JCO, have a look at www.fotoforce.com for a good example of web marketing. We picked these guys for my son's wedding at the end of this month on the basis of their presentation - it will be interesting to see how they turn out!
HTH John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Spotmatic discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "SLR Manual Mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Pentax67 discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "pentax discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Club M42" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:38 PM Subject: Wedding Photography Marketing?? > After about a 10 year absence, I'd like to do some > wedding jobs again. ( I did about a half dozen > for money and got pretty good at actually after > reading several books and via experience). I quit > because I didnt need the money but that has changed > for me recently. I actually turned down a lot of > jobs based on referrals back then when I "retired". > > My question for any of you still doing it is marketing. > How do I get the jobs? Before it was word of mouth > friends, etc. But I need to do more than that... > Is it OK to approach wedding speciality shops > unsolicited to leave business cards? Do I create > a website, advertise in classified ads etc??? > > Secondly, since I didnt really want to get into it > seriously, I didnt keep a portfolio of some of my > wedding work and have lost touch with all the clients... > I have nothing now to show a potential client.... > > My 3nd question is what is the standard method of > doing the work today? Back then I supplied myself, > my equipment, and the blank film. I charged a flat price > for those items and turned over all exposed film. That > was it...My clients liked it as they just got standard > 4x6 prints as proofs and enlargements on their own and > it gave me far less hassle. Is that common way to do it? I think I would > still be shooting 35mm film, but I wonder if clients will > still accept that type of arrangement... > > Any help or suggestions on the matter would be greatly > appreciated. > JCO > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >
