Making The Most Of Your Newsletters

Ah, the ever promising email newsletter.  What exactly is a newsletter, though?  And why is it important to have one?  In this day and age, having a newsletter is a necessary component  for your business’s web marketing campaign. There’s some key steps you should consider when setting up a successful email marketing campaign.  Among them… Continue reading Making The Most Of Your Newsletters

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Trade Shows & Industry Events For Photographers

Professional Photographers of America (PPA) recently held their annual Imaging USA event in San Antonio, Texas.  As described by their website: Major components of Imaging USA are the Imaging EXPO tradeshow; several all-inclusive parties; and presentations by some of the biggest names in the photographic industry. Imaging USA’s renowned educational classes are geared to improve… Continue reading Trade Shows & Industry Events For Photographers

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Three Easy Steps to Traditional Marketing for Photographers

With the Internet era fully entrenched in web 2.0, SEO, and social networking/marketing, businesses often overlook the invaluable realm of traditional marketing. Here’s a quick look at some ways you can keep traditional marketing strategies in the fold for 2011. 1. DEFINE YOUR MARKET First off, it is important for any business to define their… Continue reading Three Easy Steps to Traditional Marketing for Photographers

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Social Media Marketing 101 for Photographers

Looking to add social media to your marketing plan but not sure where to start? Here are a few basic tips for photographers interested in taking advantage of social networking on Facebook to stay in touch with your current clients, build your customer base and capture referrals. First off, don’t use your personal Facebook profile… Continue reading Social Media Marketing 101 for Photographers

Adding a Photographer Contact Form

Looking for a contact form that can capture more information from prospective clients interested in your photography packages? Check out Wufoo, a free, easy-to-use web app for building and designing forms for your website. With a gallery of pre-made templates you can further customize just for your needs, you can add a new form to… Continue reading Adding a Photographer Contact Form

12 ways to improve your clickbooq website’s search engine rankings

Guest blog editor Chris Cummins, owner and chief photographer of Glow Imagery, a wedding and portrait photography studio based in Kansas City, shares his top tips for increasing the search engine visibility of your clickbooq portfolio website. So you have your clickbooq website up and running. The portfolios look awesome, you’ve customized your website with… Continue reading 12 ways to improve your clickbooq website’s search engine rankings

Selling Images with PayPal

Using clickbooq’s PayPal shopping cart to sell your images Recently we announced our partnership with RedCart to provide online proofing and ecommerce for our photographers. This is a robust system that allows you to create individual client galleries and apply custom print price groups based on your image sizes, paper types, and finishing services. You… Continue reading Selling Images with PayPal

Online proofing and shopping cart system for photographers

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with RedCart to bring all clickbooq users a full-featured and easy-to-use online proofing and shopping cart system. We know being able to sell your prints and specialty products online to your clients is an integral part of your business. Since your shopping cart site should be an… Continue reading Online proofing and shopping cart system for photographers