Kwit Ur Bitchin’
As many readers know, I find value in spending time managing my presence and forum contributions on LinkedIn. The positive feedback I receive tells me that people appreciate my input.…
Sensing Business Opportunities
One of the joys of self-employment is searching for new business. I dedicate part of each week to searching out opportunities that others miss. This is a good thing because…
Noisy. Dirty. Hard. Dangerous. Awesome!
I'm not talking about politics in D. C. I'm talking about construction work. Specifically the Asian Gardens do over project at The Huntington Botanical Gardens where I've been commissioned to…
Thumbtack Marketing; It’s A Long Road
I am a professional photographer. I work for money. (usually) I need to get the word out. In as many ways as possible. Often. Thumbtack.com is one of the myriad…
Success is not the goal…..
...improvement is the goal. It seems to me that all the coaching, selling, negotiating and business tips, (mine included) that we dispense with great abandon are usually about achieving success.…
Dream Your Photograph….
then photograph your dream. This quote is my version of the famous Vincent Van Gogh quote: "I dream of painting and then I paint my dream." When I first came…
Be Selfish and Volunteer Your Way to Success
September 8, 2011 I volunteered once again to photograph those less fortunate than myself. I did the same thing back in 2009, when I was not getting enough photography assignments…
Copy Wrong to Copy Right
During last weeks episode (29) of Build A Better Photograph I mentioned that one of my photos had been abused by an online publication without my knowledge or permission. The…
My Competition is My Past
As part of my daily duties as a professional photographer and self-employed businessperson, I evaluate multiple aspects of running my business: finances, investments creative mojo, technical understanding/practical application, sales, marketing,…
Thy Muse Is Challenge
I've a muse to inspire push and motivate. As an SECP (self-employed creative professional) I want to get my bubbles of influence (creative, financial, relationship) out further and farther (or…