We had Danny Rabalais on last night in our October Marketing Mastermind meet up. He’s retired, 57, married, a grandpa and is CRUSHING IT. Go figure. His photography business is booming, he has a staff of over 25 worker bees and his main struggle now is: “How Big Do We Want To Grow This?” This […]
Is being a critic the lowest form of expression?
There are critics everywhere. Not a job I would want. Good thing there are more creators than critics. I’d rather be a creator truth be told. Maybe there’s a legit reason we have critics. Maybe not. Maybe they keep us on our toes. Maybe it weeds out the weak and infirm. ‘Thins the herd’ so […]
Grenade in the tool shed- Part One
Every once in a while you gotta shake things up. But you need to be careful. Whenever I’ve thrown the proverbial “grenade in the tool shed” I am aware of some key influences, such as: what is the worse thing that can happen? can I work with that situation, or the unknown if that’s the […]
“Gotta punch that internal drama queen in the face…”
Every time I find myself whining about something, I say to myself “Punch that drama queen in the face…” I know, sounds a little aggressive. But when it comes to whining, blaming and complaining, I tend to over react. It’s my nature. Somewhere, somehow, someplace a long time ago I got the message. And that […]
“There’s a lot a of money on the table. All you gotta do is ask for it…”
I was chatting with a photographer not so long ago. He asked me this question: “Rob, what’s your secret?” As if there’s a “secret”, once discovered, all one has to do is wave a wand and magic happens. Instead of blowing smoke his way, I said this: “There’s a lot a of money on the […]
“People will trade quality for ease.” ~Evelyn~
Well, it happened. The idea behind chosen the path of least resistance has become part of our culture. Saw the movie The Incredibles 2 last week, and a line stopped me dead in my tracks. Evelyn Deavor, the main antagonist, says: : “People will trade quality for ease” at one point during the movie. I […]
Do you need talent to succeed in photography?
Do you really need talent to succeed in photography? Talent, and only talent? Besides, what is talent….really? Here’s my two cents: Talent isn’t some God-given skill that comes easily and naturally. At least not for the vast majority of us’em mere mortals. Sure, some folks are ‘gifted’ rare exceptions, but most of us, and even […]
The number one essential ingredient in ANY business…
Whenever I see a really cool image that someone shows off how cool it is, I think, yea, nice… I like that. Well done….BUT, can you make any money? Is there a market? The number one essential ingredient in ANY business is a market that you can dip into and funnel clients from. Real clients. […]