Hi guys,
since I always read so much good advice here I'm daring to post a problem that bothered me for a while.
Short background: I am a 3D-Designer and I offer 3D models for printing, casting and rendering. Since my work is paid by the hour, this is obviously not fastlane.
So I have come up with a bunch of new ideas to spice up my freelancing career with the magic word of...passive income!
One route that seems particularly appealing is making how-to-videos! People have told me I have a pleasant voice and can explain complicated thingies. The videos could be both paid for and unpaid, think Patreon, or per-Video like @AndyBlack. I know my way around recording, editing and uploading. Also did some tutorials for myself, to document some processes and work on my narrative voice skills. Highly recommended if you want to get to know your own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the talking act, btw.
Now, as some of you may know, many successful artists do this.
But....here is my trouble.
If I start making those videos, it will have certain pro's and con's!
Some of the pro's are obviously:
- more exposure and traffic
- it will show that I know what I'm doing (I promise I do
) and build trust!
- target group comes to my site not only for giving work but also learning
- sharing is caring, and I like helping people achieve stuff
And here's the one big con I dread:
- teaching my competitors and customers how to make me obsolete
! Because I do something highly specialized in a particular niche I don't want to give the secrets of my trade away...
A possible workaround for this would be to only show the results and make an image video out of this. But this somehow negates the purpose of earning money with good value passively.
For all who kept reading until now, thanks!
I would be glad to hear your perspective.
If you have other ideas or maybe even experiences I would of course love to hear it, too!
Best wishes,
Gepi
since I always read so much good advice here I'm daring to post a problem that bothered me for a while.
Short background: I am a 3D-Designer and I offer 3D models for printing, casting and rendering. Since my work is paid by the hour, this is obviously not fastlane.
So I have come up with a bunch of new ideas to spice up my freelancing career with the magic word of...passive income!
One route that seems particularly appealing is making how-to-videos! People have told me I have a pleasant voice and can explain complicated thingies. The videos could be both paid for and unpaid, think Patreon, or per-Video like @AndyBlack. I know my way around recording, editing and uploading. Also did some tutorials for myself, to document some processes and work on my narrative voice skills. Highly recommended if you want to get to know your own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the talking act, btw.
Now, as some of you may know, many successful artists do this.
But....here is my trouble.
If I start making those videos, it will have certain pro's and con's!
Some of the pro's are obviously:
- more exposure and traffic
- it will show that I know what I'm doing (I promise I do
) and build trust!- target group comes to my site not only for giving work but also learning
- sharing is caring, and I like helping people achieve stuff
And here's the one big con I dread:
- teaching my competitors and customers how to make me obsolete
! Because I do something highly specialized in a particular niche I don't want to give the secrets of my trade away...A possible workaround for this would be to only show the results and make an image video out of this. But this somehow negates the purpose of earning money with good value passively.
For all who kept reading until now, thanks!
I would be glad to hear your perspective.
If you have other ideas or maybe even experiences I would of course love to hear it, too!
Best wishes,
Gepi
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