Volume Sports Photography: Solutions for Online Print Sales
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Volume Sports Photography: Solutions for Online Print Sales

For years, printed forms and checks were the standard for volume photography ordering.  And while those options are still relevant and useful in many situations, more photographers are taking their ordering online.  There are several different ways to facilitate online ordering, from the simple and free to the specialized and complex.  In this article, we’ll…

Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 28
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Find Your Focus Podcast: Episode 28

Make More, Shoot Less: Successfully Switching to In-Person Sales with Chris Scott [fusebox_full_player style=”dark” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_linkedin=”true” social_pinterest=”true” social_email=”true” ] Episode 28: Show Notes. Today we are talking to Chris Scott from Swift Galleries and The Print Maker System, both of which help photographers run a successful IPS or in-person sales business. Chris started out…

IPS Photography vs. digital sales – which is right for you? (Update 2021)
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IPS Photography vs. digital sales – which is right for you? (Update 2021)

Let’s talk IPS photography vs. digital sales …advantages, disadvantages and which makes the most sense for YOUR business! IPS photography vs. digital sales is one of those subjects that really shouldn’t be controversial. Let each business owner figure out what’s best for him or her and move on, right? Except it IS controversial. Each side…

How to Survive the Photography Slow Season
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How to Survive the Photography Slow Season

Don’t freak out over the photography slow season.  We have some ideas! The photography slow season is upon us.  After a fast and furious fall season, it can feel good to slow down and enjoy a few weeks off. You can work on your website, get caught up on blogging, or clean your office! But…

The ABCs of School Photography
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The ABCs of School Photography

Go to the head of the class with school photography jobs School photography isn’t for the faint of heart.  It’s chaotic and hectic and requires a great deal of planning and organization.  But if you enjoy working with kids and have the organizational skills, it can be a fun and lucrative part of your photography…

Alternatives to Amazon Photography for Selling Your Photos
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Alternatives to Amazon Photography for Selling Your Photos

Amazon photography should be a thing right? After all, they sell just about anything else you could think of. You’ve taken so many gorgeous photos and now you want to try to make some money from them. So how do you go about selling your photos on Amazon? The short of it is Amazon is…

How to Sell Your Images with an Etsy Photography Shop
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How to Sell Your Images with an Etsy Photography Shop

If you have been thinking about selling your photography work online, then opening an Etsy photography shop may be the right choice for you. Etsy shops are easy to set up and a great way for photographers to sell their prints and gain valuable exposure. If you are ready to start selling your photography prints on…

Add Value to your Client Experience: 7 Ways to Impress!
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Add Value to your Client Experience: 7 Ways to Impress!

Thinking of ways to add value to your client experience? Here are 7 ways to really pique interest and get people talking about your photography business. Since everyone and their dog wants to be a photographer these days, it’s really important that you add value to your client experience. Word of mouth advertising is your…

Getting Photography Clients: Our Biggest Secrets Revealed!
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Getting Photography Clients: Our Biggest Secrets Revealed!

What’s the key to getting photography clients? Read on for our comprehensive guide! So you look on Facebook and Instagram and see all of these fantastic photographs that just seem…annoyingly PERFECT.  The moms have the dreamy flowy dress and coordinating jewelry and magazine hair, the dads are impeccably dressed, and the kids just walked off…

The Best Way to Find Your Ideal Clients
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The Best Way to Find Your Ideal Clients

For most of us, when first starting our photography businesses, we aren’t too picky about exactly “who” our clients are.  Rightfully so, in the beginning, we are focused primarily on building our portfolio, gaining experience and making some money to help offset the costs of our new and often growing collection of equipment.  That’s totally…