The moments
- Writing "two rounds of revisions" into an email and hoping it counts as a contract.
- The couple’s notes on the first cut arriving as a voice memo.
- Uploading a master to a transfer service that expires before the couple downloads it.
- Chasing the balance after delivery, which is the worst time to chase it.
What goes wrong
- Scope that lives in an email is renegotiated after the edit.
- Revision rounds are not a step in anyone’s process, so the second round is a surprise to both sides.
- The final balance is due on delivery and delivery is the thing that slips.
What Booksui does
- Highlight length, full-ceremony edit, revision rounds, delivery format and licensing are line items in the proposal, so the contract the couple signs says what they get and how many changes are included.
- The videographer pipeline runs creative brief, proposal, booked, pre-production, production, post-production, review and revisions, delivery — review rounds are a phase with a checklist and a client message, not a forgotten thread.
- Masters go through file transfers on the client’s page with expiry and download tracking; the delivery gallery holds the films and the stills.
- The balance is a payment plan with a due date before delivery, so it is not tied to the day you finish.
Honest limits
- Starter: 25 GB storage, 2 file transfers a month — one film, then you are waiting for next month.
- Transfers expire when you say; a couple who waits past the expiry asks you for a new link.
Related answers
- Does Booksui have contracts with e-signature?
- Yes — a proposal built from your packages becomes a contract with the client’s details filled in; they sign on their phone, the deposit is requested on the same page, and the signed PDF lands on the job. Templates for weddings, portraits, newborns, events, elopements, commercial work, second shooters and model releases ship with the product.
- Can clients pay invoices online?
- Yes — every invoice has a pay page where the client pays by card, and the money goes into your own Stripe account, never through Booksui. Deposits, balances and payment plans all use the same page, and a payment marks the invoice paid on the job.
- How much does Booksui cost?
- Starter is free with no card; Pro is $29/mo, Studio is $59/mo and Agency is $99/mo, or $290/year, $590/year and $990/year billed yearly. Pro and Studio start with a 14-day free trial, and client payments go into your own Stripe account.