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South Florida price index

What do Reels and short-form video edits cost in South Florida?

Quick answer: Verified local pages in this table run from $300 for a short edit to $4,600 for a production package; Esteban’s Starter editing begins at $100 per video and is scoped by project.

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This is general project-preparation guidance, not Esteban Moreno Media policy. Packages, process, review terms, timing, file transfer, and deliverables are defined for each project.

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What drives the price of a Reels edit?

The main difference is scope, not the word Reels. A remote edit can begin with supplied clips, one intended platform, captions, and a defined revision path. A production package can add planning, a crew, a camera setup, a location, people on camera, multiple finished versions, and coordination before editing begins. Software subscriptions are another category: they can help create clips, but they are not a like-for-like substitute for someone reviewing footage and shaping a message. Read each row’s service description and unit before comparing its figure.

A useful quote names the source footage, the intended length and channels, captions or graphics, revisions, filming needs, approvals, and final exports. That makes it possible to compare proposals without treating a lower entry figure as the same deliverable. The table records what each source published on its checked date; it does not rank providers or promise that a future project will have the same scope.

02

Per video vs weekly vs monthly: which is cheaper?

A per-video scope is easier to understand when you have one clear clip and want to test a format, announce an offer, or finish footage already filmed. Weekly or monthly arrangements can lower the effective price of each edit when the footage, approval process, and publishing cadence repeat. They also introduce commitments: a package may include a set number of videos, management work, filming, or a minimum term that is not visible in a single-edit offer.

Compare the unit before you compare the number. Ask whether the plan includes only editing or also planning, capture, thumbnails, captions, posting, revisions, or a long-form source video. A lower monthly entry point can be a different service than a higher single-project figure. Esteban’s table separates the published one-off, weekly, monthly, real-estate, and on-location starting points so a written scope can confirm which model fits the work.

03

What is included at the Starter editing level?

Starter editing is the entry point for an existing clip that needs to become a focused vertical video. The useful starting brief is the original footage, one message, the intended platform, any required wording, a reference for pacing, and the person who approves changes. Those inputs let the edit protect safe areas for platform controls, make captions readable, remove repeated takes, and finish with one clear action instead of a list of competing asks.

The published starting point is not a promise that every request has the same duration, source quality, versions, or turnaround. A recording with missing scenes, unclear audio, multiple products, or a separate local shoot may need a different scope. The written quote is where the final deliverables and timing are confirmed. If you have several clips ready to publish on a recurring rhythm, compare the weekly rows rather than assuming a one-off edit and an ongoing program contain the same work.

04

When does on-location filming make sense?

On-location filming makes sense when the footage needed to explain the offer does not exist yet. That can mean showing a person at work, a space, a product detail, a process, or a local setting that a supplied phone clip cannot show. Editing and filming solve different problems: one shapes usable material that already exists; the other creates the material before the edit begins. A project can need either one or both, but they should not be assumed to be bundled together.

Before asking about a local shoot, share the address or service area, access limits, the moments that matter, the people or products that can be filmed, and where the finished clips will be used. That gives the quote a real basis for planning and permissions. The on-location band in Esteban’s ladder is an indicative published starting range, not a fixed production package. A written scope confirms the location, capture needs, versions, and any travel considerations.

05

How often is this page updated?

This index is reviewed monthly. Each market row shows the date its source was checked so a reader can separate a current observation from a general claim. Provider pages can change their packages, remove a public figure, list a new scope, or publish a conflicting figure as ZipIn does in this table. A dated row is more useful than a broad statement that a price is current without a source.

The index keeps rows that say no public price because absence is useful information when comparing what can be verified before a sales conversation. Marketplace and directory observations are marked separately from prices printed by a provider. The table also keeps software separate from editing and production services. Esteban’s own ladder is rendered from the same pricing constants used elsewhere on this site, so changing a published starting point updates this guide instead of leaving a copied price behind.

Published price table

Every row keeps the checked link, its classification, and the date checked. VERIFIED means the provider page printed a price; UNVERIFIED means a marketplace or directory. Both ZipIn rows remain because the same provider page prints conflicting figures.

ProviderServicePriceUnitTierSourceChecked
Mark StudiosStarter: 1 long video, 4 Shorts and 2 thumbnails$750per monthVERIFIEDOpen source
Mark StudiosGrowth / Scale / Unlimited monthly plans$2,000 / $2,700 / $3,500per monthVERIFIEDOpen source
Robbie SantanaStarter social edit up to 60 seconds, captions and one revision$300per projectVERIFIEDOpen source
Robbie SantanaProfessional corporate or commercial edit up to 3 minutes$800per projectVERIFIEDOpen source
Inside EditorsVertical short-form edit, up to 2 minutes$20 single; $16 (5+); $14 (10+ weekly)per videoVERIFIEDOpen source
Inside EditorsShort-form/social subscriptions; $200 entry is channel management, not a Reels plan$200 / $500 / $1,000per monthVERIFIEDOpen source
IncreditorsReels Pricing monthly packageFrom $2.5Kper monthVERIFIEDOpen source
ZipIn MediaUp to 1 minute, 2-hour production, single camera, interview style$2,200per packageVERIFIEDOpen source
ZipIn MediaFAQ starting rate for 45 seconds with 2-hour production; conflicts with its $2,200 card$1,800 FAQ vs $2,200 cardper packageVERIFIEDOpen source
ZipIn MediaCorporate videographer guide: solo, crew, half day and full day ranges$75–$450per hourVERIFIEDOpen source
FLF CorporateMonthly creative and growth retainerFrom $990per monthVERIFIEDOpen source
FLF CorporateProduction sprint / flagship filmFrom $2,000 / $5,000–$15,000per projectVERIFIEDOpen source
Ball Media InnovationsCorporate video / editing / real estate / interview$1,200 / $250 / $750from, per projectVERIFIEDOpen source
Bono MotionTypical professional video project$3,500–$15,000+per projectVERIFIEDOpen source
Shorts CreationDone-for-you short-form tiersNo public priceper monthNO PUBLIC PRICEOpen source
Opticvault MarketingMarketing retainer; no comparable editing priceNo public editing pricen/aNO PUBLIC PRICEOpen source
UpworkShort-form video editor category$75 single edit; $10–$60/hourper video / hourUNVERIFIEDOpen source
FiverrInstagram Reels editor listings$10–$100 startingper gig / minuteUNVERIFIEDOpen source
ThumbtackMiami/Fort Lauderdale videographer listings; no public Reels edit rateNo public Reels priceper eventUNVERIFIEDOpen source
Opus ClipAI clipping Starter / Pro$15 / $29per monthVERIFIEDOpen source
KapwingPro / Business on annual toggle$16 / $50per monthVERIFIEDOpen source
How to read this comparison

These services have different scopes: remote editing, monthly packages, software, and production with filming are not like-for-like. The table shows what each page published; it does not calculate a local average or promise a price.

Esteban’s published ladder

These figures are read directly from Esteban’s published pricing constants; a written quote confirms the final scope.

ServicePriceUnit
Starter editingFrom $100per video
Weekly editing: 1 video$85 ($85 per video)per week
Weekly editing: 2 videos$160 ($80 per video)per week
Weekly editing: 3 videos$240 ($80 per video)per week
GrowthFrom $950per month
Local PresenceFrom $1,600per month
Real-estate plan: essential$750per month
Real-estate plan: plus$1,250per month
Real-estate plan: premium$1,950per month
On-location filming band minimum$400per half day

Questions before requesting a quote

What do people ask about this before a quote?

Are all prices in this table directly comparable?

No. A remote edit, a monthly retainer, software, and a filmed production package have different scopes. Read the service, unit, classification, and source before using a number as a budget reference.

Why are marketplace prices marked UNVERIFIED?

They come from marketplace or directory pages rather than an individual South Florida provider’s published service page. They can show a broad public listing range, but they do not establish a local provider rate.

Why does ZipIn appear twice?

Its page presents different starting figures for related production scopes. Both observations remain visible so the table does not hide a conflict in the source.

Does this index guarantee a project price?

No. A written quote confirms the footage, filming needs, deliverables, timing, revisions, location, and final price for a specific project.

How can I ask for a comparable editing quote?

Send original footage, the intended platform, the one message the video needs to carry, references, required wording, and the person who can approve changes. Add filming details only when new footage is needed.

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