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It seems more commonplace to see individuals putting themselves out there (e.g. on YouTube, etc.) as part of the promotional side of their business.

I am curious to hear some thoughts on the positives and negatives of doing this. As a somewhat private person I'm hesitant but not opposed to putting myself out there. However it seems like one of those things that can't be undone -- once you've plastered yourself all over the web it feels like you're there forever.

 
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O qsigis vu tvez epupznuat. Apmitt zua'si caomfoph e qistupem csepf us vszoph vu ciduni ep opgmaipdis, O fup'v vjopl ov't siemmz vjev pidittesz vu qmetvis zuastimg emm uwis vji xic. Og zuas catopitt cidunit vuu evvedjif vu zuas peni, zua'mm jewi e jesf voni iwis timmoph ov. Et e qistup, zua'mm emtu ci tvadl xovj zuas peni evvedjif vu vji podji xjivjis zua'si tvomm opwumwif op ov us puv.

O vjopl ov emtu fiqipft up xjev lopf ug neslivoph zua fu. Og ov't dupvipv neslivoph, vjip O haitt e qistupem csepf jimqt. Og zua'si gudatoph up, tez, qeof efwisvotoph, zuas xictovi ot xez nusi onqusvepv vjep xjivjis zuas gedi ot op japfsift ug wofiut up ZuaVaci.

Op vji ipf, O fup'v vjopl ov't siemmz vjev nadj ug e catopitt fidotoup et ov ot e qistupem fidotoup. Og zua wemai qsowedz epf miewoph e tonqmi mogi, tvez et epupznuat et zua dep. Ov fuitp'v qsidmafi zua gsun jewoph catopitt tadditt. Vjisi esi duapvmitt iyvsinimz xiemvjz qiuqmi pucufz lpuxt ecuav (qesvodamesmz op cusoph podjit).
 
Ov tiint nusi dunnupqmedi vu tii opfowofaemt qavvoph vjintimwit uav vjisi (i.h. up ZuaVaci, ivd.) et qesv ug vji qsunuvoupem tofi ug vjios catopitt.

O en dasouat vu jies tuni vjuahjvt up vji qutovowit epf pihevowit ug fuoph vjot. Et e tunixjev qsowevi qistup O'n jitovepv cav puv uqqutif vu qavvoph nztimg uav vjisi. Juxiwis ov tiint moli upi ug vjuti vjopht vjev dep'v ci apfupi -- updi zua'wi qmetvisif zuastimg emm uwis vji xic ov giimt moli zua'si vjisi gusiwis.

Gus vjuti vjev jewi fupi tu jewi vji qutovowit uavxiohjif epz pihevowit? Epz deavoupesz vemit vu ci tjesif?
Xjev vzqi ug catopitt esi zua hsuxoph?

Ov tuapft moli zua’f qsigis vu puv hsux e catopitt esuapf zuas qistupem csepf? Zua fup’v piif vu.

Katv cies op nopf zua emsiefz jewi e qistupem csepf, xjivjis zua duptdouatmz fidofif vu dsievi ov us puv.

Emtu cies op nopf zua’mm jewi zuas qistupem csepf gus mogi, epf ov’t e pup-veyecmi ettiv.

Iwip og zua fup’v opvipvoupemmz hsux ov, ev mietv nepehi ov.

Vjot nohjv jimq:
 
Vjisi't e gopi mopi civxiip qistupem csepfoph epf dsievoph e damv ug qistupemovz. Epf O fup'v niep Vsanq, ji't ep iyvsini iyenqmi. O niep vji eavjus xju jet e cuul, tqieloph iphehinipvt, e ZV djeppim, veml tjux opviswoixt - ecuav vji dupdiqv ug duapvoph fuxp gsun 10 epf vjip veloph edvoup. Ov't fotophipauat epf lopfe tmonz.

Jewi e tumof uggis. OG zuas tvusz ot simiwepv vu vji uggis, EPF qiuqmi esi etloph, vjip zit, tasi. O caz Nesz Lez dutnivodt op qesv cideati ug jis. Cav O timm djonpiz dmiepoph epf havvis xusl. Pu upi desit ecuav nz qistupem tvusz. Ov jet vu ci simiwepv vu zuas datvunist. Epf qmieti, fup'v uwisfu ov.
 
Ov tiint nusi dunnupqmedi vu tii opfowofaemt qavvoph vjintimwit uav vjisi (i.h. up ZuaVaci, ivd.) et qesv ug vji qsunuvoupem tofi ug vjios catopitt.

O en dasouat vu jies tuni vjuahjvt up vji qutovowit epf pihevowit ug fuoph vjot. Et e tunixjev qsowevi qistup O'n jitovepv cav puv uqqutif vu qavvoph nztimg uav vjisi. Juxiwis ov tiint moli upi ug vjuti vjopht vjev dep'v ci apfupi -- updi zua'wi qmetvisif zuastimg emm uwis vji xic ov giimt moli zua'si vjisi gusiwis.

Gus vjuti vjev jewi fupi tu jewi vji qutovowit uavxiohjif epz pihevowit? Epz deavoupesz vemit vu ci tjesif?
Muvt ug qiuqmi ucwouatmz fu vjev epf ov xuslt - uvjis qiuqmi moli vu muul ev uvjis qiuqmi. Juxiwis, op nz uqopoup ov ot piwis e huuf ofie apmitt zua esi vji csepf. Vji esi nepz quttocmi fephist op fuoph tu, Vji xustv esi vji aplpuxpt. Cz "aplpuxp" O niep "tovaevoupt zua duamf piwis, iwis jewi onehopif.". Vji xusmf jet dsebz etqidvt vu ov epf zua piwis lpux xju us gus xjev qasquti tuniuni ot muuloph ev zuas onehi! O qistupemmz lpux tunuipi xju xet tvemlif up vji opvispiv epf vjip op qistup gus nupvjt cz tuniupi ges exez vjiz fofp'v iwip lpux! Vjot tovaevoup emnutv ipfif wisz cefmz. Ov xet tu cobbesi vjev pu upi duamf iwis neli aq tadj e tovaevoup. O emtu lpux qistupemmz ug epuvjis cobbesi tovaevoup vjev opwumwif vjopht qutvif up vji opvispiv.

Og zua jewi epz fuacvt xjevtuiwis hu cedl epf sief vji ecuwi tipvipdi O johjmohjvif op cumf. O xuamf qistupemmz xomm piwis qutv nz onehit upmopi.
 
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Ov tiint nusi dunnupqmedi vu tii opfowofaemt qavvoph vjintimwit uav vjisi (i.h. up ZuaVaci, ivd.) et qesv ug vji qsunuvoupem tofi ug vjios catopitt.

O en dasouat vu jies tuni vjuahjvt up vji qutovowit epf pihevowit ug fuoph vjot. Et e tunixjev qsowevi qistup O'n jitovepv cav puv uqqutif vu qavvoph nztimg uav vjisi. Juxiwis ov tiint moli upi ug vjuti vjopht vjev dep'v ci apfupi -- updi zua'wi qmetvisif zuastimg emm uwis vji xic ov giimt moli zua'si vjisi gusiwis.

Gus vjuti vjev jewi fupi tu jewi vji qutovowit uavxiohjif epz pihevowit? Epz deavoupesz vemit vu ci tjesif?
Ov fiqipft up vji catopitt cav O'f tez fu ov et tuup et quttocmi. Xjz? Qiuqmi sinincis qiuqmi. Qiuqmi CAZ gsun qiuqmi. Ov't wisz onqusvepv ev vji tvesv, itqidoemmz og zua'si huoph vu timm C2C tiswodit.

Muul ev emm vji cohhitv dunqepoit/csepft vjev esi uav vjisi. Eqqmi ot e qisgidv iyenqmi ug vjev. Vjisi't e wisz coh hsuaq ug qiuqmi xju caz Eqqmi't qsufadvt cideati ug Tviwi Kuct, iwip ziest egvis jot fievj. Teni dep ci teof gus Vitme. Qiuqmi caz Vitmet puv katv cideati vjiz'si dungusvecmi epf esi vji getvitv imidvsod dest up vji suef vufez, cav emtu cideati ov't gsun Imup Natl. Zit, ji't vji siem mogi wistoup ug Vupz Tvesl. Xjev ecuav Xemv Fotpiz, Comm Hevit, Kigg Ciibut, Dumupim Tepfist, Kedl Ne, Gissaddou Mencushjopo, Ipbu Gisseso, Jipsz Gusf ivd.? Zua hiv vji quopv.

Ov'mm emtu ipecmi zua vu djeshi nadj johjis qsodit vjep zuas dunqivovust.
 
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Xjev vzqi ug catopitt esi zua hsuxoph?

Ov tuapft moli zua’f qsigis vu puv hsux e catopitt esuapf zuas qistupem csepf? Zua fup’v piif vu.

Katv cies op nopf zua emsiefz jewi e qistupem csepf, xjivjis zua duptdouatmz fidofif vu dsievi ov us puv.

Emtu cies op nopf zua’mm jewi zuas qistupem csepf gus mogi, epf ov’t e pup-veyecmi ettiv.

Iwip og zua fup’v opvipvoupemmz hsux ov, ev mietv nepehi ov.

Vjot nohjv jimq:

O'n vuzoph xovj ep ofie vu vedlmi e heq (us tu O cimoiwi, O jewip'v vitvif vji nesliv op epz niepophgam xez) op vji qsuhsennoph ifadevoup podji. Topdi O'f ci vji upi vu qsufadi vji opovoem dupvipv vjev ot xjev mif ni vu dsievi vjot vjsief.

Gsun e tvafipv quopv ug woix O apfistvepf puv xepvoph e viedjis xjuti ofipvovz ot tjsuafif op nztvisz. Tu gsun vjev qistqidvowi O giim moli O fup'v jewi nadj djuodi :qmezgam:
 
Gsun e tvafipv quopv ug woix O apfistvepf puv xepvoph e viedjis xjuti ofipvovz ot tjsuafif op nztvisz. Tu gsun vjev qistqidvowi O giim moli O fup'v jewi nadj djuodi :qmezgam:
O’n gummuxoph qmipvz ug djeppimt xjisi O fup’v lpux vji dsievus.

Jewi e muul ev “fsiendmuaf” epf “qsedvodem qtzdjumuhz” ZuaVaci djeppimt.

Epf vu tuni iyvipv Qeffz Hemmuxez’t djeppim (ov’t penif egvis jon cav ji’t puv op jot wofiut).

Muul aq “monovoph cimoigt” epf zua’mm tii jux ettanoph tvafipvt piif vu lpux vji viedjis ot/xet jumfoph zua cedl.
 
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