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Nothing says summer like sparklers, popsicles, pool days, and reviewing your financials, right? The Legal Paige has a Mid-Year Financial Review blog from Brittney Suttle, CPA.Read now
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Comparing Transaction Fees With Paypal, Stripe, Square, Venmo Business, Etc
Read nowTransaction fees are charges a business has to pay every time they process an electronic payment through a third-party processing company. When starting a business, you should quickly decide which online payment processing company to use when accepting payments. But...
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Should You Allow Venues to Use Your Photos for Free?
Read nowPhotographers, you KNOW this has happened to you. You shoot a wedding at a beautiful venue and then the venue requests photos you’ve taken of the day. No harm or foul...but you have an eye for making a venue look...
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How to Explain Your Policy on Covid-19 In Your Contracts
Read nowAs we are all well aware by this point as small business owners, Covid-19 has severely impacted the way we contract with our clients. One of the most important lessons learned in 2020 is the act of updating your client...
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Flat Fee Retainers
Read nowAs an industry standard, wedding & event photographers generally take a 50% retainer on the total value of the booking as non-refundable reservation retainer. However, when Covid-19 hit across the industry we started seeing a client pushback and legal battles...
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PayPal Chargebacks: How They Work and How to Fight Them
Read nowPayPal has become THE staple in the United States for small businesses taking payment from customers for selling goods and services. However, as anyone in a small business knows, sometimes payments don’t go exactly as planned. If you have gotten...
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Three Clauses Essential to Every Elopement Photography Contract
Read nowElopement photography has exploded over the last two years and has brought with new legal issues for photography contracts to cover. One of the questions I get asked most is how to protect yourself as an elopement photographer from the...
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A Guide to Photography Mini Sessions
Read nowAre you a photographer who hosts mini sessions for your clients?! Today we're going over the ins-and-outs of mini sessions, from choosing the dates and themes, to promoting them effectively, to up-selling additional photos and prints, to ensuring your mini...
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Emily Tebbetts: Featured Guest Blog
Read nowHey all! This week I interviewed a fabulous photographer, entrepreneur, and creative educator, Emily Tebbetts! Emily is the owner of a wedding and self-love photography business. She is passionate about helping individuals work on unconditionally loving themselves as they are,...
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Do I Need to Include Sales Tax in My Service Contracts?!
Read nowUpdated 2/22/24 Did you know that in certain states, you have to charge for sales tax, even if you are a service based business?! As a service provider, understanding the ins and outs of sales tax in your contracts is...