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Should you start a studio? Answered.
Hi Reader
Welcome back!
A question I get asked a lot is "Should I start my own studio?"
In this week's newsletter I give you 6 questions you should ask yourself if you're thinking of starting a studio.
You can even use these questions for any goal you're pondering.
Let's dive in!
In this week's newsletter
📽 These Industry Pro's Help You to Get Hired
✍️ Should you start your own studio?
📆 Opportunities not to miss
These Industry Pro's Help You Get Hired
Maybe you're looking for a job role, or reaching out to clients in the hope of gaining some work?💰
Fear not! I reached out to my pals in the motion design industry who generously share their top tips for success.
No matter what stage you're at in your career, this video is packed full of lesser-known advice to help you get hired which you probably haven't heard before.
A huge thank you to the wonderful Joey Korenman, Shea Lord, Premiere Gal (Kelsey Brannan), Amanda Russell, Erin Sarofsky, Monique Wray, Jake in Motion (Jake Bartlett) and Roxy Velez for contributing!
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✍️ Should you start your own studio?
Should you start a studio?
You’ve probably thought about this question before.
But you’re asking yourself the wrong question.
You should think about why you want to start a studio?
What goal are you looking to achieve?
Some related goals could be:
- Looking to make more money
- Working on more creative projects
- Looking to scale
Starting a studio could solve these problems but it’s not the only way.
It’s not the only path for career development either.
If I wanted to scale my business I would ask myself questions like:
- What do I want my life to look like in the future?
- What does success mean to me?
- What does scaling mean to me? more money? more freedom?
- Do I want to manage others?
- What role do I want to take in the studio?
- Is there any other way I can achieve my goals?
By asking yourself these questions you will get closer to an answer that will help you to grow your business in the way that you want.
If this resonated with you hit reply to this email and let me know I’d love to hear from you.
📆 Opportunities not to miss!
One of our students from Balanced Business Bootcamp - Manuel Does Motion has released his first course, Animating with Expressions in After Effects.
You can get 10% off his expressions course for the next couple of hours using the code "FIRST".
This is a fantastic course if you're looking to learn expressions starting from zero.
I'm so proud of Manuel and what's he's achieved and I highly recommend you check out his course.
If you would like me to help you to scale your business, join our waitlist for Balanced Business Bootcamp, we are opening up 4 spots very soon.
Thanks
Hayley
Motion Hatch
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