The Four Months That Pay Almost Nothing
The Four Months That Pay Almost Nothing Grass stops growing. The van payment, the insurance and the phone bill carry on exactly as before. There are only…
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You’re Not Paid to Mow. You’re Paid for a Day.
You’re Not Paid to Mow. You’re Paid for a Day. Ask anyone on a mowing route what they charge an hour and they’ll tell you seventy. On site, they’re right…
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Sold for $68. Paid $6. You Made $42.49.
Sold for $68. Paid $6. You Made $42.49. Every reseller does the same sum — sale price minus what you paid. The gap between that number and the real one…
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Your Best-Paying Genre Probably Isn’t the One You Think
Your Best-Paying Genre Probably Isn’t the One You Think Weddings bring the biggest single fees in most photographers’ businesses — and frequently the…
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You Priced the Shoot. Did You Price the Editing?
You Priced the Shoot. Did You Price the Editing? The wedding paid $2,400. It also took 118 hours. Here’s the arithmetic almost no photographer does —…
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Makers Don’t Undercharge on Materials. They Undercharge on Themselves.
Makers Don’t Undercharge on Materials. They Undercharge on Themselves. You know what the fabric cost. You know what the thread cost. What you don’t know…
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Days on Market Is Trying to Tell You Something
Days on Market Is Trying to Tell You Something A listing quietly ageing with no price conversation is a seller losing faith in you. Here’s how to use days…
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A Fully-Booked Month That Barely Covers Payroll
A Fully-Booked Month That Barely Covers Payroll Any cleaning company can fill a schedule. The ones that last know which contracts actually make money…
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Which Market Actually Pays? The Profit-Per-Pitch Question
Which Market Actually Pays? The Profit-Per-Pitch Question A packed market can leave you with almost nothing once the pitch fee comes out. Here’s why…
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Most Coffee Carts Don’t Fail on the Coffee — They Fail on the Maths
Most Coffee Carts Don’t Fail on the Coffee — They Fail on the Maths Nobody starts a coffee cart because they love spreadsheets. But the carts that…
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