In my last post I shared Going Pro lesson #2 on Photography Marketing and how to create a funnel to attract, communicate and engage with prospects and clients. If you only do a small percentage of what I’m teaching in these lessons…you will still be further ahead than most business owners out there.

Photography Marketing Mind Map

In The Going Pro Lesson #3 I’ll show you the (2) pillars that can help you connect and spread the word about your business without it costing you hundreds of dollars in advertising. Yes…it will take some work to get things set up, but once they are created you just need to post content for people to consume. You just have to be a real person who shares their passion. We are Photographers and we take pictures…right? These 2 pillars will allow you to share your talent and have others do the same with hundreds if not thousands of people.

The TOOLS

I mention some tools in the video, some free and some paid…but you need to look at these as tools to help your business grow. It’s like being a photographer…but you don’t have a camera. You need a camera to take pictures and you need a website or blog to market your business. You need an Email Auto-Responder to communicate with your list of prospects and clients. It’s the same thing. They are tools to help with a certain part of your business.

The Marketing Flow

This video will lay everything out for you to follow, so you understand how to create a community that will help promote your business. It will show you how to create content and syndicate it out to various platforms (The 2 Pillars).

Watch the video below that shows the entire outline and concept that anyone can follow.

The…Going Pro Marketing Systems

The Photography Marketing Funnel

OK..this post is going to pick up were we left off in Video #1 of this Photography Marketing Mini Series. I’m going to reveal 2 Pro Marketing Systems that are not being used by 80% of businesses. If you understand this process and how powerful it is…you will stand out from any other business in your area. You will have the ability to connect and build relationships with your prospects and clients. This Is HUGE!

Most Business Owners Are Lazy

Sorry…but it’s the truth. They don’t want to put the extra work in to set things up properly. I can’t tell you how important it is to build relationships first and then make the sale. Think about it for a minute. Isn’t it easier to be sold to by a friend or take their recommendation vs being sold to by a stranger?

Your Prospects Will (Know…Like and Trust) YOU!

I know women always develop a relationship with their hairdresser and trust that person with their hair. Then they continue to come back for future appointments and refer their friends automatically.

What I show you in this lesson will allow you to communicate whenever you want and start to build that relationship over time. This stuff REALLY WORKS!

Watch the video and you’ll see what I mean. The next lesson will build off of this and take it to the next level.

Note: If you missed Video #1 in this Photography Marketing Pro Series…Check It Out!

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In this first video I will be covering Photography Marketing and some principles that you need to be focusing on. This will be a video series that will build off of each lesson.

These Photography Marketing lessons were originally released when we opened our private NPB Pro Inner Circle. It was said to be 3 of my best lessons on marketing photography and opened the eyes of many photographers. I really want you to watch each lesson and Take Action! Apply this techniques and strategies and you will get results. I promise!

Video #2 -Coming Soon!

Stay tuned for Video #2 where I go into great detail about how to take your Photography Marketing to the next level. These techniques and strategies are not being used by 80% off the market and you can easily dominate in your local town. But…like I said in the video, you will need to Take Action!

Until Next Time

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In this short video I wanted to answer a question I received about dealing with being….OVERWHELM! This happens to all of us and sometimes we just need to not over complicate things. Watch the video and make sure you do the exercise I mention. It will give you and your photography business a detailed blueprint to FOLLOW!

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Enjoy

Hey Gang,

I just shot a quick video to hopefully inspire you and get you ready for 2012. Don’t laugh at the guitar portion…but there’s a point I needed to make

Post Your comments down below and let’s GET IT DONE In 2012!

I wanted to share a post that one of our Digital Creation Club member’s just posted on Facebook. It proves that Digital Backgrounds and Props can be added to any photography business and bring in More Clients and More Business.

His name is Ty Bellitti of Ty Bellitti Photography and he did exactly what I have preached for years. Get an idea and TAKE ACTION!

That’s exactly what he did. He joined our Digital Creation Club on November 17th of 2011 and didn’t waste anytime. He has photographed over 40+ dogs using Digital Backgrounds and Props and his customers are loving these portraits.

Ty explains “I never thought to use digital background until I watched a Digital Creations youtube video by accident. I loved the idea and quickly became a member”.

He also gives a few tips on how he received his 40+ dogs to photograph and it something that I’ve taught in the past and is still a great technique.

1. Find businesses that your target market is already buying from.

2. Offer something to the business owner that will give value to their customers

It’s a WIN WIN!

So….I hope you can see that you always want to be open to try new ideas and expand what you offer your clients. Hey…you never know

Click the link below if you want to learn more about adding Digital Creations in your business.

I received an email the other day that I wanted to share with you from one of our Digital Creation’s Club Members. She is starting to have portrait parties and needed some advice.

So…I thought I’d share it with you, because most people…including myself have fallen into this trap.

Here’s the email she wrote and the advice I gave her.

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Hi Scott, my name is Bec,

I have bought and am using many of your backgrounds and am about to begin a party plan business using them. I will purchase many more from you in the future for this business.

Scott, I need some very quick advice please. I am currently charging $60 for a creation fee and in that the customer was getting 6 photos onto 6 different backgrounds of there choice + 6 small photos.

The problem I had with my first party was that everyone took the 6 free photos with the intention to scan them, so therefor I had not even 1 sale, an in fact was in debt from that party.

Do you have any suggestions please?

Bec
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Hi Bec,

First let me say…congrats on Taking Action! That’s the very first step and most people don’t even get that far.

Now…I would suggest tweaking and testing different ways to present your portraits. You could have a follow up party or meet with each person again to show them their portraits. Then you could sell additional items and possibly set up a future private session.

***It’s Not Always About Making The Sale!***

The other thing you need to keep in mind is that the portrait party is not all about making the sale. Yes…you can make some money, but it’s all about getting your name out there and setting up appointments for your full sessions.

You should be collecting their email, mailing address and phone numbers. That’s The TRUE Gold Here!

Then you can follow up with them to let them know of your upcoming Specials, Facebook updates, Blog updates….and Build The Relationship!

***Building Relationships….Is HUGE***

I can’t stress this enough. Building a relationship is HUGE for long business success. These people will become fans and promote you and your business for YEARS!

I know you said this may have cost you money…but it’s a much better way to spend money on advertising than just throwing an Ad in the newspaper. You actually met with people who are in your targeted market. You should have received their contact information for future follow ups.

So…if it cost you $25 to create these images, I would say that’s money well spent. Yes…you spent your time, but that’s business. If you want to be successful, you need to put in the work and the time.

I hope this helps to show how it’s not always about getting the sale. It goes much deeper and the price on a potential client and their contact information….is HUGE!

Keep your chin up and focus on creating beautiful images that Make People Happy and you’ll do FINE!

It’s all part of the journey. But…if you have a passion for photography and love making people happy by creating portraits, you have to keep pushing. The only one that can get in the way of your success…is you.

Here’s to your success!

Scott

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I hope you can see there’s that there’s so much more than just the initial sale and just because you didn’t get the sale today…you may receive one tomorrow.

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Resources:

Create Unique portraits month after month – Digital Creation’s Club

NPB Pro The Inner Circle – Photography Business Community

After receiving so many emails from our NPB subscribers asking “How Do I Get New Clients?“…I decided to create this short lesson.

I’ll reveal (2) important mistakes that photography businesses make and how you can avoid them. Plus…I’ll show you (2) methods so you can get new clients and more sales…without having to do a lot more work. That’s pretty COOL

In this lesson I’ll show you a real life example from (Karen) one of our NPB Pro Inner Circle Members. She did everything right and now proved to herself that this stuff really works. As long as you use what I show you in this lesson…your business can grow leaps and bounds.

This is all about using the resources you already have and Taking Action! I’ll explain everything in this short 9 minute video.

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Let me tell you something about YOU

YOU can do anything you want.

YOU are 
in control.

YOU can achieve as much success as you
 want to.

YOU can and will pick yourself up when
 life knocks you down.

I BELIEVE IN YOU!

I wanted to post this because these are what was told to me as a young boy and it always made me a believer.

And let me tell you…I’ve been knocked down more times than I can count. And I always go back to those words of encouragement to get back up and keep trying.

We all need someone in our corner.

I’ll do my best to be in yours.

Look…if you’re struggling, I’ve been there …and I can tell you first hand that it’ll get better if you keep trying.

I believe in you. Go for it!

Here’s a short clip from a podcast we recorded for NPB Pro The Inner Circle about adding more sales to each client. It’s funny…we all focus on getting new clients, but we forget to focus on the clients we already have.

These are people who already paid you and have their credit cards out wanting to buy more stuff. But…they can only buy what you show them. This is a very important lesson and you should take notes on this one. Most business owners fail to offer more items for clients to invest in….and that could mean a lot of money that you’re leaving on the table. Enjoy the Podcast!

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