Tag Archives: business
ABOUT THOSE FREE OPPORTUNITIES
Just substitute ‘photographer’ for ‘writer.’ If you have a very specific reason for wanting to do free work, great! If it’s being solicited by others who should be paying you, not so great. I nearly peed my pants laughing at this. Many thanks to Jonathan Canlas for putting this video in front of my face.
IMPATIENCE IS EASY.
Impatience is easy. You’ve been in business for three years and you have yet to make a million dollars. To have 10 clients a week. To book a celebrity wedding. To afford a three-month European tour from your earnings. Impatience is easy. You don’t have the right clients. The right branding. The right website, blog, [...]
THE FIRESTARTER SESSIONS
How’s your cashflow and your mojo? Does your vision match your reality? Does your brand match your soul? The Fire Starter Sessions is: an e-book meets video transmission of acumen and love. You: are likely sitting on an empire of content, product, services, and prosperity that needs a spark — or blow torch — to [...]
WHAT DO YOU DO POORLY?
Much of your success in business lies in knowing your strengths. And even more lies in knowing your weaknesses. As an artist, you’ve spent countless hours honing your craft, learning to blog, to update your website, to hand out your business card, to get more clients, to…you name it. You’ve done a lot of learning. [...]
MY GIRL CRUSH.
Meet my girl crush, Danielle LaPorte. I’ve read her blog for a while now, and it’s great. White Hot Truth is nifty. But then — oh, but then! — I saw Danielle’s video called The Metrics of Ease. It was my reward for pre-purchasing The Fire Starter Sessions. I thought it was just going to [...]
WIN A BUSINESS THERAPY SESSION!
So, your biz is having a bit of trouble. It might be your logo, it might be your marketing materials. Your web presence, your lack of focus, your inability to find time in the day to get anything done. Your Twitter addiction. Whatever it is, we’ll talk it out through equal parts e-mail and phone [...]
EVERY STRIP CLUB NEEDS A BOUNCER.
Your strip club (see this post, if you’re confused) is now flourishing! Those techniques you mastered after Marketing School have filled the club nightly, and Crystal’s g-string is stuffed full of singles at least four times a night. But…there’s a problem. You serve Chimay, your clients want Bud Light. The club offers lap dances [...]
THE SECRET
Brand Camp blogger Kristen Kalp shares the key to marketing your photography business in your community.
REVOLUTIONARIES REQUIRED.
In today’s business climate, it’s not enough to be exceptional. Extraordinary, even. You must be REVOLUTIONARY to succeed.
IT'S BUSINESS TIME: PART II.
Okay, so on Tuesday, we talked about carving out time for your business to happen. You scoffed and thought, “DUDE, I am so far ahead of you. MY desk is perfectly organized and MY calendar is full of business time and MY business plan is in working order and has recently been revisited.” Kudos to [...]
