dilvie

Babbel.com says I know 77 words and 44 phrases, but so far I’m doing a lot of reviewing and not much expanding. I’ve been trying to make time for study sessions, but if I can only manage 15 minutes per week, it may take forever. So far my only language is English, and I don’t remember it being this difficult to learn. ;)

Step one: Find a customer. Step two: Make them happy. Rinse. Repeat.

As I continue to expand my career, my primary goal is to increase my income so I can get past hurdles like paying the mortgage every month, getting affordable health insurance, etc…

This is all stuff people tend to take for granted in the world of the 9:00 – 5:00 grind, because your employer is finding the customers, doing the marketing, accounting, billing, etc… I’m on my own, and I tend to neglect stuff that needs attention.

Like developing a marketing plan. I know I want to send out monthly promo mailers, but I still need to expand and refine my mailing lists, and do better about keeping in touch with existing clients.

Time for that to change. Time to set a marketing schedule and stick to it. Let’s hope it has a measurable impact on the bottom line.

I have an impressive collection of editorial stock photography—however, it is very niche, and needs to be actively marketed to turn into a decent stream of income.

I’d love to do more artistic, high-concept stock that’s difficult to duplicate.