| We are always confronted with the positive if not the | | | | subject is getting tired and irritable is essential - do you |
| encouragement to look at why we should open or | | | | have that skill? |
| think of starting a photography business. Sometimes it | | | | - Living on a budget while you struggle to make ends |
| is suggested by those around you and often it's a | | | | meet but still do all of the above is not for the faint |
| personal whim. I thought it would be beneficial to | | | | hearted - discipline and staying powere is also essential |
| perhaps look at the 'other side of the coin' and answer | | | | - Someone who jumps in without learning anything |
| why some people should not be starting a | | | | about starting a photography business and equally |
| photography business even if you've got enough | | | | important, making it profitable is bordering on stupidity |
| money to do so. | | | | (this one is for the cheap skates who blame everyone |
| Here are eleven reasons why you should not be | | | | else except themselves when it all falls down) |
| starting a photography business. For the sake of easy | | | | - Not having enough cash flow to see the early period |
| reading I've placed these in bullet point fashion, | | | | through before the business becomes profitable. Some |
| - If you believe that your fantastic photo ability on its | | | | of you are clever enough to have another job while |
| own will attract an abundance of customers, think | | | | they build a clientelle if they don't have enough cash in |
| again because there are some great phoographers | | | | the tin |
| out there and there will always be one that you can | | | | - Not deciding on what photography business(es) they |
| learn from | | | | would like to specialize in before they start |
| - If you like to avoid conversation with strange people | | | | - If you're aren't sure whether you enjoy photography |
| or just people in general you are unlikely to survive | | | | or not |
| running your own photography business | | | | - If you suffer from any kind of depression regularly |
| - If you think that the term customer service is a | | | | - If you have difficulty in understanding why 'the |
| useless cliche and is an overrated term, then starting a | | | | customer is always right' then starting a photography |
| photography business is not for you. The 'best of the | | | | business is not a good look for you |
| best' keep on surprising their new and existing | | | | None of these points are intended to be offensive just |
| customers with little extras they simply were not | | | | factual. I apologize if any of this information struck a |
| expecting. As a result their customers become loyal | | | | nerve but better you think about this now than too far |
| and won't go anywhere else | | | | down the track - right? Starting a photography |
| - Being pleasant in unusual circumstances or when the | | | | business is a big move. |