Wow, over the last eleven years of writing articles - I haven't written many articles about entrepreneur's ! So in a twisted away, I am answering the question of ... Why not? Well, I was being an entrepreneur, and online most of the time. What did I imagine 'being an entrepreneur' meant? For me, entrepreneurial-ism meant finding ways to... Continue Reading →
Surviving Big Mistakes
Never fear making mistakes. Many different aspects of life can be learned from making mistakes: 1. Communication. Being able to tell others you have made a mistake is important. Listening and responding to others informing you of your mistake makes you a better person, and hopefully changes people's perceptions. 2. Initiative. Fixing mistakes is the... Continue Reading →
Photography, My Recreational Diversion
"Photography to the amateur is recreation, to the professional it is work, and hard work too, no matter how pleasurable it my be" ~ E. Weston I found this quote upon the Facebook-wall of Mel Neumann, a fellow photographer here in Adelaide, South Australia. Whilst I like the quote, it bugged me that it defines... Continue Reading →
The Power of Advertising on Social Media
As a graphic artist, I find advertising of my work upon social media is quite effective. Here is today's example of how much a little self-promotion can work: For the last few hours I have been updating my entire Redbubble Tshirt Collection. This has included editing a few works, changing fonts, adding text-shadows, plus lowering... Continue Reading →
Wanna buy a Baseball Cap?
Do you like baseball caps? I do! For the past 15years I have been collecting baseball caps from souvenir stalls in every town I've visited between Auckland and Adelaide. Plus I have acquired a lot from people who knew I liked them. But times change. I now wear a kangaroo-skin wide-brimmed hat. Why? Because [1]... Continue Reading →
How to Make Money from a Liquidation
Most Australians would know by now that BORDERS are in liquidation. As an avid book reader, I am dismayed by this, yet am thankful we have other great book suppliers in Adelaide. (Dymocks and Angus&Robertson to name a few!) Despite knowing about the liquidation a few months ago, it wasn't until tonight that I actually... Continue Reading →
8 Important Points to Hiring a Photographer
Being a photographer is a lot of fun, yet we sometimes get clients who take us for granted. So I'm using this article to point out the issues that bug us the most. Each point is potentially harsh - yet many photographers have to deal with these daily. My main point is to make clients... Continue Reading →
I Own the Twitter Fail Whale
Yeah, that's right, I own the 'Fail Whale'! Or rather, just one of the whales. And it's not as big as we all thought it would be - because this local stationery store has them by the bucket-load, sitting on a shelf, waiting for twitter-nerds like myself. Here you can see mine: No, they don't... Continue Reading →
I Eat, Breathe and Sleep Photography
I've had a long and fruitful weekend, loaded to the brim with photography! From shooting, to editing, to uploading, to appraising, to critiquing, to choosing, and learning new techniques for ideas, I pretty-much eat, breathe, and sleep with photography! It's now 9pm (after watching 2 episodes of TBBT) on a Sunday night, and I still... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 