If you like to take pictures and to practice your creativity, then create your own photography busniess may be interested. You can offer your services on a contract basis. Some application areas to consider include weddings, architecture, portraits and commercial photography, diving and scaling. You will charge for your services accordingly. The final work will be provided to clients in digital form on disk or CD, normal photographic prints or framed pictures. You can earn more money by making the frame photos or copying the images to a CD.
SKILLS REQUIRED
Photography skills are a must. Your customers will look for photographs of highly professional quality. Digital reproduction of knowledge to make up images, add custom expressions etc. will also be an advantage.
SKILLS REQUIRED
Photography skills are a must. Your customers will look for photographs of highly professional quality. Digital reproduction of knowledge to make up images, add custom expressions etc. will also be an advantage.
COST TO START THIS ACTIVITY
Initially you will have to pay the design, development and hosting of your website, computers, software, scanner, CD burner, photographic equipment (eg. A digital camera) and a printer . You will also acquire packaging accordingly, blank CDs, and a selection of photo frames. If you already have one or the other thing, the startup busniess costs will be considerably reduced. Other costs that you have to assume are related to the promotion of your website. The approximate costs for starting your busniess range from $ 4,500 to S 6,000.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO START
This activity can be started with one employee and requires only a part-time job to start.
INTERNATIONAL POTENTIAL
This activity will primarily target your immediate geographical area, given that you must move to appropriate locations to perform your services.
BUSNIESS ASPECTS IMPORTANT TO BE STUDIED
Your biggest challenge will be to make yourself visible to your target market. You should make sure to apply appropriate online marketing techniques and monitoring. If your area has corresponding local sites, such as a website offering discount coupons, you should consider participating. It is indeed a great way to attract busniess.
ONLINE MARKETING TECHNIQUES
• Add a picture gallery or topic Virtual postcards on your site and allow visitors to upload images or samples of virtual postcards to their friends. The images used must be the fruit of your own work and will be used to establish credibility regarding your talent and increase traffic to your site.
• Develop a viral marketing strategy where visitors can 'Recommend this site to a friend "through a link on your site. This will promote your site and encourage others to visit.
• Develop a comprehensive strategy links. You generate the most possible links from websites, directories, web circles and meta-directories related to your target market. Make sure to be mentioned on sites targeting your local area and your area of expertise.
• Develop a sponsored listings campaign to capitalize on appropriate key phrases through popular search engines.
• Make sure to submit your site to search engines and directories.
ADDITIONAL INCOME
Other services that you can to increase your income are among other digital copying, photo manipulation and sell your own stock of work on your site on CD, as on a screen or postcards. This can attract large tourist market if your images relate to historical sites or sites of interest in your area. You may very well offer custom framing services from your site. Gift certificates always provide an additional source of income.
Initially you will have to pay the design, development and hosting of your website, computers, software, scanner, CD burner, photographic equipment (eg. A digital camera) and a printer . You will also acquire packaging accordingly, blank CDs, and a selection of photo frames. If you already have one or the other thing, the startup busniess costs will be considerably reduced. Other costs that you have to assume are related to the promotion of your website. The approximate costs for starting your busniess range from $ 4,500 to S 6,000.
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO START
This activity can be started with one employee and requires only a part-time job to start.
INTERNATIONAL POTENTIAL
This activity will primarily target your immediate geographical area, given that you must move to appropriate locations to perform your services.
BUSNIESS ASPECTS IMPORTANT TO BE STUDIED
Your biggest challenge will be to make yourself visible to your target market. You should make sure to apply appropriate online marketing techniques and monitoring. If your area has corresponding local sites, such as a website offering discount coupons, you should consider participating. It is indeed a great way to attract busniess.
ONLINE MARKETING TECHNIQUES
• Add a picture gallery or topic Virtual postcards on your site and allow visitors to upload images or samples of virtual postcards to their friends. The images used must be the fruit of your own work and will be used to establish credibility regarding your talent and increase traffic to your site.
• Develop a viral marketing strategy where visitors can 'Recommend this site to a friend "through a link on your site. This will promote your site and encourage others to visit.
• Develop a comprehensive strategy links. You generate the most possible links from websites, directories, web circles and meta-directories related to your target market. Make sure to be mentioned on sites targeting your local area and your area of expertise.
• Develop a sponsored listings campaign to capitalize on appropriate key phrases through popular search engines.
• Make sure to submit your site to search engines and directories.
ADDITIONAL INCOME
Other services that you can to increase your income are among other digital copying, photo manipulation and sell your own stock of work on your site on CD, as on a screen or postcards. This can attract large tourist market if your images relate to historical sites or sites of interest in your area. You may very well offer custom framing services from your site. Gift certificates always provide an additional source of income.