I think my biggest fault is shooting what I think people should want (or what I like) rather than what the market wants.
Oh so true. Guilty, guilty, guilty! I confess...
I really posted it for thought, not because I found his seven reasons to be some answers from high on the mountain. It was interesting to read one persons opinion, based on his own personal experience. I'm sure that someone could take a collection of reasons why anyone should or should start into any independent business venture and use the same.
There's only one real reason in the whole list and that's the one he labeled Number one, and I agree with that. You could eliminate the side issues for artists and creative people, and still have one reason.
Poor Business Skills. The same reason why bars, restaurants, stores and any small business start-up will come and go like bird migrations.
This would be for full time anything, but even photography, you need business sense and enough funding for two years, to get through the start-up growing pains.