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Three short guides

What to film today, getting paid, and what to charge next time. Each one is a short video and the same steps written out, so you can watch or skim.

1

What to Film Today

0:30

The daily driver — one number, a shot list, and how the pacing works.

  1. Open Today. The big number is how many videos to film today to stay on pace across every open deal.

    Today: the number of videos to film today, and the shot list by brand
  2. Work down the shot list. It splits that number by brand, heaviest first. A deal that has fallen behind asks for more today; one that is ahead asks for less.

  3. Check “Needs you today”. Anything overdue, delivered and ready to invoice, or unpaid for too long is listed here. Tap a line to go straight to it.

  4. Log videos as you film. Press + on the deal, or type the number in. The squares fill in, the days left and daily pace update, and today’s number comes down.

    A deal card with its squares, facts and the − and + buttons
Pressed + one too many times? Press − to take it back.
3

What to Charge Next Time

0:28

Your rate card, why it never shows an average, and the line to open with.

  1. Open Brands. Every brand that has paid you gets a file: what they’ve paid in total, what they pay now, and how that has changed.

  2. Open a brand. You’ll see every deal with them and the rate per video, and where to open the next one — above the last rate you agreed.

    A brand file with every deal and the rate per video
  3. Check “Current rate by brand”. Brands ranked by what they pay you now, never a lifetime average. Averages pull in old cheap deals and make you quote low.

    Brands ranked by their current rate
  4. Try a number before you quote it. The rate calculator shows what a deal is worth at the rate you’re thinking of asking, and the difference from your current one.

    The rate calculator

The videos and pictures use a sample account with made-up brands.