An observation on the current business...

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by LizAEBN

Oh, come now, EJ: Don't let's be ridiculous.

One can hope?....

[RawAlex]

The biggest issue facing the industry is poor grammar and a failure to use proper punctuation. If everyone did it right, we would all be billionaires.

Yes, this is the answer.

[Rcourt64]

AGAIN>>> cuz i feel like a broken record now, since we've been thru this before:

In a country that consist of spelling one word 5 different ways,
but pronounce it ALL the same way?
And where words spelled in one format but are pronounced or sentenced a TOTALLY different way. No where near the way spelt.
Then sorry people, I have no respect for your language from the get go.

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by Rcourt64

AGAIN>>> cuz i feel like a broken record now, since we've been thru this before:

In a country that consist of spelling one word 5 different ways,
but pronounce it ALL the same way?
And where words spelled in one format but are pronounced or sentenced a TOTALLY different way. No where near the way spelt.
Then sorry people, I have no respect for your language from the get go.

Oh, that's all right...it's not easy to be an American. If it were, you could all be one of US. (Get the little pun, there?)
But, we like you anyhow. You keep working at it, and maybe, one day, we'll let you in!

[Rcourt64]

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

Oh, that's all right...it's not easy to be an American. If it were, you could all be one of US. (Get the little pun, there?)
But, we like you anyhow. You keep working at it, and maybe, one day, we'll let you in!

GET BACK TO WORK DUDE


What progression have you to show these past few months ?

[Greg B]

I agree with Gonzo. We've both been around for over a decade at this biz.

What I'm seeing is like in any industry there are the incompetent and the greedy who fuck up things. It's that simple.

You have people who've made tons of money in this biz only to piss it away on dope and gambling and other stupid shit instead of putting things away for a rainy day.

I never did this full time because it was so easy. Only last 18 months or so I got attacked by some assholes who if you know the story are no longer in the biz. Their shit failed and several more now owe me money from court losses. Yes you have people undermining other people but that's why you have lawyers so they can go after the fuckheads.

I had to do diagnostics and damage control over the past year and it was fun. Found some new affiliates that actually convert, new strategies, new allies. I whittled everything down to the basics and to the bone so that the final responsibility would just be me and my artwork. It's never ever failed. I can now sit back and just draw toons and do little maintenance. I'm literally only a wee bit away from retiring on this income on a default basis.

In the meantime I don't sit on my ass I still look for the next way to make more capital.

I've found so many people in this biz are full of more shit than a constipated elephant. You find out when it's time to pay. I don't even deal with people who can't back up what they say. I've spent a good six figures on legals in the past few years straightening out a few assholes in this biz and more are on the way although they don't know it til it's too late.

It was high time I started cleaning house anyway.

So for me, one's status in this biz is in direct reflection to one's willingness to take responsibility for oneself.

Bottom line, it's who you hang out with.

[catfightreport]

Ron Paul!

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by Rcourt64

GET BACK TO WORK DUDE


What progression have you to show these past few months ?

Now THAT is funny.....
I LIKE that picture!

I think I ought to use that in my AutoBiography.

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by Rcourt64

GET BACK TO WORK DUDE


What progression have you to show these past few months ?

And to respond to your comment...
Been working very hard past several months. We are VERY close to the new factory open.
We just finished painting the second floor.
Then the gears are gonna fly!
More production space, more employees, etc.