Breaking News: Photo Booth snags a new client!

I'm pleased to share that Saturday's photo booth has netted me a new client! A woman who stopped by and picked up one of my cards called to book a senior session for one son who is graduating as well as a headshot session for another son who will be acting in a local play. We have arranged to split the session up, shooting both sons for an hour in studio this Saturday and another hour on location outdoors in another week or so.

One of the things that I think is neat about this experience is that the client lives a few blocks from me! However, she would never have known that a professional photographer lived so near to her had I not been essentially marketing my services while working at the photo booth. It's good to know that I was able to benefit from the event even if people weren't interested in getting their picture taken that same day. Hopefully in the future, when any of the people I met on Saturday need images, they will remember the day they met me, shook my hand and asked questions about what I offered at a local fair.

Business Briefs: Facebook ad snags a new client

This past week, I was contacted by a new client who wants to give her husband boudoir photos for his wedding gift. Where did she find information about me? From my advertisement that is currently running on Facebook!

Since my current was created on May 14, 101,675 impressions of it have appeared on pages viewed by Facebook users for just $2 a day. The ad has been clicked 128 times, leading interested parties to this blog post announcing my boudoir special for the 2009 Wedding Season. To date, I've been emailed three times with inquiries about boudoir photography.

What I like about this new client is her expressed willingness to refer me to several of her friends and family who will be getting married in the coming months and years.....and she hasn't even had me shoot her yet! That vote of confidence is inspiring and motivational. I wish I could shoot her wedding next June, but it will be out of the country and she has already booked a photographer there. She definitely likes to plan ahead which I think is great!

As soon as possible, I plan to increase the number of times my FB ad appears in hopes of gaining more bookings.