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The Real Life of a Sports Tech Reviewer 

The Fit File
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In this episode, DC Rainmaker and DesFit talk about what it's actually like to be a sports tech reviewer from the products we review, how we make money, our review process, as well as the darker side like getting blacklisted by companies.
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// Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:35 Accidentally becoming reviewers
5:40 DC Rainmaker’s First RU-vid Videos
7:35 How early we get unreleased products
10:10 How much money we make per video
16:16 Why we don’t review certain products
19:30 Handling not-ready devices
22:30 Companies making house calls to fix issues
25:00 When we delay product launches
26:56 Giving up on a product review
30:31 Bad reviews can kill a company
32:36 The secret embargo shell game
39:40 Last minute announcements
42:30 The busiest times of the year
45:15 Accidentally killing unreleased products
49:00 How long to create a review?
53:23 Why is Ray always late?
55:40 Des’s rule of RU-vid production time
58:20 Getting blacklisted by companies
1:06:10 How many reviews never get finished?
1:14:00 Why we film each other
1:16:42 The infamous paper bag story
1:19:07 Product release trips
1:22:00 Aren’t we competitors?
1:25:00 Do-over time
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Комментарии : 62   
@JasonRaneses
@JasonRaneses 4 месяца назад
Appreciate you both, thanks for doing what you do 💪🏼
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
🙌
@stuschwark511
@stuschwark511 4 месяца назад
Would be cool to rope Shane in on the "blacklisted" conversation - his misadventure with the Shimano powermeter cranks seems an epic journey of disaster.... 🤣
@tillklein6998
@tillklein6998 4 месяца назад
Des, Ray, I love your content. This time I was shocked by the length of the episode…once I’d started I watched right through it 😅and I realised, Ray, from you telling your story that I must have been turning to your website for advice since the early days, simply the best source of reliable insights
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
🙌
@mlegrand
@mlegrand 4 месяца назад
Good luck on the hike Ray! Please don’t die.
@ActiveIdeas
@ActiveIdeas 4 месяца назад
🤣🤣🤣
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Update: Did not die. Mostly.
@mlegrand
@mlegrand 4 месяца назад
@@thefitfile - 🙏
@MigRx
@MigRx 4 месяца назад
Awesome video as always! Gotta say some time ago, I always saw you (like Des says) as competitors. But more and more realized that your videos are complementary to each other and I actually save and watch both of yours whenever a new product drops. Wish more success to you both!
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Thanks so much!
@YouTubedarek
@YouTubedarek 4 месяца назад
Fun different video! Really enjoying the Fit File so hopefully there are many more to come!
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Definitely!
@dr4aces
@dr4aces 4 месяца назад
I'm worried that the release date was April 1st but I'll check it out as I like both your channels.
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 3 месяца назад
It was March 31st for about 1/3 of the world when we published ;)
@edittide9842
@edittide9842 4 месяца назад
Finally got round to watching this episode. Been saving it so I can really absorb the content😊 I finally know what happened to the Nix BioSensor review which never materialised😅
@tonybowen455
@tonybowen455 4 месяца назад
That's interesting you have so many unfinished projects. It makes sense now why what we see is so good.
@WP7Nettwerk
@WP7Nettwerk 4 месяца назад
Very interesting and useful for people who want to try do what you been doing for years. I love podcasts and this is one of the best for this year.
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
4 месяца назад
Hey Ray, you may want to get a boom mike holder, because there's a loud thud every time your arms touch the table, and you talk with you hands a lot 😉
@tillklein6998
@tillklein6998 4 месяца назад
Can unfortunately confirm that, have been considering giving you feedback earlier. Really noticeable with my in-ear headphones
@dyshuk
@dyshuk 4 месяца назад
I was listening in my headphones and I sware I was convinced someone upstairs in the office I'm at was stomping their feet on the floor.
@mrnicbst
@mrnicbst 4 месяца назад
@@dyshuk Haha same here, finally the mystery is solved!
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Sorry!!! It was on my todo list to go Amazon shopping for Tuesday actually…and then, umm, well, I explain what sideswiped my Tuesday plans in the episode. 🤣 next week! (-Ray)
4 месяца назад
@@thefitfileha ha, looking forward to the next one ! Cheers
@atlosass
@atlosass 4 месяца назад
You guys are the best. Thanks for all the work you do!!
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Thanks!
@hppfeil
@hppfeil 4 месяца назад
Keep up with your excellent work, both of you! Thanks so much for the insight.
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
🙌
@biggles1024
@biggles1024 4 месяца назад
I really enjoy this type of behind the scenes video. It was very informative. Cheers, guys.
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks!
@goncalorosas8023
@goncalorosas8023 4 месяца назад
Which podcast recording software are you using? I’m thinking in starting a podcast (more audio) and would love to know your views on best ways to record/editing. Thank you!
@mariopejovic
@mariopejovic 4 месяца назад
Meeting through Tinder for tech guy was a lie? 😮 How can I belive anything Des says anymore? 😁 Great stuff, as usual, guys. And that part with Ray carrying expensive tech stuff in paper bag is just gold.
@litlsnek7667
@litlsnek7667 3 месяца назад
Praying for an Instinct 3...
@MateHegyhati
@MateHegyhati 4 месяца назад
Thank you guys, this made my train trip a lot better 😀 Btw, did you reveal the last 1.5 embargo options? 😀
@Tarkov.
@Tarkov. 4 месяца назад
You guys should consider doing timestamps, youtube can even segment videos and show the timestamps in the sidebar if you set it up.
@jlevesque41
@jlevesque41 Месяц назад
Really interesting content!
@WayeOfLife
@WayeOfLife 4 месяца назад
5mins in and loving it all ready. Interesting (for Ray only maybe😂).. I still have on my main running screen.. lap pace and actual pace.. because of Ray and his forerunner 305 data fields recommendation (oh god,.. I hope I'm recalling it right🤔🙉😂).. in those days it just wasn't a handy setup.. it was needed because how much variance the GPS pace would show. One second it said you were Usain bolt. And the next second you were a sloth
@brianleston
@brianleston 4 месяца назад
Hey guys, whatabout The Fit File becoming a joint business. Expand the scope and range of tech investigations . Working as a team you will be pure gold.
@mrnicbst
@mrnicbst 4 месяца назад
I always watch both of you anyway.
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Much appreciated!
@blueyhills
@blueyhills 4 месяца назад
Great work you two
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
🤙
@johnb5482
@johnb5482 4 месяца назад
Do either of you budget how many hours you intend do devote to a product review?
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Pretty sure I can speak for both of us but not really. It's more about testing as many features as we can to provide as much detail as possible, whether that's a watch, a bike trainer, or other gadget. For instance, the Nix sensor, while very interesting, won't get the views or clicks vs a watch but we've spent a lot of time diving into it. (Des)
@ActiveIdeas
@ActiveIdeas 4 месяца назад
Super useful lads, cheers ❤
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Our pleasure!
@ActiveIdeas
@ActiveIdeas 4 месяца назад
@@thefitfile ❤️
@dnserror89
@dnserror89 4 месяца назад
32:57 Instinct 3? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@litlsnek7667
@litlsnek7667 3 месяца назад
Lets hope so... ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@mrnicbst
@mrnicbst 4 месяца назад
This damn new Polar watch is growing on me and I can't justify replacing my Epix Pro 51... :(
@MrLoose26
@MrLoose26 4 месяца назад
if you can afford another watch what's wrong with treating yourself?
@Seanonyoutube
@Seanonyoutube 4 месяца назад
27:16 gigidy
@Anupkulkarni23
@Anupkulkarni23 4 месяца назад
Do you have a crew? Or one man Army
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Great question. I'm (Des) a one-person crew. Ray also has his better half who plays a big, supporting role.
@Anupkulkarni23
@Anupkulkarni23 4 месяца назад
Thank you Des. Hopefully your and DCR Channel grows huge.
@mikebuck4841
@mikebuck4841 4 месяца назад
Anyone else stare at Ray's wrists trying figure out what he's testing now?
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
Fun fact, we have the exact same watches on (Des)
@mikebuck4841
@mikebuck4841 4 месяца назад
@@thefitfile but you hide one hand behind your laptop most of the time
@thefitfile
@thefitfile 4 месяца назад
A good or bad habit ;)
@dnserror89
@dnserror89 4 месяца назад
Haha, yup. Seems like a Garmin Epix and the latest Polar watch
@Apex543
@Apex543 3 дня назад
@dcrainmaker - you tend to talk way too much and usually tend to wander off the track. Maybe you should learn a thing or two from desfit
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