Tip #1 in what I hope will be an ongoing thought process: BUILD A WEBSITE. I put this off for months after I finished school. I wasn’t familiar with html or web design software, and didn’t feel like learning it. I spent a small fortune mailing mini-books to anyone who would look at my work. I’d drop one in the mail and then make a phone call a week later to make sure it got there. Then I’d call a week later to see if anyone would give me their thoughts on it. After sending out what felt like hundreds of books, I got fed up and decided it was time for a website. The horrific learning process that I’d been avoiding took me all of two days. The ease with which I can send out my work pays for those two days many times over (not to mention the money I save on mini-books). I have instant control over the work that someone sees when they look me up. I can add new work without having to resend mini-books to my entire contact list. And its a lot easier to find email addresses for people at agencies than it is to get them on the phone. Is the mini-book dead? NO. I still have people who ask for them occasionally, but its usually after they’ve looked at my work on my website. Want to see what I’m talking about? Check out my site at www.dannynathan.com.