With all the talk lately about slow paying customers, what about the fast paying ones.
The company is Michael Hoff Production in CA. They produce the “I-Detective†show for Court TV. (I have never seen the show, but then again I don't have much time to sit in front of the TV). Apparently they were looking for someone to give their interviews the “ESPN Sport Century†look and someone gave them my name. Sorry Michael Rosenblum, plenty of what you refer to as “intrusive lights†and no PD150 or VJs here.
Extremely professional and pleasant people to work with. Karey, the producer, let our experience work to her advantage, in few words she told me what she needed and left us alone to do our things while she concentrated on her work. She also made sure that there was always plenty of water and snack for the crew and provided (and paid for) lunch on time.
The shoot was several days long and they even broken up their schedule to accommodate mine.
Sent out a hefty invoice last week and received the check yesterday.
Thank you Michael Hoff Productions.
BTW, this is just my latest of many good stories about good clients.
Here’s my opinion about slow and fast paying clients.
Back to business school. A business can only survive and succeed if it uses quality vendors and suppliers. In few words, if the subcontractors are lousy the business will suffer. And of course if a subcontractor turns out to be a lousy one or one that did not meet the client's needs and expectations, the client will not be in any hurry to keep it happy, or pay him on time.
We are subcontractors. If you meet or exceed the client’s needs and expectations, he/she will do everything possible to keep you happy, including paying your invoices on time (or faster). In few words, you, as the subcontractor play a crucial role in your client's business success.
Professionalism is also an important issue; not only for what goes into the camera but most important how you behave.
If the client has a negative impression on you as a person, no matter of how good of a shooter you are, he/she will scrutinize every bit of your work and inevitably will find something wrong. Something that BTW could legally void or diminish the power of any contract or agreement that the client has signed with you.
On the other hand, if the first impression as an individual is a positive one, the client will look at your work thru “pink glasses†and even small shortcoming will be overlooked.
These are things that they teach you in business school.
I can assure you that you will never hear any professional, myself included, saying phrases like this one by Baltimore Shooter.
The company is Michael Hoff Production in CA. They produce the “I-Detective†show for Court TV. (I have never seen the show, but then again I don't have much time to sit in front of the TV). Apparently they were looking for someone to give their interviews the “ESPN Sport Century†look and someone gave them my name. Sorry Michael Rosenblum, plenty of what you refer to as “intrusive lights†and no PD150 or VJs here.
Extremely professional and pleasant people to work with. Karey, the producer, let our experience work to her advantage, in few words she told me what she needed and left us alone to do our things while she concentrated on her work. She also made sure that there was always plenty of water and snack for the crew and provided (and paid for) lunch on time.
The shoot was several days long and they even broken up their schedule to accommodate mine.
Sent out a hefty invoice last week and received the check yesterday.
Thank you Michael Hoff Productions.
BTW, this is just my latest of many good stories about good clients.
Here’s my opinion about slow and fast paying clients.
Back to business school. A business can only survive and succeed if it uses quality vendors and suppliers. In few words, if the subcontractors are lousy the business will suffer. And of course if a subcontractor turns out to be a lousy one or one that did not meet the client's needs and expectations, the client will not be in any hurry to keep it happy, or pay him on time.
We are subcontractors. If you meet or exceed the client’s needs and expectations, he/she will do everything possible to keep you happy, including paying your invoices on time (or faster). In few words, you, as the subcontractor play a crucial role in your client's business success.
Professionalism is also an important issue; not only for what goes into the camera but most important how you behave.
If the client has a negative impression on you as a person, no matter of how good of a shooter you are, he/she will scrutinize every bit of your work and inevitably will find something wrong. Something that BTW could legally void or diminish the power of any contract or agreement that the client has signed with you.
On the other hand, if the first impression as an individual is a positive one, the client will look at your work thru “pink glasses†and even small shortcoming will be overlooked.
These are things that they teach you in business school.
I can assure you that you will never hear any professional, myself included, saying phrases like this one by Baltimore Shooter.
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