How I lost 70% of my illustration income, by making this one mistake. TWICE!
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The mistakes I’ve made in 18 Months that has cost me 70% of my illustration income.
I‘m not going to name names.
But I will share facts and figures and circumstances as a way to process what went wrong. My goal is to first not let me make this mistake a third time, but also help you navigate a similar pitfalls
In a nutshell, I under priced my 12th, 13th and 14th book, by a lot!
Like the equivalent of giving a 60 -75% discount on the work and having contracts work against me rather than for me. Now I take 100% responsibility for my mistake. But I want to show you how this mistake can creep up on you.
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