So, believe it or not, having a back-log of videos is actually relatively easy to accomplish…somewhat time consuming, but the easiest and most fun (for me, at least) . This is coming from someone who has 1-very little “free” or “extra” time, 2-has at least 3-6 months of back-logged content at any given time, 3-has trouble motivating myself to film.
Helpful things to keep in mind: I update 1 store 6x per week with new content (2 updates per video, just in different file formats and/or sizes). I film with other models (not just solo). I technically have like 6 or 8 different clips4sale stores I shoot unique content for (only 2 get updated regularly, 2 get occasional updates, 3 or 4 are ignored entirely). I recycle my C4S content onto other sites.
Also, for the sake of transparency, I have some good things going for me which I think give me a big of an advantage: a large home with multiple areas that are “shoot ready”, no kids (except the furry kind), and a helpful partner who will play camera man for me at my request (or a variety of different sizes of tripods if he’s not feeling it).
Most of my solo videos are filmed on a tripod because sometimes filming in front of someone makes me feel silly. The exception being custom videos. But that’s a whole different conversation.
Ok. So. Let’s start with the basics.
Why do you need a back-log of videos? Life happens. Car accidents, illnesses, family emergencies, break ups, moves, whatever. Those are all instances of “life happening” that make it really hard to film. Not to exclude mental roadblocks such as depression, anxiety, etc. because those also make it difficult to film. A back-log is like a safety net: it’s there in case you need it.
The not so fun part is this is going to take a lot of work up front. Unless you care more about quantity over quality, you’re likely not going to get a month’s worth of content in a day.
But you can get at least a week’s worth, if not more.
In an ideal world where you are just starting, you’d have 4-5 days available for at least 2 weeks on the front end to start building. In a not so ideal (and probably more realistic) world, you may only have 1 day per week to film (like me!).
If you live in an ideal world here you go (and honestly, read this even if you don’t live in an ideal world):
I find it intimidating as hell to plan out 5-7 clips for 4-5 days in advance, so I try to plan out 5-7 videos for day one, get those shot, then plan for day 2’s set of 5-7 videos.
I break down my 5-7 videos so that each time I film, I’m creating at least 1 video in a category that does really well for me, 1 video in a category I’ve done once without result (I’ll explain why in a minute), 1 video in a category I’ve never touched before. So there’s 3 out of 5-7 videos.
The last 2-4 videos are more “wild card” videos for me…sometimes they’re categories that do well, sometimes they’re just putting a new spin on things, sometimes they’re the same 3 categories but in different outfits/costumes.
Ok, so that thing about 1 video in a category I’ve done without result. What that means to me is I’ve made a video in whatever category and it didn’t sell for me. Why am I dedicating more time to it? Because sometimes people don’t want to buy just one video of their fetish. Sometimes they want to buy 2+. Those are the people I’m aiming at. For instance, when I very first tried doing Giantess, my first video didn’t sell… until I put up a second giantess video. Then BOTH videos sold!
Alright, back to the the how to. You’ve got day 1’s video ideas written down, outfits planned, etc. You shoot a video and then you’re like “Ok I’m done now. Can I please stop?” Nope. I get that way a lot. I have a mantra I tell myself between each video: “I can do one more video.”
Did you ever watch the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt? That’s how I figured out this mantra. She does the whole “If I can make it through the next 10 seconds…” and just kept doing it… over and over and over again.
One more video is way less intimidating than five more videos! Film a video, grab a glass of water and say “One done. I can do one more” until you absolutely cannot do one more. Do this every day for 4-5 days and suddenly you’ve got at least 20 videos (that’s 4 days of filming 5 videos per day) or 35 videos (that’s 5 days of filming 7 videos per day). If you’ve got the work ethic, time, and mental ability, you can probably get 5 videos in less than 2 hours (assuming you don’t shoot 30-45 minute long videos).
The real hard part is next (at least for me)… editing, uploading, scheduling. Take one video from each day you filmed and edit/schedule those first. That’s at least 5 days worth of updates. Cool, right?! So then you take a weekend off (and by weekend, I really just mean 2 consecutive days off). Get back to work after those 2 days off and start the process again. If you can do 2 weeks of this, you’ll have a backlog of content to the point where you can actually afford to take a week off filming completely and then maybe slow down to 1-2 days of filming a week.
If you’re like me and only really have 1-2 days per week to film, this gets more difficult (unfortunately).
In 1 day, I make it my goal to film 2 weeks worth of solo content. I’m kind of cheating here: I put up 3 solo videos per week and 3 group videos per week (group is anything with more than 1 person in it).
So in 1 day, I film 6 videos. At least. I always try to push myself for more (because I’m a masochist…but only to myself). I take snack/meal breaks as needed, but same thought process as above in terms of how/what I film.
For me, I end up shooting solo 2x per month and with others 2x per month. When there are traveling models or unique opportunities to work with someone, sometimes that number goes up to 8x per month (but I don’t like doing so. Cause I’m old, fat, and have a life. But I also recognize business potential).
I know some people who can (and do) film a month’s worth of content in a day. That’s great, but I can’t do that anymore. I’m old. I’m grumpy. I forget my thoughts. None of that is a bad thing! The main idea is to build up the content. If it means that you only edit 1 video from each day you shoot for immediate release, that’s fine. I put things on the back burner and return to them a few weeks (sometimes months or years) later.
It really all just comes down to time management and drive. I know not everyone has the ability to work in the same way, but once you find your rhythm, there’s no reason for you to film every day of every week (unless you want to).
Got questions? Ask away! Seriously – just cause I’m old and fat doesn’t mean I don’t answer questions. 🙂