Category: Business musings
Everybody loves a freebie
Alerting all pro photogs: PhotoShelter has a dozen photography business and marketing e-guides available for free. Yes, for free. You do have to provide your email address, however, it looks like that’s just because they email you the pdf as opposed to a general download. They also assured that email addresses would not be sold and are protected in a vault guarded by ligers. Why does humor make it seem more trustworthy?
I have not read any of the guides yet, but have downloaded and installed most of them on my Kindle. Looks promising. Thanks to the ASMP for the heads up on this one.
Did someone say commitment?
A little dedication goes a long way, at least that’s what “they” say. So where does a lot of dedication take a person?
For those of us in any competitive field, especially when it comes to the arts (don’t ask me why, I don’t make the rules), earning a fruitful living takes more than a good eye and a little dedication. Of what and how much it takes depends on the variables, however, the father of dedication is, of course, commitment. As a twenty-something that nasty little word is to be avoided at all costs. Then one day you wake up and realize commitment is pertinent to surviving in the ever-present concrete jungle as a certifiable adult. It’s really no different than facing those squatter toilets in a foreign country. You gotta commit or you’ll end up making a mess of yourself.
A mini-trip to Houston last weekend reminded me in more ways than one that building success isn’t a half-marathon, it’s a full Iron Man. For those of you also starting a new career or new venture, hopefully these little snapshots will remind you to keep plugging along, even if it seems like a continual work in progress or feels as if the finish line is 140.6 miles away.