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Cherry Blossoms (x)
I wanted to talk to all of you for a moment.
I wanted to thank the few people that have reblogged my photography and helped spread the word about my site. I'm thankful that I have a healthy number of followers that enjoy the dance inspired pictures I reblog to share with all of them and that people enjoy them but this is about my photography.
I'm a photographer and I'm struggling to make it. On November 28, I will have officially had my site for a full year and I've only made enough money with it to pay for the annual renewal fees or enough to pay my bills for one month. Just one. There are eleven months where I'm dipping deeper and deeper into the red, into debt and it scares me.
I've got a weird situation where I've been out of work for three years now because of health reasons. I'm getting better, finally, but I'm not entirely there and it'd take one day where things act up and I could lose a job pending anyone is even willing to look past the fact that I've been unemployed for three years and that I've got a pre-existing health condition that could impact my behavior and presence in the workplace. So my photographer has been my main source of income and it . . . isn't much.
I've got medical bills to pay (I have 1400$ in dental work to be done shortly, plus the 1200$ we already put into it to get to this point. I've got medications that I need on a daily basis too). I need to be able to keep my phone on and I would love to be able to save up enough money to move out of my parents home. They're gracious enough to let me live here rent free and they've even picked up my health insurance bills, car insurance bills and they pay for little things like gas and food. I work around the house to earn my keep and I'm doing what I can. I'm always facing the fear of running out of any kind of money to my name, it is always within reach and I've got maybe three months before that happens.
So, I am obscenely thankful to those that have ordered from me. I'm thankful to those that let me know they're not in a situation where they can order at the moment but they share the information with their friends in hopes of being able to help drum up attention and business for me. I'm thankful and grateful to those that reblog the pictures, posts and links I post. I can't ask for more than that really. I don't expect everyone to buy something but I can ask that you check out what I have to offer and share it.
All prints are either $8, $11 or $24. There are international pricing (select the euro for currency) and I ship internationally. Shipping is as low as I can get it and they do a good job. The customer service team is fantastic and they're very helpful.
My site is http://allison-simon.com and I have landscape, nature and wildlife photography available in multiple size prints.
Thank you for your time, thank you for your help and your understanding and thank you to those that have helped me along the way and will hopefully continue to be patrons and friends.
new prints available at http://allison-simon.com
I don't mention this here nearly as much as I should. I'm a photographer (nature, landscape and wildlife) and that little URL up there is my site. I've got a sale going site wide in honor of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. 20% off your purchase with the code GOBBLE at the check out.
I've recently added new images to all of the galleries, including the brand new Fall/Winter gallery. I'd appreciate it to no end if you checked it out and spread the word.
A classic. (x)
A week after this shot, my cat brings me the tail. Glad I got a picture of the whole skink while it lasted.
Internet business stuff.
The following sites will all redirect to http://allison-simon.com from now on.
http://www.makeyourownfate.com
http://makeyourownfate.zenfolio.com
Also, makeyourownfate.tumblr.com is now allison-simon.tumblr.com so everything matches. The only thing that has not changed is the twitter account and quite frankly, it is just a public account so I'm not in the biggest hurry. My email address still remains the same since that has existed beyond the domains and hosting sites.
Now I get to start on logos, designs and a proper layout for the site. Good news, all of the products have remained available throughout all of this so the webstore and prints are still going strong and up for purchase (hint hint).