Entries from September 2008

September 21, 2008

Don’t Spend Like a Celebrity

 
U.S.News & World Report
How to Go Broke Like a Rock Star
Tuesday September 16, 12:34 pm ET 
By Kimberly Palmer
 
Earlier this year, court documents revealed that Britney Spears doesn’t save any of her $737,000 monthly income. Last month, the New York Post reported that photographer Annie Leibovitz racked up some $715,000 in debt, despite her $2 million [...]

September 15, 2008

On Selling a Book

 A few months ago, one of my very first posts was about how very cynical the book marketing business seemed to a virgin author like me. The idea of writing a book, a good book, that might actually help your readers seems to be a little old fashioned. Here are some things that people in [...]

September 8, 2008

The Best Business Move for Creatives:

It’s a pretty simple concept actually: “Treat your customers like fans and treat your fans like customers!” 
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Creative people can be so all about themselves. (I lead the league in this one!) The project is about my efforts, about how hard I had to work, about how many trips I had to take, about how ingenious [...]