113 Weeks Later. A Gift, A Shift, and What Comes Next
Let me be honest with you.
I’ve written this newsletter every single week for the past 113 weeks without missing one.
That’s over two years of free, unfiltered, experience-backed advice. Saturday mornings?
That’s when I write these.
While most are sleeping in, I’ve been putting my heart and time into making sure each email could help you move forward.
This newsletter started as a proof of concept.
And I proved it.
Over 2000 of you have signed up.
Hundreds of you have taken steps, made progress, and even changed your careers.
That’s because you used this newsletter as an entry point, or as second or third point of contact from me that gave you more of what you needed that I was already doing on other platforms.
But to take this Substack to the next 100 weeks, I need a new strategy.
That means I’ll be shifting my focus toward the paid version of this newsletter.
That’s where the most serious creatives need me to go.
Deeper.
To help you take action, and help you stay consistent.
But before I make that shift, I’ve got something for you.
👉🏾 Download my Updated and Expanded for 2025 Pricing Guide
No strings. No catch. Just a thank-you gift.
This isn’t fluff. I spent all week revising it.
It’s a 35 page roadmap for photographers who want to price their work with clarity, confidence, and strategy. It’ll help you:
• Move beyond hourly rates
• Charge for usage and licensing
• Build consistent income through retainers
• Stop second-guessing your worth
• And start acting like the pro you’re becoming
My entire 35 years of experience is inside this 35 page pdf.
That’s a year of experience on every page.
You don’t have to be a paid subscriber to grab this.
You don’t even have to stay on this list.
If you’ve realized this isn’t for you, or you’re not a photographer or trying to become one, I genuinely wish you well.
Unsubscribing is okay.
But if you do love what I’m doing here, and you’ve been getting value from these 113 Saturdays of mine, then I invite you to go deeper.
👉🏾 Sign up for a 7 day trial by accessing any of my paid content.
Here’s a great one. This is who pays for photography and how to get them to pay you.
(it’s $5/m or $50/year afterwards, the price of a coffee a month) Stay on with me and get more of what you appreciate.
👉🏾 Watch my latest Masterclass on the Business of Photography
👉🏾 Grab my Updated 2025 Pricing Guide
I’m back next Saturday and all future Saturday’s with Paid posts.
Let’s make the next 100 weeks count.
Free posts will still come, but not on the same agenda I’ve been on to grow this.
Best,
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P.S. remember, I’m not a YouTuber. I’m a 35yr pro. YouTube is community service content you pay for with your time. This substack has also been community service content. But I have PAID subscribers already here. People who pay, pay attention. Some talk but don’t do. Some consume but don’t act. In life, if you want to play at a top level, you have to pay. College, University. There is a cost of admission for exclusivity. Being a pro ain’t easy. Getting there is all about what you choose to do, day by day, week by week.
If you’ve decided to unsubscribe today, no hard feelings. If you decided to sign on as a paid subscriber, I got some steak coming for you next week.