Artist's Prosperity 101 - Please watch!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Some basic casting advice

A great post from our friend Erin Cronican's blog. Actors out there, take note!

"Bite-Size Business" with<br> The Actors' Enterprise: Some basic casting advice

Monday, July 14, 2008

Affiliates Wanted

So, as we launch our new Artists Prosperity Home Study System, we need people to get the word out about it... and of course benefit from promoting it (we are a financial education company, after all: it would be remiss of us not to show our readers how to make money at least one way...).

So anyway, we are looking for active, dynamic people who have connections within the artistic community and are interested in making an additional few hundred (to potentially a few thousand) dollars a month for very little effort.

What people would be doing is signing up as affiliates for Abundance Bound, and then sending out an email or two (that we right for you and you simply "make your own") to your friends and contacts. That's it. Nothing stressful. No hard selling. Just a referral to people you know to take advantage of a product that is essential (and the only one of its kind) to anyone pursuing an acting or artistic career,

Anyway, anyone interested please let me know by commenting here, or by emailing me at miata@abundancebound.com. I look forward to talking to you all soon.

Miata

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Artists' Prosperity Home Study System

YAY!! IT'S HERE!!

After a long silence (mostly because Adam has been on a movie and I have been working on producing our new home study system), it has finally hit the shelves, so to speak.

The Artists' Prosperity Home Study System is now available, and I really think it is a great service. It is a 4 CD set and accompanying workbook, with step by step assignments designed to really get you into action around your finances, plus downloadable forms and worksheets, and FREE GIFTS worth around $300. Plus if people don't like it they can claim their money back ny time up to one year after their purchase.

So anyway, go to Artists' Prosperity System to find out more details about the prgram, your free gifts, and our 100% money back guarantee, and I look forward to hearing your comments about what we have to offer.

In the meantime

To your prosperity!

Saturday, June 7, 2008

Acting Article on IMDB

An interesting article posted by The Actors' Enterprise - 

SAG granting waivers to independent filmmakers

Glad to see SAG are working with producers in the run-up a potential strike.

We are gearing up to launch a new CD set "The Artists' Prosperity System" shortly, so there will be more news about that soon. In the meanwhile, don't forget to visit Abundance Bound regularly to keep up on what is going on.

Monday, June 2, 2008

New Business Website

Adam and Eben, his creative partner, have started a new website - an online cooking show!

It was actually originally conceived as a way to make the bulk of our groceries tax deductible, and if it generates income as well, so much the better!

One of the things I teach at Abundance Bound is building business based around your existing skills. I also know that having a home-based business of some kind opens up all sorts of tax deductions not available to those without one. Adam is a great cook (I hate to cook, so it is a good thing he does), so doing something around that seemed like a natural fit...

...anyway, I wanted to let you all know about it as an example of a business that could lead to some additional money, and eventually a decent side income to help support all your acting careers and artistic endeveours. 

Also, here is the website:


Enjoy, and I would welcome your thoughts!

Saturday, May 31, 2008

LA Times Acting Career Article

Another interesting article in the LA times that I wanted to pass along...


It has an interesting definition of the "middle class" member of SAG - those who earn enough to get their insurance, but less than $100,000. What is interesting is that this "middle class" accounts for only 5% of actors, the vast majority not even qualifying for insurance... what a career we have chosen!

What I do keep coming back to, however, which none of the recent articles I have read and passed along have mentioned, is that it comes down to longevity. The longer you are able to actively pursue an acting career (or any other artistic endeavour), the greater chances of eventual success you will have... the trick is not being stuck in depressing, dead end jobs until that happens, but creating something parallel to you artistic venture that supports you over what could be a long time...

...this is what I am all about, of course, with Abundance Bound, but I like finding articles like this because I feel they get necessary conversations going. That in mind, I would love and welcome any comments - please feel free to write!

have a great weekend

Miata

Monday, May 26, 2008

To Audition or Not - Acting Blog post

Nice, quick, simple post from David August that I wanted to share.

To Audition or Not - Los Angeles Acting blog by David August