Ten things I learned This Year

[Fluid]

10 things I learned this year

  1.  There are too many people getting into our Industry.
  2.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
  3.  Too many think they know what they are doing when they have no clue.
  4.  Too many offer their advice when it is wrong int he first place.
  5.  Everyone wants everything for free.
  6.  There is way too much crap being produced in our Industry as of late.
  7.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
  8.  Helping others doesn't necessary always get a thank you in too many cases.
  9.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
10.  There is NO easy button for what we do. Contrary to many Noobs beliefs

[mooseman]

"Hey Mooseman, I love #8. Is it copyrighted?" 
don't thinhk so I would go for it, if they haul your a$$ into court we will all send you a shirt that says life is tough get a freakin helmet
mooseman

Sorry Mooseman and Coyote, Denis Leary coined that phrase years ago.

i knew somone would bring that up about leary but there are a lot of people who lay claim to that quote in one version or another.
i would guess dennis was the first to successfully hijack it.

[Homer]

10 things I learned this year

  1.  There are too many people getting into our Industry.
  2.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
  3.  Too many think they know what they are doing when they have no clue.
  4.  Too many offer their advice when it is wrong int he first place.
  5.  Everyone wants everything for free.
  6.  There is way too much crap being produced in our Industry as of late.
  7.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
  8.  Helping others doesn't necessary always get a thank you in too many cases.
  9.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
10.  There is NO easy button for what we do. Contrary to many Noobs beliefs

this x10. . plus one more. .
 
11) people expect things handed to them on a platter instead of learning how to do it themselves. . . who is you to think you get it for free?

[sweetts]

10 things I learned this year

  1.  There are too many people getting into our Industry.
  2.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
  3.  Too many think they know what they are doing when they have no clue.
  4.  Too many offer their advice when it is wrong int he first place.
  5.  Everyone wants everything for free.
  6.  There is way too much crap being produced in our Industry as of late.
  7.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
  8.  Helping others doesn't necessary always get a thank you in too many cases.
  9.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
10.  There is NO easy button for what we do. Contrary to many Noobs beliefs

Here's number 11 & 12
11.  Competition breads innovation.
12.   REAL artists are narcissist  LOL   jk

[Fresh Baked Printing]

10 things I learned this year

  1.  There are too many people getting into our Industry.

The barrier to entry is pretty dang low but holy crap, the number of t-shirts waiting for a print is mind boggling! Remove China from the equation...

[Command-Z]

10 things I learned this year

  1.  There are too many people getting into our Industry.
  2.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
  3.  Too many think they know what they are doing when they have no clue.
  4.  Too many offer their advice when it is wrong int he first place.
  5.  Everyone wants everything for free.
  6.  There is way too much crap being produced in our Industry as of late.
  7.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
  8.  Helping others doesn't necessary always get a thank you in too many cases.
  9.  Everyone thinks they are an artist.
10.  There is NO easy button for what we do. Contrary to many Noobs beliefs

You know as well as I do, you didn't learn ANY of this in the past year... you've known all of it since you got in to this business!