Today I continue the series I started yesterday, “The Price is Right.” There’s been a lot of chatter lately in my circles around this topic of pricing, so I wanted to address it. Yesterday it was about strategies for setting your rates. Today let’s look at some ways for raising your rates. ‘Cuz you know […]
Read moreIn Pursuit of the Truth
The firestorm of comments on my “haters gonna hate” post raised an issue that I think is prevalent in the industry: attacking one’s character or making an insinuation about one’s ethic without really knowing the person or their background. I’ve seen it done to others where I knew the background of the person attacked, and […]
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Haters Are Gonna Hate—A Surefire Strategy For Dealing with Trolls and Other Dregs of the Internet
If you’re new to this discussion, be sure to read the follow up post too. ***** This past weekend, Jasmine Star was the guest instructor on Chase Jarvis’ CreativeLive. (Just in case you don’t know, Jasmine is one of the most followed wedding photographers in the world, and Chase is one of the most followed […]
Read moreThe Future is BRIGHT for Small Business Photographers and Filmmakers
**UPDATE: This blog post was part 2 of a 3-part series. Be sure to read part 1 (The Future is Bleak) and Part 3 (The Future is Bright or Bleak). ** There is absolutely no better time than NOW to be a small business photographer or filmmaker. The equipment we have at our disposal allows […]
Read moreThe Secret to Overcoming Envy and Jealousy
“When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own.” ~ Steven Pressfield, The War of Art I got The War of Art for Christmas and have been devouring it. I had heard of it every now and then. Most recently last June […]
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May 27, 2011 