{"id":55884,"date":"2017-07-09T02:40:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-09T09:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=55884"},"modified":"2017-07-09T19:38:04","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T02:38:04","slug":"how-to-build-your-own-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/09\/how-to-build-your-own-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN EMPIRE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PHOTOGRAPHY ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101<\/a><\/p>\n

\n The best empire to rule is an empire over yourself. – Publilius Syrus\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Build an empire of yourself.<\/p>\n

Download PDF ><\/a><\/p>\n

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Ok, building an empire ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t about colonizing others, and stripping away others from their abilities.<\/p>\n

Invest in Yourself.<\/h2>\n

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Whenever you upload something to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat\u00e2\u20ac\u201c you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re helping them build their empire.<\/p>\n

Rather, invest in yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You build your own website or blog. Bluehost.com and WordPress.org. Own your own server, and your own domain. You can afford $10 a month, can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t you? 1and1.comm charges only $8 a month.<\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be a social media slave<\/h2>\n

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Consider: do you want to build your Instagram following for 10 years? Let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s say one day you have 100,000 followers. Now, if you want more of your posts to reach your audience, you gotta pay Facebook $20 each post to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153boost\u00e2\u20ac\u009d your images to reach even 10% of your audience.<\/p>\n

For me, I have close to 100,000 Fans on Facebook. Whenever I post something, I only reach 3% of my audience. If I post something to this site, everyone will see it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get fired.<\/h2>\n
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by CINDY NGUYEN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you want to build your own empire, you gotta first not<\/em> be a slave.<\/p>\n

Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be a slave to social media. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be a slave to your job.<\/p>\n

If you have a 9-5 job, my recommendation:<\/p>\n

\n Do the minimum amount of work necessary not<\/em> to get fired.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Collect your salary, but don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t become a slave to it. Build up your empire on the side. That is what I did.<\/p>\n

Why build an empire?<\/h2>\n

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First of all, owning your own self and your own empire is to have freedom.<\/p>\n

Freedom over your life. Freedom to do what you wanna do, and what you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t<\/em> wanna do.<\/p>\n

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Lots of people think being rich is the key to happiness. Wrong. The key to happiness is freedom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having some<\/em> money helps you buy your freedom. If you have enough money to pay rent, food, water, and coffee, you have enough. Now, I feel rich because I make enough to support my basics, and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stress about finances. I currently make over $200,000 a year, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m \u00e2\u20ac\u0153poor\u00e2\u20ac\u009d compared to my friends making $10 a million from hedge funds.<\/p>\n

But I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m rich, because I make more money than I spend, and I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t \u00e2\u20ac\u0153need\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or desire more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Practical Advice<\/h2>\n

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Ideas:<\/p>\n

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  1. Make your own photo blog via bluehost.com and WordPress.org.<\/li>\n
  2. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t upload any photos to social media (Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tumblr, Flickr) for a month. Upload one photo a day (for a month) to your own photo blog, and share a link to your blog to social media.<\/li>\n
  3. Build up your own brand name. Put your first and last name over everything.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Of course, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t listen to me. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m only suggesting tips and advice that I personally do. It probably won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t work for you,<\/p>\n

    \n But what if it can?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    BE STRONG,
    \nERIC<\/p>\n

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    PHOTOGRAPHY ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101<\/a><\/h1>\n
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    ERIC KIM x HENRI\u00c2\u00a0NECK STRAP<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 by HAPTIC INDUSTRIES<\/a> \/\/ Portrait by Benjamin Thompson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    If you want to make a living (or a killing) from photography, download:<\/p>\n

    \n PHOTOGRAPHY ENTREPRENEURSHIP MANUAL by ERIC KIM<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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    KEYS TO SUCCESS<\/h2>\n