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As 2018 draws to a close, it seems appropriate to do my final blog post of the year: the annual review. 2018 marks SIX years in business as a full-time freelancer, and six years of writing an annual review. This year was the most interesting out of them all, and it ends with a fairly
Last week, I posted my annual review of 2015 and was overwhelmed by the email responses. Among the many thank you and happy holiday notes, I noticed a constant question being asked: how do you conduct an annual review? This week's blog post addresses that question, along with the inclusion of a free, downloadable annual
Happy New Year! It's officially 2018, meaning it's my 5 year anniversary as a freelance photographer. Every year flies by quickly, but my 5th year of self-employment has felt like the fastest yet. In a lot of ways, it was due to an increased confidence in my photography skills. This was also apparent in my
It's hard to believe that 2016 is just about over. That means I've been a self-employed photographer for 4 years as of September. Time has certainly flown by, and I'm more energized for what lies ahead. For now, it's time for the annual performance review of what happened this year, and what's in store for
Three years old. That's how old my self-employment business turned this past September, and I couldn't be more shocked. When I left the 9-5 desk job world in September 2012, I never imagined I'd make it this far. I had a rough sketch of a business plan to make it as a self-employed creative, but
It's that time of year when an annual review is due! I've been doing annual reviews since 2011, but many of these previous versions were image-based, sort of like a checklist of all the things I've photographed throughout the year. While I definitely think there's merit to doing these sort of annual reviews, I didn't
If you've ever aspired to drive a BMW but weren't quite ready to commit to owning one, there's a new transportation service that can help fulfill your luxury car driving dreams. ReachNow is a car-sharing service offering a fleet of cars that can be rented and driven within a defined "home area" on a per minute
Templates for photographers will help in many aspects of starting your new photography business. From photography contracts and model release forms to invoices and photographer business expense spreadsheets, check out the templates below. All resources are free to download and they are intended to serve as guidelines to benefit the photography community. Photography Contract Templates In
If it hasn't been obvious by my last two blog posts and lack of a post last week, 2016 has been off to a rough start. Dealing with setbacks with one of my business partners, prolonged and escalating family drama, and the usual winter slump freelance depression has taken its emotional toll to the point where I
Monthly Highlights is a blog series I do to recap everything that happened over the past month. I've been doing Monthly Highlight installments for a little over a year now, but have always struggled to figure out the right format for them. Initially, they were supposed to be a way to make my annual recaps
