I haven't added a blog entry for a while because I've busy with other things like a new website for my refocused photography business. I say refocused because I think now that I am far enough advanced in my skills to embark on a path towards a photography business. I've been circling the idea for too long. A few months back I decided it was time to either fish or cut bait .... so I'm fishing albeit still off the company pier so to speak. I'm not full-time yet but to everything there is a season.
I engaged Gloria Roheim and Ricardo McRae to help me plan my social media strategy and develop a new website .... www.jimdawsonphotography.com TA DA :) Ricardo amongst his many inestimable talents (he arranged the website development/hosting) also designed the graphics and my first email mailer, which some of you may have received.
The first graphic is for the website while the second one if designed for my news letters which by the way you my avid readers can sign up for here newsletter subscription link.
Gloria has been perfect for me with her mix of ardent task master and gentle and requent encouragement. I'm like a piece of rope ... you get further by pulling me than pushing me.
I have a lot of work ahead of me as I build awareness in the community about my business and what I can do photographically speaking. Gloria has set out a strategy for me and a list of tasks that I need to execute every week ... such as increase my social media presence on Facebook Jim Dawson Photography and Twitter @jimdawsonphoto http://twitter.com/#!/JimDawsonPhoto where I need to sustain a concentrated effort to gain more followers. As they say "there is an app for that" and it is called Hootsuite. Think of it as a social media dashboard where I can monitor everything to do with me my followers and I :)
Now all I need is more customers ... HINT :)
BUT before I go I'll leave you all with a warning -- This blog will soon be defunct as I move to my new blog. If you go there now you'll see all of the previous blog entries.
I'll also leave you with an image that I did of my friend Alan who graciously lent himself to being photographed, because one cannot live by images of beautiful women alone.... :)
4 comments:
i was over to the new blog James but of the postings I was unable to comment. I do not know how to over there like i have in the past here. I am thinking you can (should) open a studio and teach classes as well.
Hmm i haven't tried to enter an entry myself. I thinknthat will be in one of next weks lessons. I'll see about getting it sorted soon. Thanks for letting me know. Not so sure about offering classes since I'm still very much learning but I'll give it some thought.
Hope all is well James
I really don't like your new site...I either don't get on or I cannot leave a comment without going through email or facebook which I don't use.
All is good thanks. A little slow, but that is as usual down to me. I am sorry to hear that you are having difficulties with the new site. I'll see what can be done about that ...
All the best
Jim
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