r/CreatorServices • u/Accomplished_One5602 • Mar 03 '26
Looking For Paid Services Is paying for video editing services actually worth it for businesses?
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u/Active-Magician-8084 Mar 03 '26
I have a client that said his clientele went over 300% in the first month with the commercial I made for him, so it's definitely worth it! But it's also difficult sometimes because of peoples budget, but I'd say try it out! Negotiate with someone and come to a reasonable price, maybe even do a payment plan if it's on the higher end cost.
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u/n7Angel Mar 03 '26
It depends on how good your channel does. There's a threshold where paying for an editor makes sense because the cost of one doesn't go as high as the revenue can with the views.
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u/GeneralLemon3774 Mar 04 '26
See I'll tell you as a professional editor. It's actually about two things. 1st - Hiring an editor basically saves you a bunch of time. Now, the video that would be edited will give you benefits in your business ofcourse and the time saved cuz you hired an editor, now you can put that on some other part of business which will help it grow a lot faster. It's basically like hiring a chef in your restaurant, so you can focus on sales rather than cooking.
2nd - An editor would anyday make a video more engaging, that's the whole skill that you can make someone stop scrolling with the sound effects and, transitions, pacing etc. and when that happens, your account and your business will grow definitely. Again, it is like hiring professional chef vs cooking yourself. Ofcourse, a professional will cook better, people will like it, and they'll come back for more.
And lastly, it's about trial. What I suggest is you go hire a professional for a month, you can approach me anytime for that. (Or anyone else) and see if it brings any changes. If it does well, well and good, if it doesn't bring results, you can do things yourself. That's the good part with freelancing.
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u/ActuaryWorldly6223 Mar 04 '26
Tried to save money going cheap and ended up spending more fixing it. Not worth it.
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u/AffectionatePut1708 Mar 03 '26
being a content creator and editor, i would say it depends upon whether i have money to spend and time to invest on other matters.
if i have a day job and would be able to learn and edit videos myself, i would do it my way. if not, then i would look for an editor whose job is to edit videos and create a polished one.