A Guide To Bringing In Family Portraits

Want More Family Portraits? Target New Home Sales

Looking for a way to bring in more family portraits to your photography business? It may be as easy as knocking on the doors of brand new home owners. While the economy has been down globally for a while now, things change all the time. Even where … [Read More...]

Working Moms And A Photography Business

Working Moms And A Photography Business

With Mothers Day this weekend, and as a working mom for 18 years now, the concept of being a “working” mother is just as emotional as ever. Start a conversation on “working” moms and you’ll quickly get into a heated discussion no matter … [Read More...]

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Making Them Pay For Social Media

Don’t you just hate it when a client “lifts” an image that you’ve created for her to use on her social media sites? They simply don’t understand copyrights and assume its okay. And what are you to do? You can ask them to take it down and … [Read More...]

Why A Networking Group Can Save Your Photography Business

Why A Networking Group Can Save Your Photography Business

“I’m stuck.” “I don’t know what to do next.” “I have no clients and don’t know what to do.” When clients (and profits) aren’t where they need to be, there’s only one thing to do … get more clients. Yet in some … [Read More...]

Why A Networking Group Can Save Your Photography Business

Why A Networking Group Can Save Your Photography Business

“I’m stuck.” “I don’t know what to do next.” “I have no clients and don’t know what to do.” When clients (and profits) aren’t where they need to be, there’s only one … [Read More...]

5 Signs Your Website Has A Flawed Design and How To Fix It

5 Signs Your Website Has A Flawed Design and How To Fix It

Photographers love graphics. And when it comes to your website, your images should be the central theme. However, people come to your site over and over again to see what’s new. If you had the … [Read More...]

Customer service skills for photographers

Wow Me, Impress Me, Dazzle Me

“Hi how are you?” “Fine thank you and how are you?” “Fine thanks.” Have you ever thought about most of the short conversations you have during the course of a day? Most of them have … [Read More...]

Why You Shouldnt Have A Checklist For Your Wedding Clients

Why You Shouldn’t Have A Checklist For Your Wedding Clients

Are you a wedding photographer? Do you use a checklist to let your clients tell you what … [Read More...]

7 Ways To Find Your Photography Niche

7 Ways To Find Your Photography Niche

“I know I should choose a niche – I read your advice and it really makes sense to me. … [Read More...]

Working Moms And A Photography Business

Working Moms And A Photography Business

With Mothers Day this weekend, and as a working mom for 18 years now, the concept of being … [Read More...]

Why A Networking Group Can Save Your Photography Business

Why A Networking Group Can Save Your Photography Business

“I’m stuck.” “I don’t know what to do next.” “I have no clients and … [Read More...]

5 Signs Your Website Has A Flawed Design and How To Fix It

5 Signs Your Website Has A Flawed Design and How To Fix It

Photographers love graphics. And when it comes to your website, your images should be the … [Read More...]

Will Photography Make You Rich

Will Photography Make You Rich?

How do you define “rich”? That, of course, is a matter of opinion. According to … [Read More...]

Customer service skills for photographers

Wow Me, Impress Me, Dazzle Me

“Hi how are you?” “Fine thank you and how are you?” “Fine thanks.” Have you … [Read More...]

Why You Shouldnt Have A Checklist For Your Wedding Clients

Why You Shouldn’t Have A Checklist For Your Wedding Clients

Are you a wedding photographer? Do you use a checklist to let your clients tell you what images they want? Stop handing them out and let your creativity soar. While checklists may seem like a great way to communicate with your client, they … [Read More...]

7 Ways To Find Your Photography Niche

7 Ways To Find Your Photography Niche

“I know I should choose a niche – I read your advice and it really makes sense to me. But I don’t know how to do it. I’ve been photographing for two years, and so far I’ve taken portraits – babies, families, seniors, business - weddings, … [Read More...]

Working Moms And A Photography Business

Working Moms And A Photography Business

With Mothers Day this weekend, and as a working mom for 18 years now, the concept of being a “working” mother is just as emotional as ever. Start a conversation on “working” moms and you’ll quickly get into a heated discussion no matter … [Read More...]

Why A Networking Group Can Save Your Photography Business

Why A Networking Group Can Save Your Photography Business

“I’m stuck.” “I don’t know what to do next.” “I have no clients and don’t know what to do.” When clients (and profits) aren’t where they need to be, there’s only one thing to do … get more clients. Yet in some … [Read More...]

5 Signs Your Website Has A Flawed Design and How To Fix It

5 Signs Your Website Has A Flawed Design and How To Fix It

Photographers love graphics. And when it comes to your website, your images should be the central theme. However, people come to your site over and over again to see what’s new. If you had the “design it and leave it” mentality when you … [Read More...]

Will Photography Make You Rich

Will Photography Make You Rich?

How do you define “rich”? That, of course, is a matter of opinion. According to the IRS, the top 10% of income earners in America today make 43% of all income and pay 70% of all taxes. The top 2% of income earners pay approximately 50% of … [Read More...]

Customer service skills for photographers

Wow Me, Impress Me, Dazzle Me

“Hi how are you?” “Fine thank you and how are you?” “Fine thanks.” Have you ever thought about most of the short conversations you have during the course of a day? Most of them have very little meaning. Or relevance. Do we … [Read More...]

The 3 Marketing Mistakes Photographers Make All The Time

The 3 Marketing Mistakes Photographers Make All The Time

Are you stuck in your photography business? Are clients just not coming through your door as fast as you wish? Or maybe the right clients aren’t coming through the door – they want the world for $1. What should you do next? It isn’t your … [Read More...]

What You Should Really Do With Your Photography Competition

What You Should Really Do With Your Photography Competition

You’ve decided to set up shop as a high school senior portrait photographer. And you think you have a chance of becoming pretty good at it. You love photographing, and you’ve photographed a variety of friends and family in the past. So you put … [Read More...]

7 Secrets To A Strong Photographic Portfolio That Most People Will Tell You Not To Do

7 Secrets To A Strong Photographic Portfolio That Most People Will Tell You Not To Do

I read an article the other day on building a photography portfolio. And while the article itself was written well and provided a ton of detail, I disagree with the message. Most people in the photographic industry teach you to put together a … [Read More...]

Stories

3 Ways To Turn Your Story Into A Successful Photography Business

What makes you buy a product? What makes you choose one company over another? What makes you “attach” yourself to one person over another? The story. Think about the Olympics. Michael Phelps is a household name because they tell his … [Read More...]