So, you have a Facebook Page, Twitter account, blog and maybe a YouTube channel. What’s next? The allure of social media is strong. We’re now able to connect with clients and build exposure without having the expensive costs of traditional marketing. Unfortunately, there a

Just slightly over a year ago, I shared with the public just how many wedding inquiries I was getting a day (roughly 2 per day). The recipe for that conversion was a combination of many things. I discussed a slew of strategies, but the main one that I’m SUPER PROUD to see practi

Las Vegas has a sinful allure that draws to mind concupiscent women, overflowing drinks, accessible narcotics and high levels of adrenaline with every shoot of craps. It is the oddest phenomenon, but I tend to have no reluctance to creolize my structured identity and live a life of vi

…until WPPI (not Disneyland, but it is a Disneyland for photographers). For those of you who are going – kudos! For those of you who are not – how come? As a sponsor of WPPI, they offered me 10 FREE full registration passes! This is applicable for only those who have

How do you market your business? There are many ways to market yourself, but you can read about how I did it below. Two months ago, I had the privilege of sharing what I had learned about strategic online marketing with many photographers ranging from top 10 in the world to those with

Yesterday, Becker graced me with an opportunity to speak at the [b] school Study Hall. The topic was on effective blogging techniques. I can relate. blogging is not that fun blogging is time consuming why blog? do people even read it? how do I validate it being useful? based on number

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 inspira

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Hello everyone, As you might know, I am leaving for Europe for six weeks. If it piques your interest, read the following article for all of the countries I am visiting! I will try to tweet / post here and there, but know that I undergo great lengths to find a cyber cafe to say “

Greetings, subscribe | follow @tofurious Thank you everyone who could make it out! We had local photographers from Orange County to super cool ones from far away – San Francisco, San Jose, San Antonio(Texas). Due to overwhelming interest, the beginner’s workshop sold out i