In this interview with a former client you will get tips for learning how to start a global video business. It was a first for me to have an interview with a former repeat Video client in Chiang Mai Thailand. Terry Masson of Raynor Massage and Youtube of the OSHITS channel had an interesting discussion with me about how he find my video business in Bangkok. He also had some interesting questions about the early stages of my business. This is a valuable discussion for young video production businesses or people thinking of starting their video business from anywhere.
If you’re interested in learning more about improving your video skills or how to start an online video business with passive income streams to give you the ability to travel anywhere using your skillset then check out my travel videographer school here.
In this episode I’m going to reveal 3 scams I was exposed to in Vancouver Canada including the Wedding Video QuickBooks Scam, Fake Google Rep scam, and the spam government calls. In my 9 years providing video services internationally I’ve never been scammed until in December 2019.
I think various locations outside Vancouver are targeting our province because of the wealth in this city. As a videographer I’m going to expose them as I ended up losing $200 through a fake wedding where I was encourage to sign up for quickbooks.
I grew up in Vancouver beginning in 1991 in Richmond and then moved to Vancouver Island before returning in 1995. I’ve seen how Vancouver has changed very quickly most notably after gaining global attention after the olympics.
Vancouver attracted global attention and started ranking as one of the top cities to live in. This attracted foreign investors to purchase a lot of property. Many locals (myself included) that had property at the time cashed in, but now prices in 2019 have become still affordable for most locals. There has been a trickle down effect from this property market. Locals with families have been forced to move further outside of Vancouver and make long commutes for work. Restaurants are close and younger talent are moving out of the city because its just too expensive. Salaries have not increased along with the property prices.
In this context is there still a future in Vancouver for new residents, university graduates, and locals that for whatever reason don’t own property post 2010 olympics. I explore this topic in this podcast.
What is culture? Have you lived in multiple countries as an expat or digital nomad. You will realize the first month you are back to a city or country how apeople behave. The language they use, the different slang words, pedestrian rights etc and more will be explored in this episode contrasting malaysia and thailand.
Marijuana weed or Cannabis as it is known in Canada is legal since Oct 17 2018. It has a long history in Canada if you google it, but today we are going to be talking about what is it like to access marijuana in Vancouver in October 2019. Many digital nomads spend time in Asia where as this time you don’t even bother trying to smoke it as it is difficult and penalities can be severe. We spend our time in Asia not smoking about it, but we talk about it a lot maybe because we cannot access it. Craft beer is a luxury item in Asia, but is a commodity in Vancouver Canada. We want what we cannot have.
When I was in Vancouver in December 2018 a lot of dispensaries were still operating and offering marijuana for sale like lotus land. However, when I returned in October 2019 I found many of them were closed. In it’s place there are online options that you will find on google map, and there are a few shops like Cannabis Co and Hobo where you can buy. Check out my interview with Chris from Asia to share my Vancouver Marijuana Report.
You can check a directory of marijuana dispensaries from this page
In 2020 I will be offering an opportunity for Videographers and Creators to take a unique workation experiences with me through Taiwan and Malaysia. These are 2 overlooked country hotspots for digital nomads. At the end of the journey you will have a good understanding of video editing, stock footage, creating your own youtube channel, marketing, and building your own website
In January we will begin in Taipei , which is where I started my working holidays. Let me show you around, teach you some chinese, and learn to get to know you and your goals. We will eat delicious Taiwanese food and shoot some footage.
We will then travel to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia where we will have everything we need to focus on building your future skills and assets.
We will then get down to business in Malaysia. We will travel to the city capital to get setup for a month in your apartment. I will then set you up in a co-work space where will spend the next several weeks on your online business.
For those of you that want to create your own course we will take a trip to Hua hin Thailand to film our courses. We will set up the studio for recording and over the course of the week we will film and edit our courses.
The Workation 2020 – Creators Camp (Content Creation, Video Editing)
Benefit: A Remote Working Experience, Learn Skills in Video and Audio Production, Produce a Youtube Channel, Podcast, Website, and learn other essential marketing and business skills
Website and Seo
Learn the importance of owning a website
Form
Create your own wordpress site, choose a theme
Learn about popular plugins and how to manage them
Learn to Create Posts and Pages and Manage your media
Using your site to promote your services
Using your site to gain leads
Setttig up google analytics
Creating a Post to rank on google
Selling a Digital Product using gumroad
Youtube Channel
Learn why you need a channel for your business
Learn to Create a channel
Thumbnail game
Keywords, Titles
How to use the description
End screen and cards
Monitoring your channel using Creator Studio
Graphic Design
Adobe photoshop
Canva
Cloud Storage: Google Drive & Dropbox
Learn to use cloud storage for business
Client Videos
Backup and share footage
Backup, and store Online Courses
Gumroad Platform for selling Digital Products
What is it and why use it
Integration with Convert Kit
Creating a new product
Creating a Coupon
Creating a Lead Magnet
What type of products can you sell
Teachable for Self Hosting
Creating a Course
Which Plan
Free Versus Paid
Bundling your courses
Integration with Email Marketing
Course Creation
Deciding on a course topic
Structuring your course outline
Recording the Course
Gear
Editing the Course
Sales copy, Covert
Partnering
Where to host your course: Udemy, Skillshare
How to deal with 3rd part course hosts: Skillwise, photowhoa
Launch and reviews
Email Marketing: convert Kit
Creating a form or landing page
Automations with other platforms: Gumroad, Teachable
Creating a Sequence
Creating a Broadcast
Patreon Page
Payments
Learning Paypal
Transferwise
Podcasting
Finding Guests
Gear
Find Guests and topics
Workflow for editing and publishing a podcast
Stock Footage
What content to shoot
What settings do you use
Cutting footage from your batch
Workflow
Which agency or use Blackbox
Affiliate Marketing
DJI
Amazon Associates
Invoicing
Template
Terms
Pricing
Structuring a deal
Video Editing: Imovie, Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere
Where is the Big Money
Licensing to business
Freelancing: Editing and Producing
Course Sales
We will run various workshop over the course of the month that will arm you with the neccessary skills. In between workshops you will have access to the workspace to spend time working on your business. I will be available to help and answer questions
I had a recent visit to Taipei Taiwan in 2019 & 2020. Is it still a great place to visit? Who is this destination for? This city changes fast. There are new places to stay, eat, and even get around. For example you can take the MRT from the Airport direct to the city. Let me help you get an Expat local insider view into Taipei.
Taipei is a great spot if you’re not too price sensitive, you want a blend of nature and the big city, great food, fast internet, and cultural experience.
Taipei is a destination for digital nomads or travelers that are looking for a safe, convenient, a relatively affordable food paradise. The locals are friendly and there is lots to see and it’s easy to get around on public transport. Internet is never an issue with their fast 4g unlimited data plans.
Check out Digital Nomads in Asia Course for in depth guides on destinations I’ve lived as a Digital nomad
There are lots of nice little pockets in Taipei. Some areas I enjoy are Daan especially near the Daan Park station, dongmen mrt, Xinyi Anhe, Songshan, and zhongshan just to name a few. If you want the ultimate convenience you can stay near Taipei main station, beimen, or ximen stations. The airport mrt goes directly to beimen and taipei main giving you less transfers to go through if you carry a lot of luggage.
The time is ripe to be a digital nomad in Asia. You may have heard of the remote year that organizes groups year round in Asia and around the world to remote work. They organize accomodation, co-work space, and logistics for you. However, it is quite expensive and sometimes you may want to organize your own trips, but need some inspiration and information to do so.
Filming the Hua hin video guide
I’ve been working Remote since 2013 and invested time to live and experience the laptop lifestyle from Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Bali, And South Korea and more. There’s a lot this side of the world has to offer: Fast Internet, Cowork spaces, Community, Food, Cheap Travel witin the region, good hot sunny weather, and cost of living that are about 1/3 of the cost of Vancouver Canada. h
If you were interested in arming yourself with essential info like survival guide, co-working, and developing production skills. Click to check out some of the free lessons in the course which is set to launch soon
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The Digital Nomad Course was designed for Remote Workers, Digital Nomads, and Freelancers that want to start their entrepreneurial journey and do a workation or working holiday in Asia. Included in the course are living guides that contain essential information for the digital nomad in locations such as Bangkok, Chiang Mai Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cebu and Bali. There is deep information on locations such as Taiwan, Malaysia, Taiwan, and South Korea. You are also going to get some additional tips that you may encounter living this lifestyle on a long term basis. Some examples are the lifestyle design, productivity, and time management tips.
Digital Nomad in Asia Free Lessons
You are going to learn more than just the guides though.
As a Digital Nomad Videographer of 7 years I share tips for producing Video and Audio Content. I also share some Business and Marketing tips I’ve learned that any freelancer or entrepreneur could apply to their business. You can join the course here
Podcasting is a mature platform and a great way to reach a new audience on itunes, spotify, google music, stitcher and more. I’ve been podcasting since 2015 and have since published 40 episodes. Here I share why you should podcast and tips for doing it.
I study a Social Media Videographer Influencer called the full-time filmmaker with over 700k subscribers on Youtube. I study how he is used social media, his business model, and other keys to his success. My Podcast on itunes https://t.ly/28DGO Fulltime filmaker Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/pawalbeck
