Live Caricature Entertainment, Graphic Recording, and Custom Illustration by Bruce Outridge Productions
People often ask why I am so busy when everyone else seems to be entering a slow period in summer. Part of it is the business of entertainment, but part … Continue reading Your Best Marketing Comes from Your Personality
It amazes me the wheeling and dealing people try to do when looking into pricing. Recently I had a fairly large corporation call me for pricing on my service and … Continue reading Create Trust with Your Pricing
If you aren’t willing to put all your energy into a project you are wasting your time. Your name is associated with whatever you do. Pride Junkie Bruce
As a service business one of the hardest areas to deal with are returns. I don’t get very many, but occasionally one comes back usually because people thought they like … Continue reading Dealing with Returns, We’re Not Walmart!
Ever wonder why people aren’t respecting you, but demand respect in return?Respect is earned and if you are speaking to someone of authority or experience then you should respect them. … Continue reading Respect Starts with You
We all hate to turn down work especially as an entrepreneur or artist not knowing where the next meal may come from, but sometimes it is the best thing you … Continue reading Turning Down Work May be the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Business and Your Art
You can do a job right or you can do a job wrong, either way you will do the job. Only one will reward you for the future. Bruce Outridge
In the Pride Junkie “P” stands for passion. I see many kids around these days that don’t seem to have passion in what they do. I loved drawing from the … Continue reading Use Your Passion
Many of us are very skeptical of new opportunities and have a habit of shutting them down at first light. With the internet and telemarketing companies it can be annoying … Continue reading Be Open to New Opportunities
I am a time management nut and the reason is that I do so many things. Since our business is primarily a service business I not only have to sell … Continue reading Creating a fresh Start? Start with your Studio!
As artists we are told to focus on one thing and one thing only. As entrepreneurs we are told you will spread yourself too thin and lose focus if you … Continue reading Branching Out, is it Survival or Death?
Welcome to January, cold, dark, and dreary. Yesterday it was announced in our local news that January 21st is the most depressing day of the year, the bills are in, … Continue reading Do You Need to Regroup?