Seth Godin always resonates with me. I was writing this article here (started on December 22, 2009) and came across a recent post of his titled: Welcome to the Frustration Decade (and the decade of change). Seth kicks off by mentioning a major trend of Change: Change: The infrastructure of massive connection is now real. [...]
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How to Blog, Build Your Small Business and Still Watch ****ing LOST
It’s the end of the week and the beginning of the Weekend. For some of you, building your blog and building your small business may require some working over the weekend. Good thing to remember: You’re building the business and/or blog because you love it. Now, you’re probably wondering more about how you can actually [...]
Emergence of A Democratic Renaissance
I have been putting off a lot of blog posts on the topic of renaissance living, embracing new media, creativity to escape the cubicle, and the rise of the creative class. I put them off because of the desire to define everything in a nice systematic order for readers. I realized that behind the scenes, [...]
Annual Review 2009: 105 Lessons in Blogging
I’ve had quite a year when it comes to my blogging and the lessons I’ve learned. In this annual review, I’m listing out 105 lessons (or you might consider them tips) in blogging. If you’re new to blogging, I hope this post helps you out. If you are a problogger, I hope you feel confident [...]
In Pursuit of Your Passions? Decision and Control Problems
How much do you control in your life and when was the last time you actually made a true decision and took action? If you’re a bit confused by that question, stop and think about it for a bit. Constantly being stuck, feeling trapped and lost in the pursuit of doing what you love for [...]
Facebook as a Gateway
If you’re like me, you’ve had a love and hate relationship with Facebook. I started out loving it, moved into hating it, and coming out loving it again. Right now, I am trying to look at Facebook as a very positive opportunity. I look at it as a gateway to live a lifestyle based on [...]
Patience & Passion: Photography Business Essential Attributes
Patience is Building Brand Equity We tend to desire instant gratification. This is when it gets tough for everyone as things are not happening quick enough. If you’re anything like me, you probably looked at other photographers, or online successes and feel as if they were instantly popular and successful. In reality, they’ve been working [...]
Why Would Anyone Start a Photoblog in 2009?
With Places like Flickr, Facebook, Twitpic, etc., Why would anyone need to start a photoblog? It’s a great question. Especially if only about 13% of photoblogs last once their started, is there really a need or desire for them? Back in 2003 when photoblogs started to boom, the photoblog was seen as a way to [...]
Micro Actions and The Journey to Your BIG Idea in Photography
Who is currently working on their KILLER idea for a photography project or their photography business in general? I am curious if photographers, not limited to just photographers (I would love to know about other artist or entrepreneurs), have currently written up their professional business plan or their mission statements? Is it posted on your [...]
Passion Vs Lottery Ticket | Make your Passion the Side Business
I originally wrote this article on another blog of mine that been very quiet and private. I think a couple people might have stumbled upon it somehow through google. It was written on June 20th 2009 and it existed long before then within the pages of my Moleskine. Here I wrote it out much more [...]
