If you are on Facebook, Twitter, ProLightingSpace or any other social media network, look to your friends for help. If you are looking for answer on a specific topic, look for a group or user base forum to ask your question. You may not get an answer right away, but trust in the people on the forums — most times, they are willing and able to help. Don’t let the flamers and haters get to you. Some people on the Internet are looking for trouble. Just ignore them and look to people that genuinely want to help. ProLightingSpace.com has a number of groups dedicated to almost every aspect of your business, from lighting design, video, media servers and even specialty groups like House of Worship. A number of users on ProLightingSpace have found answers to their questions throughout the years. Looking back at some of the older questions, they still get responses even today. Maybe it is a different take on the subject, or a better technique is found. In any case, the archives and past postings are another great place to find those tips and tricks.
—From Justin Lang, “Focus on Fundamentals,” PLSN Nov. 2014
