Job diary: I'm a professional mermaid who makes upwards of $250 for an appearance. Here's how I turned my passion for cosplay into a business.

Subscribe now and access premium content View online           Strategy Select           Job diary: I'm a professional mermaid who makes upwards of $250 for an appearance. Here's how I turned my passion for cosplay into a business.   Gabrielle Rivera says it often takes her 3 hours to get ready and put on her costume, which includes a 36-pound silicone mermaid tail.   READ MORE           MASTERING THE 'GRAM: The ultimate guide to using Instagram to grow your brand and reach millions of customers   With nearly 500 million daily users on the app's stories alone, brands have a major opportunity to grow their audience and drive sales.   READ MORE           Wealthy expectant parents in New York are paying this couple hundreds of dollars to baby-proof their homes   Fred and Courtney Ilarraza say they once charged a client $10,000 to kid-proof a rental home in the Hamptons.   READ MORE             Use this effective fill-in-the-blank template when writing your LinkedIn profile summary and save time   Adrian Granzella Larssen is a content strategist who founded her own business. Here's her LinkedIn summary template.   READ MORE           MAKING BIG MONEY: The ultimate guides to breaking into careers with 6-figure salaries   Whether you want to go freelance or land a high-paying, full-time job, experts share how to break into various careers with six-digit incomes.   READ MORE           Freelance writers, designers, and marketers reveal how much they charge clients for their services — and the strategies they use to set their rates without being underpaid   Do you charge hourly or a fixed rate? How much is too much to charge a client? Freelancers reveal their secrets to setting rates that make sense.   READ MORE           A former Apple recruiter reveals 2 of the worst mistakes you can make during a job interview and how to avoid them   Former Jobvite Chief People Officer Rachel Bitte breaks down the mistakes that can instantly cost candidates a job opportunity.   READ MORE           Use this goal-setting spreadsheet to organize your work and meet deadlines — it had a 95% success rate among 80 Miami entrepreneurs   Founders Maghan Morin and Jeanine Suah shared the popular spreadsheet with Business Insider, and explained how to use it to surpass business goals.   READ MORE           17 of the biggest differences between managers and leaders   The words "manager" and "leader" are often used interchangeably, but they're two very different things.   READ MORE           How to recognize gaslighting at work and what to do about it   Gaslighting can make you feel powerless by invalidating what you know to be true. Here's how to confront it.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: ipat39@gmail.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006