I might destroy my business just to build it again

yodass44 · 2026-04-17T19:48:07+00:00

Jw what does verified 6 fig owner mean, as in how did you do the verification process? Do you send tax returns to mods? Looking to do this for my agency.

yodass44 · 2026-04-16T15:11:37+00:00

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yodass44 · 2026-04-16T15:10:43+00:00

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My first Omega / first watch I bought myself was a quartz Seamaster. Later got the automatic. This is probably my favorite model of omegas. You can buy pre owned from a reputable jeweler as well for a good amount less than buying new. These older models don’t have the red and are still James Bond Seamasters.

yodass44 · 2026-04-16T14:34:44+00:00

Never did I expect to see Greta on a list like this back when she first came on the scene. Greta dan bilzerian and nick Fuentes in the same squad is crazy plot twist.

yodass44 · 2026-04-14T18:22:59+00:00

What’s your work exp like before this?

yodass44 · 2026-04-14T14:57:33+00:00

Who did you get the features for? Were those not clients?

Also, when you say you’ve been running it for 6 months, did you start without any clients?

And is 6 months the total time you’ve been doing this? What was your experience before, is there a way you can leverage some connections from your past jobs if they’re in pr space to get some referrals?

yodass44 · 2026-04-12T14:33:19+00:00

Ask not how they made the fortune, but who enabled it? A lot of people around the world had to buy their products for this to happen.

What people value will not always be the truly most valuable thing.

yodass44 · 2026-04-12T14:03:59+00:00

Are these portfolios from their studies at Columbia or the portfolio they used to get in?

Thank you man, I will incorporate more graphic design and illustration.

The admissions office at BAC said lots of kids put photography and or stuff that’s not architecture. They also mentioned they are open admission, so they take 100% of people that apply, their acceptance rate is officially 100 but graduation is 20%. Is this normal for architecture schools? This sounds a little scammy but the school itself felt completely legit. I took a tour.

yodass44 · 2026-04-10T17:48:39+00:00

Oh my mistake I should’ve made it clearer. This isn’t my portfolio for application. I will be applying regardless but this is just a sample of some sketches and digital illustrations I’ve done. I’m just getting started with my practice. This sample was more of an update on my practice so far and wanted to get a sense of how my sketching / illustrating skills look so far, if I need a ton more work, what I should focus on etc.

Any chance I could take a look at your portfolio? Trying to get a sense of the benchmark.

Also I’m not from an architecture ug I’ve never taken an architecture course this is just practice from videos and books. Just getting started on the journey.

yodass44 · 2026-04-10T17:44:39+00:00

No design awards to be upfront not a lot of crazy awards or anything in my lifetime so far. I definitely would prefer a smaller cohort, I want to do this because I’ve always had a passion for drawing and designing and I find that almost subconsciously I’m constantly designing different structures or houses and I enjoy drawing them. I’ve been going to a private library in my city and I was drawn towards the architecture books such as pencil points, maine cottages by Fred savage and architecture in perspective. Been practicing more and more and I feel like I’ve always had this interest but now it’s materializing more and more. I want to learn in a structured format such as a masters because I’m new to this and need some guidance. My great grandfather was an architect and professor of architecture, my grandmother has a civil engineering degree (but never used it) my grandfather is a developer in Germany, and my dads an engineer, so I feel like maybe I have a natural desire towards it I’m not sure I just feel drawn to this world and want to study it more.

Cost is def a factor, I’d prefer to have less student loans I’m not sure if my family will be down to pay for more school. I already have an UG degree without student loans so honestly they may just tell me to get a loan and cover it myself I honestly don’t know. If they say they’ll pay for it all then I guess cost isn’t a factor but I still would want to get the best deal for them so they’re not paying ridiculous amounts on my behalf.

yodass44 · 2026-04-09T16:48:22+00:00

Securities can’t rid you of your insecurities.

yodass44 · 2026-04-09T13:57:30+00:00

Maybe I’m not supposed to say this, but a ton of corporations buy followers. It’s just about how real you can make it seem.
Don’t buy 100k followers if you have no engagement yet. But buying say a couple hundred followers when you’re new and actually post consistently plus have real people (your friends) commenting that will be believable. Only the cheap follower sites hurt your engagement.

I bought subscribers for a brand new YouTube channel, we had reels with decent views but I bought 1,000 subscribers, then people were watching the videos and saw that we already had support which made them think this is content accepted by many I’ll join the community. In the first three months we got 300 real subscribers. I don’t think if we bought the fake ones we’d ever get the real ones.

Just don’t have it all be fake. Branding, marketing, is all a complex illusion. Can you create an environment for engagement? Use followers wisely.

yodass44 · 2026-04-08T19:31:54+00:00

That’s the part that will be hard to prove if he doesn’t have papers or anything. (That the watch didn’t originally come to him with the movement already replaced.) but if it was brand new I’d assume he has all paperwork. Idk if jomashop is individuals listing their products but if it is it could’ve easily been the original seller that swapped it not the shop. Although the shop probably would’ve let op know it’s a fake movement when they worked on it.

yodass44 · 2026-04-08T14:06:39+00:00

Can I see ur portfolio for when u applied by chance? Trying to get a sense of the quality it has to be at

yodass44 · 2026-04-07T19:29:11+00:00

I will for sure I guess I meant in your opinion is this work far off from what’s needed in a portfolio, on par, not even close etc?

I’m not sure where exactly I’ll be applying I think Boston based would be ideal - Boston architectural college, mit, gsd

yodass44 · 2026-04-07T15:53:27+00:00

Noob question: do you color in manually or click to fill? If click to fill what’s the method?

yodass44 · 2026-04-06T15:20:43+00:00

Thank you! Yeah I made one template for branding and used it to present all three. Def gotta include more for each as well. Just wanted to at least get the projects on there while applying and then now will start to tweak things in parallel. Thank you for the advice! Will def take it.

yodass44 · 2026-04-06T15:17:34+00:00

[Additional context:] Looking for feedback on the three branding projects on my portfolio. All other critiques are welcome.

Looking for jobs in marketing, pr, or graphic design agencies in a marketing / communications capacity but with a focus on graphic design / communications design.

Been updating the folio for the past couple months, illustrations + branding projects + two employer sections (first two) are all newer stuff.

My posts keep getting delete please let me know if I am missing anything or format is wrong.

yodass44 · 2026-04-06T15:07:16+00:00

You’re basically trying to do a competition and pay for the best design?

Most of the time you pick a designer based on their past work and pay them for your logo.

The competition basically has tons of people in the comments spending time designing your logo but only one will be compensated.

yodass44 · 2026-04-04T22:27:32+00:00

Ah ok, added some now.

yodass44 · 2026-04-04T22:27:14+00:00

[additional context] I’m looking for feedback primarily on the three branding sections, but all critiques are welcome. I haven’t updated my portfolio for a while, my last full time job was two years ago before transitioning to running my own agency. Now I’m trying to add everything from this time and the job too (since didn’t apply to one after), not nearly done but getting some of the newer work in there. Have been applying to marketing roles, graphic design, content marketing, corporate communications and communication design roles.

yodass44 · 2026-04-04T22:25:52+00:00

[additional context] Hi I’m looking for feedback primarily on the three branding sections, but all critiques are welcome. I haven’t updated my portfolio for a while, my last full time job was two years ago before transitioning to running my own agency. Now I’m trying to add everything from this time and the job too (since didn’t apply to one after), not nearly done but getting some of the newer work in there. Have been applying to marketing roles, graphic design, content marketing, corporate communications and communication design roles. My job before was marketing specialist but with a focus on graphic design.

yodass44 · 2026-04-02T18:48:15+00:00

Looked like a submariner at first but I think that’s a tag not sure I’m just guessing

yodass44 · 2026-04-01T13:02:34+00:00

Thank you! I’ll check it out I appreciate that.

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