Speaker 1: Once we start seeing a little bit of success as videographers, we quickly run into one very, very tight bottleneck. Not having enough time to edit everything on time. So our mind quickly goes to thinking, well, let me just hire an editor. But then we look at our bank account and we realize, hmm, maybe the money is not sufficient to hire somebody full time. And that is when it comes very handy to just hire an editor abroad that lives in a country where pay is much less than in your country. But that brings on new challenges because now you have communication issues, you have time zone issues, you have controlling issues. You need to make sure that things are done within deadline, right? And all these things that you now need to manage. And that's exactly why in this video, I will show you how you can successfully build a remote editing team like I've done so myself. So first of all, when it comes to building a remote team, not just a remote team, but also an in-house full time team, what you want to make sure is that you understand communication. Communication is absolute key. Now, how can you ensure good communication? Well, use technology as Slack or Teams to communicate on the daily with your editors. Also, make sure to use project management tools like, for example, Monday to track the progress of every single project. And then in addition to that, make sure to schedule regular check-ins. For example, what we do is we do have a daily team meeting with the entire team where we just talk about the wins from the day before, any problems that may have arised and that somebody needs help with, and also just exchange and get to know each other better. By doing that, you make sure that everybody's committed, everybody's there every single day, right? And we even do this. When somebody comes one minute late to the meeting, they will get kicked out. So the meeting is at 2 p.m. And if somebody comes into the meeting at 2 or 1 p.m., kick them out. And that makes sure that everybody also is very timely and disciplined. Now, one thing that is very important when it comes to communication with editors, you want to make sure that you're very, very clear. Set expectations clearly, communicate clearly, and breathe them clearly. Make sure they understand what you actually want. Make sure deadlines are communicated clearly so that nobody is going to be confused and you actually get what you want. Because remember, over-communication is way better than under-communication when it comes to managing a team. Not just a virtual one, but a virtual one especially. Now, the second most important thing when it comes to managing a remote editing team is to ensure that quality stays top-notch. You want to make sure that you have a clear controlling process. Now, in order to ensure that, you've got to make sure that you set clear standards. Like, if something needs to be done exactly the same way every single time, provide your editors with templates. Then, show them examples. Tell them exactly why the things that are important to you are important to you and how they can make sure that they actually hit those same specifics. And then, while they're working on a project, make sure to give regular feedback. Don't just wait until the project is finished because then, if you don't like it, they have to do it all over again and it wastes your time as well as their time. So, have some milestones. An example, when the rough cut is done, they need to send it to you. When the soundtrack is modified, they need to send it to you. When the sound design is done, when the color grading is done, they need to send that to you. Now, there as well, for review purposes, make sure to use modern software. An example, what we do is we use frame.io to just give feedback to editors. And while we obviously want to make money with our video business, it's important to also build team cohesion. What we do, an example, is once a week, we have a team fun meeting. So, the entire company meets via Zoom, right? And we go, first of all, through the wins of the week. Everybody shares their biggest win and then we vote the GOAT of the week. And then, once the GOAT is clear, they get a $50 Amazon gift card and we all play a game, usually Scribble because it's super easy for like 15 people to play at the same time. This ensures that not everything is just about work, but people also can have fun. And it's very important as well to really highlight everybody's wins, right? And have an open communication policy. So, everybody should be able to drop ideas. Everybody should be able to give you constructive feedback and improve the company together. And that's pretty much it. That is how you build a successful remote editing team. And funny enough, if you want to build a successful team and actually build a video business that is making $10,000, $20,000, even $50,000 or $100,000 a month, then you can. You can just watch my free video training that I recorded for you. It's about the Video Business Academy coaching program designed for filmmakers and videographers around the world who want to add an additional $10,000 a month to their business within 60 to 90 days and get a 100% success guarantee. So, go check that out right now and I'll see you there.