What to Charge Clients for Videos - Our FREE Rate Calculators

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Find our free pricing calculators here: CliffandKajun.com/calculators

[@sshdrones]

@CliffKajun Thank you, this is the only pricing structure resource in KZbin which has videography, GPS drone videography and FPV all together. I have repeatedly used this valuable video to determine my own pricing structure. Outstanding!

[@Fincky]

That’s a pretty good calculator for the FPV part. As you said, you didn’t factor the spare gear (you need at least 2x of all the gear including the drones but also camera, lenses everything), then there’s the cost of insurance as well and the spotter/assistant is also absolutely necessary. That’s a very nice breakdown and I hope more people get to see it

[@Fincky]

OMG! I did the calculation and based on that I should be charging $9000+ a day for Cinelifter (we bring around $30k worth of equipment, sometimes $50k) and we never really charge more than half of that

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Thanks! We all need to charge our worth and avoid just taking whatever scraps we can get at the cost of the industry. Lmao! yea I think backup gear should count in the lower rate as extra accessories, but it still adds up quick. $9k isn't a bad day! 😅. Although, you'll be lucky to see 1/3rd of that after expenses. (Not to mention we don't usually work 5 days a week).

[@fpvkauai]

such a great video. Thanks for this!

[@ZenithFPV]

Very useful! Thanks for sharing these calculators.

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Thanks! Glad to help🤘

[@nicturner941]

This rocks Cliff, good work!

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Thanks man!

[@darkdogg4]

Great tool, thanks! Really helpfull if you're new to the business.

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for letting us know 🤘🏼

[@vividflightmedia]

Excellent tool & video. Hello from Cleveland =D

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Thank you! Haha, nice. Hello from Cbus 🤘

[@frenciobencio]

i get the (Refresh if calculator is not displayed) message, strange because i used them a few times before

[@thedrone.studio]

great tool!Let's hope a lot of pilots get to see it and start to think over their drone rates

[@CK3DPRINTS]

That's the goal 😅. Thanks🤘

[@mikdahl]

solid points - good video!

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Thank you! Loved your latest Avata video.🤘 Definitely made me think twice about getting it (or at least the goggles).

[@AlvyFPV]

really nice resource!!

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Thanks! Hopefully it helps 🤘🏼

[@A0001]

What tool did you use to make these calculators and embed them onto your website?

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Calconic. It's a monthly fee unfortunately. I need to create one that is free to keep posted lol.

[@TEAMFLYWELL]

Calculator is not displaying :(

[@CK3DPRINTS]

That's no good. I'll check it out

[@SirCrashaLot]

I see so many stripped BMPs recently its fun to see one in original case :)

[@CK3DPRINTS]

🤣 The 6k on the table hits the chopping block this week 😅 (Doing something slightly different with it... Will post a video)

[@Douglemagne]

I don't understand what these rates are for. I do overhead videos of soccer games, edit in 4k60 do color, cuts, and play by play zoom-follow and I have an AI program I created myself which analyzes the video and gives a play-by-play analysis for each player on the field based on position which they can pull up and follow the time stamps while watching. It takes like 6-7 hours for everything except uploads and processing I charge $200 as my "learning rate" since I am still new at the editing software so I am a bit slow still and still mastering hotkeys to speed up. Your calculator says I should be charging like $900+ not even including the AI analysis. That's... crazy. Nobody is going to pay me that much. I would be embarrassed to even ask for it.

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Haha, I remember thinking the same thing when I was starting out. Very cool system/business model by the way 😎 When you are first starting out and learning, there's nothing wrong with finding a reliable local gig that is only possible if the rate is extremely low. You most likely won't ever get high schools and parents to pay you what you're worth. You can however use the experience and money to expand on your knowledge, skills and eventually gear. (Gear is the least important). Also, the type of work you do is more in the category of event coverage, at a school, which means you don't have much room in their budget. I would advice expanding into more wealthy clients. I never dreamed I would get $2,500 for my first wedding video (in a small poor town and for someone I knew that wasn't loaded either). Now I won't do a wedding video for less than $5k. Our drones don't leave the shop for less than $1k anymore. Even for the simple stuff. (Unless we are just having fun lol) This calculator is meant to be a baseline and you can always adjust your hourly rate in the beginning to help offset some things. It also helps remind you of all the work you will have involved in a project like this. Sure, it may be too high, but in my experience, I've almost always bid WAY too low for business owners and other corporate clients. They are paying you for 5 main things: 1. Your experience, and knowledge 2. Your creative eye filming 3. Your equipment, software, insurance, and licenses. 4. Your editing abilities 5. Your licensed assets (music, etc..)

[@CK3DPRINTS]

One last note: I'm still embarrassed to ask for large amounts on a contract. You'll get used to it, and it's almost entirely a false fear. I had a cemetery that I did drone property coverage for and I was embarrassed to ask for $2,000 (first 6 months with a 107, flying a mavic pro). The manager of the cemetery said I should rethink that number and ask again. They paid us $3k 😆

[@RonWilliams215]

thank u for fixing ur calculator. now i think ur site is down. :((

[@texasjakit]

you botched the consultation price

[@CK3DPRINTS]

What would you change?

[@Landonliveslife2]

this video changed my life! First donation will come fs once it brings me a more reasonable paycheck🦾🤘

[@CK3DPRINTS]

Glad it was helpful! Haha thanks, but no worries 🤘🏼