| As many photography studios are finding out, | | | | their Facebook account. For example, if you are |
| Facebook is an excellent marketing tool for | | | | trying to present a positive upbeat image, you don't |
| photographers. Once a photographer has a number | | | | want to choose someone who has a Facebook page |
| of friends, those friends will expose their friends to | | | | covered with negative remarks. Also as is usually the |
| the photographer's specials, videos and pictures. One | | | | case in any photography advertising, you want to |
| of the challenges of course is getting started. Once | | | | find someone who is attractive. |
| you already have a corpus of people who mark you | | | | Once you've identified your models offer the models |
| as their friends, all of your wonderful work will be | | | | and incentive for posting the pictures you take on |
| distributed through those people to encourage other | | | | Facebook. For example, you could offer them a $30 |
| people to become friends; however, the question | | | | print credit if they post their pictures. Offer a free |
| arises how do you quickly get a number of friends to | | | | video collage of their pictures if they are willing to |
| get the ball rolling. | | | | post it to their Facebook account. |
| One way to accomplish this goal is to seek models in | | | | After you've posted the pictures, don't go out and |
| the market in which you would like to become a | | | | ask all of your model's friend to be your friend. Wait |
| facebook member. For example, if you are seeking | | | | for them to come to you. Remember you are a |
| to expand out into the senior market you can use | | | | guest with your models Facebook friend. Only |
| senior models. There are a number of ways in which | | | | become friends with those who seek you out. You |
| you can find these models. You can send out direct | | | | need to keep a positive reputation in the community. |
| mailings to high school seniors seeking Facebook | | | | Remember your pictures should have your logo |
| models; or a flyer on a permitted on campus event | | | | somewhere on them so that those looking at them |
| might be a good way to find models. Once you've | | | | will know where and how to contact you. |
| decided on how to find the desired models, you need | | | | Facebook is a great marketing tool for photographers |
| to be selective in who you choose. You want | | | | and photographers can use senior models to |
| someone who will represent the product you are | | | | effectively begin to build their marketing base. |
| trying to portray in a positive way and is active in | | | | |