Becoming a Lakeland videographer is no small feat. Aside from the plenty of considerations that have to be made, you also need to be financially stable because this industry—though highly profitable—isn’t for everyone.

Not everyone who got into the videography business suddenly found himself with extra money. Many struggles at first because of the lack of clients and the expensive equipment that needs to be invested in.

Before you turn your life around and decides to become a videographer, you need to ask yourself these three important questions:

Am I Financially Stable for This?

Let’s be practical: freelance videography isn’t for someone with a kid to feed. If you’re starting a family and you have an infant who depends on you for supplements, milk, vaccines, and many other things, you don’t have the privilege of losing a steady job.

You may want, at least for the time being, to do videography on the sides. There is no guarantee that once you dove headfirst into this industry, that you’ll come up swimming on top. The truth is that many have tried to be someone in this industry and many have failed, too.

That’s not to mean you cannot try. But at the very least, you need to be financially ready in case there’s a long time between your decision to leave a 9-to-5 job and your first client.

Is This What I Want to Do?

Isn’t it a little late to ask yourself if you want to be a Lakeland videographer? You can and should ask yourself this question a thousand, if not a million, times.

Every time you do, your answer has to be a resounding yes. That yes should have the same level of intensity every single time. Otherwise, it means you’re losing interest and videography may not be what it’s cut out to be.

In life, you only have a few chances to get it right; to do what fuels your passion. If videography is something you can see yourself doing down the line then, by all means, go seek it.

Should I Go Full-time?

If you think about the consequences of depending on what used to be your side job, you might feel anxious and panicky. The bills will pile up and the mortgage will have penalties if you don’t pay them on time. Not to mention, you cannot live on food stamps alone.

That is not the kind of life you imagined for yourself. So, the question remains: should you go full-time? Or, should you do this on the side and maintain a stable and well-paying job?