Thanks, Terry! I appreciate your responding. I hope more on the list will add their experiences as well. Anyone? (see original questions below) Shyrell > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mair's Photography" <terry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Starting Photo Business > Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:31:10 -0700 > > > Good Luck! > > When I started, I was working for another photographer shooting wedding > overflow, people just started calling me so that did not take much > effort, to be honest I never did take out any adds in news papers > because of the expense, I did have business cards made up and gave them > out, word of mouth did most of the advertising for me. > One of the better things I did for advertisement was put signs in the > rear quarter windows of my vehicle with the name city and phone number, > I also direct people as much as possible to my web site. > I am currently in the process of getting another business of mine and my > fathers going further, we make Dutch oven lifters and have done so for > several years but now are having them made in China so I have been > putting most effort into that lately, I don't know about the rest of the > country but digital cameras (I own two) have pretty much decimated the > industry here in Ut. especially wedding photography, which is the one > reason I am pushing the lifters now, that and the fact that my father is > 76 and thinks he needs to slow down, I have been telling him that for > the last 10 years ;-), incase any one is interested: > www.mairdutchovenlifter.com <---is that shameless advertising? > Thanks > Terry L. Mair > Mair's Photography > 158 South 580 East > Midway, Ut. 84049 > (435)654-3607 > www.mairsphotography.com > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shyrell Melara" <shyrellmelara@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 7:50 AM > Subject: Starting Photo Business > > > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Now that I finally have a digital camera and my home studio is > > finished (all but extra backdrops), I'm ready to start having > > customers. Outside of newspaper adds and discount coupons, how do all > > of you in business do your advertising? > > > > When you began your business, did you get business loans, grants, fund > > your business all by yourself? > > > > We converted our garage into a studio, no rental overhead. Pictures > > here: http://www.yadtel.net/~shyrell/page14.html > > > > Any and all advice on how to build a customer base is greatly welcomed. > > > > Thanks... > > > > Shyrell > > > > Melara Family Photography > > Preserving Precious Memories... > > http://www.yadtel.net/~shyrell (no more pop-ups/adds) > > > > > > -- _______________________________________________ > > > > Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos > > Yellow Pages > > > > http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 > > > > > -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10
