X-Dave_Z
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Apr 29, 2003, 3:32 PM
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Hey, no arguments here...all your points are good ones....
But I guess it depends, too, on how many of these types you send out to......If you waste $.75for a tape and another $1.50 for shipping, it still is just $2.25...if there is any possibility that there might be some yield from that, I dunno that it is such a big deal......
A lot of folks spend a lot more on that on yellow page ads that never get read. :)
In my opinion, EVERY tax deduction (big or tiny) is worthwhile...it all adds up...
There was no call for him to get as rude as you say he did, but then again, if he had legitimate queries he may have felt offended because he is basically asking for your info to make a sale...in today's world where everything is out there for the world to see, he may have seen YOUR comments as trying to get "the money people" on the phone simply to try to pressure them versus work thru him...see what I mean??
Hey, he very well could have been a phoney....I just sent a demo out to someone whom I don't know from Adam, asking for subcontractors for editing.....could be a fake or a legit person looking for help......Point is,I dont really know unless I take the (small) gamble....if it pans out, I may gain a client. If not, I lose $2.25...no big deal. And my demo is watermarked to make it more ifficult to ....ahem...borrow.
But like I said...I agree and see your concerns....
DZ
: : Ok, lets say that he gives you a date and you are available......
: : WOuld you send it then??
: Yes I would
: : Who is to say he wouldnt just give you any date???
: No one, but the fact that he was so offended tells me there is something wrong with this picture. (Also the PO BOX with no last name).
: : There is really no way to know who is legitimately asking for your services versus who is "scoping" the scene.....
: True. But if he is legit do I really want his business after the way he treated me when I told him (politely) to have the groom and bride contact me when they set a date.
: : Point is, your demo is your demo......getting it out there is what you want to do, right??
: No not really. I want my demo falling into the right hands. Not just any hands.
: :Just like in any form of advertising (and this IS what it is: advertising) if you get a 10% hit rate you are considered successful....
: True but just like any form of advertising demographics mean A LOT! If this person is the "friend of the groom" (which I have had friend's of grooms call that knew me but not strangers) then he is not the demographic I am looking for. I am looking for brides and grooms not their friends. Parents are okay too if they are paying ;)
: : Send it out on VHS via an inexpensive method (media mail) and write of the expense on your taxes..... :)
: I won't get that much off on my taxes to justify the expense. I look for customers more than tax right-offs
: : I send out a VHS with my company watermark all over it to thwart potential theft..........
: Cool. But, who's to say this guy won't just say he is SECRET AGENT VIDEO?
: : Its a shame that we have to worry about this sort of thing, eh?? I sent out a demo a while back to one guy who now I am sure was only looking to see what the rest of the inudtry was doing.....
: I don't care if he wants to look, then call me like everyone else here in the business has done and introduce yourself. I will be happy to swap demos with you, invite you to this forum and even meet with you. But something is fishy about this guy. I have to go with what the rest have said and go with my gut feeling. :)
: Crystal
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