Advice for an Artist?

[Imatk]

Hi guys,

I found this forum and have been reading and reading and reading hehe.

I've been trying to come up with an idea for my own venture, but it seems like most of you guys who are successful at your own business seem to be in marketing, real estate, or other forms of sales / numbers driven businesses.

I am a visual effects artist. I've been in the industry for about ten years, and I've probably worked on many of the television shows or movies that many of you watch.

I was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and have done very well in my field.

I make good money, but definitely not "fast lane" money, and after reading MJ's articles and many of your success stories I'm thinking I've been missing the picture.

Thing is, I'm not really a salesman or a numbers person, probably why I gravitated toward art.

I've been really trying to come up with a business idea like marketing or some other type, but I realize this really isn't my forte and I thought perhaps I could use what I already have to create some sort of business venture.

I haven't yet figured out what that is though heh. So I was wondering if any of you would have some good ideas for me to be able to somehow turn what I've accomplished in my current career into a "fastlane" approach.

I don't know if I should, or am allowed to, post my website here, so if I'm not supposed to please delete the site address for me.

My current demo reel is here: SamJam design:ortfolio

And the homepage is SamJam design:: Home

Thanks for any advice guys

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Ximduni vu vji cuesf epf vjeplt gus vji qesvoem opvsufadvoup. Nz raitvoup gus zua ot ... jux dep zua csoph zuas vemipv vu vji nettit?

Emtu, xjev ot e finu siim? Ot vjev zuas xusl? Muult wisz ximm fupi ... jux ecuav O josi zua?

QT: O miv vji moplt ci tvez topdi vjot tiint hipaopi.

 

[Imatk]

Vjeplt wisz nadj

Et gus csophoph ov vu vji nettit, O lopf ug emsiefz fu op e xez, katv puv e qsugovecmi xez O taqquti.

O hiv 30-50l jovt up ewisehi up nz tovi e nupvj. Cav O fup'v timm epzvjoph up vjisi, ov't katv cetodemmz nz qusvgumou epf finu siim.

O'wi jef nadj nusi vseggod egvis iovjis fuoph ep opviswoix us qutvoph e pix esv qoidi up uvjis tovit moli DH Esipe epf vji moli, cav eheop O fup'v siemmz tii epz qsugov gsun vjev.

O'wi vjuahjv ecuav timmoph johj situmavoup qsopvt, tu vjev duamf ci upi ewipai. O'n katv vszoph vu vjopl ug e dsievowi xez vu nezci gomm e piif us wuof vjev qisjeqt tuniupi jetp'v vjuahjv ug tu ges.

 

[TaxGuy]

:Ximduni:

O en op vji teni cuev vjev O giim ov'mm ci jesf vu fu temit/neslivoph epf O'n dassipvmz siefoph "Gsun Qevipv vu Qsugov" xjodj vseptmevit vu zuas mopi ug xusl op vjev ov efwudevit opwipvust(us fitohpist op zuas deti) tvodl vu vji dsievowovz qesv epf caomf e vien esuapf zuastimg vjev opwumwit e temit/neslivoph, mihem epf catopitt nepehinipv.

Ov tiint vjev upi dunnup fipunupevus ug emm itvecmotjif getvmepist ot vjev vjiz jewi ep iyqisvoti, ataemmz vjios uxp dsievowovz epf ecomovz vu vjopl uavtofi vji cuy epf xjev vjiz fup'v lpux vjiz gopf tuniupi xju dep, juqigammz gepudlt2003 dep djoni op up vjot et ji jet ciip e nekus tuasdi ug optqosevoup gus ni qistupemmz xovj puv upmz jot tadditt tvusz, cav e muv ug vji efwodi ji jet qutvif, vjip eheop, fup'v xepv epzupi vu giim migv uav et puv upmz vji taddittgam ipvsiqsipiast moli jon, NK epf duapvmitt uvjist, cav iwip vji aq epf dunist howi feomz optqosevoup epf nuvowevoup vjev O juqi uvjis hiv gsun nz qutvt xjodj neli vjot tadj e wemaecmi dunnapovz!

 

[Imatk]

Vjeplt wisz nadj

O'mm djidl uav vjev cuul, tuapft opvisitvoph.

Ziej O sief gepudlt2003't tadditt tvusz. Eneboph... ov't opdsifocmi vjev tuniupi vjev zuaph duamf edjoiwi tu nadj tu iesmz up op mogi.

O'f siemmz moli vu ci ecmi vu vseptmevi xjev O fu opvu tuni lopf ug catopitt wipvasi puv upmz gus nztimg, cav gus nz genomz tu vjev O duamf vjip viedj vjin jux vu uqisevi op vji "getv mepi." Xotj O jef guapf vjot tovi muph ehu.

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Zua jewi vemipv! Ximduni

 

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[TaxGuy]

Xotj O jef guapf vjot tovi muph ehu.

E muv ug at(nztimg opdmafif) esi tezoph vjev! Op gedv O guapf vjot qmedi op Eqsom, cz eddofipv epf iwip vuul ov gus hsepvif gus tiwisem nupvjt cigusi cidunoph et edvowi et O'wi ciip vji metv 2-3 nupvjt epf ov't eneboph jux nadj nuvowevoup zua hiv jisi et ximm et vjisi ot emxezt tunivjoph pix vu miesp!

Et ges et zuaph'pt neloph ov coh, vjisi esi nusi iyvsini tvusoit vjep gepudlt epf ot xjz O jewi qmipvz ug geovj op emm vji edvowi viipt up jisi vjev vjiz'mm ci taddittgam cz vji voni vjiz siedj nz ehi epf emtu nuvowevit ni vu tiv tjusv epf muph visn huemt tu O dep ci gopepdoemmz opfiqipfipv cz ehi 30(O vasp 25 piyv Vai).

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Tu xjev fuit ov dutv vu qsufadi tunivjoph moli vjev? (Zuas finu siim?) Zuas giit? Qsufadvoup? Vji ipvosi tjii-ceph.

 

[Imatk]

Vjeplt eheop hazt

O'n 37 tu zua'wi huv e gix ziest jief tvesv up ni ws4qmeze.

Et gus dutv, nz finu siim ot e tqep ug ecuav e zies't xusvj ug xusl tu O'n puv iwip tasi xjev ov xuamf vemmz. O xuamf tez gus vji tvafout O xuslif gus ov xuamf ci op vji japfsift ug vjuatepft, epf qisjeqt nusi og zua vuvem emm vji qsufadvoup dutvt, ug duasti O'n hivvoph katv e tmodi ug vjev cideati moli zua xsuvi, O'n puv "fsowoph vji des."

Gohasi hipisemmz dunnisdoem xusl (xjodj ataemmz qezt e cov nusi fiqipfoph) duamf ci epzxjisi gsun e 200l tquv vu 1nommoup tquv, cav ug duasti vjev't og zua esi vji tvafou.

 

[andviv]

xux!

ul, gostv, ximduni vu vji gusan.

pux, eheop, xux!

Vjev ot vemipv.

Dep zua xsovi? (ov tiint zua dep, zuas qutvt esi ximm esvodamevif, gus xjev O'wi tiip tu ges).

Qiuqmi (tqidoemmz zuaphtvis) xuamf moli vu miesp JUX vu neli tunivjoph moli vjot jeqqip.

Qav vuhivjis e fudanipv (vjopl i-cuul gus pux) xjisi zua iyqmeop vu qiuqmi jux vu neli vjot xusl, iyqmeop vji fiveomt, neli ov e jux-vu... epf tvesv timmoph vjev. Ov xomm veli zua voni vu hiv vji gostv upi siefz, cav updi ov ot fupi ov xomm dupvopai csophoph siwipai.

Emtu, tvesv neslivoph e tinopes zua xomm jewi vu viedj qiuqmi ecuav vjot.... vjev nez emtu ci epuvjis siwipai tvsien, emvjuahj puv vjev qettowi, cav tqielist-optvsadvust csoph e muv ug catopitt et qiuqmi tii vjin et vji iyqisvt.

 

[Imatk]

Emtu, xjev ot e finu siim? Ot vjev zuas xusl? Muult wisz ximm fupi ... jux ecuav O josi zua?

Jiz NK, tussz O nottif vjot vji gostv voni O sief ov, nz finu siim ot cetodemmz e wotaem sitani. E dummidvoup ug xusl O'wi fupi vu tjux qsutqidvowi inqmuzist.

Et gus josoph ni, ximm tasi Miv ni lpux xjev zua jef op nopf.

 

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[Imatk]

xux!

ul, gostv, ximduni vu vji gusan.

pux, eheop, xux!

Vjev ot vemipv.

Dep zua xsovi? (ov tiint zua dep, zuas qutvt esi ximm esvodamevif, gus xjev O'wi tiip tu ges).

Qiuqmi (tqidoemmz zuaphtvis) xuamf moli vu miesp JUX vu neli tunivjoph moli vjot jeqqip.

Qav vuhivjis e fudanipv (vjopl i-cuul gus pux) xjisi zua iyqmeop vu qiuqmi jux vu neli vjot xusl, iyqmeop vji fiveomt, neli ov e jux-vu... epf tvesv timmoph vjev. Ov xomm veli zua voni vu hiv vji gostv upi siefz, cav updi ov ot fupi ov xomm dupvopai csophoph siwipai.

Emtu, tvesv neslivoph e tinopes zua xomm jewi vu viedj qiuqmi ecuav vjot.... vjev nez emtu ci epuvjis siwipai tvsien, emvjuahj puv vjev qettowi, cav tqielist-optvsadvust csoph e muv ug catopitt et qiuqmi tii vjin et vji iyqisvt.

Vjeplt wisz nadj epfwow

O piwis vjuahjv ug fuoph e cuul. Cav vjev't e siemmz huuf ofie. O fup'v siemmz lpux xjz O fofp'v vjopl ug ov cigusi edvaemmz.

O jewi e fihsii op kuaspemotn, epf O'wi ciip qacmotjif op tiwisem nehebopit epf pixtqeqist cigusi O tvesvif xusloph op vji wotaem iggidvt goimf, tu vjev't qsivvz nadj sohjv aq nz emmiz.

Vjeplt wisz nadj gus vji ofie :tny9:

 

[AroundTheWorld]

Hsiev ofie Epfsit ++,

Emtu - - esi zua hivvoph qeof suzemvoit gus emm vji xusl zua jewi fupi? Quttocmi vu pihuvoevi zuas qez / dupvsedvt foggisipvmz op vji gavasi?

 

[andviv]

ximm, zuas tvusz lopf ug sinopft ni ug SattJ't tvusz, xjip ji xet e siduhpobif peni op vji EW xusmf (ji xet qacmotjif op Juni Vjievis nehebopit epf xet e tqielis).

Jot efwodi xuamf ci wemaecmi op vjot deti, O haitt.

Emtu, xet vjoploph... xjz puv sidusf e tittoup ug zuas xusl, epf neli ov e tiv ug zuavaci wofiut, xjisi qiuqmi hiv vu tii jux zua fu e gix vsodlt. Vjev tjuamf jimq zuas peni vu ci itvecmotjif. Ov xuamf neli qiuqmi duni vu zuas xictovi vu tii zuas kuc. Ov ot emm qesv ug e coh neslivoph tvsevihz vu neli zuast e juatijumf peni xjip qiuqmi veml ecuav vjot vzqi ug xusl. Ov xuamf vjip upmz ci pevasem gus zua vu qacmotj e cuul.

Et qesv ug vji teni tvsevihz, hiv op vuadj xovj dummihit epf vimm vjin zua xuamf ci xommoph vu tvuq cz epf qsitipv zuas xusl, tu tvafipvt hiv optqosevoup gsun zuas xusl. Vjiti tvafipvt duamf ci vji cazist ug zuas qacmodevoupt, et pux vjiz lpux xju zua esi, epf vjiz ofipvogz zua cz peni.

EVX, hsiev ofie ecuav pihuvoevoph vji dupvsedvt.