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Take your photography business to the next level

Liesl Roos — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:11:57 +0000

I thought it might be good to take a little break from all the technical tax articles and write a post about something very practical that can benefit your photography business a lot! I promise no numbers will appear in this post! I have seen so many photographers who produce the most beautiful, artistic, perfectly [...]

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VAT 101 for Wedding and Lifestyle Photographers

Liesl Roos — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:47:25 +0000

This might sound a bit weird, but I love it when people enquire about VAT. For some crazy reason I just clicked with VAT once and since then we are like best friends. I warned you that it might sound weird! For some people VAT is a nightmare, especially if you are faced with a [...]

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Sole trader vs. Close Corporation/Company – how do I make the right choice?

Liesl Roos — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:10:55 +0000

You took that GIANT step and have started your own business. For months, or in some cases years, you have been thinking about it and now you finally did it! You are willing to risk it all to do what you love, and that is to take pictures. All your doubts and fears have been [...]

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Save tax money! And buy your dream photography equipment…

Liesl Roos — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:36:20 +0000

I know, I know! Tax is not the most exciting topic to talk about, especially on a photography blog. Surely you would rather read about how to improve your images or how to find inspiration or how to be more creative. I totally get that! However, the harsh reality is that financial and tax planning [...]

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Are you really charging that?

Doug Place — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:04:57 +0000

This is the third and final installment of our ‘value’ series. By now hopefully you will have had a firm grasp of the value equation of “what you get” as a function of “what you pay”. In the last article we discussed at length that “what you get” is both tangible and physical in terms [...]

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DIY Photography SEO

Sergio Pellegrini — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:17:08 +0000

Welcome to the introduction to DIY Photography Search Engine Optimization Series (SEO). The series of posts involves the discussion of different key aspects to improve your sites ability to rank for a set of selected keywords and to expand your online presence in the search results. SEO is the technique of optimizing your website for [...]

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Are you giving value to your client?

Doug Place — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:06:50 +0000

A couple of weeks ago, we spoke about the value equation that people use (consciously and unconsciously) when evaluating the relative value of a purchase. Namely: Value = What I get / What I pay This equation or relationship is how your prospective clients will evaluate your photography services. It’s also a useful way for you [...]

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Soft drinks, swizzle sticks and value

Doug Place — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 07:08:48 +0000

I was waiting for a client at a rather fancy hotel in downtown Sandton about a month ago. Whilst waiting for the client, I had a drink. A simple soft drink. With ice. In a glass. No swizzle stick. Just a plain old soft drink. It turns out the client I was meant to meet [...]

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KIKI Means Business

Doug Place — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:36:58 +0000

When I got married nearly five years ago, my fiancée (now wife) and I interviewed literally dozens of photographers to photograph our wedding. It seemed like everyone was a wedding photographer. It made our decision really difficult because there were many great photographers out there doing all kinds of good work at a whole range [...]

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5 Reasons to smile

Christine Meintjes — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:00:26 +0000

Sometimes it is so easy to get caught up with the daily tasks that demand our attention as photographers that it is easy to forget to smile. Here are 5 reasons for you to smile, because you are a photographer! 1) Toys are tools Let’s face it. Photographers can buy some of the coolest toys [...]

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