RustyB
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Feb 2, 2007, 7:50 PM
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Re: [DarrenS] Good reading....
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That's funny. That article was the first to strike me, and I was going to print that list out, poster size, and hang it on my wall. 
That's why I can't wait to get a day job, to make it easier to stand my ground when it comes to putting a value on my work. As a full time wedding videographer, in a business where the average bride DOES have a budget of $999, I CAN'T hold my ground when it comes to pricing if I want to make it day-to-day, and consequently have the "poverty mentality" beat into my head.
I can't wait until I can delete my wedding video website. Today, I spent another day sitting in the parking lot of the post office 20 minutes trying to calm down, because once again, nobody could explain to me why my P.O.Box mail is being blocked, and that I'd have to come AGAIN Monday. All, because the only wedding video payment I've got in over 2 months...a measly $500, was lost. $500 was the 50% balance of one of many $999 full blown wedding packages I booked this year out of desparation. Fuggin' homeless people knocking on my windows at every intersection in town are clearing more money than me...and they get to drink all day. This has really turned out to a loser of a business, and an awefully unhealthy way to try and scrape out a living.
If I ever get into the photo business part-time, I'm gonna spend my day job money to follow those 7 rules, hiring professionals as needed. I don't care if I only book one paying job in the next 10 years, at least I'll take pride in the fact that I didn't bend over and take it up the arse from the client, even if I'm working at a major loss from paying all those professionals to help me run a real business. I don't care about the profit, since I'll pay my bills either way, I'm just sick of running an Uncle Charlie, DIY, weekend warrior, FrontPage website, keep up with the Jones gear purchasing competition, butt-of-the-joke, phony business I've been running for the past 5 years.
I just blocked out my video calander for all dates after Aug. 2007...no more weddings...and it was a good feeling.  It's like going cold turkey off a drug that just makes you feel like sh*t all the time.
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(This post was edited by RustyB on Feb 2, 2007, 7:51 PM)
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