From the monthly archives: October 2009

Strategic online marketing was the crux in my business success. I have owned and operated a couple of other businesses before wedding photography [and Tofurious] and neither have compared to the results yielded by what I shared with my workshop attendees.

I am honored and humbled by the number of attendees who signed up [...]

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Can You Guess Who She Is?

On October 19, 2009 By

I just arrived to New York. It was cold. It was very cold. It was very very very cold.

Sorry for being so ambiguous; it’s part of the game. So straight from the airport, I contacted a buddy whom connected me with the lady below. We chatted it up for many hours at Mandarin Oriental [...]

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Miami Portfolio Plus Workshop

On October 18, 2009 By

On October 14, 2009 (Wednesday), some of industry’s leading photographers came to host the first Portfolio Plus Workshop. It covered a variety of topics for operating a wedding photography business.

Ray Santana – workflow and presentation Kenny Kim – business inspiration Kenny Nakai – Chicago helping hands Becker – passion, profit [...]

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There are many beautiful flash portfolios out there. As many might know, most flash websites are not indexable. However, Showit is doing their best to integrate features that make it so via embedded HTML pages.

On Tuesday, October 20, 2009, Showit is hosting a FREE webinar that will elaborate on some of their [...]

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My first interview! Joy Bianchi Brown graced with me a spot on Jules Cafe!

Jules Cafe is operated by Joy Bianchi and Jules Bianchi – awesome photographers and lovely sisters! Jules Cafe interviews various photographers on many topics. My interview was on Learn – Grow – Share.

These were [...]

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The Fun Theory

On October 18, 2009 By

There are many things in life that I deem mundane. It can become a major problem if our lives revolve around it.

This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, [...]

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3 Steps to Marketing an Idea

On October 12, 2009 By

After UCLA, I went to Loyola Marymount University and then Chapman University — to get my teaching credential. While at Chapman, a big emphasis was placed on the success of a student’s learning. The following are steps to test the effectiveness of your approach.

(S)he doesn’t understand what I’m saying. I don’t understand what (s)he’s [...]

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When I visited Houston and Dallas for my Coffee Tour, I asked a number of people where I should host my SEO workshop. It was unanimous – Hotel Zaza.

Hotel Zaza Houston – boutique hotel
5701 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005

It is awesome place to host a [...]

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The longer I stayed in Denver, the more I loved it.

At the time of my visit, the cold weather was crisp against my face; similar to that of the feeling portrayed in commercials when drinking an ice cold Sierra Mist. I am from Los Angeles and operate my business there. Therefore, the change [...]

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A Fun Few Days in Seattle

On October 7, 2009 By

Seattle was so much fun! I met new peeps (non-wedding photographers too), learned about other businesses, and caught a fish!

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I hosted my wedding photography marketing workshop for various photographers at Grand Hyatt in Seattle. The view from the [...]

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