How the Pixel Cents Pricing Method Works
For years, our mentors have been telling us that the value of our photographs isn’t in the paper…it’s in the image! Then why on earth have we been pricing our products based on the cost of our goods?...
View ArticleSaving the Price A Photo App on your home screen
So you grabbed the free app! Sweet! Now let me help you save the icon on your home screen so you don’t have to go looking for it the next time you need pricing help. The first step is, using your...
View ArticleThe Future of Pricing Photography
This article was originally published in the 2018 spring issue of Gallerie Magazine. For decades, wedding and portrait photographers have made money by charging a session fee right off the bat and then...
View ArticlePrice A Photo App by Pixel Cents: How to Use it
Are you new to using the FREE Price a photo app by Pixel Cents? Then this demo is for you! The price-a-photo app was developed by Melissa Welsh after writing the book Pixel Cents: The solution for...
View ArticleHow to communicate the value of your photos
For years when potential clients would ask me about my prices, I would stumble when attempting to communicate the value of my work. In fact, I would immediately go into defensive mode. I’d get nervous....
View ArticleDo you have to do In-Person Sales to be successful?
Do In-Person Sales freak you out a bit? Are you wondering if “IPS” is the only way? Yes? Sweet! These thoughts are for you! In a recent Live Q&A in the Pixel Cents Prime facebook group, a...
View ArticleHow to charge for art reproduction
Art reproduction is a great little niche that can offer some great bread and butter type of work. I find it a great contrast to the chattier types of commercial work like headshots. You can put on some...
View ArticleHow to Present Prices to Your Client
When to present prices to your clients or potential clients is one of those questions that will receive a million opinions if you asked any group of photographers. Do you just put it all out there, on...
View Article3 Steps for Creating your Photo Price List
For the first 10 years of my business, I obsessed about my photo price list. Was it laid out right? Was the design pretty? Did I choose the right photos? Are my prints and packages in the right order?...
View ArticleSomeone stole my photos and it sucks
Here are the lessons I learned. This summer, a longtime community project that my husband had been leading was getting off the ground and I was asked to create some photos for the launch. In between...
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