Tag Archives: sales

How to Deal with the Wrong Clients

Not long ago, I was contacted by a potential client to shoot her wedding day. After talking on the phone for a while, I was really optimistic about capturing her wedding and getting to know her and her fiancé more. The initial phone consultation went great with a lot of talking about photography ideas, the...

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The Art of the Sale

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As many of you remember, I’ve been spending a lot of time over at Canvas Press Pro. We’ve been busy developing ways to take care of professional photographers like you, so you can increase sales and actually enjoy running your business. With that being said, the topic of sales is being discussed a lot these...

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WPPI Ten Commandments

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Ok, so maybe I’m a little too dramatic by using the term “commandments”, but you get my drift. WPPI is the largest professional photographer convention you’ve ever attended. It’s in the heart of America’s playland, Las Vegas. Exciting? Yes. Fun? You bet! Overwhelming? Ok, you get the point… So, as a 5-time veteran and 2-time...

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Do You Deliver?

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Ok, so probably not the “deliver” you had in mind. I just had to throw that in there since the birth of our son is several days away. Hence, why the posts have been few and far between over the past several months. However, even though the term “deliver” can have a several meanings, the...

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It’s An Art-Form

Walks into the room. Stands on the stage. Places right hand on Bible. “I, Dustin Meyer, do solemnly swear that someday soon, everyone will have clients that truly appreciate their photographer’s work as true art in every sense of the word, to find every detail in the image, to have and to hold, from this...

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Is your website a reflection of you?

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Photography sites are all over the place. The creativity needle is spinning all around when it comes to the styles of sites that photographers are using to display their work. However, our sites may be revealing more than we realize. The biggest problem with websites right now is that as photographers, our sites are a...

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New Collages.net Product: Standouts

I wanted to share with everyone a new product that Collages.net is offering, their photo standouts! Check them out! Collagesnet Standouts from Dustin Meyer on Vimeo. http://collages.net. Professional Wedding and Portrait photographer Dustin Meyer gives a shoutout to Collages.net’s new product, Wall Standouts. Cheers!

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The Theory of Sales

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You love taking photographs. You love making your clients laugh as you snap their portrait. You also feel your heart burst when your clients cry over your images. So why can’t you get them to buy anything? In the beginning, I was just as frustrated as many of you. I would sit up on the...

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