First thing I suggest: How to Start a Home-based Car Detailing Business by Renny Doyle.
Second thing: Detailing vehicles is one thing, running a business is another. If you just want to do it for some side money, you'll want to get a small portfolio. This usually means friends/family, take lots of pictures, work for free or dirt cheap on these. Don't work for free or dirt cheap for long. You'll either end up with the worst customers or honestly no business because the price isn't credible. After that, under promise and over deliver. Find a small thing to do with each detail the customer will NOTICE(key) and don't charge them for it. Website, license, insurance, facebook page, etc. There is a ton more but you should seriously read above book first. Detailing is one thing, running a detailing business is another.
One tactic I use a lot when I hear this goes something like this:
"You know I hear that a lot, and often times, something as simple as Windows Patching can be WAY behind/putting you at risk, and you don't even know about it. Tell you what; let's take 3 minutes, and validate your msp is doing exactly what you're paying them to do. Would you mind to run a patch check on the server? I don't need to touch the keyboard, and can tell you exactly what to do." More often than not, there's patches missing and that opens you up.
The best way to handle this stuff though is The Wedge. I probably use the techniques in this book on nearly every single prospect meeting: http://www.amazon.com/The-Wedge-Selling-Start-Winning/dp/0872183718
This is the kind of thing I was thinking.
Although, with "income generating", that's a little confusing. The things that generate income around me are obvious (Camera, laptop, lights etc). But what about the things that make clients choose me over other people?
To use kind of a bad example... if hiring me is known to include access to my PS5 and a really fun and casual work environment, and that plays a part in me getting more work, did it not generate income? (Can Google deduct all their beanbags and slides in the name of "employee happiness"?)
So with the Playstation, I doubt I'd be trying to claim it as a full deduction. But... it seems reasonable to find a proportion and deduct that if I'm doing it in the way I described?
With the props, I also feel like in some cases that's legit. I may not have bought my surfboard to only photograph, but maybe I bought this specific surfboard because it's really cool looking, you know?
This book has a chapter where one of the contributing authors suggests buying a Nintendo Wii. His reasoning is that it would keep clients smiling, and people who didn't need to be on set in that moment away from the work area (allowing for greater efficiency). Seems like a legit expense when you put it that way).
You own the footage unless you are an employee of the brewery or signed a work-for-hire contract.
The network probably doesn't care who owns the footage, they just want to make sure they can have the rights to the footage without being sued.
You can write up a simple contract licensing rights to the brewery and allowing them to transfer rights for publicity's sake.
I highly recommend this book to those starting out: https://www.amazon.com/ASMP-Professional-Business-Practices-Photography/dp/1581154976
Yes, it's meant for photographers, but it covers negotiations, copyrights, sample model releases and contracts, etc.
Just about every TV show has a 5-year term on their initial deals. This is the standard of how the contracts work. They are re-evaluated each year by all parties and renegotiated, with out clauses for the network to cancel the show of course.
The 5-year term is actually a serious sticking point for longer running shows as when the deals get renegotiated in years like 2 or 3, if the production or talent deals become too much, it starts to become much more likely to get canceled.
They all exist on "5-year" terms. But its understood it will be renegotiated as time passes. This is production and talent deals for TV shows 101.
If you don't believe me, feel free to check out an academic text book on it. An industry standard. The good ol Hollywood Dealmaking
You need far more information and direction than any answer here will give you. I would recommend reading the book I linked, it will give you a good base of information and things you need to do to start. If you could answer the following questions you have a good vision, if you can not answer the following questions you need to do a lot more thinking to start off and also make sure you have a solid business plan.
What will be the end result of your business?
explain the reason your company exists and why consumers in the area will go to you vs completion?
What will lead to the accomplishment of your mission and your vision?
Do you have qualified experience in the business?
You will need a detailed budget that includes all business expenses to include taxes, overhead cost, employee cost, rent, upkeep, insurance, legal fees, city, county and state licensing fees, website, etc...
https://www.amazon.com/Start-Your-Own-Business-Fifth/dp/1599183870
Thanks for all your feedback. Should have started by saying that we've already signed a contract that includes scope, contingencies, etc. and he's already paid a portion up front. We've agreed on a rate that includes a certain number of hours on training his admin assistant on how to update the site and if I have to maintain it beyond X number of hours or X number of days, I'll be paid an hourly fee. I have a good working relationship with this company. I used a contract template from this, it seemed pretty comprehensive but I guess I won't know if it missed something important until it's too late.
After reading the feedback from this thread and some addition research, I'm building on a dev site on the client's server that is password protected. Since I am new to this, I wanted to just make absolute sure that I wouldn't fuck something up moving it from my server to his after I've done a shitload of work and he's approved it. GoDaddy has a default, ahem, LANDING page (will remember to use that from now on). I'm just going to leave that as is unless he asks for something because there was nothing in our contract about creating custom graphics.
I'm not too stressed but I do want to make sure that I'm doing things efficiently and securely to best serve him. And I agree, if it goes to shit, well, then lesson learned and it probably won't be the last. Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it.
A mentor who is a professional character designer and has worked in-house and freelance recommended these two books to me:
The Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook: Pricing and Ethical Guidelines https://graphicartistsguild.org/handbook
Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers https://www.amazon.com/Business-Legal-Forms-Graphic-Designers/dp/1621532496
> I got the impression that writing the book and making money from it was relatively simple from this book: https://www.amazon.com/Write-Book-Make-Money-Bestselling-ebook/dp/B00NU6AHDQ
There's a reason an author of a "how to self publish" book wants to make you think its easy.
Having said that, I don't think its overly complicated, really. It's hard work, for sure. Lots of time/money/etc, but its not rocket science.
I'll take "I have no idea wtf you wrote there" as evidence of how ridiculous standard studio accounting practices are :)
This book, Hollywood Dealmaking, has a great outline of the difference between gross and net receipts. And, yes, you're right. VOD sales would come after, but I was strictly adjusting how much he'd make off the box office.
Pastured Poultry for Profits is where I started with broilers.
As far as I know these birds won't produce very viable offspring unfortunately. There's four breeding steps involved to get the birds to the point where they are now. Not as many steps as a Cornish X but you're not going to get the same type of bird if you can actually get them to mate naturally. I'd just prepare to slaughter them all around 50-55 days old. I read here that others have gone as far as 12-13 weeks but I'll tell you the cockerels are huge at that point, have really big gonads and honestly don't taste as good as they do if they are slaughtered under 8 weeks of age. I sometimes will allow the hens another week depending on their size. 4.5-6 pound dressed birds is what I like. They fit into Vacmaster 8x12 bags well at that size. These birds may be too big and cumbersome to actually help protect the hens. Well, I guess they'd really just be a sacrificial lamb.
As far as a fair price. I'd say $10 would be fair but most people I know can't even give away their extra roosters. I've got two that were dumped off at my local feed store. I took them in thinking I could re-home them but no luck so far. I'll most likely cull them in the next few days. I have the first batch of Red Rangers coming the second week of April and I need to clean the area in the barn where the rooster currently are to make space for the brooders.
Do you have any photos of these Red Ranger you could share with me?
Any of the books from NOLO press. While not directly related to making money you will find plenty of legal things you will be able to complete for yourself and save a bunch of startup money. Also my friend used http://www.amazon.com/Start-Your-Business-Fifth-Edition/dp/1599183870 to start her own bakery.
A good classic is The Wedge. Instead of refining your "sales technique" it focuses on proving your value while exposing the incumbent advisor, assuming they have one.
Trying to approach your clients after the fact my cause trouble.
Important “stuff” needs to be spelled out in WRITING on your estimate/invoice. I have a section on my estimate/invoice called “Usage/Rights” where the usage of the images is defined. I also include this verbiage “Photographer retains Copyright of the images and may use the images for self promotion”.
Clear concise definition of the scope of work and usage will save much heartache later on.
Yes, as long as you approach it realistically, as it sounds you are. I highly recommend this book; do some more thinking about it.