Comments on: Oil Tanker http://prophotobusinessforum.com/2009/09/oil-tanker/ A safe place for amateur photographers with pressing business questions seeking honest, straightforward critiques. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michaelle Janet http://prophotobusinessforum.com/2009/09/oil-tanker/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Michaelle Janet Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:19:37 +0000 http://prophotobusinessforum.com/?p=297#comment-44 While I certainly agree with Christine somewhat. I think she is missing the boat here in terms of what you want PPBF to be. Her monthly meetings are great places to network here in town - but PPBF needs to be a national/international meeting of the minds. Not just local. If our main goal is to -privately- talk business, it's little counter intuitive to have 30-50 of your competitors doing and knowing and reading the same thing. We need a mixed bag. And it's hard to do face to face networking for PPBF when that's the goal. Aric - her Thursday meet up details are on her blog. While I certainly agree with Christine somewhat. I think she is missing the boat here in terms of what you want PPBF to be. Her monthly meetings are great places to network here in town – but PPBF needs to be a national/international meeting of the minds. Not just local.

If our main goal is to -privately- talk business, it’s little counter intuitive to have 30-50 of your competitors doing and knowing and reading the same thing. We need a mixed bag. And it’s hard to do face to face networking for PPBF when that’s the goal.

Aric – her Thursday meet up details are on her blog.

]]> By: Aric Hoek http://prophotobusinessforum.com/2009/09/oil-tanker/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Aric Hoek Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:47:09 +0000 http://prophotobusinessforum.com/?p=297#comment-41 Oh, and I am also holding an open house on November 2nd here at the studio. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=297060500318&index=1 Oh, and I am also holding an open house on November 2nd here at the studio.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=297060500318&index=1

]]> By: Aric Hoek http://prophotobusinessforum.com/2009/09/oil-tanker/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Aric Hoek Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:40:31 +0000 http://prophotobusinessforum.com/?p=297#comment-40 Hi Christine, Thank you so much for the advice. I have done some of the things you recommend. I first did two free eBook giveaways which brought in about 400 people. I am very active in the photographic community here in Houston as well, as I am on the board of Directors for the Professional Photographers Guild of Houston. I would love to come to one of the Thursday meetings. How do I learn more about them? Hi Christine,

Thank you so much for the advice. I have done some of the things you recommend.

I first did two free eBook giveaways which brought in about 400 people.

I am very active in the photographic community here in Houston as well, as I am on the board of Directors for the Professional Photographers Guild of Houston.

I would love to come to one of the Thursday meetings. How do I learn more about them?

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