Friday, 15 June 2012

13: The Final Frontier

So for the final lecture, those of us who came would know we had a guest speaker, Steve Molks, who runs his own blog.

(no I’m not putting the link here because he gets enough views anyway, while I get too few)

Anyway, he gave us some helpful tips about starting up, being true to yourself, following your dream, all the usual junk.

Fortunately, he managed to wake me up before I fell asleep, with some original advice, taken from his experience running a blog.

Dot Points:
·      Form your own opinions, and don’t be afraid to state them
·      Related, be confident, about yourself, your work, your potential and your opinions
·      You need to create a brand for yourself
o   Start developing your style now
o   Work out what/who you’re targeting
·      Start publishing now – there’s nothing more impressive than a young go-getter with an extensive portfolio

All these points are common sense, but sometimes we need people to point sense out to us because we can’t quite see it yet.

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