Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate, and from what?

Re:Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate, and fr... by jng on Monday September 23, 2013 @06:32PM (#6434604)

Congrats on your service and success, and thanks for sharing. I'm offering training in games development, and your model looks interesting. Do you spend much time editing the videos? It seems like doing that must be a huge effort, even if they are recorded live. Thanks & good luck!

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Re:Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate, and fr... by jdlshore on Monday September 23, 2013 @07:10PM (#6434766)

Thanks! Editing is a huge effort. I've gotten it down to a science, and I still spend about 60 minutes editing together a 15-minute video.

Part of the time is spent adding titles, notes, and transitions (such as when I zoom out to show a web page), but the majority of the time is just spent going through the episode with a fine-tooth comb to strip out pauses, ums and other filler, and to speed past necessary but uninteresting work.

The monthly specials take a lot longer. I typically spend a full week on a 15-30 minute video. Sometimes longer. Editing probably takes 2-4 hours and the rest of the time is on scripting/outlining, animations, coding the examples, and so forth.

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