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PayHow much clippers make, and whether it replaces a salary
How much clippers make once you separate advertised rates from realised ones, why the screenshots come from the top few percent, and what pays a floor. · 7 min readFinding workYour first video editing client: the three channels that work
The three channels that produce a first video editing client, the four-line cold message that earns a reply, and what to change when nobody answers at all. · 8 min readGetting paidThe video editing agreement you can paste into a DM
A plain text agreement editors can send in a chat, each line explained, with a revision definition, a deposit clause, and what to say when a client refuses. · 6 min readTrust and safetyUnder 18 and clipping: what the terms say
Clipping platforms require you to be 18 and can withhold amounts from minors. What under 18 and clipping means under Indian contract law, and what to build now. · 5 min readGetting startedShould you pay for a clipping course or Discord
What a paid clipping tier can honestly sell, what it must never charge for, five questions to ask before paying, and what our own paid tier leaves out. · 6 min readGetting startedThe portfolio deadlock, and the honest way out of it
How to break the portfolio deadlock when nobody hires you without work to show: spec pieces from real footage, labelled as spec, and a 60 to 90 second reel. · 6 min readPayHow much to charge per reel when you are starting out
Why per reel beats per hour, the three things that move the price, how INR and USD clients differ, and a way to quote in one message without guessing. · 6 min readGetting paidGetting clipping money into an Indian bank account
The three rails clipping money travels on, what each one needs set up before a campaign pays, the fees that eat small payouts, and the records to keep for tax. · 6 min readTrust and safetyYour clip was flagged for botted views and you did not bot
How campaign fraud scoring works, the honest habits that look like botting to a scorer, what happens to held money, and how to use the one appeal you get. · 6 min readGetting paidSix edits deep and still unpaid
What to do when a client has taken free work and stopped paying, how to get out of it, and the five words that prevent the next one. · 3 min readPayWhy your clip got 200,000 views and twelve dollars
The four things sitting between the CPM a campaign advertises and the money that reaches your balance, and how to read a brief before you cut. · 4 min read