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How New Promoted Posts On Facebook Impacts Photographers And What Can You Do About It

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Ivan Ross

Facebook announced October 3 an algorithm update that allows you to promote your posts to a wider audience outside your fan base. As exciting as it may sound, this does not come without some headaches for photographers who use Facebook … Continue reading →

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Figuring Small Business/Self-employed Taxes

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Ivan Ross

Copyright © 2008 kozumel As a self-employed artist, or photographer, you have to pay an ordinary income tax as everybody else does and additional “self-employment” tax which does not exist for people living on a wage. Self-employment tax Self-employment tax … Continue reading →

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Personal Finances of a Self-Employed

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Ivan Ross

Today, I wanted to speak about personal finances of a self-employed person – photographers, artists and freelancers in general. I started Visual Watermark as a part-time project while working with my ex-employer DevExpress Inc. It was fun and easy side-project … Continue reading →

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