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    Switching careers

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    I def think you are right about the classes and workshops being a good route for me and will follow up on your suggestions. Thank you!
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    Now that someone sent me an obvious scam letter, I realize the company I thought was "recruiting" me was also a scam. If no harm ends up being done, the second scam was a good thing since the first was so slick I didn't catch the potential trouble, but @BellaPippin did! Thank you so much for the...
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    Switching careers

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    A company in India has started stealing my workshop listings. I found out they are very shady and have been doing this for years.
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    Thank you BellaPippin, and yikes! I wasn't thinking about them stealing my contacts, but I can see how you're right and that could happen. I will work harder to figure out how to attract students directly, without a middleman. Recently, I started adding little stories when I show samples of my...
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    Hi Bounce Back, it's only $5 to list with them, they take 3% of the registration fee, and Stripe takes another 3% for the charge. That's much less than I have to pay the arts collaborative and the school, so it's attractive. I can go back to offering private lessons, too. Today, we had a...
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    Switching careers

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    For two years after I graduated from college, I worked full time as a high school art teacher in Boston. After that, I taught part-time in many different cities and towns in adult education, after school programs, private schools, and also gave private art lessons in my studio and at students'...
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    August, 2024 My plan to get into a good gallery and make sales has not worked so far, mostly because of more health problems, but it looks like I am finally on the mend. One thing is for sure, I am not going back into graphic design. Yes, it was lucrative, but the long hours at my desk were...
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    I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane!

    GOLD! HOT! 
    I read the book.
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    Switching careers

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    MJ's book, "The Millionaire Fastlane", was a great inspiration to me in building my graphic design business. In the space of about 10 years, my business grew from occasional freelance assignments (and fears of losing my house) to steady work (with help from employees) for some of the top...
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