The business of photography

I could write a long article about getting paid what you and your work is worth. The difference between licensing and selling an image. Editorial vs commercial and the harm that giving away your images does to the photography industry in general. (the recent disturbing trend of newspapers wanting free photos for credit shows how free has hurt our business) But this topic has been discussed ad nausean and by folks with more business knowledge than me. So check out these websites: http://www.editorialphoto.com/ great resource on the business of photography, if you're the least bit serious about making a living as a photographer, just join.
http://www.d-65.com/ Seth Resnick has an incredible pricing service that will not only give you a price for an image or even help you bid a job, he will also write out the contract. Best $25 I've ever spent, that measly little $25 actually made me an additional 1/3rd more from a recent client who claimed to have a budget of well, a third less than they actually ended up paying me. I use Seth whenever I bid a job.
Then there are the blogs: http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com and articles http://www.loundy.org/commoncents/ and forums http://prophotoforums.com/ and I'm sure if you do some googling you'll find even more great resources.
So do yourself a favor and read up on this stuff, get some information, be prepared when the phone rings and someone wants to license one of your images or hire you for a gig. In this economy none of us can afford to give our work away.