The trouble with social networking is that it is not very social at all if you think about it. Everything takes place within a virtual space and these sites are just one big glorified message board. Back in the days before social networking, people actually made connections by physically meeting one another and having phone conversations. The power of personal connection will always trump a machine any day (until robots take over the Earth, but let’s save that for another blog post). Never underestimate the power of a phone call and a hand shake. You will instantly become more memorable than just meer words and pictures on a screen.
Category: Business of Art & Design
Business of Art & Design: Recognizing Value in Your Work
Greetings Schmitty’s Toonsters! It’s been a while; I’ve been thinking a lot about some new projects I’d like to work on this year and I’m looking forward to sharing them with you! January unfortunately whizzed by and I haven’t found the time to make a new blog entry until now! For my first blog post of 2017,…
Business of Art & Design: Dealing with a Difficult Client
It’s bound to happen at some point or another. Truth is, as much as you’d like to, you can’t please everyone and you can’t make everybody like you. It doesn’t matter how much you work or how hard you try, it just won’t happen. This is exactly the kind of situation I have found myself in this last month.