I will teach you in 5 simple tips - How To Start a Photography Business or How To Make Money With Photography

If you're like me, and love photography - You probably would also love to know ways to make money with photography. This may seem daunting with the vast information out there, it's easy to become overwhelmed & often times you'll get lost and never actually start a photography business.

It's time to change this - You will start a photography business. Keep this goal in mind:

Keep your vision clear as you embark on your quest to make money with photography or really any endeavor.

Top 5 Tips - How To Start A Photography Business? (AKA How To Make Money With Photography)

1. Leverage Facebook Groups - If you're looking to make money with photography, Facebook is your best buddy.

First - Join Local Event & Business Groups - One of the ways to make money with photography is to market yourself locally for event photography. Start by searching Facebook for "Groups"

Second - Try a term like "Denver Event Planners", "Small Business Owners Denver", etc. Once you have joined a good deal of groups, make a habit of interacting with them daily - for at least a week. Post pictures of your photography, ask for feedback. When the time comes, after you have a good rapport with your groups, post a special offer to take killer pics of features products or services, mention a referral fee, offer to snap shots of their Business Events. Do this sparingly! Do not just advertise all the time. I like to follow the 80/20 rule - 80% real genuine interaction 20% sales. With just this tip, you'll see those pesky questions "how to start a photography business" or "how to make money with photography" start to fade.

2. Leverage LinkedIn Contacts - This is similar to the groups method that will let you make money with photography in no time.

First - Engage with your connection, post helpful article you find (Others will find them helpful too, and build rapport with you)

Second - Congratulate your connections every time you can. Try to write a custom congrats too! It goes a long way.

Third - Let them know you are looking to start a photography business, make a post about it. Or promote your existing photography business if you have one. Again, remember the 80/20 principal. Pro-Tip : If you see anyone locally talking about an event - Offer you Photography Business to them!





3. Sell Stock Photos - One of the amazing ways to make money with photography is selling your pictures online as 'stock photos.' You will be paid every time your photo is chosen by web designers and businesses advertising.

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Find a connection to get you in with the Stock Photo companies, I prefer DepositPhotos. It lets you get paid for your stock photos, and adds a residual income stream to make money with your photography. Check it out!

4. Get / Monetize your Website - One of the keys to start a photography business, is having a good clean site that you can monetize. One of the easiest way to make money with photography, is to simply find a niche of photography, and take tons of those pictures. Post pictures daily, and have several gallery pages that are easily sort-able and searchable. Promote this page on Reddit - they love photography, as well as the Facebook & LinkedIn methods above. Once your website starts getting decent traffic, you can add advertisements through Google AdSense! These will give you a passive monthly income, just for showing photography related advertisements, that Google chooses. You are starting to learn how to start a photography business... But if you aren't too web savvy, then find a professional like myself - you can get a crisp, professional page - set up to make money with photography. Click here to ask for a quote from me!

5. Sell TShits and Stickers Through CustomOn - CustomOn will cover the costs of getting shirts made. You can just upload your Photos on them, add them to your website and facebook page, and BOOM, you will wonder even less how to start a photography business. The process is easy, and risk free! Not to mention, I have used Photoshop with some of my pics to make GREAT TShirts and Stickers!

With these 5 Tips - I hope you feel you have learned how to start a photography business. I also hope I have shed some light on how to make money with photography.

To recap - Use Social Media Genuinely. Engage with your audience, post relevant, high quality content, share your pictures frequently, join groups and make connections, and keep an eye out for companies posting event announcements. With this in mind you should be more confident knowing how to start a photography business.

Make sure you capitalize on selling stock photos and sign up for the Photography Jobs site linked above! This is a huge catalyst and residual revenue stream. It's not for everyone, but you can be quite successful with it.

Monetizing your website will take time, be patient. This is one of the best ways to make money with photography in the long run. If you manage a great website, you will have residual income for years to come.

Also, selling TShirts and Stickers is great for fan interaction - in fact I have used them as giveaways to grow my email list!

With all these tips combined you will no longer wonder how to start a photography business now that you know how to make money with photography!