You don't join professional organizations to impress clients and customers. The ASMP isn't going to throw prospective leads your way, that's not what they do. They provide information and organize events for members.
Either it's worth it to you or not. It has nothing to do with getting business. If you want that, you join a marketing association. On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 2:47 PM, P N Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > On Dec 1, 2010, at 2:19 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >> From: Walter Gilbert >> >>> Hmm ... $335 a year. >>> >>> At the moment, it's a bit beyond my range. I think I'd be better off >>> putting that money toward a car for the time being. >>> >>> But, now I know what happened to Annie Leibovitz. >>> >>> -- Walt >> >> >> I spend more than $335 a year just on coffee, and I don't even drink >> Starbucks. I'm talking McDonalds/Dunkin Donuts/Quickie Mart prices here. >> >> You can join the first year as an Emerging Associate at $140/year. After the >> first year you can be an Associate as a Professional with less than 3 years >> publication experience, part-time professional or non-professional at >> $225/year. >> >> Best deal is as a Student Associate. You can join at $45/year and can remain >> a Student Associate for one year after graduation before moving up to the >> Emerging Associate level for the next year, and then on to Associate member >> for the next three years. >> >> And you may never get to the General Membership level where the dues are >> $335/year. >> >> I think Annie has other money management issues beyond the cost of ASMP dues. > > > And any of those memberships will get you....well....nothing. > Those who hire photographers couldn't care less if their ASMP members. They > just want to see a portfolio. > > Paul > > > >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
