Can You Still Use Etsy For Making Money With Your Photography?
If you’ve been online for any length of time, you know sites come and go. What people were using even just a few short months ago to market their businesses may not work any more. Many months ago I started looking at Etsy as a way to build up your brand as a fine art...
Do You Make These 10 Mistakes When You Sell Your Photography?
Are you a natural at selling? Don’t worry. Very few of us are. Selling isn’t something you have to fear, or even avoid. It’s a natural part of owning and operating your business. While focusing on what you should do has its benefits; sometimes it’s easier to learn what to avoid, and simply incorporate those...
Is Generosity Killing Your Photography Business?
Everyone today seems to have a story. And I’ll admit some of them are good … REALLY good. So much so that you really want to hand over your photography for free in order to help the cause. But the problem with one is it quickly becomes two. And two becomes four. And so on....
3 Mistakes Photographers Make When Selling Wedding Albums
If you photograph weddings, you probably have a package or two in which you offer an album. And in many cases, your package probably looks something like this: Up to 5 hours of photography Over 200 images on copyright-free CD 20 page bridal album 11×14 Portrait Print Online gallery of your wedding photos to share...
A Guide To Getting Started In Selling Microstock
There are two ways to make a full time income. Price your services high and select a few customers to cater your services to. Or price your services low and work for volume. Increasingly people are looking at the low price high volume model, and seeing how lucrative it can really be. You can build...
Adobe Dips Toes in Mac App Store by Offering Photoshop Elements
For the first time ever, an Adobe program is available through the Mac App Store. Yesterday, Adobe began selling Photoshop Elements 9 there for $80, a generous 20% off the regular $100 price for the boxed version. It’s a pretty big deal, because Adobe — along with Microsoft — is a company that would love...
7 Types Of Clients You Should Fire Before You Hire
Chances are selling isn’t at the top of your list of fun things to do within your business. Sales takes a certain knack and a lot of practice to get it right. When someone comes into your studio, you spend a fair amount of time with them talking about their needs and desires, and using...
Trade-In Your Used Cameras at Amazon for Gift Cards
If you have camera gear you’d like to sell, Amazon will now take it off your hands in exchange for gift cards. The new electronics trade-in program currently has a list of about 1,400 accepted cameras along with the dollar values they’re worth. Add your cameras to the trade-in list, specify the condition they’re in,...
Make Pet Personalities Steal The Show
If you have a pet, you know they have more personality then some humans. Take away their favorite toy and they pout. Or if you leave without them, they may ignore you for a while upon your return. If you have a photograph of your pet on your desk, wall or iPhone, why do you...
Canon EOS 5D Mark II video helps sell million dollar home
Tweet Real Estate Agents trying to sell homes? Another example of how the HDSLR revolution is not only not over but still gaining traction – this Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) video helped sell a million dollar home – plus, it was featured in the online version of USA Today. We’ve seen several examples...
Selling wildlife photography; cute sells
When I was first getting involved in professional wildlife photography, one of my mentors told me something I've made a point of remembering. What he told me should be obvious, but like much of what should be obvious, it isn't always that obvious until someone points it out to you. And what was...
