Over the last dozen or so years I’ve learned a few things about how to discuss rates with clients and some of the better ways to negotiate rates to earn what you believe is fair for your work ethics. First off you should establish some structure or baseline for your...

When I travel I sometimes feel I am forced to read the USA Today, which, as a former journalist, is a pretty bleak portrayal of the American media system. For example, sometimes when there is daylight savings time the newspaper will publish an article or graph on what...

One of my clients is growing followers by the hundreds daily. Yet every follower they mass is a guy wanting to see her sexier photos. Another client of mine has more than a quarter million followers – yet is egregiously obvious in the reality that she paid for these...

I received a Direct Message from someone in Instagram asking to work together. I’d never heard of this person, seen them, or had any idea they even existed prior to the message. However almost unbelievably they had half a million followers on Instagram. Seriously…...

If I only had this type of project my career would take off. If I only had this type of client my future would be set. It is not uncommon, nor is it unadvisable to have these thoughts and hopes to get a big break in business. I personally will day dream about how...