I'm a full-time travel, resort, and brand content photographer/filmmaker. Two years ago I founded the content agency CreatrCo and since then we've worked with top travel companies such as Four Seasons, Sandals, Westin, Andaz, Royal Caribbean, and many more and I have a passion for business and helping creators take the "free" out of freelance.
I started this channel to share as much value as I can and give you the roadmap I've used to scale my company to over $20K/mo shooting for top brands and resorts.
bro your videos are fire. Really enjoy them and very insightful, thought you had way more subs but you'll get there soon, videos and info are very fire keep them coming
It's never happened to me before, but I genuinely believe that I've just stumbled across a channel before it hits the big time. Your content holds so much value it's unreal! Thanks for your hard work!
Thanks so much for the kind words bro. I'm in it for the long run so God willing we'll hit the numbers I have no doubt! I'm just trying to give as much value as I can!
Heck yeah bro! You got pretty much all you need here! Also if you haven't already DM "PLAYBOOk" to my IG @nashhagen and I'll send you a full step by step guide!
I'm not a photographer or videographer, I'm a writer trying to get noticed and nevertheless, I'm finding these videos so helpful. They're succinct and to the point, thank you!
Curious about your approach in the brand approval process. Do you email the same way you would for a paid project and then label it as free down the line or is it more like a regular free collab/ exchange email on first contact?
Actually neither. It's kind of a chicken or egg situation. You can't work for them technically until you are approved but you can't be approved unless you work with them so the backdoor is to make something they really need and want to use on website or as an ad and they have to approve you to use it. Usually, the best approach is to just do it then your first contact is showing them the content
@@nash_hagen That's an interesting process. I imagine this is something you have to do quite a few times over to see success. Definitely worth the effort though! Love your stuff, thanks for the reply. You're the best resource in this industry I've seen so far even among paid programs!
@@redesignedflims3051 Wow means a lot! Thanks for the support! Yeah it can take a few times but worst case you build portfolio and get better, best case you get approved and have a long term client. Worth a few days of effort in my opinion :)
It's less about WHO you worked with and more about WHAT they got as a result of working with you. You could work with a small local cafe and if you help them sell out with your content that brings a lot of credibility!
Just the detail of your experience. I was considdering it. What is your feeling about not appearing too availavle even if you are. I find people book you easier if they see you as very busy or in demand.
@@theusbadenhorst Yeah perception is reality. You don't want to be available 24/7 but you also don't want to turn down a good client for no reason. Giving boundaries is always a good idea and makes you appear more professional
The marketplace didn't ask for "travel influencers." This social media invented thing not only lures and traps people into a rat race subculture but results in damage and exploitation such as locations being flooded with Instagrammers, people traveling with no knowledge of or regard for culture or local norms, terrible behavior on the part of some "influencers", promoting immature and exploitive behavior in other countries for clicks, and parading self centered main character syndrome. It is not a surprise "travel influencers" and Instagrammers are starting to get pushback.
I totally agree with everything you said here It doesn't apply to all influencers obviously but there is definitely a stereotype of self obsession and selfishness. That's one of many reasons that brands are moving away from influencer campaigns as a main marketing method
What up Nash! Been a minute since we worked together! I also had the opportunity to work with a Fortune 500 company with too many lawyers revising my contract, unfortunately, they had no wiggle room on licensing whatsoever requiring full total ownership and it does seem like this is a pretty standard expectation among big corporations with other commercial cinematographers I've talked to in the space (with some exceptions) but in that case is it just a matter of declining the job or not? The pay was great and it was my biggest client to date so I didn't want to lose the gig to someone else (I tried pushing back multiple times on licensing). How would you negotiate when these companies will find a different vendor who just gives them full ownership?
Yooo! So that's when it becomes real important to get them on a call and figure out why they wanted you specifically (vs. someone else). Also if you can capture and replay the vision back to them it makes them more confident that you are the one that's gonna be best for the job. In terms of the buyout clause it really depends on the contract. If it was a work for hire deal then often times they pay your day rate and you hand off the raw footage at the end of the day and that's it. But if they wanted you to edit, you have more negotiating power there. Ultimately at that point it comes down to how bad they want YOU specifically and how well you can sell them on the vision. It also depends on if you were working through an agency or direct with the client because agencies almost always want full rights because they will resell to the client lol
@@asyamuzlera hard to know unless it’s a direct response but there are lagging indicators such as increased conversion rate, better ad efficiency, more shares/ inbound requests etc.
