Short transcript excerpt from a YouTube video ("You have to be more than just a videographer") where two speakers discuss criticism that videography is low-paid because videographers merely "show up and press record." The speaker argues that videographers should offer strategic value—help clients plan, implement offers, and solve business problems—instead of being mere "button pushers," positioning themselves as business owners and problem-solvers.
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Yeah, right. And I just supposed to found I saw a reel last night while I was walking my dog that was talking about a videographer. That's it's a very low paying skill set. Right. Because as a videographer, you just show up and you press record.
Yep.
Right. So I posted on my stories and I put a little, you know, bit of text on it and I said, you know, if you're just looking for a videographer, I said, what's the next move, boss? Like I can show up on set and say, okay, what are we doing? What you're paying me for? You're paying me for. To figure out all of that stuff or to teach you how to implement all of like whatever it might be as far as part of your offer. But that's another person's job, right? So that's. You want to be a button pusher.
Or do you want to be a business owner that.
Can solve a.
Business'S problem? Help them through Strategy like in 2024, man. Like if you're not helping your clients implement the videos as a video, a video business owner, videographer, like, you're in trouble because there's companies that are and they're going to take your clients.
