Business Is Your Small Business Worth Every Penny? By Sarah Petty The boutique business model is not a gift shop. It’s a way to create more value for your offerings so that price is no longer a sticking point with your clients. And it all starts with these five ingredients. Ingredient 1 – Brand It’s nearly impossible to charge what you’re worth without […] Written by Sarah Petty April 17, 2012April 17, 2012
Business Building a Strong Business: Part Three Tips On Improving Your Marketing Plan By Judy Grann, Cr.Photog.,CBM, ABI, VP SuccessWare Inc. A plan for your marketing is a key element of your business plan (read more about preparing a business plan in Part One), but it cannot be completed until you have established your products and prices (read more about pricing in […] Written by Judy Grann April 4, 2012April 4, 2012
Business Building a Strong Business: Part Two Creating and Pricing Products By Judy Grann, Cr.Photog.,CBM, ABI, VP SuccessWare Inc. The next business fundamental is to create product opportunities for clients and to price them profitably. A-La-Cart Products Start by determining the time and materials required to create each individual portrait size you sell, as if you were going to sell only one […] Written by Judy Grann March 8, 2012March 8, 2012
Business Building a Strong Business: Part One By Judy Grann, M.Photog. CBM, ABI, VP SuccessWare Inc. Every business needs a plan to run successfully. The information provided in this series will help you understand business success fundamentals. Preparing an Initial Business Plan: Gain insight about your personal needs: Determine how much money you need to support yourself and/or family. Calculate how much […] Written by Judy Grann February 6, 2012February 6, 2012
Business 5 Steps to Attracting Great Clients While marketing is not selling as such, sales and marketing greatly affect one another: Marketing creates the conditions under which sales can be made. Prospective clients must move through a step-by-step process that leads to the ultimate sale and beyond to client loyalty. This process is profoundly affected by the success of your marketing. Step […] Written by Marathon Press September 21, 2011September 21, 2011
Business A Key To Profitable Sales Acquiring clients is only the first step of marketing and selling professional photography; successful studio owners know that satisfactory selling requires interaction with consumers prior to the portrait session. Without it, clients will never understand why one photographer charges more or less than another, and they are destined to make buying decisions without adequate information. […] Written by Marathon Press August 2, 2011August 2, 2011
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