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sure what do you look for when you're
hiring a real estate videographer sure I
mean I look for a lot of everything's
but the proof is in the pudding like I
want to see if I'm looking for a new
video Agra fir
I want a social media I want a website I
want a YouTube channel somewhere where I
can go to see what kind of what kind of
stuff is this person putting out you
know what's there what seems to be their
market are they real estate are they
restaurant are they more photography and
they do a little videography on the side
like I'm gonna do some due diligence to
kind of look into these people so I
think you have to have a good website or
a good social media for people to find
you and be able to look through your
catalog because essentially it's like
your resume right where you know I want
to see I want to see like five to ten
videos from this person to see if the
quality's there if the contents there to
make sure that they're somebody that I
want to work with or are they just some
dude who's a photographer and then
shooting like some video on this phone
yeah side so that's the important for me
so I basically want to see their digital
resume with other videos yep that makes
sense
and so what what's the best way for them
to reach out to your your are you most
likely to respond if it's sorry email
through a cold call through maybe even
print media in the mail like what's
what's the best way for them to get
ahold of you it's somebody knows
somebody's know somebody we're all you
know it's the seven degrees of
separation so if the I think the best
case if somebody had hey do you know
Jared Ruth can you introduce me to
Jerrod Ruth I'm an aspiring videographer
I know he's doing this or that can you
provide a connection to me so that's
somebody that I know that says hey you
should talk to Matt Matt shoots video if
you don't have a mutual friend or a
mutual connection I think the best way
for me and I'm a little bit old school
I'm a little bit new-school so I don't
mind a call call me if I don't answer
leave me a voicemail text text would be
okay
email tends to get just kind of lost in
the unless it's an email that stands out
and something
ever seen before but even if I click it
open and it's a stock hey I'm Dave and I
shoot real estate videography I'd love
to earn your business like no Dave I'm
sorry I don't know you could buy a half
somebody already so you really have to
make a make a name for yourself by
calling directly come into the office or
know somebody who knows that person to
get that mutual connection another thing
that I look for in a videographer is
somebody who provides some direction so
especially when I was just getting
started in video wasn't sure where to
stand where to place the camera what
pieces to grab what shots to grab and my
video guy was professional enough to say
let's try it this way
here's what I envision does that work
for you client you know if you like them
and let's try it but my videographer was
able to help me by directing me to
certain shots and certain sequences and
I think that's way more helpful than a
videographer who's just like man
whatever yeah what do you want to do
let's just shoot it yeah I was at do you
find that's the Kaazing for sure I think
that's really important and I think not
going the opposite direction is really
important too because I've seen people
who are like we're doing it this way no
matter what if you think any differently
like go to hell basically like we're not
gonna listen to you and like at the end
of the day the clients paying you to
help you create their vision and so
while you might have an idea for and
that's really important I think it's
also important to be flexible and be
open to try and what they want to do and
and really yeah just show it in the best
way possible but just be open to
everyone's idea and be pleasant to work
with sure so one more question for you
poor a videographer that gets in with
one real estate agent what's then the
best method to go about getting other
real estate agents either in their
agents company or other agents that they
might work with in the past
absolutely so your relationship between
the agent and biographer I think as long
as as long as your content and your
publications and your production are
great its high-end it looks good your
agents happy with the product they're
gonna naturally just refer you to other
people especially if you're approached
to work with you provide direction
provide insight all you really have to
do and I think I don't know why people
are afraid to do this but you just have
to ask hey Jared we've been working
together for a while I know you're happy
with my stuff I've been happy with
working with you is there anybody you
can connect me with that might be in
need of my services and I do it all the
time in my real estate business when I
have a client who I feel it's not a
great experience and I've enjoyed
working with them because people you
want to work with people who you like to
work with and I want to work with
so if you're a client and
you're a real jerk I'm probably not
gonna ask you for a referral because you
might be friends with other jerks and so
if you've got have a good relationship
between the videographer and the agent
just ask its I've had fun working with
you we're really pumping out some great
content is there anybody that you can
introduce me to that that would be in
need of some video services in yes hell
yes
as far as like I'll introduce you to
five people you want a direct connection
I'll put you guys together for coffee
you just want me to send out an email to
my office I'm happy to so I think it
just comes down to asking but you can
also be strategic about it it's like
Jared I only want to work with agents
that maybe are producing listening these
amount of listings or attinger and I
only want to work with agents who kind
of our forward-thinking creative types
you can get specific because you know
you also got to be careful what you wish
for if you know if you ask for referrals
you know you never know that referral
might not be a great client for you
which you'll deal with that if that time
comes but just ask
you
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