Why Not Follow Your Passion?

Dan Weinier was a former stock broker. 

What's your passion? What if you could follow your passion every day instead of going to work at a job you just don't like. Let's face it... most people don't like working for someone else. Many yearn to work for themselves.

What about you? Where are you at in your life? Would you like to make a life change?

Home Video Studio is a business that anyone can run and be successful at.

• Work from home or a retail store front.
• No experience needed.
• Low overhead - no employees needed.
• Proven marketing plan.
• High income potential. 

Here are some answers to our most frequently asked questions.

QUESTION: Can I start the business part time?

ANSWER: Yes you can. In fact this is how many HVS Studio Owners start out. They just can't leave their day jobs. We are very experienced in helping you make a transition from your current job to eventually working your studio full time. 

QUESTION: Do I need any experience in the video business?

ANSWER: No you don't. Many of our owners have played around with IMovie, Windows Media Maker, Vegas Video, Premiere Pro or even Final Cut Pro and have made videos for their kids, family etc. You may have done a video and asked yourself this question: Can I make money doing this?

QUESTION: Can I make money doing video for a living.

ANSWER: Yes, if you follow the HVS plan.

Call me to discuss. I am Robert Hanley, Producer/Director/Editor, CEO & Founder of Home Video Studio. Let's take a look at how you would make the transition from what you do now to running your own Home Video Studio.

My cell phone is 317-577-8220 or Toll Free - 1-866-714-1956.

We have a Webinar on Thursday evening, March 7th at 7:00 Eastern. If you are reading this you should attend. Here are some details.

I  invite you to join us for “Home Video Studio’s Start Your Own Studio Webinar.” This is an educational webinar about making the transition from what you do now to owning your own Home Video Studio.  Over 95% of attendees have said "It was well worth my time". We'll be discussing the Home Video Studio Opportunity and how it could make a difference in your life. We have some pretty amazing Studio Owners out there who have achieved some pretty good results with their Home Video Studios. We hope you get a chance to join us. You can find out more about Home Video Studio here: www.Myhomevideostudio.com. Title: Home Video Studio - Two Questions Date: Thursday, March 7, 2013 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Mac®-based attendees Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer Mobile attendees Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/693062050

Home Video Studio Advanced Training 2013

Miguel Salas - Jacksonville, FL

Home Video Studio Owners from as far away as Stockholm, Sweden and Ottawa, Ontario Canada (and from all over the United States) convened in Indianapolis for what we call Advanced Training - six days of intensive training on everything tech but also including sales and marketing as well as Home Video Studio Operations. 

HVS presented classes on Premiere Pro, Green Screen, Photoshop, After Effects, Video Production, Event Videography, Sports Videos, Selling Video, Pricing, Marketing, Operations and much more. 

Dan Weiniger, Westfield, NJ

If you are considering opening up a video production business, you should contact us. We can teach you this business and have you up and running very quickly. 

Give me a call anytime: 317-358-5932 - 1-866-8273. 

Perhaps you will be at our next major training in Las Vegas! 

May the Force be with you….

Robert Hanley

CEO & Founder, Home Video Studio

Who Starts A Home Video Studio?

Sharon Galuzzo

Who Starts a Home Video Studio?

That is an interesting question!

Who are these people? What are our Studio Owners like? Are they single? Married? Divorced? Do they have families, kids, or pets? Did they mortgage the house to get started or convert a 401k? 

What were their former careers? Are they just video geeks? Are they like you? What's their story?

HVS Studio Owners come from all backgrounds: doctors, nurses, accountants, IT people, engineers, computer people, software designers, sales and marketing, insurance, telecommunications, video producers, screenwriters, graphic artists, animators, consultants, etc. The list goes on and on.

Some are married. Some are not. Some do the business on their own. Some have a spouse as a partner in the business. Some are men. Some are women. We have sold to those in their 20’s and those in their 70’s. Age is a state of mind. 

Miguel Salas

There is one thing that all HVS Studio Owners have in common: they were ready for something new. They either loved their old career but were tired of it or they were kind of just bored to death! Maybe they were laid off or downsized but the fact is is that everyone was ready for a new journey in their lives. 

The joy is in the journey, right? We are all on a journey. Some seem to move quicker than others. Some of us seem to get stuck from time to time. Some of us get stuck for 20 or 30 years or more and then one day, out of the blue we (they) decide to get unstuck. We decide to move on. We do something new. 

Tony Miklos

Some move on with us. Their next stop? Running their own successful Home Video Studio. How do they do it? How do they break those chains that seem to hold others firmly to their cubicle chairs?  Truth is,  sometimes they are just laid off and the choice is made for them. Other times they make the choice. Call me and we’ll discuss your journey to HVS – how you go from where you are now to where you want to be. And yes, you can turn your 401k into an HVS studio. I can help you with that.

You can call me directly on my cell phone at 866-714-1956 or 317-358-5932. Call me. I am here now, waiting for your call. You can also email me at  robert@homevideostudio.com. Call me today! Let’s talk.

Also you can go to our website: www.myhomevideostudio.com.

May the Force be with you.

2012 Advanced Training Celebration Dinner Keynote!

HVS Rookie of the Year Dan Weiniger gives Keynote at Advanced Training 2012 Celebration Dinner. Dan spoke about his journey to Home Video Studio and what it has meant to him and his family. Congratulations Dan!

Dan Weiniger Leaves Rat Race of High Finance for High Tech!

Dan Weiniger has worked in high finance at the American Stock Exchange, in high calories as the owner of two ice cream shops and now in high tech as a Home Video Studio owner. Obviously, Dan isn’t afraid of heights – and his daily discipline to move his business upward is paying off. That’s why Dan Weiniger is April’s Studio Owner of the Month.

Dan, like many of our studio owners, came to Home Video Studio by way of his love for photography and video as a hobby while working in a different field. Although he grew up in New Jersey Weiniger got a degree in finance from Arizona State University and soon found himself owning a seat in the bustling environs of Wall Street and later on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange. How cool is that? Just like the movie Trading Places!

“It was cool,” says Weiniger, “but it was very hectic and, like any other business, a trend started where smaller margins and larger operating costs were making it harder for me to squeeze out a profit and I began to wonder if it was worth it for me.”

Dan’s natural entrepreneurial instincts kicked in another cool direction – literally – and he decided to own and operate a couple of ice cream stores is Florida. But alas, Dan’s financial muse called him back to the business of selling for Northwestern Mutual Life.

Soon after Dan met his wife Jan and they found themselves back in New Jersey and, after the adoption of their daughter, Dan settled in to be a stay-at-home dad and enjoy his family.

As life sometimes goes, however, there was a curve in the plan. Dan found out that he had congestive heart failure and had suffered a heart attack without even knowing it. Upon recovery he made the decision that there would be a few changes in his life. His abiding love of video and photography caused him to enroll in a class in visual communications.

It was in this class that Dan met Pete Gallo, who was in the video services business, was enjoying it and was making good money at home. Pete, one of our very successful studio owners, told Dan about Home Video Studio and soon Dan was on the road to studio ownership.

“I went to Show-N-Tell feeling good about this business,” says Weiniger. “I got a good vibe from Robert’s humility and from the energy of the studio owners that I talked to.”

Dan is now in his eighth month as an owner. His daily diligence, his creativity, his customer service skills, his drive and his sales skills all fuel the stuff that make for a good Home Video Studio owner.

“I like running a successful business and I like being home with my family,” says Weiniger, “that’s why this is a perfect fit for me!”

David Gardner - Ottawa, Canada Studio Owner Of The Month!

One of the best reasons to own a franchise is because you are investing in a proven system. That’s S.Y.S.T.E.M. – as in “Save Your Self Time Energy Money.” David Gardner, Home Video Studio Ottawa, Ontario found that out when he made the choice to invest in Home Video Studio. In his first year as a studio owner he garnered triple the earnings he made being in business by himself. Now, halfway through his second year, he is on track to double his first year. David is our Home Video Studio March Owner of the Month.

David, like many of our owners, spent the first part of his career in the corporate high-tech industry. As a design engineer Gardner worked with such things as lasers, fiber optics and document reading devices. Then came a blow that’s all too common these days. After twenty years in the industry he was laid off. After finding a similar position in the industry he was laid off from that too. It didn’t take long for David to realize that it was a new world out there!

“I was getting tired of the roller coaster.” says Gardner, “I was finding myself going to twelve or thirteen interviews for a job I wasn’t sure I wanted anymore.” As things often work out David saw an opportunity open up.

“I went to a friend whose hobby was video production. I wanted to make a montage for my wife’s birthday, and when I saw the equipment, the software and of course the emotional final product I got excited and wondered if a guy could make a business out of this.”

Gardner did make a business out of it, buying equipment and self-training. He began to pick up clients like dance studios, weddings and corporate promos. Still the sporadic nature of the business and the failure to get the prices he needed kept him from really moving his business ahead. Yet another roller coaster.

While browsing the web for ideas to improve his business he came across the Home

Video Studio website and recalled ads he had seen in past years in Video Maker magazine for Home Video Studio. With encouragement from his wife to get things happening with his business, he decided it was now or never and began the steps of looking into a franchise. Soon David was on board with no intentions of looking back.

“There are many things I like about Home Video Studio that I never would have thought of – or didn’t have the resources to do – on my own.” says Gardner. “The website stands out. The tracking system they provide keeps my productivity up and my panic level down. The constant training I receive is the best. My interaction with other owners allows me to get tips I would have never gotten otherwise. And just the camaraderie - it’s fantastic!”

Being in business for yourself – but not by yourself. That’s the Home Video Studio way. And it seems to be a way that suits David Gardner, Home Video Studio’s March Studio Owner of the Month.

Robert's Note: David Gardner is our Studio Owner of the Month for 2010-11. As such, David was our keynote speaker at this year's Advanced Training. See David's keynote, speech click here.