Why you Must increase your marketability

This is important if you are learning Photoshop for the ultimate
purpose of getting paid for your Photoshop skill.

Although you may be in Photoshop for the creative satisfaction

and fulfillment, you don't want to be the 'starving' artist (do you?)

You have the right to get paid for your skills because Photoshop

proficiency is a tangible asset that is in demand by those who

would hire you.  However, you will have to learn some business

skills as well because proficiency alone doesn't guarantee you

income.

I can't guarantee you income either, but I can advise you on that

but it will be up to you to actually 'do the work' (albeit the work

will be easier and you'll have the competitive edge). 

Most likely people aren't going to break down the doors to rush
to you and hire you right off the bat...it's going to take some
effort on your part to push everything in your favor towards
getting work (either job or freelance/projects).
 

You really want to be equipped and to have the knowledge of a
professional grade education that you can APPLY.  It will take some

proper training and effort on your part but the results are worth it.

Of course I can offer you Photoshop proficiency itself on a platter

IF you take and apply the training which I can give you.

No one said mastering Photoshop was easy otherwise everyone

would do it, but you CAN arm yourself with the best possible knowledge and leverage that you can in one place to get you

to where you need to be quicker.

A fast paced work environment will often have high demands

on you and your Photoshop knowledge and ability to work with

it had better be at a very good level of application.

So how do they know how good you are? Well, as a graphic

designer or desktop publisher specializing in Photoshop, they'll

want to see your portfolio.

Your portfolio is one of the most important things you can work

on because it displays your skill level that went into that project.

I highly recommend building ultimately a diverse portfolio. This

will showcase to prospective employers or clients that you can

get a variety of tasks done and that one extra task that you

can do might be the hook that they are looking for.
 

After you have a good Photoshop proficiency, try to focus first

on one or two areas that are your favorite to get things going so you're not too distracted.

Get really good at, say web template design, retouching photos,

etc. and then you can move on from their with further specialized

training programs.

To be able to create graphics in the visual realm to be seen by

an unlimited number of people is really a great feeling. The more

work that you do and 'give' to the world, the better things will

feel for you...more personal fulfillment and job requirements =

income.

If you want to earn an income from Photoshop, you must be

equipped to provide value and professional quality results and

service to whoever would hire you. 

I know that many people in India and even Malaysia are in the marketplace competing for work. With the advantage of the

internet, you can now telecommute from anywhere in the world

and earn an income for your services.

Just remember that having your Photoshop and other software

skills at the maximum level (and growing) you can push the limits

of your creativity 'applied' as well as compete in the competitive

jobs or projects market.

So make sure you get yourself a foundational education in Photoshop CS/CS2 and then continue educating yourself beyond that with many of the marketwide resources that are out there (that I cover in my complete 'Photoshop Power' resource).
 

And if you're someone that's REALLY going to make it happen

and freelance or get a high paying position you're going to want

to go beyond the norm or accepted standard.

You will have to market and position yourself naturally 'ahead of'

your competition and know a bit about the business angle as well

as the technical and creative Photoshop angles.

You should try to seek out unique training solutions that will give

you an edge above your competition as well and that will make

prospective employers get their mouths watering to hire YOU.

By having both the Photoshop grounding AND knowing how to

market yourself to get jobs and projects as easily as possible (or

get the perfect job position you want) you're going to have to

have the right preparation.

Remember that before you can market your services (or just

plain get to a point of professional Photoshop usage) you're going

to have to get the foundational grounding; the A to Z of knowing

and applying Photoshop to get the results that you and prospective

clients or hirers would desire.

And I tell you, once you get the foundation of Photoshop handled, you'll have the knowledge that will start opening up your creative

mind like never before to what you can do (and this can happen

during the learning process).

So when can you reach the point of being able to create your ideal

visual results and when can you BE at a point of being able to market

your services for cash income by doing what you love to do the

most?  Find out on the next page. 

When you can expect to realistically achieve your ultimate Photoshop ambitions?>>

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