Happy Anniversary! (You didn’t forget, did you?)

I always look forward to your posts turning up in my RSS feed. Enjoy NYC!

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First of all happy yearniversary!
I’m fairly a new reader and I haven’t read all the posts yet. I read one or two a day, so every morning I’m sure I can read my daily P4P!
Even though I don’t know much about psychology I’m very very curious about it, and joining it with photography (that it happens to be the thing I like most in my life) makes it for me like what, 4 aces in a Poker hand? Few things can beat it (maybe a photography psychology blog with pictures of ladies in bikini, but I’ve said too much already).
But beside the psychology side, the posts always feel filled with simplicity and common sense, that kind of common sense that is too often overlooked. And sometimes I found myself shouting (inside): that’s right! That is a healthy way of thinking!
So, more than a single post or sentence, what I like most about P4P is the mind opening feeling that one gets when reading, affecting both business and life.
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Firstly, happy anniversary! I would like to just say a HUGE thank you for starting this blog. I love everything about it and as a new photographer I find all of your posts unbelievably helpful! I have struggled a lot with confidence since starting my business but reading P4P has given me some awesome tips and really useful information to continue to grow as a professional photographer. Enjoy your time in New York and I can’t wait for the next post.

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youve had so many good articles, its hard to pick just one… but the one that comes to my mind first is when you talked about writing about the people you are posting about on your blog instead of what you feel as the photographer!

Congratulations on one year…. hope the next one is even better!
Addie recently posted..Sneak Peek – Columbus Ms Photographer

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Hi Jenika!

We are in the middle of a crazy move but thought I’d stop and take a minute to say, wow – well deserved congrats. This is my favorite blog by far – I can’t pick just one article. Keep doing exactly what you’re doing. You’ve been such an inspiration and I have no doubt in my mind that you’ll continue to do great things. Thanks for being you. You’ve given me many new perspectives and for that I am so grateful. Enjoy your well deserved vacation.

Becky V.

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Your the only blog that I get really excited about reading. You are constructive while still being so positive. I feel like I get my clients now and can think through my own questions.

You are also nice. Really, really, nice and that comes through too.

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It’s been wonderful to get to know you and P4P this year! I went back to see if I could find the first post I ever read, and got lost reading all of the old posts again. They’re just as good the second time around. As someone who just failed miserably (again) at Mini Sessions, I opened up this one this morning: http://psychologyforphotographers.com/what-you-can-do-today-to-boost-business-before-christmas
it’s just as good as before, and more poignant, because I can see specifically what I did wrong and how I can fix it for next year. Taking notes like a fiend. So glad you felt compelled to start this. Hope you’re Treating Yo Self in NYC!
Allison recently posted..Fall With the Floras

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Happy anniversary P4P! I can’t believe you have only been at this a year, your posts suggest you have been at this much longer.
I bought your e-book after much hesitation (you never can know what you will get) and I wanted to tell you that it was the single biggest factor that helped me together my website. I knew my target client, not as specifically before as after your book, and I knew how I wanted to be perceived. However, I had not thought about each page as an opportunity to meet my target client’s needs–brain explosion! This concept helped me break down the work into reasonable chunks, instead of just thinking about my website as a whole, panicking and blanking out.
Thank you so much for your help!
Nicole

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Happy anniversary!

My favorite comment was from a very recent blog post… actually there are two:

Mistake #3: Reading all photography blogs instead of seeking a balance between photography and business mentors.

Most successful entrepreneurs tried several things and had many false starts before they landed on “the one” – accept that this is a process, educate yourself as much as you can, and make the best decisions possible.
Tammy recently posted..10 Reasons to Hire a Professional

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Hi!
Love all your posts but the advice on not making one of your early was great. Especially the part about not just reading photography blogs, but business ones, too. Which is why I like your blog. It has both kinds of information.
Congratulations on your anniversary!

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I thank you for all of the time and selfless sharing and effort you have put into helping me as well as others who may have come across so many of the same challenges. At least that is how I feel about this work you have done. Even if you never put up another post…what you’ve shared thus far has been priceless and for me life changing. Thank you again!

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So, I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of months now, but missed the post on passion that you linked to before. So so so relevant to me right now! I’m giving my two weeks notice for my day job today and devoting more time and effort into my photography! (Now, let’s just hope my boss doesn’t read your blog. )
Kim recently posted..Studio & Halloween Mini Sessions

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Happy Anniversary and Happy Travels to you! Thanks for all your generosity and your incredible posts! I devour every one. Reading the Irresistible Website has shaken up all my ideas about websites. I’m no longer satisfied with my pretty pictures, I want the STORY and the CONNECTION to shine through. I want my website to reach out to my target client (I’ve called her Brittney and developed her life’s story) and wrap her up in a hug, followed by a firm shaking about the shoulders to wake her up and challenge her to book NOW! (I’ve discovered Brittney’s a busy girl and she’ll appreciate the call to action and the great experience ahead.) Thanks for opening my eyes to a world of possibilities.

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Your favorite post is mine as well! Thank you for being so open and transparent with us…which causes some serious reflection on my part as well!

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Hi
I don´t know how long is this supposed to be, but there´s so much I loved about this blog. I enjoyed the post about the two hundred dollar attitude, I had already learned that philosophy from my grandma and I believe it makes a difference in almost any personal and professional relationship. I also found really helpful the posts about selling your photography to women, and meeting your clients´needs, since I am more of a photographer than a business woman, and these posts were true eye-openers and greatly improved my business skills. I shared with my friends (photographers and non-photographers ) the post about Van Gogh and the one about the worst case scenario, since here in Mexico photography market (and basically any kind of market) are truly crappy for young people, and this makes harder for us to take the leap, vanquishing our fears, and follow our passions, and this post is all about it.
Now, if you have a minute, I would like to share a personal anecdote which I believe relates to this. Besides photography, I also work with glass and I recently took a trip to take a course at the Corning Museum of Glass, were I learned from Loren Stump how to make some kinds of complex murrini, which requires handling a relatively big amount of glass. Back at Mexico, I decided to rent a local workshop to practice for a couple of hours, since I didn´t have a torch of my own back then. I was making this cat murrini with the technique I learned, and while I was working, the workshop owner, trying to be nice and give a good service, kept checking on me every few minutes. But everytime he came back, he kept telling me that that was a lot of glass, and that it was probably going to break. From this guys perspective, the facts were that: a) he is older than me and way more glass- experienced, b) the workshop has a particular brand of torch that I had never seen before and I couldn´t even turn it on on my own c) the kiln happened to be in Celsius, and I only know the annealing temperature on Farenheit, so he had to tell me and set it for me and d) I only know the names of the tools in english, so it took me awhile to ask for the ones I wanted and I looked like a complete idiot. With all these facts, the reasonable decision seemed to be to listen to the guy and work something simpler and smaller. I didn´t. I didn´t listen because a) this guy is really experienced, but he works on fusing rather than flamework, b) he doesn´t usually works with the type of glass I work with, c) he doesn´t know that much about murrini and d) I was just back from learning that very technique from one of the most talented and important flameworkers in the world. I didn´t listen to him because of the same reason that, back while getting my bachelor degree, I wouldn´t listen either to the teachers, students and my own parents when they told me that the research I chose to make for getting my degree was way too complicated and I was never going to finish it. These are smart, experienced and mature people who care about me and give advices with the best intentions, but if I had listen to them on that, I would probably got my degree anyway, but I wouldn´t have gained the admiration of my friends, family, teachers and co-workers when I presented the finished project and I was told it was way above a bachelor degree-level research, and it was one of the most interesting projects they had read. I didn´t listen also because sometimes, your glass has to break so you can gain some experience and learn something. But that´s worse case scenario. It didn´t break. Even when you are young and dumb, there are times to listen to the smart, caring grown-ups, and times to take a leap and believe in yourself.

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Wish I’d read and posted in time to be in the drawing, but still wanted to answer. I’ve enjoyed your posts in general, and have had some “ah-ha” moments reading them.

“*Why* should [website readers] contact you?” Good question! Time to tweak the website!

“I clutched my props like a security blanket.” Been there…. Time to give up the blanket.

“Business education can … feel expensive.” That’s where I’m at now — but you’re convincing me of its necessity!

Keep up the good work. <: – Sarah

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