Before I begin, let me inform those who post on forums that the majority of SL residents do not read (or even know about) the forums. \u00a0You can advertise on forums and you may get a response, but don’t rely of the SL forums as a method of advertisement. \u00a0You have to utilyze the tools within SL and get them to work for you and your photography business.<\/p>\n
Attend Events<\/span><\/strong> Offer Your Services<\/span><\/strong> Ask for a Plug<\/span><\/strong> Use your Picks as a Mobile Gallery<\/span><\/strong> Get your Photos EVERYWHERE and Sign\/Brand Them Feel free to post your tips for finding and keeping customers below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Before I begin, let me inform those who post on forums that the majority of SL residents do not read (or even know about) the forums. \u00a0You can advertise on forums and you may get a response, but don’t rely of the SL forums as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7105,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[127,128,12,24,27],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7105"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1538,"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763\/revisions\/1538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.never30.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMost people want to see how talented you are before they spend time in your studio. \u00a0What better way to show them than TO SHOW THEM! \u00a0I got most of my customers when just starting out by visiting events in SL and taking candid photos of avatars (I’d usually ask them if it was ok to take some pics and that I’d send them later). \u00a0After I spent some time editing them and finishing them with various filters and effects, I would present them in a book or scripted frame that changes images along with my prices and availability. \u00a0They were always 100% pleased and some came back for more.<\/p>\n
\nWhen you meet a store owner try offering them your services. \u00a0Ask them if they’d like help photographing their next clothing release and that you have a few ideas to make their ads look more professional (or whatever you feel you can offer).<\/p>\n
\nIf you are photographing an event, ask for a couple of advertisement plugs. \u00a0Perhaps even an inserted line of advertisement in the invitations or handouts.<\/p>\n
\nSave your best shots and put them in your picks so that others who are browsing your profile will see your awesome work! \u00a0They should be able to teleport to your gallery or shop when clicking on the teleport button.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span> Flickr, Photobucket, \u00a0and any other site that hosts image galleries are a great place to add your photos. \u00a0Be sure to add tags to them so that they come up in searches and place your logo on them as well. \u00a0Provide a link to your shop (SLURL) so others know where to find you and your services!<\/p>\n