Business Marketing Photography Education Keep it Simple to Get More Photography Clients Getting more photography clients can be a mystery. How do you get strangers to hire you? Friends and family are the low-hanging fruit, but it’s not always easy to build a business with clients you feel inclined to serve for free or super cheap. So how do you get fresh clients who don’t bring an […] Written by Lara Grauer July 20, 2023May 31, 2023
Business Marketing Photography Education Plan for Fall Families Now! As of this posting, we are less than a couple of weeks from school starting in many states. We are about 90 days from Halloween. 120 days from Thanksgiving. The days are getting shorter. The weather will begin cooling down. See where I’m going with this? The holidays will be here before you know it. […] Written by Mark Weber July 18, 2023July 18, 2023
Business Photography Education Sales Want to sell more Wall Portraits? We all have heard the phrase “show what you want to sell”. But, what does that really mean? Taken literally, it would mean that if you want to sell for the wall, you should only show wall portraits or wall groupings. If you don’t have a studio location, this can be hard to do! Even with a […] Written by Lori Nordstrom July 13, 2023May 30, 2023
Business Inspiration Photography Education Attending Workshops this Summer With the exception of ClickCon coming up, we’re past convention season. That means many of you will be considering independent workshops coming to your area, or perhaps you’re headed to one elsewhere in the US or overseas. In the same way, I’ve written about what a bride should be looking for in the qualifications of […] Written by Skip Cohen July 11, 2023May 30, 2023
Business Inspiration Photography Education If Your Walls Could Talk…What Would They Say to Those You Love? Intro by Skip Cohen Over and again I’ve commented about all the great information there is in cyberspace. That’s especially true with Bev and Tim Walden. The post below is from their blog back in March, but it’s timeless in the approach and the message. Bev went on to introduce “Artisan Prints,” and included an explanation describing […] Written by Beverly Walden July 6, 2023May 30, 2023
Inspiration Lifestyle Happy 4th of July! Happy 4th of July! This day is possibly the best food day of the year other than Thanksgiving. It might even be argued it’s better because you can enjoy it outside if you live in the northern states where it’s too cold to eat outside in November! As for our family, we love a great steak […] Written by Mark Weber July 4, 2023May 18, 2023
Business Customer Satisfaction The Right Way to Respond to Customer Complaints Intro by Skip Cohen Not too long ago, I shared a post from Shep Hyken’s archives with a similar theme – dealing with customer complaints. What I liked about this post was Shep focusing on the importance of attitude and tone plays in setting the stage. Approximately twenty years ago, I attempted to upgrade our […] Written by Shep Hyken June 29, 2023May 18, 2023
Business Inspiration Photography Education Anything is Possible Intro by Skip Cohen Today’s post from Suzette Allen’s archives isn’t about imaging specifically but every challenge we take on in business and our personal lives. She originally titled it #Possible. Years ago I discovered a quote that became my mantra and it’s never changed. I do it because I can. I can because I […] Written by Suzette Allen June 27, 2023May 18, 2023
Business Inspiration Photography Education The Cost of NOT Going After Your Dreams While today’s post is an introduction to Sarah Petty’s Quick Boutique Breakthrough Workshop, she makes a great point about doing business the same way, year after year. Just as technology keeps changing, so does consumer behavior, trends in style, and consumer demand. What worked in marketing just a few years ago, may not be successful […] Written by Sarah Petty June 22, 2023May 17, 2023
Business Marketing Photography Education What is Your Uniqueness? There was a great article in the April 2023 PPA Magazine titled “Reading the Room – How Ed Carreon Gets to the Heart of His Clients’ Needs” By Jeff Kent. It’s on pages 68 – 77. I give it my highest recommendation to read. After reading this article it reminded me again of the importance […] Written by Mark Weber June 20, 2023May 8, 2023