The shoot is a day. The edit is a fortnight.
Hold the filming date with a deposit, stage the balance across first cut and final delivery and turn one-off clients into monthly retainers.
No commission on new clients. No per client charges.
One monthly subscription. 2.5% + 35p only when you take a card payment.
Bill the edit, not just the shoot
Hold the filming date with a deposit, take the next payment when the first cut goes over and the balance on delivery. Included revisions sit in the quote, so the third round of changes is a priced conversation rather than an argument.
No per client fees.
One subscription and 2.5% + 35p only when you take a card payment.
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Shoot and edit, billed separately
The shoot is a day, the edit is a fortnight and clients often forget the second one exists. Price them apart, take a deposit to hold the shoot date and stage the balance across delivery of the cut.
Overdue invoices chase themselves.
One card rate of 2.5% plus 35p, with the platform fee inside it.
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One film, then a retainer
The best videography income is not the one-off wedding, it is the business that needs content every month. Keep the brief, the brand assets and the delivery history, and turn a single project into a standing arrangement.
Unlimited client records.
Unlimited customer records on every plan, yours to export at any time.
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Running a videographers business
A videographer is paid for one day of filming and then spends a fortnight in an edit nobody watched happen. The gap between the shoot and the delivery is where the cashflow problem in this trade lives.
Why one number for a film loses money
- Post-production is most of the work and none of the visible effort, so a single figure makes the expensive half feel like it came free
- Revisions are unlimited unless the quote says otherwise, and the third round is always about the music
- Payment lands on delivery, six weeks after the camera hire and the second operator were both paid
- A drone pilot, a sound recordist and a colourist all invoice you long before the client settles
- Rushes and project files sit on drives you keep buying, and nobody quotes for storage
Stage the money against the post-production calendar
Take a deposit to hold the filming date, a payment when the first cut goes over and the balance on final delivery. Three points, each tied to something the client can actually watch happen.
Write the revision count into the quote and price any further rounds. A client who knows two rounds are included asks for two rounds.
State the delivery window in working days from the shoot rather than as a vague fortnight. The argument with a video client is almost never about the quality, it is about when.
What a retainer is worth against one-off films
| Arrangement | How it bills | Winning it again |
|---|---|---|
| A wedding film | One payment, one client, one date | Never, they only marry once |
| A one-off brand film | Quoted, pitched and negotiated every time | A full pitch for every project |
| A monthly content retainer | The same amount every month on a standing arrangement | Nothing to win, it simply continues |
The retainer is the only line here where the second month costs nothing at all to sell.
Rights, releases and the drives
Commercial work turns on who may use the footage, for how long and on which platforms. That belongs in a contract stored against the project rather than in an email thread from March.
Model releases matter more in video than in stills, because faces move and speech is recorded. Get them signed on the day and file them with the job.
Keep the brief, the brand assets, the music licence and the delivery history for each client. The second project for a business you already film should start on the morning of the shoot, not with another discovery call.
One platform, every tool you need
The essentials sit together: bookings, payments, records, reminders and follow-up. No patchwork of apps, no per-client tax.
- 01Branded booking and package page
- 02Enquiry and lead pipeline
- 03Deposits and online contracts
- 04Balance invoicing and payments
- 05Automated reminders and follow-ups
- 06Client history and delivery notes
Branded booking and package page
Built in and ready on every plan, so this workflow lives with the rest of your business.
Included on every plan. No add ons, no client limits, no setup fees.
- Runs from the same dashboard
- Included without add-ons
- Connected to customer history
Enquiry and lead pipeline
Built in and ready on every plan, so this workflow lives with the rest of your business.
Included on every plan. No add ons, no client limits, no setup fees.
- Runs from the same dashboard
- Included without add-ons
- Connected to customer history
Deposits and online contracts
Built in and ready on every plan, so this workflow lives with the rest of your business.
Included on every plan. No add ons, no client limits, no setup fees.
- Runs from the same dashboard
- Included without add-ons
- Connected to customer history
Balance invoicing and payments
Built in and ready on every plan, so this workflow lives with the rest of your business.
Included on every plan. No add ons, no client limits, no setup fees.
- Runs from the same dashboard
- Included without add-ons
- Connected to customer history
Automated reminders and follow-ups
Built in and ready on every plan, so this workflow lives with the rest of your business.
Included on every plan. No add ons, no client limits, no setup fees.
- Runs from the same dashboard
- Included without add-ons
- Connected to customer history
Client history and delivery notes
Built in and ready on every plan, so this workflow lives with the rest of your business.
Included on every plan. No add ons, no client limits, no setup fees.
- Runs from the same dashboard
- Included without add-ons
- Connected to customer history
Simple pricing. Fast setup.
No new-client fees, a 30 day trial and one clear card rate when customers pay online.
0%
new client fees
30
day free trial
2.5%
card rate, plus 35p
2
minute setup
Clear answers before you switch
The details that usually slow down a move: setup, pricing, bookings, records and how Youzse fits into your day.
Yes. Confirm shoots with a deposit and a signed contract so dates are never double booked.