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We Recommend: Events for Freelancers
Creative Freelancer Conference
June 21 & 22, 2012, Boston MA. THE business conference for creative solopreneurs!
HOW Design University
Professional-level continuing education on the best ways to run a successful freelance design practice - ongoing online courses & workshops!
"Creative Professional’s Guide to Money" Webcast Series
Author, Ilise Benun, presents real-world tips for creative freelancers on the business mindset and how to manage your money.
Creative Freelancer Marketing Bootcamp Get advice on effective, easy, inexpensive marketing strategies in this 3-part DesignCast series for freelancers.
Tag Archives: stock photography
Photography Assisting in Changed Economy (part 1)
Photography assistants are attempting to hit the ground running at likely the most tumultuous time that the industry has ever seen; and possibly ever will see for the foreseeable future. Continue reading
Staying Grounded
We’ve seen a great shift in the photographic industry to self-funded assignment starts and on-speculation promotional marketing. These changes require bold new tools for the business owners who rely upon affordable methods to get the job done...efficiently. Continue reading
Posted in Freelance Photography, Freelancing
Tagged admin tasks, Shannon Fagan, stock photography
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Working Too Much Might Mean Your Business Ain’t Working
As a creative freelancer, you probably have a few key clients that you are reliant upon for the bulk of your income. And you probably spend a fair amount of time in a mild panic trying to figure out where new income will come from. You have a Facebook and Twitter account for no discernible purpose, which consumes hours of your time. You spend lots of time and resources on creating new promotional pieces that yield you the same mediocre results. You justify the constant workload with your “independence.” Continue reading
Shannon Fagan named ASMP Chair
We are very proud to announce that one of our regular contributors in the Photography category, Shannon Fagan, was named last week by The American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) to be the Chair of their newly established Stock Imaging … Continue reading
Changes in photography & writing
Yesterday, I did a free mentoring session with a journalist who no longer has a job and is trying to figure out what to do with his writing. It's a challenge for many writers, as it is for editorial photographers, … Continue reading
Posted in Freelance Marketing, Freelance Photography, Growing Your Business
Tagged editorial, journalists, stock photography
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The Good, The Bad, The Traditional, and The Microstock
Bob Davies of PicNiche recently asked me, “There is a constant (and occasionally furious) debate about photography becoming commoditized by microstock producers and agencies. As a representative of photographers’ interests, do you think microstock or traditional stock offers the best … Continue reading
