Running A Successful Digital Art Business
Where do I even start with this one?
My intent was to do a blog post about once a week. Maybe twice. I wanted to be really ambitious about this because a friend told me that blogs help you get ranked in search engine optimization, whatever that ✨ magic ✨ is. And I got really, really busy with the business and I lost it. And then I went on a trip and then life changed and now here we are… Let us recap…
When I posted my last blog entry, I was on a hot streak that got even hotter. June was the busiest I had ever been. I was on this intense high. I took a trip home and packed in a ton of video and photo work around it and I was slammed when I came home. I was doing it… I was really doing it. Traveling and making art for businesses and individuals and working for myself. Major high point for me
And then life changed. Things started to fall apart with my relationship. The start of this relationship was a huge catalyst for me restarting my creative career and I was feeling really secure and wonderful in the state of that relationship and the health of my business and the momentum. But… things ended. And I stayed fairly busy but I went completely sideways mentally and emotionally, to be completely honest. This was someone I had intended to spend the rest of my life with. And now they’re gone and they aren’t coming back
I’m sharing this because it really fucking matters… It matters because it’s part of the human experience and I am a creative human running a business and trying to make a living by making beautiful art for people as a videographer and photographer. And that break up hurt. A lot. Myself and my business… But I did reframe and refocus pretty quickly and got things back moving in a positive direction personally and professionally
Next chapter, I have had a ton of really cool meetings and opportunities since July. Business has been good. There are a lot of things in the works. And I finally decided that I was going to go all in and step away from bartending three evenings a week. I’m terrified. I’m legitimately concerned that I won’t be able to make it as a freelance creative on my own. And I’m sharing that because it also matters. As a 38 year old man, I am very scared that I won’t be able to make this dream of mine work. But I’m going after it and I intend to be back here more regularly to document that process as I go. I think this blog might turn into a diary of sorts. We shall see. Even now as I type this… This feels like a little bit of therapy that I will be thankful for down the road
So here it is… I’m going all in to try to run a successful videography, drone cinematography, photography, editing, and graphic design business. It’s just me. And I’m scared but I’m doing it anyways. Talk soon. Love. Cheers
Author - Matthew Brinker, Brinker Media House, LLC