Photography marketing is an important part of success in photography – of course. But once your marketing starts working, and people are contacting you, how do you handle that inquiry? If you mess this up, you LOSE that person, which your photography marketing worked so hard to get to contact you in the first place! Let’s talk about 8 major…
Most photographers don’t like photography marketing and selling. As a result, their photography business usually fails financially, and they end up burning out, giving up, selling their photography equipment, and losing everything. To most photographers, the marketing & selling aspects of the business are really painful & confusing. It’s totally understandable, because we went into photography because we love photography…
Photography marketing is one of the most challenging aspects of running a successful photography business. So because you and I have put so much time and effort into getting the telephone to ring, when it does ring, you want to be darn sure you are handling it correctly and most effectively. This way, you book as many callers as possible.…
You work hard at marketing photography. Indeed, your photography marketing is probably one of the most challenging parts of your photography business. So when people respond to your photo marketing, you want to be SURE you don’t lose someone who could have ended up being an excellent client of yours. Believe it or not, if you do things right, you…
I urge you to never show your images on a computer monitor! Instead, project the images into a 40×50 or 40×60 frame, over a sofa! Most photographers don’t realize that the single, biggest decision of their career is how they present their images to their clients. It’s way more important than what camera to use, or what version of PhotoShop…
Never let the original images (“proofs or thumbnails” or whatever) leave your photography business. And, by the way, that includes posting them online, too! This is a HUGE mistake I see photographers making all over the world right now, and it’s costing them thousands of lost dollars, pounds, euros, etc. Here’s an important sentence to remember always: “Just because we…
Whether you have a store front photography studio on main street or work out of your home, here are eight key points to making top money with your photography business. Marketing & Selling Key Point #1. You sell what you show. This seems so obvious, but unless someone constantly reminds you of this, you can forget it. In our photo…
There’s a huge mistake most portrait and wedding photographers all over the world are making these days that is costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars. Do you know what this mistake is? Are you making this mistake yourself? Here it is: most photographers put a huge amount of time and effort and talent into creating their photographs, but then…
Right now, I’m hearing from photographers all over the world complaining that potential clients ask them “how much do you charge,” and when the question is answered, they say “thanks, I’m just shopping around. I’ll call you back if I have more questions.” Boom. They’re gone. Never to be heard from again. Imagine if you knew something you could…
How many times have you presented your prices to someone only to have her respond back to you by asking you, “Well, what do I get for that?” If you’re like me, and most other photographers in the world, you’ve had that happen many, many times. Well, after years of research and testing, I have discovered the very best way…
