Attacked By Evil Photog Trolls! [More on Getty Extortion Letters]

Ever since publishing my post about Getty’s extortion letters, I’ve been inundated in comments. When I shut them off, there were 214 of them. Basically, a blog reader shared my post in the Shutterstock forum, which prompted many disgruntled photographers to come here for The Airing of Grievances. Multiple people emailed me privately to suggest […]

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How to Save 20% on Your Next Copywriting Project

This may be one of the strangest posts I’ve ever published. Here’s why: I’m currently looking for 1-3 “special” copywriting projects. These projects will be “special” because I will not accept payment for them in U.S. dollars. What’s more, if you book me for one of these special projects, you can expect to save about […]

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I Was Shocked to Get a Getty Images Extortion Letter

In July of 2011, I received a letter from Getty Images. The letter claimed I was in violation of copyright. But the letter was not a typical Cease and Desist. Rather, it demanded the removal of the image from my site, plus a settlement payment of $1,065 to Getty Images. My first reaction was shock. […]

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Fantastic Financial Advice from a Modern-Day Solomon [Book]

I’m reading a fantastic book right now called How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis. I consider him to be a bit like a “modern-day Solomon.” After all, like Solomon, Dennis has acquired much wealth in his lifetime. And also like Solomon, Dennis spent a few years in total debauchery, after which he became wiser […]

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Warning: Reading Too Many Books Will Mess You Up

I love books. My shelves are filled with them. And I purchase new books quite frequently from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Yet at the same time, I realize books can become a burden.

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