How to make big money with video, even if you are new.
At my peak, I was making like $175k/year as an editor in Hollywood. I was working on marketing for big Marvel and Disney movies. Making creative content (basically commercials), largely for Disney Channel and Disney XD. I don't even know if they're around anymore! Also stuff for broadcast TV and theaters, here and abroad. The last thing I worked on was Thor, Ragnarok. Not gonna lie: it was a pretty fun and rewarding gig. But when I was canned in like 2017, I was relieved. Working on Guardians of the Galaxy sounds all fancy and glamorous, but the reality is, I'm sitting in a windowless cave staring at screens all day, taking orders from dudes 15 years younger than me. The world has changed. Now most of my editor friends are looking for work, working for way less money, or changing careers. That golden era for editors making bank working on the big stuff is over. Fast forward to TODAY. Is there money in video for anyone? What if you're new? Actually, yes. There are plenty of possibilities, most are hard and unlikley, and most people won't stick with it long enough to make any of it work. There's one opportunity that I'm jumping on. I'm OVER qualified for it. Like, being a "hollywood editor", with the mindset of everything having to be perfect is a curse. The opportunity is TikTok shop. My friend Nikki started in March, 2024. No video skills. She now makes over $100k. PER MONTH. With TikTok shop. Ya, she's an anomaly. But there are a ton of peole with very limited skills hitting 5 figures a month. Most people won't make it. They'll bail right before the money dam breaks. Take me: I posted my first TikTok shop video around Nov 28. I was making NOTHING for MONTHS. Now, with my main TikTok account, I'm hitting almost $2k/month posting 3 simple videos a day. I just started posting consistently on my second account, and one video happened to take off. It's 11:30 AM PST as I type this. That video alone has made me over $400 so far. TODAY. There will be ups and downs, but I'm VERY confident I'll be making 5 figures per month very soon and consistently this year with TikTok shop. I'm also confident that ANY OF YOU can do the same.