Want to wish all of our readers a Happy Holiday!
Keep your photography style fresh with a new angle
Have you every looked at you images and wonder how can I update the style? One quick way is to change your angle. Next wedding that you photograph, see if you can shoot some images from a higher viewpoint; a balcony or up on an elevated area can alter the look of any image and provide a fresh viewpoint. Lets look at a dance floor during the reception, if you have an elevated viewpoint; the subject is instantly separated from the other on the dance floor. By modifying simple points of interest, your photography will always keep updating itself.
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Not Just Another Photography Marketing Program
I have a promise to keep…
For months I’ve been talking to photographers, and sharing ideas on building a stronger business.
I’ve been writing about marketing techniques, and teaching business owners the importance of developing a strong marketing plan.
But now I’m giving you just a bit more.
I’m almost ready to release the next tool that will be the talk of the photography community. I know you want more than a marketing tool. I know you want more than a marketing plan. I know you want more than the ability to grow your business over months, or even year.
If you don’t make money today, you may not be in business a year from now.
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Remember to Renew your Domain Name
When was the last time you renewed your domain name?
It’s easy to forget to renew your domain name, but the consequences can be harsh. Maybe you’re too busy to take action on the email at the moment. Or maybe you’ve changed email addresses, and no longer receive the notifications.
But what will you do when your entire site shuts down? Or what if you lose all of your email because it has no place to go? It’s like losing your phone number – how will your prospects and clients contact you?
Keep a log of your domain names and the details including the expirations dates. It will help you maintain a good internal system, and ensure you never lose touch with your clients.
Get the most out of your blog
Are you using your blog to your full potential?
As a photographer, use your blog to communicate with your audience. Give them what they want, and write for them frequently.
Add an RSS feed to keep them on top of your information the minute you release it.
Write as if you are speaking one to one with your audience. Use it as a conversation piece.
Personalize your blog, and customize it to look and feel like your site.
Add photographs from each event you shoot. Give people an idea of what you are taking, and what type of work you do. With blogs, its easy to share your information – just do it!
Add Image Galleries to your photography website cheaply
Does your website lack excitement and is in need of some inspiration? How would you like to dress up how your images are displayed within a gallery? We found a great location loaded with some cool flash applications that can enhance your website’s look quickly. Flash menus, Photography Image Galleries, Video Display… these are just a few items that are available. The best thing is that these are designers that share applications and are willing to showcase and sell at amazing prices. Check them out.
Increase the profit for your photography studio during this holiday season
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On your next grocery store visit, check out amount of add-ons located at the checkout stand. From gum, mints or the latest magazine, these are all items the grocery want you buy. Enticing you with these available extras increase the total purchase. Many of these add-ons are high profit items.
The holiday season is just around the corner. Don’t forget to have those little add-ons with every portrait session that you photograph. From note and holiday cards to mouse pads or special trinkets with their images imprinted directly on. Remember it’s not about trying to sell that everything but it’s about having the ability for them to purchase from you, and it is little ala carte extras will increase your bottom line.
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Modernize your photography studio’s website without the expenditure
Time passes quickly and what was new is now aged and dated. How is your photography business website? Keeping your site updated is an important process in running your photography studio. While it is nice to have a photography site up showing off your work, if not updated, this site becomes stale. Website face-lifts are a great way to provide an easy update. If you want a rapid way to modernize without a huge expenditure, photography business template websites and photography studio template websites are quick to modify and very inexpensive.
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WiFi Camera Cards from Eye-Fi
Technology is a great thing for digital photography. Just introduced there is a new data card named Eye-Fi that you can add it to your camera that will allow you to automatically download the images via WiFi directly to your computer into a selected file. Imagine being able to photograph and have those files directly add to your harddrive. This would allow a seamless integration of your photography. Taking your latest photo session in your studio and having it download directly to your laptop. That is fantastic.
These wifi cards will also hold the currently two gigs of information so if you want a little directly into the cards it is a great way.
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Marketing your photography business and maximize client satisfaction
Have you ever noticed that most things in life are done just to get by? Most people simply exist. They don’t go the extra step
I was in my local Borders bookstore the other day, and I noticed a whole display upfront of Harry & David merchandise. The way they have the check out line set up is they weave you through a menagerie of displays full of various types of merchandise: cards, notepads, small gift books, etc. And of course you have to look through everything! I’ve found some great gifts in this line. But as I was moving through the line, there sat an entire display of Harry & David products. Small gift type products that work well for adding to a small gift. What a great idea.
The more I thought about this idea, the more I was impressed with this marketing tactic. Borders has a huge store, one small display does not take over much of their room. By setting up a strategic alliance with Harry & David, they are offering one more choice to their customers, and are introducing a great product to people that may have never tried or heard of them before. Borders is making a percentage of the profits, and Harry & David is selling more merchandise then just through their own stores and catalogs.
Find one business that you can provide a service to by offering your product for sale through their business. Then work on developing a relationship with them, and develop a plan to help increase the revenues of both companies. Every business has a complimentary business that would provide value-added benefits to both companies. Your job as a marketer is to find those companies, and work with the person in charge to convince them of the double benefits. When you get one program working well, it’s easy to move around to other companies and repeat the process.
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