How I Learned Video Editing in 2 Weeks & Got a Client

[@sampdbiz]

Thanks for watching guys, happy to hear your thoughts in the comments! :)

[@HangoutWithAndrei]

Helpful stuff as always. Your outreach strategy is pretty clever 😏

[@sampdbiz]

Thanks Andrei, always good to see you here :)

[@eivr.l]

💯 True! Taking the first step and continuously improving our craft is essential in our journey to success!

[@sampdbiz]

Definitely. Spot on. Thank you for watching :)

[@AbdulRehman-wx2hx]

Sam there are editors on youtube who are saying that it takes at least 6 months to be a good editor and then start making some money out of it. Especially for people in college they can only give 4 to 5 hours if the managed their time very well. I have been into editing since one month and still don't have a lot of projects and know about how to do many things. I have not opened after effects until now. The 2 major problems i think here are not knowing what to put where in a video ( mindset of an editor) and second one is getting good at it consistently. U and many people selling their editing courses say things that are too good to be true. I am not being rude u inspire me but it sounds fake. If it would be so simple to learn editing in a month then wouldn't be everyone a money making editor. Guide me how can i make money before 2024 gets over. I am so done with college and want to make a good career

[@sampdbiz]

I only ever say these shorter time frames when I give specific examples, myself and some of my students have achieved a good level of editing in a crazy short amount of time, I share those roadmaps so you can take the winning roadmap and take it at your own pace... Everyone's different so everyone's timeframe is different too. All I do is give away free information worth tons of money. Nothing unrealistic here, because I tell you my story and my student's stories, so that's real - just different timeframes. The whole point of myKZbin channel is that I share my experience and my students' experiences, rather than pluck a timeframe out of thin air like 6 months which is way too long.

[@AbdulRehman-wx2hx]

@@sampdbiz so according to you if someone can start replicating edits they will learn editing way faster. Then build a portfolio using those which can help them to land clients. Truly appreciate your honesty

[@sampdbiz]

Yep that's right, that's a great path to follow. When I first started, I was working on editing fulltime and had a strong background in marketing and graphic design to help me out. Others have more experience so it doesn't take as long, ofhers don't have that so it takes longer. Don't be discouraged by timeframes!

[@TUT288]

I want to work from my home; because of my rural location. I downloaded premiere pro, with the 7 day free trial. I will take all your advice to heart and hopefully soon I get some money to buy your course! But till then I’ll practice and watch the rest of your videos and tips. Thank you for pointing me in a direction in life ❤

[@sampdbiz]

Looking forward to seeing your journey!

[@jethroalaka2753]

This video was inspirational fr I have a question though, how do i download the unedited version of a KZbin video

[@sampdbiz]

Glad to hear, thank you! Look for unedited videos and then I use KZbinPi.com or add the letters "pi" after "KZbin" in the video's URL.

[@JoeEditz1]

Thanks for this man

[@sampdbiz]

No worries Joe, thanks for watching :)

[@PawsAndWhiskersYT]

Appreciate your content

[@sampdbiz]

Thank you, I really appreciate you watching!

[@PraiseAdeniyi-tt5ez]

Thank you for this sir

[@sampdbiz]

No problem at all!

[@littlemaster9938]

Hey Sam, I hope you're doing well. I've been learning video editing for a month now and have made decent progress, creating average videos. However, I'm facing a dilemma. Should I start reaching out to clients now or wait another two months to improve my skills? My motivation is dwindling, and I'm worried that without client projects, my work won't be showcased. Wouldn't it be better to work for a client, even for free, to gain experience.

[@sampdbiz]

Do whatever feels right, ultimately no matter which option you take, you're only going to find good clients when you're a good editor, and both paths will get you there. By doing sample video outreach, you're going to either get hired or get better!

[@bmx_addict17]

Love the content Sam always throwing golden nuggets for us,looking to buy the course near middle of November will there maybe be any black friday discount on the course.Will put more time inti work to be able to buy it

[@sampdbiz]

Hi there, yes there will be a big event coming this Black Friday, excellent deal if I do say so myself!

[@bmx_addict17]

@@sampdbiz will be sure to buy it thanks Sam💪

[@reidiosi1306]

Thanks bro

[@sampdbiz]

No worries, thanks for watching!

[@perper6984]

is your community a monthly payment or one time payment?

[@sampdbiz]

One-time payment

[@Tahaedits522]

I dont know why clients reach out to me and when I reply them they don't talk to me

[@sampdbiz]

Hey man, I know how it feels! Maybe they found another editor. Do you respond quickly, with perfect spelling and grammar, pushing them to go on a call?

[@Tahaedits522]

@@sampdbiz Yeah I did. They agreed on the pricing too.

[@sampdbiz]

Interesting. There's tons of reasons why a client could pull out so I'm not going to speculate, but the only thing you can do bro is move forwards and improve! That's your only option.

[@zayedrahman-9350]

where did you learned all these skills from?

[@sampdbiz]

Self taught! I tend to take on a project that stretches my capabilities and then I'm forced to learn that skill. The internet has everything ever known to man on it, so use it to learn skills!

[@zayedrahman-9350]

@@sampdbiz is it possible to learn editing in one month?

[@sampdbiz]

Yes

[@auraidenl1019]

​@@sampdbiz Hello, how long on average do you work on editing videos per week? 40h or more? Your journey seems to be very laborious

[@sampdbiz]

It can be 2 hours a week or 100, I'm luckily in that now I edit for ownership, I build my own personal brands, so whatever hours I feel like really. I've just got back from travelling and relaxing for the last 6 months lol

[@benbarnett9268]

Where do you get content from if you don't film your own??

[@sampdbiz]

You can find 30s-1min worth of raw footage for almost any creator. Could be a podcast for example, or maybe they don't edit their videos too much (like Hamza, sam sulek, charlie morgan, sam ovens - there's tons of creators) or maybe have older videos you could use.

[@benbarnett9268]

@@sampdbiz thanks mate. Looking at joining the course soon!! You got any discounts on at the moment??

[@sampdbiz]

Use code “BENB” for my biggest discount ever ;) see you in there!

[@sampdbiz]

Also, I’ve added lots of raw footage for practice inside Editors Academy

[@benbarnett9268]

@@sampdbiz wow thanks man!! Is there 1 to 1 contact within the course??

[@DBZfoot]

First Title was Better

[@sampdbiz]

Just trying to boost the click through rate, that's all. Re-added that title lol

[@LuaXie]

What was the original video name?

[@sampdbiz]

"FASTEST Way to Learn Video Editing & ACTUALLY Get Clients"

[@MadamT_]

👏

[@ocaiosim]

Lesgoo

[@sampdbiz]

Thanks for watching :)

[@pradeeplucky1]

I am also beginner i want join your academy then i wll land get good clients pleass tell sir

[@sampdbiz]

Yep that's why I built Editors Academy bro!

[@pradeeplucky1]

@@sampdbiz sure sir

[@douxiepoo]

ur content is so helpful and informative bro but i struggle to find any clients, if i message someone they just assume it's spam and ignore me. i only have 1 client right now and am only charging $20 for a 10 minute video.

[@sampdbiz]

Are you doing value-first outreach by sending sample videos?

[@douxiepoo]

@@sampdbiz i send them my portfolio but they dont bother to check

[@sampdbiz]

Did you listen to what I say in the video? Or did you just give up after sending them your portfolio? That doesn't work.

[@Nehash-zy1ek]

Answer me this question brother in your experience if any chance video editing is taking over by AI or not cause im a bigginer brother if you wath my comment answer me my brother it will help me lot

[@sampdbiz]

Hi there, I don't think Ai will replace video editors, I think the skilled video editors will USE Ai to their advantage, so it'll be a benefit for the well-skilled editors. I made a full video on my thoughts about the future of video editing Ai at the end of this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZbXqmihlteoq9k

[@Nehash-zy1ek]

@@sampdbizThank you brother

[@CtcyYevuvi]

You sound like pyrocynical

[@sampdbiz]

I see what you mean 😂

[@benbarnett9268]

What was the website to download video content off KZbin?

[@sampdbiz]

Hi Ben, I use youtubepi.com

[@Liquido41]

second

[@sampdbiz]

Thanks for watching :)