Product Info It’s Time to Try Bella Art Albums If you haven’t had a chance to try one of our Bella Art Albums, now is a great time to do it! Going on now until the end of October, you can order Bella Art Albums and receive 25% off. Your family clients will LOVE these albums. Bella Art Albums are handcrafted using archival inks, […] Written by Marathon Press October 20, 2016October 20, 2016
Holidays Product Info Peace, Love & BOGO Yep, hard to believe it’s that time of year already. Christmas is right around the corner and if you haven’t already started to receive your holiday card orders, they will begin coming in soon. We are so excited to offer BOGO again this year! Buy One Get One Free on all of your holiday card […] Written by Marathon Press October 5, 2016October 5, 2016
Business Product Info New 7×5 Standard Album Introducing our 7×5 Standard Albums. Standard Albums are available with the same superior quality as our Bella Art Albums. These lay-flat albums are produced using archival inks and printed on German Pro Photo paper. Then handcrafted using our soft black cover material. The Standard Album contains 10 spreads and offers foil stamping options. You can […] Written by Marathon Press August 30, 2016August 30, 2016
Business Marketing Color Correction Now Available on Bella Art Prints and Photo Prints Bella Art Prints are the perfect compliment to your beautiful photos. Featuring rich, archival, liquid-based inks and luxurious acid-free papers which achieve an exceptionally wide color gamut, producing greater depth and vibrancy than that attained through the traditional silver halide chemical process. Photo Prints are printed on Pro Photo Paper which is manufactured in Germany […] Written by Marathon Press August 25, 2016August 25, 2016
Business Marketing Be My Guest: Welcoming In Potential Clients Bringing in potential clients and expanding your photography business can be a tough job. There are so many other photographers gunning for the same clients and nowadays everyone thinks they are a photographer with just a click of their smartphones. Don’t get discouraged! Get Creative! One creative marketing technique is the “Be My Guest” card […] Written by Marathon Press August 3, 2016August 3, 2016
Business Charities Marketing How to Plan Your Mini-Session and Events Calendar I love to plan Mini-Sessions and Events in my business. Events are high-energy, lots of fun and bring in quick revenue. Over the years, I have found that the better I plan for my events, the more profitable they are! By careful planning and putting a system in place, my events are very successful. Here […] Written by Lori Nordstrom July 28, 2016July 28, 2016
Business Why I Don’t Book Clients From Email I’m not right for everyone. In fact, I’m not right for MOST people who are shopping for photography. I hear no a lot and that’s okay with me. I’m not the photographer if you want photos of your kids to only share digitally on social media. I focus on creating art for my clients’ homes. […] Written by Sarah Petty July 19, 2016July 19, 2016
Business Procrastination – Get That Monkey Off Your Back It’s an almost typical Sunday morning. I woke up pleased with myself for “sleeping in.” After all, it was almost 8 o’clock and every day I’m usually up around 6:30 am. I was at the computer doing an “inventory” of things on my mind for a post when I saw the clock on the monitor. […] Written by Skip Cohen July 13, 2016July 13, 2016
Business Why I Don’t Sell Digital Files One question people often ask me is, “Sarah…why don’t you sell digital files to your clients?” My answer to that question is that I’m not in the CD-selling business. It’s not a sustainable business model for me, as a portrait photographer, to sell high-resolution digital files for a few hundred bucks. If I wanted to […] Written by Sarah Petty June 21, 2016June 21, 2016
Business Marketing The Not-So-Secret Weapon Of Customer Service In business, “service” is the name of the game. I’ve written a lot about Customer Service because it’s the strongest weapon you have in the battle for brand awareness. You’ve got to exceed customer expectations. And, sometimes you’re going to be buried in last minute requests from customers with less than wonderful timing! My career […] Written by Skip Cohen June 14, 2016June 14, 2016