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It’s late at night, and you’re sitting in your home office, surrounded by piles of paperwork and a growing list of client emails. You’ve hustled hard to get your business…

Between the high-profile guest speaker lineups, thousands of excited attendees, and a several-day conference, corporate events are every event planner’s dream. But the success doesn’t come without caveats. Large-scale events…

8 Freelancing tips for beginners (what I wish I knew before I took the leap) Starting out on a freelancing journey can be a nerve-wracking experience. I know when I…

You’ve been in the industry for a few years and built up a decent-sized client base. Now, it’s time to work on reaching even more people. We’re talking about marketing,…

It’d be nice if freelance jobs went like this: Find clients who need work. Do the work. Get paid. Unfortunately, it hardly ever looks like that. There are often a…

In my opinion, every salesperson should be skilled in a variety of areas. But based on my experience and observations, a salesperson must have the following key traits and skills…

Meet Katie Dessin. She loves Ristretto coffee, dark chocolate, and spicy salsa. What’s more obvious is that she loves photography and it shows in her work. Despite only being in…

Photography lost one of it’s great icons this weekend. It was reported by the NY Times that famed fashion photographer Bill Cunningham – the photographer who is credited with being…

Weddings can provide one of the most challenging and most rewarding experiences for photographers, but not everyone is cut out for the job. I found this out for myself the…

Not far from Bloom HQ, in a seemingly disorganized home office, photographer Hal Harrison sits at an untidy desk. Two large monitors face him, a web browser in one, Photoshop…

And now, the moment many photographers have been waiting for. So far, we at Bloom have been focusing our efforts on recruiting photographers in Portland. Now, we’re switching gears to…

To succeed in business, you need a good reputation. What you do and what others say and know about you—that forms your reputation. These days, entire businesses revolve around reputation…