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Still surfing the photography employment pages. This time I found some jobs in a Photography Studio which aren't photographer jobs. These are support staff positions that would get people in the door to the studio. One is for a telemarketer (Nooo!!! Not those annoying telemarketing callers!) and the other is a sales consultant. The photography business, is after all, a luxury item. No one needs photos - its a luxury to take photos, and its a luxury to charge hundreds of dollars for one studio photo. Sounds vain doesn't it? Here is a list of previous jobs I've previously recorded: part time digital photographer for a studio, another job here, freelance photographers job, a job for an assistant to a photographer job and finally a job at Starshots studio.

I was watching 'Sunrise' on Channel 7 this morning and they were interviewing Dominic McVey who was a teenage entrepreneur becoming a millionaire by 15 years old. He is 23 now and pursuing other entrepreneurial pursuits.

I've been on a lookout for photography jobs here and here but for no specific reason. I guess to scope out my competition. This time they're advertising a freelance photographer position. I am assuming that this business is like an agency - they get work for you and in turn pass on the job to you while getting a commission from the whole process. They claim to pay $30 to $75 per hour. If the jobs are daily and consistent $30/hour is reasonable to pay for a freelance photographer but the question to ask them is if the equipment provided and if there is a transport allowance (petrol is so expensive!) and if other expenses are covered. Also you are looking at the quality of photographers that you attract at those prices? Does the company have a training scheme to train the photographers to output a certain standard of photos or are they simply put to work?

Last week I saw this Photographer at Starshots, which is one of those shopping mall/centre studio setups. This week there's this "Photographic assistant" junior position which pays $25K to $30,000... which is not bad provided your career is to become a professional photographer. BUT is really cheap labour since you are only getting paid about $480 a week (not including taxes) or about $12 an hour.

Photographic assistant - junior position

Work Type: Full Time
Sub-Classification: Photography
Area: Sydney - Inner

Advertiser: Studio Commercial
Salary: $25K - $30K + super and bonus
Modern city based photographic studio is looking for a full time junior assistant.

The applicant should be energetic, creative, trustworthy, have initiative, drive, be a team player, well presented, keen to listen and learn, and can carry heavy photographic equipment.

Skills
A basic understanding of photography, computer savvy. Must have current drivers licence.

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Submitted by Marco on Tue, 29/04/2008 - 9:24am.

I was browsing the web and I found a couple of jobs relating to Internet Marketing. Some of their employment responsibilities are quite interesting... Jobs listed below include: Social Network Administrator, Internet/Media Sales Guru, Social Network Content Writer, Account Manager-On-Line Merchants, Web Designer-Flash. These are the jobs of tomorrow. These jobs didn't exist a decade ago... and only started appearing when Flash was invested and affiliate and social marketing took off in recent times.

This photograhy position opening at Starshots Bankstown looks interesting. I wonder what their pay rates and commissions are? These guys charge anywhere between $200 to $400 per photo including the whole makeup and photoshoot session.

STARSHOTS Bankstown is an established business that has been operating successfully in Centro Bankstown for the past 10 years. We are part of a growing franchise that now has 17 studios throughout the country.

Our Bankstown studio requires an experienced portrait photographer to join our friendly team of photographers and makeup artists.

Photographer - Job Responsibilities:

• Using lighting, props and poses to take photos that will wow! our clients
• Being able to sell our product to prospective clients
• Answering phones and attending to enquiries
• Working with a team to help produce a great experience for our clients

Photographer - Essential Skills Required:

• Experienced in portrait studio photography (2+ years minimum)
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Submitted by Marco on Fri, 25/04/2008 - 12:52pm.

Big companies are so desperate to get customers nowadays. Instead of just relying on their advertising campaigns and good word of mouth for people to sign up to their service, they are now sending out door knockers to drum up some business. Australia only has some 21 million people so the only way to grow for these big companies is to grab customers from other competitors. And so doorknocking campaigns have come back. Not only do you have to watch out for the persistent visits from Jehovah's witnesses, but not its the doorknocker from some contracted marketing company representing one of the big companies. I'm talking about the likes of Optus, Telstra, AGL, Integral and Energy Australia.

Doorknocking campaigns are an old technology. Their conversion rate must be high enough to be able to afford to employ a physical sales workforce to come out and talk to potential leads (aka customers) and to convert them into a "sale" or signup.

Doorknocking campaigns are an invasive practise. They simply turn up at your doorstep at the most inconvenient times - the times when you are eating, doing household chores, preparing dinner or eating dinner. It is difficult to handle on the spot. You are there and the salesperson is giving you their spiel, and their offer - vouchers or discounts. It all sounds good - but what is the catch? There's always a catch. Remember to always ask what the fine print is. Like, is their a lock in period? Commitment period, etc... Another difficult thing is that you aren't really given a chance to compare the offers by other competitors on the spot. It's not like you can shop around and tell them to come back in a few days after you've done your due dilligence.

Junior Web Content Manager - Online Editor

Here's an interesting job I found... (well it interests me) But in my opinion, it doesn't pay very well. And someone who can deliver these responsibilities and skills are definitely worth more. Definietly worth more.

• Sydney West location
• Immediate start
• Passion for online communications essential
• Circa $40,000

Aptitude for online Communications? Interest in Online Stores?

My client, quickly emerging as one of Australia's premiere online retail and wholesale suppliers, currently seeks a highly switched on and enthusiastic Junior Web Content Manager / Online Copy Editor to join a dynamic, rapidly growing environment on a permanent basis. Essentially we are looking for a passionate individual with the right attitude.

The right candidate will be responsible for assisting Web Content Management in developing and implementing effective marketing communication plans, tracking and modifying website content, mastering the in-house CMS, proof reading and helping to develop online content among other things.

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Submitted by Marco on Fri, 25/04/2008 - 9:08am.

Here's how you do viral marketing the wrong way. Name yourself "Trashman", upload YouTube videos of yourself complete with mask and boast how you have been deliberately infecting thousands of women with AIDS. Of course none of it has a grain of truth. You just want the attention. The shock value. The clips had been viewed hundreds of thousands of times before they were removed from YouTube and many media outlets fell for the ruse, including Fox News. YouTube users were quick to petition to have him kicked off the site. The president of People Living with HIV/AIDS Victoria, Brett Hayhoe, even weighed in to the issue, telling news.com.au that the man was "extremely disturbing" but seemed "genuine".

Actually is it the wrong way? He has had free worldwide press about his video. People now want to find those videos and check it out for themselves. If they want more information they end up browsing his websites.

Here's a funny Youtube video of a trader at the Chicago trading pits shouting, "Who put this dick on my back?" over a business news report. Enjoy.

Technical analysis is the methodology used by forex traders to predict or weigh up the odds of future price movements and market trends by studying past market price action. The premise of this analysis technique is patterns within the prices would reveal possible trends, highs and lows based on predictable repetitive human behaviour. People are predictable and have habits: history repeats itself. Also, the price action in a chart reveals everything there is to know about that instrument since the current price action accounts for all the market factors and sentiment, supply and demand.

There are a few sub-branches to technical analysis:

• Oscillating indicators (RSI, Stochastics, MACD)
• Number theory including the mathematical Fibonacci numbers and the slightly mystical Gann numbers
• Elliot Wave Theory
• Gaps
• Trends and Averages

It isn’t necessary to use all of them at once. Perhaps the most commonly used are oscillators like RSI and MACD, Fibonacci numbers and Trends using Moving Averages.

Enjoy these forex trading videos of Bikini Babe explaining the finer things about this business industry. FOREX is a shortened term meaning "Foreign Exchange." Another common abbreviation is "FX." In this video series, you will be introduced the FOREX markets and you will learn some forex basics. Enjoy the free forex videos.

Have we been sold the biggest lie? Who coined the catchphrase Sex Sells? Who knows... but whenever we see an advertisement displaying something sexual we always attribute it to that one magic catchphrase "Sex Sells". But in reality sex doesn't sell.

Paris Hilton Sells Burgers; Pole Dancing Mum sells Chickens

We've seen advertisers the world over use sex to sell things that aren't even close to being sexual. We've got Miller light beer being sold with a catfight, a streetfair in San Francisco being marketed with a Mockup of the Last Supper and Sex Toys, Nando's (an Australian advertisment for a Portugese chicken restaurant) tried their hand with a pole dancing Mum enjoying a family meal at the restaurant, GoDaddy with their sexy girls (the Internet Registrar) and Carl's Jr. the burger joint (which are also called Hardee's on the East Coast of USA) - they were the one's responsible for the advertising campaign with Paris Hilton soaping a car in a sexy bathing suit while she was eating a hamburger. Even eBayers were getting into sexy advertising when they were selling Playstation 3 last year.

Part 1 of a series about the world of forex trading as introduced by Hot Bikini Girl! In this video we learn the answers to the questions: 1) What is Forex Trading? and 2) How Does Forex Trading Work? The video is brought to you by MyForexCashBack.com - Get money back on your forex trading. Enjoy!

CFD is the abbreviation of Contract for Difference. And that’s exactly what it is, a contract for the difference of the value of the underlying equity or security. Very simply put there are two parties, you the trader and the broker, provider or dealer. You (the trader) initiate the CFD deal with your dealer by buying long or selling short a certain security. The security can be anything such as stocks listed on the US Dow Jones or the Australian Stock Exchange or any currency traded in the foreign exchange (forex) markets. You can learn more about Contracts For Difference or CFD's of you want to profit from sharp or short term market movements worldwide. But before you jump in and risk any real cash first consider the risks of trading CFDs as wellas the features of the contract for difference.