It’s clear to anyone who reads this blog more than once that I’m a fan of Instagram. There’s just so many uses for the photo-sharing network, especially for small businesses. Deep in my mind, I knew I wanted to soon hire someone to redesign Mr, Keg, the mascot at PrintKEG.com (A a cheap printing company [...]
I’m sure many of you ask yourselves “How can Instagram help my business?” and it’s a valid question for any entrepreneur to ponder. Honestly, I love Instagram, and have made it the center of our company’s social marketing which has greatly improved our overall online strategy. How? 1. Better pictures everywhere! One major improvement in [...]
This is the best list of tips for photographers I’ve ever seen. This list of tips, advice, rules and just things to know about photography are from Eric Kim, a street photographer who also holds photography workshop classes. 1. Just because someone has an expensive camera doesn’t mean that they’re a good photographer. 2. Always [...]
Eventually, I was going to have to address Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram, my once-now-not-so-sure favorite social networking platform. We’ve written many supportive Instagram-related articles so it just seemed impossible to side-step the buyout news. As we all know by now, Mark Zuckerberg purchased Instagram for a whopping 1 billion dollars. This is an amazingly huge [...]
Many online print companies undervalue the effect of showing off print samples through photos and video. Research has proved that images and videos improve sales conversions, but I’m always surprised to see the many companies not using the endless platforms to demonstrate what a final product will look like. Sure, if you suck at taking [...]
If you’re a recurring reader of our printer’s blog, then you’re aware of my latest interest in Instagram (which is planning on going public soon and I’m investing!) and iphoneology. In my quest of improving my overall photography, my attention was brought to photojojo by a newfound friend on Instagram. If you’re looking for some [...]
We invite you to read these tips we’ve learned while enjoying Instagram. Instagram is the one social network that I’ve personally become addicted to. 1. Share your photos on other social networks. These include Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Tumblr, Flickr , and Posterous. If you don’t have accounts for those social networks, start one up today. [...]
About a month ago, I started playing Instagram, a photo sharing network. Our company participates in many social networks, Instagram being one of the latest and greatest. Actually, I’ve enjoyed Instagram more than almost any other social network. It’s easy, I meet new people, enjoy dabbling with filters and enjoy amazing photography (iPhoneography) from various [...]
Branding your business is not always easy. In fact, we originally branded ourselves as “cheap” and “fun” but we’re finding out that being “small business” has proven to be the most effective and powerful part of our brand. When battling the Vistaprints, Zazzles and Next Day Flyers, there may be no better way to share [...]
Instagram is a photosharing phenomenon. Basically, you snap a photo with your iPhone, choose a filter to transform the look and feel, then share or send to Facebook, Twitter or Flickr. Instagram says their service is easy as pie. It’s photo sharing, reinvented. Did we mention the service has millions of users? What I love [...]
As printers, we should stay on top of photo-sharing apps as the movement is changing how photographers (professional and less adept) are interacting with the world and how they share their images. Many new print companies are taking advantage of the photo-sharing movement by building apps for the printing side. Below are a few popular [...]
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