Advise on if I should work with a provider?

[Veles]

I want to start by saying I realize my question of if I should work with a provider seems rathe straight forward considering it's a personal decision of if I want to or not. I suppose I'm wondering if anyone has ever done so in the past and how did it go?

In summery, I'm a part time content creator with a little bit of success. I met a provider outside of the hobby randomly and started a random conversation when she tells me she could use some help with her content creation after I mentioned what I did. In case anyone is wondering my content is very much PG rated for all ages. However, the provider's content is very much hobby related and asked if she can utilize my camera and lighting equipment along with editing software to create better content for herself. Clearly I do not plan on just letting her borrow or provide for free. I do plan on charging her financially for my time and skills, but I'm wondering if anyone out there has ever worked with a provider outside of the hobby and how did it go?

I'm open to advise or past experiences from both the ladies and the gents.

[AgFox]

Make sure it's paid with money and not favors.

[Veles]

Of course. She initially eluded to favors, but I insisted on cash compensation. Video editing alone can take up a lot of time. I'm just wondering if anyone has ever worked with a provider cause let's face it, there's a lot of drama with some.

[burt_shmacklin]

I think as long as you treat them like any other client (ie, contracts, deposits, etc) you should be fine. My real concern would be if being associated with that type of content might jeopardize your own "brand".

[Veles]

Yes, this is a concern, too. As I said, my content is very much PG.

[infamousrock]

I'm also a content creator and I understand being concerned about being associatiated with hobbying and all that. As long as you ensure that your work with the provider can't be easily tied back to you I would say go for it. Just make sure they don't tag you or mention you to others as the creator of the content.

In fact I offered to do some work for a couple of providers no strings attached but there was always some issue with time coordination so they missed out. If I'm willing to sacrifice my time to do some great content for you the least you can do is respect my time so that's also important to me.

[Veles]

After thinking about it I realize that even accidentally being associated with the hobby or anyone from the hobby can be detrimental to my brand. I decided not to work with. Sometimes even the money isn't worth it. Thank you guys.