142. How To Make F*ck You Money as Content Creator in 2025...

142. How To Make F*ck You Money as Content Creator in 2025...

What's up Rock Nation, today is all about how to make more money as a creator. You asked, and we answered. Let us know what you think of our answers, and if you have any other questions, leave them in the comments!


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Timestamps:

0:00 - Trailer

0:30 - Intro

1:12 - One Handed Crack

2:42 - Chase has road rage

6:03 - Our horse racing mini doc

6:45 - Question 1: How to attract new freelance work

10:00 - Question 2: Not inspired to create your own work

11:15 - Question 3: Dream One Handed Crack Collab

12:15 - Artlist

13:46 - Question 4: How to get out of the trap of lowering your fees

18:30 - Question 5: Biggest career mistake and what did you learn from it?

20:41 - Question 6: Systems and processes for scaling

22:31 - Question 7: Post shoot process

25:10 - Question 8: Toughest point in your creative journey

29:15 - Question 9: Struggling to balance a full-time job and media company

30:53 - Question 10: How to keep climbing in this industry as an introvert

33:38 - Question 11: How to raise your rates for current and new clients

36:10 - Question 12: How to get rid of clients that keep asking for free work

37:58 - Question 13: Advice to get collegiate media access

39:07 - Question 14: How do I expand my business without stepping on other people's toes?

40:29 - Question 15: What is the simplest way to organize making content?

41:12 - Question 16: Where do you see the pod in 10 years?

43:48 - Question 17: Best inspo for travel videos

45:30 - Question 18: Realistic path to becoming a professional basketball/sports videographer

47:09 - Question 19: Do you plan edits before/while shooting?

47:49 - Question 20: Is it better to make content aimed at potential clients or followers?

48:50 - Question 21: How would you go about networking for a specific niche?

49:54 - Question 22: How to hire someone to help scale your business

51:59 - Question 23: How to rebrand for 2025?

52:45 - Question 24: Part-time job or fullsend freelance?

53:08 - Question 25: Finances and taxes - How to survive as a freelancer?


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42. Trading Content for FREE Airbnb stays with Stayamo Founder Jordan Kahana

42. Trading Content for FREE Airbnb stays with Stayamo Founder Jordan Kahana

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41. How JAY FORD got to shoot Sebastian Maniscalco in Madison Square Garden

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast!On today's episode we have a very talented filmmaker, photographer and overall super cool creative guy. He's from Palmdale and has been featured in publications such as Vogue, GQ, and Harpers Bazaarus. He's also shot for some of Kostas' all time favorite musicians and comedians, Odesza and Sebastian Maniscalco, which Kostas is very jealous of. Everyone, please welcome JAY FORD! As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.CHECK OUT JAY: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/jay_ford/DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK:Bfiggy: https://www.tiktok.com/@bfiggyKostas: https://www.tiktok.com/@kostasgarcia?lang=enChase: https://www.tiktok.com/@chaseronii?lang=en

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40. MUST KNOW Camera Basics (When to Follow and How to Break Them)

40. MUST KNOW Camera Basics (When to Follow and How to Break Them)

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39. Shooting the MOST VIEWED Tiktok Of ALL TIME with Nate Norell

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What's going on Rocks, we have an absolute banger of an episode for you guys. We're breaking down our top 10 tips for creating a personal brand. Personal brand is so important, and is something we believe you should integrate and think about when running your business as a creative.If you want an episode on how to GROW your personal brand on social media, let us know in the comments.As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/

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37. Alex Romo’s Secret to Becoming a Full-Time Travel Filmmaker

37. Alex Romo’s Secret to Becoming a Full-Time Travel Filmmaker

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast! Today we welcome Alex Romo. Alex is a very talented travel filmmaker, who has not only traveled to what seems like most of the world, but has also produced work for some of the biggest brands such as Red Bull, MVMT, Google, Panasonic, & GoPro, just to name a few. Alex talks about being the first of his family to graduate college, inspiring people with his films, and his secret to how he became a full-time travel filmmaker. If you wanna learn how to travel with your camera for a living, this is episode for you!As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.CHECK OUT ALEX:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/alexromo/TikTok: @AlexRomoTravelsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AlexRomo1Website: https://alexromo.live/DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/

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36. Overcoming being Homeless and Finding Success as a Photographer w/ Skyler Wagoner

Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of The 505 Podcast!Today we welcome Skyler Wagoner. Skyler is a photographer from Indiana, who moved out to LA, to take the next step in his creative career. The first four months of living here in LA, Skyler was actually homeless, living in his car. After meeting a great group of friends, finding community, and posting his story on Social Media, Skyler was hired for his first photo job here in LA, and hasn't looked back since. Skyler's story is incredible, and we're so excited to give him a platform to share it. As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on. CHECK OUT SKYLER:Insta: https://www.instagram.com/skylerwagoner/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SkylerWagonerTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skylerwagonerphoto?_t=8UWpwVra3Fj&_r=1Website: https://www.skylerwagoner.com/DM US ON IG: Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/ Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/ Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/

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35. Dealing with Creative Burnout - Rock Talk Ep. 2

35. Dealing with Creative Burnout - Rock Talk Ep. 2

WHAT'S GOOD ROCKS!! Episode 2 of Rock Talk coming at ya. On this episode, Brayden talks about his time in Vegas for Summer League, Chase goes to Seattle for a massive car production, and Kostas talks about feeling burnt out from tour life.As always, If you liked this episode please send it to a friend and take a screenshot for your story! And as always, we'd love to hear from you guys on what you'd like to hear us talk about or potential guests we should have on.DM US ON IG:Bfiggy: https://www.instagram.com/bfiggy/Kostas: https://www.instagram.com/kostasg95/Chase: https://www.instagram.com/chaseronii/

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