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Social Photo Podcast #21: Google’s Photo Business, Social Media Lost and Found, Outsourcing Your Blogging

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Subscribe via iTunes: – this link will launch iTunes for easy subscription Here’s episode 21 of the Social Photo Podcast. Hosts Aaron Hockley and Lyza Danger Gardner talk about how Lyza’s lost camera was returned due to social media, the outsourcing of blog content, whether Google is going to put you out of business, and [...]

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Photographers and Social Media: Retro for a Day

Did you know there are now over 200 posts with information about photography and social media here on Social Photo Talk? Let’s take a quick look at a few older articles that are still just as relevant as when originally published: Are you using the Nine Words that Kill Participation on Blogs? Hopefully not. Are [...]

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What Haven’t You Finished? Need a Boost?

While listening to a recent podcast, Jack Hollingsworth (@photojack) made the comment that “finished is better than perfect.” I’m not sure if he invented that line, but I like it. It’s a theory that definitely applies in many situations… such as a photographer dipping their toe into the waters of a new social service or [...]

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Social Media’s Impact on Photographers’ Businesses

Today we feature a guest post. Sahdev Thakur has over 10 years of experience in technology and outsourcing businesses. His love for photos has inspired him develop innovate business model for photos using social media. He is currently CEO and Founder of PixWand a Delaware Company. As a photographer, 15 years back, when the Internet [...]

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How Tea Parties, Abortion, and Healthcare Can Affect Your Image

Are you thinking about how hot political issues might be costing you business due to your social media personas? Here are a few of my thoughts and warnings: Do you mix these topics into the streams that your clients see? Why or why not?

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Getting to Know People via Social Media Before Face-to-Face Situations

I know a whole lot more people than I’ve met. Watch this video and learn more about what I mean… Have you had a similar situation?

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Social Photo Podcast #17: SXSW Recap, Copyright Infringment

Subscribe via iTunes: – this link will launch iTunes for easy subscription We’re all set with episode 17 of the Social Photo Podcast. Hosts Aaron Hockley and Lyza Danger Gardner recap SXSW Interactive, talk about copyright infringement by a major newspaper, and more. This episode is about sixteen minutes long. Links to Things We Mention [...]

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How Much Time Should a Photographer Spend on Social Media?

I’ve been thinking about time spent using social media. Especially how that might affect photographers. Last Monday, I wrote about how one might choose to split their time and resources between various services such as Twitter, their blog, and Facebook. Today I offer a few thoughts about time commitment in general. Question: How much time [...]

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This Really Short Blog Post is Waiting for Your Answer

What’s the social media thing that you know you should do, but aren’t? Why?

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Social Media Time Management: Splitting Time Between Twitter, Facebook, and Blogging

Let’s talk about social media time management. This is part one of a two-part series (Part two will be next week) talking about how to best use your time for social media marketing. Think about your… Blog Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flickr Forums Each of the tools listed above (plus others) can potentially bring you new [...]

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