Mutt

apples and oranges. you already had a content business for 20 years when the Internet happened, selling to magazines which u say you still do - that meant when the Internet happened you already had inventory sitting there you could license, as well as having an additional market for your photosets.
Magazines are not easy to deal with, they are slower than molasses to get things going with and they pay even slower. No photographer in their right mind starting today would deal with the headaches of the magazines - again, you have a 20 year history with them. We're working on something with Gallery - should be a great thing but I'm not holding my breath.

I don't know what your income is - I do know you have much lower costs there, both business and living costs. Nobody is having tag days for any of the guys I work with. I dunno what you want to prove, you should be rejoicing that all the ATK and Karups shooters don't shoot for licensed content because you'd be in trouble. You have little competition now in the licensed teen content market. Everybody is an idiot but you - that's the gist of these posts you make.

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