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Stolen Ideas

People steal ideas from me all the time. I fine with stolen ideas much more so than stolen words. The whole point of this blogging thing is to make your ideas available to the world for use. If you're afraid to release your idea into the world because

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The Hierarchy of Photography Publishing

Explaining how to photograph is 99% of what's published about photography and it's 99% distraction. A step up from explaining how is explaining why. This is the 1% that really makes you reconsider your entire approach to the art. That's where I've

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The Secret

"The secret to a long, happy life is to never read the comments." - Rich Stevens [https://twitter.com/rstevens/status/637233683569733633]

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Don't Worry About Your "Platform"

You need to have a podcast! You need to be on Snapchat! You need a Youtube channel! You need a newsletter! Why? Fame? Money? I know plenty of famous people (even rock stars) who have less in the bank, fewer prospects and less time for family and friends than people

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Don't Cage Your Enthusiasm

I saw the first of many concerts I'll be attending this summer a few days ago. It was Cage the Elephant, the new kings of garage band rock. Whenever I see one of their shows, I'm struck by the energy and enthusiasm they put into every

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Different

> "Different is better than better.” - Sally Hogshead, author of Fascinate [http://amzn.to/1WAehCG].

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Why You Shouldn't Blog Daily

This week, I've posted about why Seth Godin [https://www.cjchilvers.com/seth-godin-explains-why-you-should-blog-daily/] and John Saddington [https://www.cjchilvers.com/john-saddington-wants-you-to-blog-daily/] advocate for daily blogging. But the critics of daily blogging are numerous and their arguments are seemingly sound. In fact, advocating for daily blogging is, by far,

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More on Blogging Daily

We just read why Seth Godin wants you to blog daily [https://www.cjchilvers.com/seth-godin-explains-why-you-should-blog-daily/], but he's not the only one preaching the word. John Saddington, the developer behind Desk [http://desk.pm], recently wrapped up a year of blogging daily and posted [http://john.do/5k-posts/

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Seth Godin Explains Why You Should Blog Daily

Seth Godin wants you to read more blogs [http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2016/06/read-more-blogs.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fsethsmainblog+%28Seth%27s+Blog%29] : > "Other than writing a daily blog (a practice that's free,

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All You Need Is 1

You don’t need a certain number of followers, a “passive income,” a “monetization strategy” or “1000 true fans [http://alesserphotographer.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=17ac74e26fc4e20c4b566f584&id=8f94b94dbd&e=f8ff271d01] ” to justify sharing your work. All you need is 1. 1 person liked my writing enough