Reaching Out To Businesses

[All-Star Productions]

Hey guys,

As you may have remembered, a few months ago I was talking about directing a commercial in high school. So far, I have a business that I agreed to work for in exchange for shirts printed with my production studio on the front, basically they get a commercial, I get a started portfolio and t-shirts.

Now, moving forward, I need to find a new way to get businesses interested. With the first business, I already knew the owner, I already used his business to print several shirts, and he was basically doing me a favor.

But now, should I just walk into mom and pop shops and offer my services? Should I leave voice mails with offers, or email them?

I'd love to start turning a profit so I can upgrade from my T3i to something like a Blackmagic URSA or Cinema (and calm down before you go on a rant about how equipment doesn't matter, I've heard it before), and the first step is bringing in more "clients" if you will.

Any reply appreciated, thanks for the read.

 

[Alcove Audio]

You need to show potential clients a QUALITY product - "I did it for them, I can do it for you."

Otherwise they are just hiring you out of charity (let's do the HS kid a favor), or they want to pay so little money that it's probably not worth your while, as those types of clients seem to expect an awful lot for their minimal budget.