Rant There are people who have little talent/skill that get a lot of business and people who have talent and skill who get no business. It’s so annoying. I know people who know how to use their tools and get gigs left and right and there’s me who tries very hard to get work and has no luck.
You are not good people only care about the subject matter not the skills to do the job right and make things look good-great.
There are people who are amazing and get work but I am talking about the people who are near the line.
This is one of the reasons I no longer pursue professional (paid) photography. I love the craft and the art, but I was never very good at the business side of things. As others have said here, sales and marketing skills are key to growing your business, and the quality of your work should speak for itself but it doesn’t always work that way.