sales process if you get to that point of inviting them into a project it’s cause you feel a good connection with them and feel you can help them. Chances are they will have seen some of your work ahead of time too, so
If it DOES happen, if they DO say, “I’ll back out if I don’t like the video” – if I heard something like that I’d likely choose not to work with them (me personally, not saying that’s for everyone), because it feels like them trying to control the power of the relationship, where as an ideal client is hiring you because they TRUST you to lead them 🙂
That sort of language feels like a “red flag” to me and typically those “red flags” can be determined well before this point in a sales meeting (ie:you can learn a lot from their discovery form application). The last thing you’d want is to be in a position where you’re going above and beyond, trying to please someone who has standards that you don’t know how to quantify (ie: “what is their criteria for what makes a good video?”). That sorta thing leads to endless revisions and not getting paid for all the extra time put into it.
That’s my two cents anyways, what do you think?
@Marcus Rideout thanks so much !!!
@It’s Timara you’re welcome 🙂
📕 Struggle with selling your services as a creative? 📕
Purchase my eBook + audio book, “Video Selling Formula” ($25 USD): https://marcusrideout.com/Book
🧭 Feeling disconnected from your purpose or overwhelmed on your client journey? 🧭
Check out the “True Self Workshop” ($75USD) – https://marcusrideout.com/TrueSelfWorkshop
Recommended Resources For Creators:
1) Looking to sell your own digital products (like eBooks) or teach courses online? This is the software I have used to host my e-Book and digital store since 2017: https://marcusrideout.com/Podia
2) Client asks for a proposal? Check out friend of the channel, Better Proposals, for easy-to-build and beautiful proposal templates: https://marcusrideout.com/BetterProposals
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Thanks dude! I’ll buy this book even though I feel like you explained everything! Do you have a group that’s not on Facebook?
Heya Zachary! I’m in the process of exploring building a new community that’s capped at 150 members. I’m actually sharing this video in the Facebook group for folks looking for more info later today: https://youtu.be/jC5q8z-Lrp8
Not sure if it’s what you’re looking for or not, but figure I’d share it since it’s on my radar today 😀