"That is more than I wanted to spend."
Fair. Here is the comparison that actually matters, because the alternative is never zero.
- Freelancer: $200/month, plus roughly 4 hours a week managing them. That is $200 plus about $1,600 of your time, so $1,800 a month for 5 to 8 clips and no strategy.
- In-house editor: $50,000 to $80,000 a year in the US, before software, equipment and management time.
- Content Engine: $1,597/month, plus about 1 hour a week. 20 sponsor-optimized clips, full strategy, zero management.
You are not buying editing hours. You are buying a finished, published content operation you do not have to run.