Ask Me Questions Via Email
I receive many questions every day ranging from requests to look at cartoon concepts to advice on going about pitching an idea to a studio or a network. Unfortunately I need to pay my bills like everybody else and hence if I spend my time replying to emails, I am either taking time away from my other money-making activities or family time. Either way, I lose. So I thought of a win-win situation. I now charge a modest fee for answering questions. That way I get paid for my time and for a modest fee you can pick my brains and experience. I win, you win!
(Note – Don’t worry that my answers are going to be hap-hazard 1 sentenced answers. I will be as detailed as needed and provide examples and resource links where relevant and needed. Although it is one question, I will often go into extended mode if the question requires clarification or discussion. Just make sure that you ask very specific questions and provide the pertinent details you think I need to be acquainted with. If your question expands into multiple questions I will need to charge for answering them.)
a) Pitching a Cartoon Series
For those who have questions regarding how to prepare a concept for pitching to a studio or network, choosing which studios or networks to pitch to, how to pitch the concept, what materials you need to prepare for the pitch, etc.
Note – I only answer questions for this service. I will not review your pitch or your pitch materials. If you require my services for that, please visit ‘My Professional Review and Endorsement Services’.
b) The Bible, the Pilot and the Style Guide
For those who have questions regarding what goes into a character bible, an animation pilot and a style guide.
Note – I only answer questions for this service. I will not review your materials nor guide you to finish them. If you require my services for that, please visit ‘My Professional Review and Endorsement Services’.
c) Cartoon Series Production
For those who have questions regarding how to go about producing a cartoon series, the production pipeline, the different aspects of production, difficulties you may encounter during production, hiring the right talents, etc.
d) Cartoon Series Fundraising and Budgeting
For those who have questions regarding possible avenues to raise funds to produce a cartoon series, how to budget for a cartoon series, how to structure a budget, etc.
Note – I only answer questions regarding budgeting for this service, and not do the actual budgeting work on a spreadsheet. If you require my services for that, please visit ‘My Professional Services’.
e) Licensing and Merchandising
For those who have questions regarding how to get licensing and merchandising deals, what to expect in such deals, where to go to meet potential licensees, what materials to prepare for a licensee or licensing agent, how to present your property to a potential partner, etc.
Note – I only answer questions for this service, and will not help to vet agreements or negotiate deals. For such purposes, I highly recommend that you engage a lawyer specializing in the media field to help you.
f) Selling a Cartoon Series
For those who have questions regarding how to go about selling a cartoon series to broadcasters, who to sell it to, how much to expect, where to meet potential buyers and distributors, what to expect in distribution deals, what materials to prepare for the buyers.
Note – I only answer questions for this service, and will not help to vet agreements or negotiate deals. For such purposes, I highly recommend that you engage a lawyer specializing in the media field to help you.
g) Virtual World for Kids Production
For those who have questions regarding how to go about producing a virtual world for kids, the production pipeline, the different aspects of production and web maintenance, difficulties you may encounter during the production, moderation, child privacy and safety guidelines adherence, child safety features, monetization models, etc.
Note – I only answer questions for this service. I will not review your virtual world concept or virtual world nor give you advice on how to polish it up. If you require my services for that, please visit ‘My Professional Review and Endorsement Services’.
h) Mobile / Tablet App Development
For those who have questions regarding how to go about developing a mobile or tablet App, the production pipeline, the different aspects of production, difficulties you may encounter during production, hiring the right talents, etc.
Note – If you later need development services for your App, I can refer you to Swag Soft – my own company which offers such services.
i) Digital or Internet Marketing
For those who have questions regarding how to go about marketing via the mobile space and internet, what is Search Engine Optimization, how to perform SEO, how to perform Facebook marketing, how to perform Twitter marketing, in short – how to get eyeballs for whatever it is you are promoting.
Instructions –
1. I charge US$50 for the 1st question and make it cheaper for subsequent questions.
2. Please determine how many questions you intend to ask and click on the Paypal button above to make your payment.
3. Once payment has been made, please send me an email at aldric@aldricchang to give me your Paypal receipt number and questions.
4. I will always endeavor to revert with answers within 1-2 working days, unless I am on an overseas assignment.
5. To get the most out of this arrangement, please be as specific as possible with your questions and avoid being ambiguous. The more you are able to zoom in to what you want to know, the better value I would be able to give you. Also, please introduce yourself and describe your agenda clearly in your email to me.
Terms of Usage
1. If there are questions relevant to my scope of expertise I cannot answer, I will either spend more time to research for answers, call up my contacts for information or refund you your money.
2. If you are asking me a question not within my scope of expertise or something I cannot answer due to conflicting interests with my businesses or projects, I will refund you your money.
3. You are free to keep our correspondences for future reference, but you are not allowed to package and sell them as part of a tutorial or commercial product and/or show any portion of the correspondence in its original form to an audience both online or offline without my expressed written permission.
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