23 Links for Navigating Your Photography Business in this Economy

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Your Business

• Grow Your Photography Business with a Word Of Mouth Referral Program | http://bit.ly/byHUDo RT @trevorcurrent >> Several good suggestions.
• ‎25 Ways To Generate Leads For Your Photography Business Today – Virtual Photography Studio – Articles  |  http://bit.ly/bocacW
• Keeping Your Photography Business Afloat |  http://bit.ly/aZnpeQ
• Three Reasons to Hire a Professional for Your Wedding Photography | BridePop  | http://bit.ly/bkWmsv
• Selling Wedding Photography >> A Los Angeles Love: What to Look For In a Photographer  |   http://bit.ly/bJbrQz

A potential client wants to see and identify with the subjects in your portraiture. Do you promote a wide range of people? Is it honest photography?

“I scrolled through pages of stunning dresses and perfectly decorated settings and interchangeable brides and grooms. They were all slim, stylish, under 30, and gorgeous. None of them looked like me. None of them looked like my friends with hips, curves, laugh lines, or maybe even some pigment in their skin…”

• 4 Easy Ways to Keep Tabs on Your Competition – Wedding Forums @BridalTweet | http://bit.ly/bSQdvW
• 5 Reasons Why You Should Post Pricing on Your Photography Website | via Current Photographer | http://bit.ly/9gxk8A

In @photojack’s recent poll of “Should Photographers display their price list (what they charge for creative services) on their website?”  Out of 92 votes, 46% – Yes, 38% – No, 7% – Don’t have an opinion and 10% – Other.

• Is Shutterfly the Future of Photography? |  http://bit.ly/bWttJk
• Community Colleges Offers Wealth of Programs to Help New Entrepreneurs – WSJ.com | http://bit.ly/apIF3e >> Courses teach running a biz.

Marketing

• 5 Ways To Increase Your Photo Blog’s Audience- Going Pro 2010 | http://bit.ly/dh39M4
• Thoughts on Colour Branding for Photographers | Photography Concentrate | http://bit.ly/bs6yjK. >>Great article offering a lot of takeaway.
• Use an online portfolio to get photography assignments >>Getting Your Work Online With a Photography Portfolio | http://bit.ly/b9ibe6
• 30 Fun and Fantastic Wedding Invitations |  http://bit.ly/cUqXv1 >>Ideas for selling engagement photography for creative print invitations.
• Your Photography Clients Do Care About You via @Zenologueblog | http://bit.ly/ch0uRo >>Advice on getting and using testimonials
• 3 guidelines for promotions in your small business | The Joy of Marketing | http://bit.ly/dkP3ml >> Great points.

Your Photography

• 100 #weddingphoto ideas. >>Most Inspiring Wedding Photos of the Week – Wedding Forums @BridalTweet |  http://bit.ly/dorosI
• ‎21 Tips for Amateur Wedding Photographers |  http://bit.ly/chQHBy >>1 of DPS’ most popular tutorials.
• The Wedding Photographer: Basic Portrait Lighting Setups | http://bit.ly/cIfdn5
• 6 Easy Tips for Photographing Grown Men | MCP Actions Blog | http://bit.ly/9AZiyp >> Are men harder than kids and pets?
• Photography Burn-Out: How to Avoid It. New guest post by Marc Sadowski   http://cpurl.net/cZs2k1
• Experience teaches you how to be the best photographer >>You Can’t Rush Experience | Strictly Business   |  http://bit.ly/b4HUza

Miscellaneous

• Google Voice Integrated Into Gmail. Make And Receive Calls From The Browser | http://tcrn.ch/deDMra by @arrington
• ‎5 business apps every entrepreneur should put on a smartphone | http://bit.ly/cLqlEY

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