How Good Is Your First Impression?

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Does your website bring out the best in you? You've heard this one before. "There is only one first impression." While I believe that it's true -  in our world a new thing can be just that one great reason you need to get in front of your clients - again, I've had several posts recently about the

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The Big Controversy: Working for Free?

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A few days ago I got a question from a reader over at Blackstar's blog who wanted to know what I think of the work for free controversy. Here's the story. John Harrington, a very well known Washington photographer is  a contributor to Blackstar as well as a blogger. On July 13th he posted a great

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Can't Find The Right Words?

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Caution: It's personal Dear Reader of the PhotosecretsBlog. You know that I am very business oriented. But for me and everyone else it's not always just about business. Like you I have a family and 'my own stuff' to deal with. Photo by Dorit Thies Recently I had taken the opportunity to use

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How Do You Stand Out From The Crowd

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From Anonymous to Popular This question keeps popping up: "How do I stand out, how can I set myself apart?" Just yesterday I was in contact with a husband and wife photographer team in Vancouver who have won my "From Flash to Cash System." I asked for a testimonial and she said something alongside

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What Do You Get For $5?

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I Will Make You Happy for $5 Says one of the first entries and another one says I'll be your fan and link my fan page to yours and promote you to 15,000  fans. What's this? My friend and fellow small biz owner and AH! Ring creator Ruta Fox from Divine Diamonds is an avid internet reader and

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Join The LinkedIn Group

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New Photography Business Group Launched If you are a photography professional or from a related media field you are invited to join "Photography Business." It is a new group dedicated to share tips and tricks about the photography business. The group is specifically designed to market and promote

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Meet Mr. Resourceful From The UK

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Here's One That Really Made Me Look A few months ago I added a post asking for new contributors for my blog. I got a message from a photographer in the UK who pitched me on the idea of featuring him on his path of turning his passion into a full-time career. The pitch was honest and without

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Recap of Monthly Member Interview with Michael Grecco

What's It Like To Be Michael Grecco? A few weeks ago I had the honor to interview celebrity and portrait photographer Michael Grecco who is quite famous for his lighting techniques. He even published a bestselling book about it (click here for details.) I am always very curious about my guests and

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