5 reasons your business clients don’t pay you quickly or on time

photo credit: fdecomite This applies to all business not just photographers and photography businesses. To get paid on time takes cunning, guile and a really keen eye for detail. The aim of the game is not to let your client use any excuse to not pay you. You’d think that after delivering a stellar product [...]

Photographer’s Terms and Conditions and why you need some

photo credit: DanBrady Where would we be without the small print? I’ll tell you where. In a world where we could be taken advantage of or worse still ripped-off and we would have little or no come back. I’m always surprised at the number of photographer’s websites that don’t contain any reference to their terms [...]

How to deal with clients who want your photography for the cheapest possible price

photo credit: PetroleumJelliffe I was sent a link to a video on YouTube this week by a friend who laughed and said “this always happens to me”. I don’t know who made this video but it shows the kind of problems many photographers face on a daily basis. Especially in this current recession.

Alamy announce a ‘Find a Photographer’ service

photo credit: Caveman 92223 Alamy have announced today that they’re going to set up a section of the website where buyers of photography can “Find a Photographer”. Hats off to Alamy for a great photographer friendly initiative.

12 easy ways NOT to succeed in business as a new professional photographer

photo credit: °Florian PP presents an easy to follow tutorial. “12 easy ways NOT to succeed in business as a new professional photographer”. Follow these tips and you’ll be flipping burgers inside 48 months.