A YouTuber paid me $300 to "fix" a 20-minute video. The audio had 47 "ums," a dog barking in the background, and he wanted it narrated in Spanish. I delivered in 3 hours.
Descript lets you edit audio by editing text—delete filler words with backspace, fix mistakes by retyping. Murf.ai generates realistic voiceovers in 20+ languages. Together, they handle audio cleanup, voiceover generation, and even complete audio "rescues" where the original recording is unusable. Here's the workflow, pricing, and client acquisition strategy.
A client sent me a 47-minute podcast and wanted "some TikToks." I quoted $100. It took me six hours.
Two years ago, my effective hourly rate on video repurposing was $16. Now it's $171. The difference: I stopped editing and started curating. Vizard finds the clips. VEED handles captions. I review and deliver. Here's the complete workflow, pricing, and client acquisition strategy
