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How to Sell Art
Artists often need help knowing how to sell art. People with creative minds don't usually have marketing skills -- when was the last time you met a writer or painter who was also an expert in self-promotion?
If you want to know how to sell art, you need to start with ...
How to Join the FBI
I wish I was making this up -- the FBI's website makes the following claim: "When you join the FBI, you join the FBI family." Though this organization has a hard exterior, reinforced by movies and television, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (like many other government organizations in recent years) ...
How to Play Chess
Want to learn how to play chess? There's no better way than getting elbows deep in a game and playing.
"Checkers is for tramps." So says Paul Morphy, the first "chess prodigy" in the modern era of the game. His quote rings true for many reasons -- the game of checkers ...
How to Become a Floral Designer
How to Become a Floral Designer
If you are interested in a career in design, have a creative mind, and want to go into business for yourself one day, becoming a floral designer is a natural fit. Floral design is a unique field -- it is the only design profession for ...
How to Become a Storyboard Artist
How to Become a Storyboard Artist
There are many routes to take to lead you down the path of becoming a storyboard artist. The most obvious is simply having the desire to work long hours, drawing until your wrists break, and often spending many hours by yourself or even working creatively ...
How to Become a Chess Instructor
How to Become a Chess Instructor
People with a passion for chess tend to let the game take over their world. True chess fanatics are a sight to see -- concentrating on little else for most of the day. Often, chess lovers start out with the game at a young age, ...
How to Become a Forest Ranger
How to Become a Forest Ranger
According to the U.S. National Park Service, there are approximately 275 million visitors to national parks in the United States. Combine that number with the number of people going to state parks or other wilderness areas, and you can see the need for a position ...
How to Become a Zookeeper
How to Become a Zookeeper
Traditionally, the position of zookeeper is the first rung on the ladder of zoological careers. Though you'll often see zookeepers cleaning dung out of a cage or feeding wild cats in their enclosure, the zookeeper is at heart a scientist. They are a very visible member ...
How to Become a Comedy Writer
How to Become a Comedy Writer
With the number of comedy shows that parade across nightly television, jobs for comedy writers are always sought after. Not only do you need to have writing experience, but you have to be quick, witty and of course, funny if you want to make it ...
How to Become a Playwright
How to Become a Playwright
Ask most people in the theater business and they'll tell you that the legit theater is dying. During my six years of college, I learned over and over again in my classes in theater that the number of people going to see live theater entertainment was ...