A short YouTube clip (by Eric Deeran - Master Filmmaker) advising videographers to prioritize recurring retainer packages over one-off jobs to increase and stabilize income — e.g., a client paying $1,000 repeatedly versus a single $1,000 payment. The video’s core claim: switch to retainers for more consistent and greater earnings.
The secret to making a lot of money as a videographer is not to buy more gear, it's to have retainers and retainer packages in place. And so what I mean by this is having continuity that you can sell your clients into as opposed to one offs is going to be the biggest thing that helps you make more money. So think about if somebody paid you $1,000 once versus if they paid you $1,000 times 12 times 24 times 36. Get my point? So switch to retainers if you haven't already so you can make more money and have more consistent income as a videographer.
