A practical studio workflow

Video Portfolio Hosting: A Client Acquisition Checklist

Choose portfolio hosting around the path from viewing a relevant film to contacting you.

Start here

The practical answer

Choose portfolio hosting around the path from viewing a relevant film to contacting you. A beautiful reel is less useful if the visitor cannot identify your role or next step.

A freelance editor receives visits from agencies looking for a particular style. They need to see the right example and understand the editor's contribution.

Put it into practice

A three-step working sequence

  1. 01

    Group work by the jobs you want

    Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.

  2. 02

    State your role beside each film

    Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.

  3. 03

    Test the contact path after viewing on mobile

    Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.

Worked handoff

A concrete example

For a commercial-editing portfolio, place a relevant campaign first and describe your actual role: “Editorial and finishing,” for example. Then test whether a producer can find your contact details after watching, without returning to the homepage.

Keep the record

Your project worksheet

Project, service offered, personal role, publication permission, inquiry destination.

Use these fields to record your own project. The blank worksheet includes the three steps above, room for results, an owner and a date. It is an editorial template, not an automatic export from the product.

Download the CSV worksheet ↓

Product fit

Where uncompressed.io fits

uncompressed.io provides hosted films and embeds without platform ads or a recommendation feed. The website still controls its layout, surrounding text and inquiry flow. Test the published embed rather than assuming the hosting dashboard represents the finished portfolio.

Try a film on your portfolio

Product reference: the existing uncompressed.io workflow guide. The scenarios and worksheets on this page are illustrative editorial examples, not customer testimonials.

Make the next step concrete

Test it with one real project.

Check the client handoff, then choose the plan that matches the work you need to deliver.