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Title: Technically Professional
Post by: annadote on September 10, 2018, 09:06:08 pm
What types of things have you been paid for at least once that you could technically consider yourself a professional? I have been paid for pictures I have taken at an event and am currently on my first paid acting gig at a local group.
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Post by: BATISTAGIRL663 on September 10, 2018, 10:06:44 pm
Awesome! That's a great gift you have to be able to do that ! Good luck to you!! I did not go to school or anything but I can cut hair pretty good if I say so myself!! I really wish I had gone on to school and learned more about it!
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Post by: oldbuddy on September 14, 2018, 07:53:56 am
I have been paid for singing many times, but more often I just enjoy doing it.
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Post by: gwilson31 on September 14, 2018, 09:27:34 am
Some years ago I was paid for pictures that were made into postcards (I lived on Cape Cod, MA)  :in-love:
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Post by: bshee58 on September 14, 2018, 10:51:56 am
Nothing professional in  my lifetime
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Post by: paints on September 14, 2018, 11:31:44 pm
I've sold a couple of my paintings.  I was so thrilled that someone was willing to pay me for something I do for fun :)
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Post by: darkxtsuna on September 15, 2018, 03:50:15 am
Won a couple of video game contest before but the payout was just $$$, but still glad I won and made money off it.
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Post by: UGetPaid on September 18, 2018, 08:41:47 am
I've been paid to write Wills for a few different people.
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Post by: pkrahmer on September 18, 2018, 01:56:39 pm
I did knit in my younger days and did sell a couple of sweaters.However, like most things hand made in order to make money you have to charge a lot of money and knitting is very time consuming :rose: :pumpkin: :peace: :wave:
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Post by: vickysue on September 20, 2018, 03:39:43 pm
I have  made good money doing craft show with my hand painted gourds. also other crafts. But as time goes on my hands are getting worse and I am having to cut down on fine painting, can't hold tiny brushes or  paint as well. although they still look great I see small mistakes. so am letting my hands rest for  awhile. I also make and sold specialty pickles for a long time. another thing really hard on my hands. so now I just make watermelon pickles for hubby, family and friends.
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Post by: ancmetro on September 20, 2018, 04:18:59 pm

     Hard office work!
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Post by: judylucas on September 20, 2018, 04:31:01 pm
Quite a few years ago I made money painting aerial photographs
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Post by: freedavis on September 20, 2018, 05:26:37 pm
I got paid for fixing pCS and since work in the IT field able to get paid for software updates
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Post by: sak4kat on September 30, 2018, 08:16:14 am
I get paid for cake/cookie/decorating and baking.  My profession is cake decorator in retail grocery store.  I never went to school for it.  In fact the art slowly developed.  It wasn't my plan but it's a gift I've honed and choose to do 40+ hours per week.  I also take orders outside my home.  Now it's become a passion and I'm known all over town as "the cake lady."
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Post by: snuggleycutejc on September 30, 2018, 09:41:01 am
At work, their workers did not know how or remember how to do the routine, I taught them everything.
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Post by: monnee on September 30, 2018, 10:23:57 am
Doing a great job at the office.
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Post by: singletonb on September 30, 2018, 01:41:51 pm
I have done lots of stuff that I have enjoyed doing and have been paid for quite a few of them.  However, I don't consider myself a professional in any of these fields.
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Post by: bshee58 on September 30, 2018, 01:45:22 pm
Awesome thing to get into a profession that you earn money from, if you're good at doing something, make it known.
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Post by: sfreeman8 on October 01, 2018, 04:01:47 pm
I once got paid for a short genealogy article i wrote for a magazine. It wasn't much money but neither was the article, but I was thrilled.
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Post by: mrisha on October 01, 2018, 06:31:22 pm
Nothing Professional from me. 
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Post by: santa7 on October 02, 2018, 06:26:17 am
I've been paid for doing people's portraits in Chrismacolor pencils.,  I am very detailed about it.