If your footage only matters on upload day you are already losing. That is not a motivational quote. It is a business reality. The biggest difference between major media companies and independent creators is not budget marketing or reach. It is how footage is understood. Studios do not treat footage like content that expires once it is released. They treat it like inventory that gains value the longer it exists. Disney Netflix Warner Bros Universal and other major studios design footage to earn long after release. That mindset is the difference between building a franchise and starting over every single...