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You and I are not professionally trained marketers. We don’t have a Marketing degree from Harvard. No – we’re professional photographers who love photography and basically hate marketing.

But, there are three photography marketing secrets you should know. These three secrets are life-changing, and no one has probably ever revealed them to you – until now.

Photography Marketing Secret #1: It’s critical you create a huge demand for your “limited supply” and then control the volume of work you do with the price.

When I first started in photography, I didn’t “get” this at all. I thought like this: “How much marketing do I need to do anyway? I’m just one person. How many clients can I possibly work with anyway? I’m small, so my marketing can be small.”

No! In an artistic profession such as photography, it’s important to realize that you must create a HUGE demand for your limited supply, and then you control the volume of work you do with the prices you charge.

So what you need to do is think much bigger. You need to have “multiple streams of marketing” out in your marketing area. (See #3 below.)

Photography Marketing Secret #2: Remember, not everyone with a pulse is a good prospect for you. In order to be successful, you must be willing to send some people away.

I first learned this from the great Donald Jack, with whom I understudied and apprenticed with for two years at the beginning of my photography career. I owe so much to him, and am so thankful for all he taught me.

The point here is that there is only a certain limited number of people you are going to be able to work with, so you need to pick and choose very carefully who you allow to hire you.

So what you do is create that HUGE demand for your limited supply, as I talked about above, and then you carefully pick who you will work with out of all the people who contact you as a result of your great photography marketing.

Now, I know this sounds strange – most photographers are thinking all the time about how they can get MORE clients to work with – and not really thinking at all about whether or not a certain client “qualifies” to work with. And that is one of the reasons most photographers are not successful.

So, starting right now, you want to qualify each person who contacts you (by asking them questions) to make sure there is enough potential there for you to take the time to work with them. (More on this in upcoming articles.)

Photography Marketing Secret #3: The most dangerous number in photography marketing is the number one. Don’t put all your “eggs” into one basket when it comes to photography marketing.

What I mean by this is that you can’t just “use the Internet” and expect to get all the clients you will ever need. And likewise, you can’t just “do a mailing” and have that be the only marketing you do. Not in this day and age.

I have found that you need about 16 different marketing methods, or “medias” to get enough good qualified people actually sitting in front of your camera. So stop thinking that just one single way is enough!

You see, the shocking, honest truth about photography marketing is this: It’s way more work than you thought it was going to be when you first decided to get into the photography business. It takes planning, study, research, testing, good copywriting, calls to action, closes, double readership paths, multiple means of response, guarantees, and so many more things for your marketing to be effective and bring you the people you want to work with.

So there you have them – three major photography marketing secrets that 95% of all photographers in the world do not realize. Now you do, and if you will take action on what I just revealed to you, your photography business will grow and prosper while your competitors are complaining and dropping like flies!

All the best to you,

Charles J. Lewis, M. Photog., Cr.

Here’s the scenario… The next “hit-game” has just been released but you don’t have the money to buy it. What do you do?

Or, even better…

You have just completed campaign mode on Call of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare when you hear of the next chapter in the series being released; Modern Warfare 2. As you realise this, you start to feel an over-powering, strange sensation rippling through your body. You soon accept that you have just been possessed by a gaming demon who manages to convince you that you must get this new game!

O.k… maybe that was no possessing demon after all, but an excuse for the desire you feel when wanting something. You know, it’s really the excuse we like to make to justify to ourselves when buying things we absolutely want rather than need! Anyway, continuing on with our scenario. You head on over to your local game store where they accept old games for a trade-in value (or credit), to buy new games in the same store; only to be disappointed when you hear that the trade-in value, given to you for your old game, will not even cover a quarter of the price of the new game. You also discover that you just about have to trade-in all your old games to get any decent credit for purchasing that new game!

There must be a better way… There is!

In this article, I will reveal a great alternative to trading in your old Xbox 360 or PS3 games. I will discuss why the game stores will never give you much for your old games, and why you should avoid these stores when it comes to trading them in anyway.

You see, why trade-in your old Xbox 360 or PS3 games anyway? It’s just not worth it! Why not wait a little longer before getting the game you want in exchange for getting it cheaper or completely free!

When I outplayed my Xbox 360 game titled “Frontlines – Fuel Of War”, I headed down to my local game store to trade it in for another game I wanted; Grand Theft Auto IV. The price of this title was $79 at the time. I was shocked to be told that my old game would only give me a $10 credit towards purchasing the game I really wanted. I thought my old game must be worth more than this as it was still selling for $40. I then tried a competing game store that also accepted trade-ins; I didn’t do any better there either. At this point, I decided not to trade this game and wait a few days before buying the new game I really wanted. It didn’t take me long to realise that the game stores need to make a profit with the old games that are traded in. The older the game, or if it’s a less popular game (or even if the store already has large numbers of the same game for sale), can affect the trade-in value given to you.

I went back home and did a little research online for a better option and found it!

Instead of trading in your old games at any of your local game stores, you should sell all your old games on-line instead.

Here are five reasons why:

1. Making more money for your old games – The amount you can get for your game is usually more, much more, than the trade-in value you receive from your local game store.

2. Selling your old games online is easier and hassle free – Why deal with organising a home garage sale or traffic hassles when having to travel to your local game store.

3. Selling online is free – Unless you choose eBay as an outlet to sell your old games, you can offload them without paying any money.

4. Selling online can be quick – It only took me three minutes to create and submit an ad for my old game.

5. Selling online can be fun – The idea of creating the for sale ad, taking and posting a few pictures online (only if you want to), then seeing your old games sell in no time at all – some times literally minutes – can be exciting.

I managed to sell my old game “Frontlines – Fuel Of War” by posting a for sale thread at a highly popular game related forum site in my country for $30 plus post. It was super easy. I spent three minutes creating and posting the for sale thread. In the ad, I stated that I was looking to let the game go for $30PP. Only minutes later, I started to receive replies. People were making bids on how much they would pay for the game. As the bids came in, the price was climbing up closer to the price I set. My wanted price for the game was matched in less than twenty minutes. I was a very happy person. The buyer then sent me a private message via the site containing his shipping address. I responded with the postage price (a value I obtained from my local post office website) and my Pay Pal address for the funds to be paid to.

When posting for sale threads via game related online forums, you may come across a few obstacles along the way. Here how to deal with one of the most common ones.

Some forums have rules preventing you from posting in the for sale threads until you meet a certain criteria; i.e. like having a certain amount of general discussion type posts accredited to your name. This is usually to prove-your-worthy (so to speak) to the forum. You can easily achieve this by searching for topics that interest you and then join in on the discussion. Don’t just make any lame type of reply. Make sure you add some value to it. By adding value, you will start to build rapport with others and that builds trust. Before you realise it, you will have made enough posts to qualify posting in the for sale threads.

Once you have successfully sold one or more of your games. Simply make contact with the buyer then mutually agree on the best way for them to make a payment plus where to post the game(s) to.

That’s it. Once you have received the money for your old games, depending on the amount, you can either get your next game purchase cheaply or even FREE!

Downloading the top games for your PSP is awesome. Especially when you can play all of your favorite games. So, what I’m going to do is share with you a list of the top PSP game downloads. That way, you can get the best games for your game system.

The top PSP game downloads are:

1. Secret Agent Clank. This is one of the best games to download on your PSP. If you have ever played the game, Ratchet and Clank, you will love this game. In this game, Clank is solo. He has his own game now. Which is great.

2. N+. This is a fun game. You have to go through each level, trying to collect the gold. You will enjoy this game.

3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. This is great PSP game. You should definitely download this game. If you have played any of the other Final Fantasy games, you will like this one.

4. Patapon. This is another fun game that will love playing. In the game, you have to take your tribe to victory, which is cool.

5. God Of War: Chains Of Olympus. I highly recommend you download this PSP game. It’s awesome. If you have played other God of War games before, this is the game for you.

These games are a few of the top PSP game downloads. There are actually thousands of PSP games that you can download. If you want to really have fun with your handheld game system, you should get the games mentioned above.

I have been able to earn money testing web games using my own personal computer for the past year and I have found that it is easy making money getting paid to play games.  It is possible to make a good income testing video games for those companies that are looking for testers to check for bugs on their new and latest games before they place them on the market.  But before you dive right in, there are a few tips that future beta game testers need to know to make sure they succeed in their new career.

Tip # 1: Take Your New Career Seriously

If this is a part-time gig, you still need to take it seriously for online gaming companies to notice you.  Make sure you do your testing and organize yourself in order to meet your testing deadlines.  Missing a deadline could mean that you will loss any further test request from other companies.  Online gaming companies want to release their games on time.  And they do not want to be held up waiting on you to finish the testing.

Tip # 2:  Invest in getting different gaming platforms

Do not isolate your testing to a single gaming console.  I personally own am Xbox 360, PlayStation2 and 3.  I make most of my money testing games on my Xbox console, but I also get request to test games on the PlayStation platforms.  Gaming companies look for individuals who are truly serious about gaming are looking for those who have the right equipment for their needs.  They will pay more money to you if you have all the platforms for a single game.  This means you can test the game in less time.

Conclusion

If you are serious about wanting to earn money testing online games, then following the tips about will get you started in creating a successful career as an online beta tester.  Simply be serious, meet your deadlines, and invest in different platforms to start making cash testing online games.