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Resources

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Resources

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Free Guide — PDF

10 Things Photographers
Get Wrong

A direct look at the ten most common mistakes photographers make running their business — from pricing to portfolio to the myths around social media. Not comfortable reading. Worth it anyway.

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Free Tool — Calculator

What Should You
Actually Charge?

Enter your income goal, number of shoots, and costs. The calculator tells you the minimum you need to charge per booking — and the recommended figure that builds in the buffer most photographers forget entirely.

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Writing
Social Media

The Truth About Social Media
For Photographers

Your follower count means almost nothing to your bottom line. Here is what social media is actually for — and why the photography industry has convinced you to spend time on the wrong thing entirely.

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Portfolio

This Is What Your Portfolio
Really Is

Most photographers are building the wrong portfolio. Not technically wrong — conceptually wrong. The difference between a portfolio that impresses and one that actually converts.

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Website Copy

Your Website Has Words
Nobody Is Reading

On a 500-word page, visitors read about 100 words. The question is not how many words your website has. It is whether the ones that actually get read are doing any work.

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