4 Easy Ways To Lose More Than You Make With Groupon
Its hard to imagine a world without coupon sites anymore. You can buy everything from dinner reservations to hotel reservations, and everything in between. I’ve talked quite a lot about coupon sites here on Virtual and have read a variety of opinions on the subject – are they good for business or bad? Dig Deeper:...
How To Boost Your Photography Business With Pinterest
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Facebook and Twitter have been the social phenomena for many months now, so eventually some other site had to come along and see what they could do to gain traction. It may be with a site called Pinterest. Pinterest is a social site that calls themselves a...
An Advanced Guide To Using LinkedIn
Like all of the other social media tools out there, LinkedIn is a way of creating and nurturing relationships. It’s a way of allowing you to be approachable, visible and helpful to those in your circle of influence. With more than 135 million people and over 7 million companies, there is definitely potential. But like...
25+ Photographers To Follow on Google+
Are you on Google+? Then you know it has literally exploded over the past few months, giving Facebook an honest run for the money. In some ways its more intuitive than Facebook, and allows you to communicate in slightly different ways. It’s a way to split your resources into more than one area, and connect...
The Basic Guide To Google+ For Photographers
Google has done it again. They’ve added a new “service” that looks like it might take the Internet by storm. While they tried it before with Google Buzz, Google+ has new features that bring them closer to success. Google+ made its debut less than a month ago, and already are up to over 20 million...
3 Ways To Make Your LinkedIn Profile More Powerful
When was the last time you opened up your LinkedIn profile? When was the last time you thought of using it to market your business? LinkedIn is the “afterthought” social media site. It’s a site you use to put together your profile – your resume – then you head off into the sunset for more...
Getting Started in Google Plus: A Photographer’s Guide
So you’ve finally gotten in Google Plus (Google+ or G+) and you’re poking around and you feel a little lonely. You’re probably thinking “What’s the whole fuss about?” No one likes talking to a void. Don’t wo...
How wedding photographers can maximize on Twitter
A Guest Article By Andrew Funderburg 1. Your Target Audience The main people a wedding photographer will want to target on Twitter is other wedding industry vendors. Since it’s damn-near impossible to know which Twitter users are brides-to-be, target vendors. Use Twitter to know who is doing what. Offer help if you see someone...
Facebook Fails Stock Photographers
Photography: Todd Arena For photographers selling their services directly to the public, the benefits of maintaining a business Facebook page are clear enough. Face tagging pushes pictures of brides and wedding guests to clients and their friends, showing off their work to potential leads for free. Paid advertising lets them focus their deal on demographics...
Who Really Owns Your Photos On Social Sites?
Like most people, you probably don’t think twice about it. You head over to the newest social site, sign up for an account, check the “terms of service” box without really reading it, and begin posting. Content, photo videos – it all goes up without much thought as to the true impact. But what rights...
Get 5 Thousand Friends And Make Millions Today … Really?
Every morning I have a routine. I run through my email, head over to my Google Reader to see what’s new, and spend some time on my social sites. And every day I see headlines like this: Get 5 Thousand Friends On Facebook Today Make A Million Dollars In 24 Hours By Doing This Go...
3 Ways To Market Your Photography On LinkedIn
LinkedIn is the social media site that’s geared a little more towards business and careers, and can help you make connections on a business level as opposed to a general consumer level. If your photography is centered around attracting a more professional level of clientele, than you may have luck with LinkedIn. Just like other...
