Growing Pink Roses In Colorado

Growing pink roses in Colorado is a lot like finding one perfect client in a stadium filled with 75,000 people.

Is it possible? Definitely.

Is it easy? Yes. Providing you have the right tools in place. growing pink roses in colorado

Let’s start with the roses.

1. You need to choose a viable, healthy plant. (And of course it needs to be pink.)

2. You need to plant it in dirt filled with nutrients.

3. The plant needs to have access to daily doses of sunshine.

4. The plant needs to be watered and fertilized regularly.

5. The plant needs to be groomed for diseases and bugs that may stunt the growth, or kill the plant all together.

Sounds easy enough.

So how does that translate to your photography business?

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Finding Your First Five Photography Clients

After years in the business, sometimes its difficult to think back to the very first day you opened your doors, and waited patiently until the first client came in. blue eyes portrait

Chances are even if you’re brand new, you’ve started out with friends and family. I remember doing a ton of friends, just to gain experience and to get my portfolio up to where we had something to show other prospects. That’s the best way to start.

I remember one of our dreams was to do love portraits, or photographs of two people in an image that portrayed a scene of romance. In order to get exactly the right look, Andrew photographed his brother and myself in a variety of photographs, which we used to show potential clients what we had in mind.

You have to have samples of what you truly want to do. A potential customer can’t read your mind, and they can’t picture what you describe. They have to see it to believe it, and want it. [Read more…]

Ten Common Website Design Mistakes On Photography Sites

At the end of the year, I always spend time looking through my marketing materials and make changes for the coming year. If you’ve created a site months, or even years ago, its time for you to take a second look. shopper

When you look at your own site, you look at it through your eyes. You know what you do. You know what you offer. But does your client? When they enter your site, can they navigate around and get exactly what they are looking for?

Take a look at these 10 common design mistakes, and take a second look at your own site.

1. The Home Page Website. Do you look at your home page as your front door? Think again. If people are finding your site through search engines and referrals, they are just as likely to enter on one of your other pages. Is every page welcoming?

2. Poor design. Maybe you’ve fallen in love with a particular look. A ton of photographers love the Flash presentation sites. But is it the most beneficial? Do you stand out from your competition? Or do you look like all the rest, with only a color and name change? It’s good to have your visitors say WOW.

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