Following my bliss?

[dhanwanti]

Tonight (well technically at this point last night).. I had some interesting conversations with a friend and I am on the verge of saying "Screw the corporate world" and attempting to follow my bliss... but I am scared out of my living mind

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[peregrinning]

Here are my thoughts.

Time to continue preparing. :-) Not that you haven't already done these things.
- Learn more about the online business models for earning money from people using your photo archive. Find the ones that might work for you.
- Learn more about the successful photographers in this area, and what they're successful at. And what gaps are around to be filled in what customers want vs. what photographers provide.
- Learn more about successful photo merchants at tourist places and craft fairs etc. How do the folks at the Aquarium or other major tourist venues get people to buy the pics they take and process while the folks are at the aquarium? Can you provide that kind of turnaround, with good quality paper and a standard color printer, combined with your eye for beautiful composition, to provide high quality exquisite photos for folks at an SCA event or similar event?
- Learn more about how photographers market their capabilities. What succeeds? What is more like whistling into the wind?

Then, on Thursday, make a long term commitment about a couple of ways that Kiwi Artistry will promote, produce, and distribute your photographs. :-)

Set up your systems so they can flow even if you're working other jobs while Kiwi Artistry grows.

On Thursday, it is time. I say, do it!

[peregrinning]

P.S. In the interests of full disclosure: yes, I'm currently reading "Dare to Prepare: How to Win Before you Begin" by Ronald M. Shapiro and Gregory Jordan. Their recommendations resonate a lot with what I do, and want to do more of. I think their recommendations would help you feel more prepared to grow Kiwi Artistries as a business, but that may just be my "current book" bias.