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Use Twitter #Hashtags for Better Event Photography

After Twitter launched, users discovered that it would nice to be able to group and filter tweets based on a particular topic. The notion of a hashtag was born. What’s a hashtag? It’s a term, preceded by the hash symbol (#), that gets placed into tweets around a certain topic. One [...]

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Get the Most out of Conferences

Conferences, trade shows, and industry expos aren’t anything new. Photographers have been doing them for years. What’s new? What’s the social tie? Social media tools like Twitter (and to a lesser extent, Facebook and Flickr) have changed the conference experience. The additional realtime communications provided by new media tools can [...]

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Social Media Events for Non-Techies: Meet Laurie

You’re probably a photographer. You may or may not consider yourself a techie. What’s the value in attending social media related events if social media isn’t your core competency? It’s a great opportunity to brush up on some supplementary marketing skills that will help you grow your business.
I recently attended WordCamp Seattle, [...]

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What Part of Your Photo Business is Social Media?

One of the first articles on Social Photo Talk was a look at What Should a Photographer Blog About. In that article, I mentioned that it’s important to identify the audience for your blog. Another important aspect of blogging as a photographer is to decide how your blog fits into your business. [...]

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Almost time for the Worldwide Photo Walk

This Saturday (July 18th) marks the second annual Worldwide Photo Walk, with photowalks taking place in hundreds of cities around the globe. While there are contests and prizes associated with the photowalk, the real value can be in the networking and interaction with other photographers from a variety of backgrounds in your area. [...]

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