Get the Goods: Another free marketing websummit!

Talk about an amazing stock stuffer!

Register NOW to join Sarah Petty and 26 other industry leading photographers for "The Joy to the World FREE Marketing Websummit" on December 28, 2009. Each will share their best money making ideas for your business in the new year. From promotional ideas, to earning a larger investment from each wedding client, workflow improvements and more, you're learn so much in these 14 FREE hours to substantially grow your business in 2010. At the same time, we'll be helping fund smiles for children in need of cleft lip and cleft palate surgeries through PPA Charities.

Over 10,000 professional photographers registered for the "Master Photographers Free Marketing Telesummit" in September. This time, photographers can learn from David Jay, Sam Puc, Julia Woods, Jerry Ghionis, Scott Crosby, Will Crockett and more! The Joy to the World Websummit promises to provide you with serious money making ideas for your business.

All you need is a computer with an Internet connection to join us December 28 (and the latest version of Adobe Flash - it's free, too). The Websummit will be available for 24 hours beginning at 12:01 CST on December 28. Listen to only those speakers you like best or watch all 28. You can start, stop and pause each speakers' presentation to learn at your leisure within the 24 hour window. Simply REGISTER NOW for FREE!

P.S. If you're not available on December 28, 2009 or want to get a head start on 2010 planning for your business, you can purchase the Adobe FLASH files of all 14 hours for $89 and receive access to the speaker presentations IMMEDIATELY. A pre-websummit special price of $59 is available until December 27. Just register before December 28, 2009 and you'll receive this special offer!




P.P.S. The Joy of Marketing has partnered with PPA Charities to change the world - one smile at a time. Join us in raising funds for PPA's charitable partner, Operation Smile, whose network of volunteers work worldwide to repair childhood facial deformities including cleft lips and cleft palates. Learn more here.

Growing Pains: Business Briefs

FREE BUSINESS EBOOK

For the price of a subscribing to a great blog, readers can download a free business ebook from prophotolife.com's Jim Talkington. “Starting a Photography Business (An Overview)” is contains the first fourteen entries this wonderful photography website that I've been recently following. While the same information can be found on this website by searching, Talkington believes it's more useful to print things and make notes in the margins.

Need more resources? Here is a list of business photography books that Talkington recommends:

Pricing Photography by Michal Heron and David MacTavish
ASMP Professional Business Practices in Photography.
Best Business Practices for Photographers by John Harrington
Thank you for reading www.prophotolife. I hope you enjoy your download of “Starting a Photography Business”.

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HELP CREATE A SMILE IN OCTOBER




The Professional Photographers of America is hosting a charity event to benefit Operation Smile, a worldwide children’s medical charity dedicated to improving the health and lives of children born with cleft lips, cleft palates, and other facial deformities.

Participate in the PPA's Family Portrait Month national promotion during October, and pledge to contribute a portion of each family portrait sale to PPA Charities. October is the perfect time to purchase family portraits for home décor, gift-giving, and holiday cards. Use this profitable business sales time to collect money for Operation Smile. Just sign up online and make the small $25 donation, and you’re on your way to making a difference.

Once you sign up, you get access to the online marketing resources, including success stories, photographer-led marketing designs and templates, sample marketing copy, logos, and more.

Thanks to the efforts and generosity of everyone participating, PPA Charities raised $52,000 for Operation Smile in 2007, helping around 225 children to receive life-changing surgery (it costs approximately $240 for a cleft lip surgery).

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SMALL BUSINESS SOUNDING BOARD



Have a question about starting, running or growing your small business? Join the Quickbooks Community Small Business Center. Connect with other small businesses and find resources including the Small Business Question & Answer desk, small business articles, and a variety of forums for small businesses. To help you, we have partnered with Entrepreneur®, NOLO® and Duct Tape Marketing® - companies that have led the way helping small businesses like yours. Collaborate with other small businesses and ask questions, share your ideas and build your small business community.

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DO YOU SHOOT PEOPLE? SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR TOUR



Reignite your passion for photography and elevate your business during this amazing 5-hour seminar! Register for the tour here.

SPECIAL DISCOUNT: Receive $20 off instantly when you register online using the discount code of Sallee/Marathon
Discount codes cannot be used toward prior registrations. Regular price $99.

Tour Schedule
August 1...New York, NY
August 4...Washington, DC
August 6...Columbus, OH
August 8...Nashville, TN
August 10...Little Rock, AR
August 22...Atlanta, GA
August 25...Jacksonville, FL
August 27...Miami, FL
September 3...Oklahoma City, OK