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Part II of III – Tracking, Planning, and Pricing: How to Plan for Profit

December 30, 2009

In any small business, there are THREE essential tasks necessary for keeping your “numbers” on track: Tracking Your Income, Planning Budgets and Future Income, and Pricing to be sure you’re Profitable.
Yesterday, in Part I, I discussed Tracking Your Income and Client Info. Today we dive into Planning, and tomorrow Pricing.
Fortunately, as mentioned yesterday, great [...]

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Part I of III – Tracking, Planning, and Pricing: How to Track Your Income & Client Info

December 29, 2009

In any small business, there are THREE essential tasks necessary for keeping your “numbers” on track: Tracking Your Income, Planning Budgets and Future Income, and Pricing to be sure you’re Profitable.
I often get questions on the best way to track your income.
Let me start with this: keep your personal and business finances separate!! [...]

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Business Housekeeping 101 – Webinar TONIGHT!

December 2, 2009

Marathon is bringing the best education the industry has to offer right to you! Webinars is an online education center where professional photographers can attend seminars from the comfort of their own home or studio through live webcasts. You’ll learn from some of the best and brightest educators in the photographic industry presenting a variety [...]

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Make sure YOUR Business is in the BLACK! – DVD Sale!

November 27, 2009

Black Friday Weekend SALE !!!
$50 off all DVDs! This weekend only!
Enter coupon code: BLACK50 at checkout

***CLICK HERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS NOW!!***

“Liana’s Business Boot Camp isn’t for the timid, but it will whip your profitability into shape in just two days. It’s amazing that so many of us think [...]

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Equipment Stolen – Lessons in Business Insurance

November 14, 2009

Thankfully, this story has a good ending.
As many in the photography community already know, over $4000 of equipment was stolen from us at the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead (Atlanta, GA) last month during a wedding reception.

It was a matter of an hour or two from the time I unloaded the 24-70mm and 70-200mm lens into [...]

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Atlanta Photo Biz Boot Camp Filling Up Fast!

October 23, 2009

We JUST scheduled the next Photo Biz Boot Camp here in Atlanta, and it’s already filling up fast!
This is the PERFECT way to start out 2010 on the right foot so sign up quick if you want a spot!
January 5-7, 2010 in Atlanta, GA
$99/month for Complete Business Makeover OR $899 for Boot Camp Only.
Since posts [...]

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The Ugly Truth : Red is Normal the First Few Years of Business

September 30, 2009

Welcome to a new addition to BananasEDU: The Ugly Truth about Photography Business!
Think running a photography business is all fun, glamorous, camera-happy bliss?? Think again! It’s grueling hard work, it’s a BUSINESS and not just an art. The average photographer is lucky to bring in the same salary as school teacher, for a lot [...]

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Who Wants to HOST a Photo Biz Boot Camp?

August 31, 2009

If you have a knack for being the hostess-with-the-most-est (I know, not a word!), and want you and other photographers in your area to prosper, then you may be eligible to HOST for us!
***CLICK HERE FOR INFO AND TO APPLY ONLINE***
We have limited availability and dates in November, December, January, and February. We will not [...]

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Goodbye Blogger, hello Thesis for Wordpress

July 30, 2009

While blogger has been good to me over the past four years, it’s time to branch out to new and SEO-friendlier blog options. With the advice and help of my technologically-gifted husband both of my blogs will undergo a face-lift and platform change in the next few weeks. Of course, only time will [...]

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Meet the "Survivors" of Photo Biz Boot Camp in Australia!

June 18, 2009

Holly Cottingham - Australia's first all-green photographer!

I admit I was nervous about teaching in Australia. Would the way they run business be very different from how things are in the USA? Would the things I teach still apply?
I was blown away by these two amazing groups that I got to know in the relatively short time we were in [...]

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