Directing my energy
Posted by mattantonino | Posted in Agencies, Challenges, Earnings, Goals, Microstock World, N2M, Results, Sponsors, Tricks, business, education, models, photography, workflow | Posted on 01-11-2009
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Let me quote myself.
I am not going to stick around and pretend to be something I’m not. Too many people set goals and fail to reach them, yet still continue the journey unfazed. I often share my experiences and ideas in hopes of helping you. If I can’t help myself first, I can’t help you.
If I fail to reach both goals (10k images, $25k for the year) by 12/31/09, NiltoMil.com will close for good whether I continue to shoot microstock or not.
At this point in the year it is obvious that I will not reach 10k approved images OR $25,000 this year.
I am modifying what I wrote above. I am not going to destroy or delete Nil. I am going to stop posting earnings, stop posting ideas until they are working better. I AM going to keep Nil up for the archives and the posts that often get referenced. I AM going to continue to put up posts of interest to me – whether that’s of interest to anyone else or not. My journey will continue.
I need to help myself first. I need to figure out the steps I should be taking to reach my goal and when I do, I’ll be back full force with the full effort I can give Nil. Until then, expect sporadic updates on what I’m doing, how stock is going and what I am trying to do to improve.
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Hi Matt,
we’ll be waiting for your full force… but you can also publish something half force
Good energy and nice journey, Matt.
Seriously, that both are two really tough goals you try to reach so don’t punish yourself too much…
Matt,
I started a year ago, and I am submitting to multiple sites. Your goal is not easy to reach, even if you would it full time, the guys who jumped in 4/5 years ago are doing good not as well as before, but for us the newcomers, this is really difficult, for me at this point earnings are good enough to pay for my toys, but not even close enough to make a living of it.
Hopefully you keep posting often, you’ve come a long way and a lot of people follow your blog.
Very well put – now that you’ll have more time to do stock this fall/winter (now that wedding season is over) there’s nowhere you can go but up! Keep up the good work man, this business definitely pays off in the longrun, but definitely is no get rich quick scheme.
Well I am glad you are not throwing in the towel, or canning the blog.
I will look forward to hear what you come up with or in which cirection you are going to continue.
How about we forbid you to take down the site because certain people (me) have a ton to start learning from what you’ve written here!!
Good luck on your adventure! I know you and Sarah will make your goal!
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