Insoles: Getting paid for insoles is coll for your local shop owner because instead of trading insoles for shoes every month, now you could actually buy them. Watches: Gone are the days of taking off the watch before a session for fear of scratches or breaks. Although it might not look exactly like you, or even remotely like you, they do make good sourvenirs and personal keepsakes.
Sucks for you when Dave Carnie gets a hold of them though. The reason for this decision was because of the poor attitudes the skaters were having towards the end of the show. Because attitudes are contagious, the negativity spread throughout the entire crew, and nobody got sponsored.
Jamie Thomas was on the last episode, and he was telling the cameras that there's so much more to sponsorship than just skateboarding. What he said mattered more than talent is having a good attitude, being positive and motivated to skate. For anyone to buy your product, they have to know about it first. Your duty is to get yourself out there and display your skills. Paul Rodriguez aka. P-Rod has said that your best chances of getting sponsored is by entering contests, showing up to demos, making friends in the skate industry - doing everything you can to get yourself out there.
The more exposure, the better, and the more people are talking about you and your skating, the better chance you have for getting sponsored. How you film and edit your sponsor me video could play a big part in whether or not your video gets watched. Videos with shaking footage or cheesy editing will not give the sponsor a good first impression.
When you're all done with your video, post it online. Then send an email to your choice of sponsor with a link to your sponsor-me video. Then give them several ways you can help them if they sponsor you. You have to be of value for them to even consider sponsoring you.
For example, you could help them by filming and editing trick tip videos that drive traffic to their website. Or maybe you've won several contests already, and so you could help them get their brand some recognition that way. Go on to telling them what your goals, plans, and dreams are with your life. Share with them your vision for what you would like to see happen. You should get in contact the team manager and get to know him or her.
If you know someone who knows them ask to be introduced. It would also be a good idea to make friends with the guys on the team. When you send in a sponsor me video it could be these guys watching and making the decision whether or not to have you on the team.
It would do you good to make as many connections with people inside and out of the skate industry. Be friendly and be of value. Every day you skate you should make a decision and work to get better at skateboarding. If you aren't constantly showing improvement, then you soon become irrelevant. If you can find a way to turn your passion into profits, it will bring much more enjoyment to what you do.
You have to be a go-getter, enter contests, send videos, show up at demos, get out there, meet people in the industry, and get noticed to get sponsored. By playing games of S-K-A-T-E, you can learn new tricks and improve your consistency with landing your tricks.
And when you skate with guys who can beat you, you get better. Film as often as you can so that you're comfortable with being filmed. It might take a while to get used to, but try to forget the camera is even there. Skate with skateboarders who have the same passion for skateboarding as you do. Be aware of the skaters who don't have the same goals as you, because they can drain you of your energy or take you off track if you're not careful.
Though he's a fan of rapper Tupac Shakur, Wair does not sport any perceptible bling. The tile. That is the only thing she asked me for, pretty much," Wair says. These are certainly not staggering sums by the standard of, say, Major League Baseball. Also compare Wair's potential earnings with those of previous generations of skaters.
In the early s, for example, the economic Honda Civic was the quintessential pro skater car. Eric Koston had a Honda. So did Guy Mariano. Tony Hawk had one, too. At the turn of the millennium, even high-profile pros such as Cairo Foster often had several roommates and resided in not-so-tony parts of San Francisco.
Of course, not every professional skateboarder can hope to become a multimedia mogul in the class of Rob Dyrdek or a high-net-worth individual. But some professional skateboarders are probably making "a good living. I got to figure some stuff out. I really don't know anything about agents. I am working on getting an accountant too. So we have a rough idea of how much pro skaters make.
But this leads to a second question: What do young pro skaters such as Ishod Wair do with what they make? If you're Ishod Wair, how do you handle the finances of what has become, whether you like it or not, an actual career? Where do you buy health insurance? What about liability insurance?
What is a Roth IRA, and should you, a professional skater, look into obtaining one? Is there one person who specializes in such issues and concerns? Someone out there who knows all this stuff? Someone preferably steeped in the culture of skateboarding? Someone who seems competent but not stuffy? If you're a skateboarder and feel confused about what financial steps to take, you could call Ryan Clements. Ryan Clements is the proprietor of Excel, a business that provides a specialized service that would once have seemed laughably unnecessary: personal financial management … for professional skateboarders.
The headquarters of Excel are on the second floor of the Skate Park of Tampa, a nondescript warehouse in Florida that belies its status as one of skateboarding's most hallowed grounds. The Tampa Pro and Am contests are career-making events. Though Clements founded Excel just a couple of years ago, he has worked at SPoT since and currently serves as the skate park's general manager.
It simply means that they have a percentage or something like a commission. For example, they receive some amount when a skateboard with their name was sold.
The royalties depend on the agreement between the company and pro skaters. Another way for pro skaters to earn is by endorsement. Pro skaters are paid to wear or use products such as drinks, shoes, shirts, deck, etc. They introduce products mainly to their fans as well as the general public. It is a form of marketing strategy that is common.
Celebrities like popular pro skaters are paid to promote products. Skateboarding competitions have four categories that are advanced, intermediate, advanced, and professional, or sponsored. They have attractive prizes to entice skaters. There are sometimes additional skateboarding gears.
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