Jim Rozendaal

Finding a niche is not necessarily vital in gaining recognition for your work but it certainly helps. Just ask Jonathan Johnson, an English freelancer writing about French football for ESPN and Yahoo amongst others, who told me: “If I can offer any word of advice to people wanting to break into the

In the past, struggling artists had to sit out on street corners, displaying their art in hopes of attracting passersby to make a purchase. Luckily, as an artist today, you have other options when it comes to art marketing, which give you a much wider reach than those artists of years past. Let&

But if you find yourself giving in to the urge to push writing aside on the regular, it’s going to affect your productivity and your confidence. Whether you’re facing school assignments, client work, or your own creative project, don’t let procrastination stand in your way. Set Daily Goals fo

You have the skills, knowledge, and expertise to be a professional photographer. But many new photographers struggle to get paying clients without having a solid portfolio of work. Which begs the question, how do you build up your photography portfolio when you&39;re new to the field and don&39;t

It’s commonly known to take about 21 days to break a bad habit, so if you start today, you’re already one day closer to getting rid of these six bad writing habits. 1. Thinking about writing instead of actually writing. Time to ‘fess up, because you’ve all done it. You’ve thought about writin

This can be a really useful feature for categorising your articles and getting across the message that you want. This articles looks at some of the common ways of structuring your portfolio and gives some good example portfolios. Site structure One-page site One page portfolios are

For centuries, writers have been fighting with writer’s block – whether it comes from distraction or lack of inspiration, it happens to everyone. But that doesn’t mean it’s hopeless. Let’s look at 6 writing strategies that can get you out of that writing rut and into a place where your creative juic

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