Jo O'Brien

thanks for the references.. and good luck….....b

Thank’s for this Jo, will go through them today :)

I’m trying to fumble my way through all that now… the hardest thing I find, is trying to educate my “clients” on exactly what I am worth. It’s not easy, but at the end of the day, I need to confront it, or I’m going to spend a lot of time doing freebie crap, and never attaching a value to what my time and effort is worth

Thanks Jo I will read through it all after I have had a few coffees

You are a legend for sharing this Jo!! Thank you! :)

Much more direct than a communications degree. Don’t be fooled, they don’t teach this stuff at uni. It’s all strategic planning and crisis management. Thanks for the info!

This is brilliant Jo – you are a wonderful soul :)) I’m sure a lot of people are going to benefit from your thoughts and research to date. I wish you well on your pursuit – I think self education is one of the better ways, to truly absorb and learn. XO

Jo thankyou so much for sharing these links, I have already saved them and will continue to go through them, the advice on these pages are so valuable and straight forward and I know for one, this is sure going to help me. Once again thankyou, thankyou thankyou :0)

I’ve always said, you need to be a good businessman to be successful as a pro photographer, not so much a good photographer. Some of us are neither and will never make a living out of it. ;)

Thanks for sharing Jo. I skimmed through it and there is some extremely useful information there. I’m going to take a closer look later when I get home.

Thanks for all this valuable info Jo.
As a beginner to photography I’ll be returning to this many times.
Very much appreciated.

Thanks for your time and effort Jo …I’ll have a good look through them..so much to learn.

wow thank you so much for this!!

Thank-you Jo :)

Thank you Jo.

I can’t thank you enough for sharing this useful information. It really is great of you to take the time to do this for us. Thank you Jo.

p.s. i think you are beautiful.

whoa ho, thanks for this Jo! Definitely getting some useful information from these and I’m glad you posted it up!

cheers!

You did a great Job Jo , Thankl you for sharing the info.

Excellent advice Jo. Thanks.

Thanks Jo, you’re always thinking! Not only of yourself, but thinking of how others can benefit too! This is why we love you!

Still want my Black Belt photos done too! I go on Maternity leave at the end of May, so perhaps we can catch up then? Let me know.

these are very usefull thanks for sharing

Your timing couldn’t be more perfect. Thank you so much. You are always so helpful and full of great advice. Thanks again!

Hang on. Five minutes ago you’re telling us that making a living from our art isn’t our prime objective – “give it away! ” you say.

Now you are suggesting we sell our soul/sole on the Internet.

• mumbling**... If I didn’t know better, I would think this ‘Jo” character had been a recent ‘summiteer’.

:)

Thank you for this. I am not a professional photographer but I have an interest in it and this will help me to learn more about it so I am grateful. Also I just have to say I think one of my favorite things to do is read all the comments people leave I can spend hours just reading those.

Great knowledge here tucked it all away thanks!

Thank you so much for the information Jo!! I bookmarked this page so that I can read and reference it often!!! Thanks again!

so how can i get myself noticed. im also at samcatt.deviantart.com

Thanks for that (now to find time to read them!)

just what ive been looking for. thanks you

“Sometimes I see astounding photographers and visual artists who should be living off their craft but can’t seem to get through the door.” Maybe because they refuse to compromise? Maybe because their artistic integrity is worth more than a few sales?

thanks Jo – good resources are always valuable in our industry

thanks Jo, very good information to refer too – I believe I have a market but am the one with my head in the sand, not knowing how to approach the field of marketing, these resources seem to be a start in the right direction.