who edits my videos so got a great question for one of my loyal YouTube
question for one of my loyal YouTube
question for one of my loyal YouTube viewers love you guys Leonardo who wrote
viewers love you guys Leonardo who wrote
viewers love you guys Leonardo who wrote in to say what’s up Evan who edits your
in to say what’s up Evan who edits your
in to say what’s up Evan who edits your videos what’s up leo if you want to know
videos what’s up leo if you want to know
videos what’s up leo if you want to know what’s up you could check up my what’s
what’s up you could check up my what’s
what’s up you could check up my what’s up video and in terms of who edits my
up video and in terms of who edits my
up video and in terms of who edits my videos I want to tell you a quick story
videos I want to tell you a quick story
videos I want to tell you a quick story that I hope will help see I’m a big
that I hope will help see I’m a big
that I hope will help see I’m a big believer in not spending money till I’m
believer in not spending money till I’m
believer in not spending money till I’m making money those are you loyal YouTube
making money those are you loyal YouTube
making money those are you loyal YouTube viewers you’ll know what I’m talking
viewers you’ll know what I’m talking
viewers you’ll know what I’m talking about it’s a message I repeat a lot of
about it’s a message I repeat a lot of
about it’s a message I repeat a lot of my videos when I started my youtube
my videos when I started my youtube
my videos when I started my youtube channel I wanted to have a place to have
channel I wanted to have a place to have
channel I wanted to have a place to have a greater impact and help people in a
a greater impact and help people in a
a greater impact and help people in a visual way but I wasn’t making any money
visual way but I wasn’t making any money
visual way but I wasn’t making any money at it so I didn’t want to spend anything
at it so I didn’t want to spend anything
at it so I didn’t want to spend anything i didn’t spend on editing it didn’t
i didn’t spend on editing it didn’t
i didn’t spend on editing it didn’t spend on gear i didn’t spend it on
spend on gear i didn’t spend it on
spend on gear i didn’t spend it on anything but I was willing to invest my
anything but I was willing to invest my
anything but I was willing to invest my time in my hustle so stage one for me
time in my hustle so stage one for me
time in my hustle so stage one for me was actually partnering up a buddy of
was actually partnering up a buddy of
was actually partnering up a buddy of mine named Mark jigger runs a video
mine named Mark jigger runs a video
mine named Mark jigger runs a video production company called phantom media
production company called phantom media
production company called phantom media he’s been on the channel a few times
he’s been on the channel a few times
he’s been on the channel a few times I’ve interviewed him and we started
I’ve interviewed him and we started
I’ve interviewed him and we started together where I would be on camera and
together where I would be on camera and
together where I would be on camera and he would film it and edit it and produce
he would film it and edit it and produce
he would film it and edit it and produce it and then I would publish it to the
it and then I would publish it to the
it and then I would publish it to the channel he did it because I guess he
channel he did it because I guess he
channel he did it because I guess he wanted to be a friend to me and he also
wanted to be a friend to me and he also
wanted to be a friend to me and he also saw a promotional angle to get some
saw a promotional angle to get some
saw a promotional angle to get some exposure for his business but after a
exposure for his business but after a
exposure for his business but after a while it got to be too taxing for Mark
while it got to be too taxing for Mark
while it got to be too taxing for Mark and his team to handle I was making too
and his team to handle I was making too
and his team to handle I was making too many videos and he wasn’t I guess seen
many videos and he wasn’t I guess seen
many videos and he wasn’t I guess seen enough of return to continue on with me
enough of return to continue on with me
enough of return to continue on with me I still wasn’t making enough money to
I still wasn’t making enough money to
I still wasn’t making enough money to justify hiring editor so my stage 2 was
justify hiring editor so my stage 2 was
justify hiring editor so my stage 2 was I did it myself now is by no means a
I did it myself now is by no means a
I did it myself now is by no means a video editor I had no skills no training
video editor I had no skills no training
video editor I had no skills no training didn’t know what I was doing I started
didn’t know what I was doing I started
didn’t know what I was doing I started by using windows movie maker and a lot
by using windows movie maker and a lot
by using windows movie maker and a lot of the early videos on my channel army
of the early videos on my channel army
of the early videos on my channel army editing my windows movie maker videos as
editing my windows movie maker videos as
editing my windows movie maker videos as I needed more features and I learned a
I needed more features and I learned a
I needed more features and I learned a little bit more about video editing
little bit more about video editing
little bit more about video editing software I picked up Camtasia and
software I picked up Camtasia and
software I picked up Camtasia and started using that as my default editor
started using that as my default editor
started using that as my default editor but I was still doing all the work
but I was still doing all the work
but I was still doing all the work myself as I built up my audience and I
myself as I built up my audience and I
myself as I built up my audience and I started getting a little bit of traction
started getting a little bit of traction
started getting a little bit of traction with the channel a big company in the
with the channel a big company in the
with the channel a big company in the telecommunication space said they wanted
telecommunication space said they wanted
telecommunication space said they wanted to work with me on a video they gave me
to work with me on a video they gave me
to work with me on a video they gave me a little bit of a budget to play with
a little bit of a budget to play with
a little bit of a budget to play with and now that I was making some money for
and now that I was making some money for
and now that I was making some money for my channel I could afford to invest it
my channel I could afford to invest it
my channel I could afford to invest it back into the channel so one of the
back into the channel so one of the
back into the channel so one of the first things I did was put out a job on
first things I did was put out a job on
first things I did was put out a job on odesk
odesk
odesk and I hired my first video editor sad
and I hired my first video editor sad
and I hired my first video editor sad and sad was great and reliable and I
and sad was great and reliable and I
and sad was great and reliable and I would upload the videos to him on
would upload the videos to him on
would upload the videos to him on dropbox he would send them back to me
dropbox he would send them back to me
dropbox he would send them back to me and i would put them up on my channel
and i would put them up on my channel
and i would put them up on my channel and then one day say odd poof
and then one day say odd poof
and then one day say odd poof disappeared and now suddenly i was stuck
disappeared and now suddenly i was stuck
disappeared and now suddenly i was stuck having it edit all these videos myself
having it edit all these videos myself
having it edit all these videos myself and it really sucks as an entrepreneur
and it really sucks as an entrepreneur
and it really sucks as an entrepreneur when you hire somebody and you finally
when you hire somebody and you finally
when you hire somebody and you finally give away those responsibilities that
give away those responsibilities that
give away those responsibilities that you don’t want to have any more yourself
you don’t want to have any more yourself
you don’t want to have any more yourself and then you have to take them back on
and then you have to take them back on
and then you have to take them back on you really really really don’t want to
you really really really don’t want to
you really really really don’t want to do them saad went from being super
do them saad went from being super
do them saad went from being super reliable to not respond to any email for
reliable to not respond to any email for
reliable to not respond to any email for two weeks so i said enough is enough I
two weeks so i said enough is enough I
two weeks so i said enough is enough I have to go find somebody new to helping
have to go find somebody new to helping
have to go find somebody new to helping out at these videos because I can’t keep
out at these videos because I can’t keep
out at these videos because I can’t keep doing this myself and that’s where I
doing this myself and that’s where I
doing this myself and that’s where I found Christina Christina say hi and
found Christina Christina say hi and
found Christina Christina say hi and Christina’s been doing a fantastic job
Christina’s been doing a fantastic job
Christina’s been doing a fantastic job for me she’s been editing all the videos
for me she’s been editing all the videos
for me she’s been editing all the videos she’s been posting them to YouTube she’s
she’s been posting them to YouTube she’s
she’s been posting them to YouTube she’s been added in the title in the
been added in the title in the
been added in the title in the description and saved a lot of my time
description and saved a lot of my time
description and saved a lot of my time so that I can spend more of my time
so that I can spend more of my time
so that I can spend more of my time being in front of the camera instead of
being in front of the camera instead of
being in front of the camera instead of being in front of the computer editing
being in front of the computer editing
being in front of the computer editing them now I later found out that sod
them now I later found out that sod
them now I later found out that sod actually got kidnapped and he was out
actually got kidnapped and he was out
actually got kidnapped and he was out for two months and held for ransom and I
for two months and held for ransom and I
for two months and held for ransom and I guess that was something that was
guess that was something that was
guess that was something that was relatively normal in his country but by
relatively normal in his country but by
relatively normal in his country but by the time he came back I had Christina
the time he came back I had Christina
the time he came back I had Christina who was doing an amazing job and who I
who was doing an amazing job and who I
who was doing an amazing job and who I wanted to keep on board on my team so
wanted to keep on board on my team so
wanted to keep on board on my team so those are my three steps i started with
those are my three steps i started with
those are my three steps i started with alliance partners then i started doing
alliance partners then i started doing
alliance partners then i started doing it myself and then as I started making
it myself and then as I started making
it myself and then as I started making money for my channel I was able to go
money for my channel I was able to go
money for my channel I was able to go out and hire somebody to help me do it I
out and hire somebody to help me do it I
out and hire somebody to help me do it I hope that answers your question Leonardo
hope that answers your question Leonardo
hope that answers your question Leonardo believe those are you watching I would
believe those are you watching I would
believe those are you watching I would love for you to tell me who your first
love for you to tell me who your first
love for you to tell me who your first hire was what the role was I don’t care
hire was what the role was I don’t care
hire was what the role was I don’t care about their name but what was their role
about their name but what was their role
about their name but what was their role what what job function that they have in
what what job function that they have in
what what job function that they have in your business or if you’re thinking
your business or if you’re thinking
your business or if you’re thinking about hiring somebody who’s the first
about hiring somebody who’s the first
about hiring somebody who’s the first person that you want to hire for your
person that you want to hire for your
person that you want to hire for your business it takes some stuff off your
business it takes some stuff off your
business it takes some stuff off your plate leave in the comments below I’m
plate leave in the comments below I’m
plate leave in the comments below I’m really curious to see what you guys are
really curious to see what you guys are
really curious to see what you guys are thinking and of course if you like this
thinking and of course if you like this
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