Part 2 - Starting a Photography Business: Top 10 Essential Tips To Be A Professional Photographer
Welcome to Part 2 of the Top 10 Things You Must Follow To Have A Professional Photography Business!
Along with our advice on what you need while growing your photography business, you will also hear stories about when we failed big time! It can happen to anyone! We discuss marketing plans for photographers, having professional websites and email, business insurance, and contracts, plus Erin shares a bonus tip at the end!
If you haven't watched Part 1 yet, make sure you head over to Youtube to see what photography tips you've missed!
Links To Help You Grow Your Photography Business From Part 2
1) It’s so important to have a PROFESSIONAL website and email! Whitney loves Squarespace for its simplicity and the ability to have everything in one place:
Squarespace: https://www.squarespace.com/
2) Every photographer needs business insurance- not only will this protect you, but many venues require it! Amanda is a huge proponent of using PPA’s business insurance:
Professional Photographers of America https://www.ppa.com/
3) Contracts are one of the most important things to have when working with clients! While there are many options for premade contracts, Rachel Brenke is an expert in the photography industry and business and, most importantly, a great lawyer! (make sure you sign up for our emails to know when our episode with her launches!)
The Lawtog with Rachel Brenke https://www.thelawtog.com/
4) You MUST have backups of everything. We have all used Backblaze for online storage.
Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/
5) For onsite backup, we love these memory cards and external hard drives:
Sandisk Memory Cards: https://amzn.to/4du2n8r
Seagate External Harddrive: https://amzn.to/3UgoG8G
6) Bonus Tip! Erin shares how and why you should use Google My Business. The following article gives you step-by-step instructions for setting it up for your photography business!
Google My Business Profile- article on how to set it up: https://www.semrush.com/blog/google-my-business/
We’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment and let us know which of the tips from the last two episodes you’d like to learn more about, and we will add it to our queue!
Your Photo BFFs,
Amanda, Erin, Whitney & Chris
🌟Our Favorite Things!🌟
Check out our curated list of the brands and products that we love; these are great for starting a photography business! We may earn a small commission if you purchase from this list, which helps us continue making episodes for you! We only share products we use and love ourselves!
Timed Timer: Check it out! ➡ https://amzn.to/3SXA0FW Have ADHD or just want a tool to work efficiently while you work on your photography business? This visual time aid helps you focus while you can visually see what time it is! Whitney discusses this tool in our second episode on Productivity for Photographers! Watch here ➡ • EP 002 - From Paper Planners to Tech ...
Dubsado: Try it out here! ➡ http://dubsado.com/?c=theeditweekly This is Erin’s Favorite CRM for her photography business! She shares all the different ways she uses Dubsado in our episode about CRMs for photography! Watch here ➡ • Can a CRM for Photographers ACTUALLY ...
🌟Other tools the three of us love!🌟
Apple iPad for note taking with GoodNotes ➡ https://amzn.to/49tRHEl (any will work if you can use an Apple pencil!)
Apple Pencil ➡ https://amzn.to/3uNza6M
The best Photo Hangers for wall galleries ➡ https://amzn.to/3OYjzbk
The best Photo Hangers to avoid wall damage ➡ https://amzn.to/42U33Pk