{"id":2159,"date":"2016-07-01T16:19:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T16:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2017-04-13T09:09:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T09:09:04","slug":"the-write-way-to-sell-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apogeephoto.com\/the-write-way-to-sell-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Write Way To Sell Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI\u2019m firmly convinced that the very best way<\/em> to break into professional nature photography is to write an article to accompany your photographs.<\/p>\n

In other words, create a vehicle to carry the pictures,\u201d advises John Shaw in his book, John Shaw\u2019s Business of Nature Photography.<\/em>The acclaimed photographer knows what he\u2019s talking about: Shaw\u2019s gross income doubled within a year once he began using writing as a serious marketing tool to promote his photos.<\/p>\n

Whatever your photographic specialty \u2013 nature, travel, wedding, digital — creating a saleable photo\/text package is a multi-faceted endeavor that requires not only excellent images, but also interesting, error-free writing and strong marketing skills.<\/p>\n

The following eleven websites will help in every facet of the freelance writing process: grammar and punctuation, identifying potential markets, the nuts-and-bolts of promoting your work, and guides to help independent contractors during tax season.<\/p>\n

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  1. Writing-World.com <\/strong>(www.writing-world.com<\/a>):Started by Moira Allen, former editor of Inklings at Inkspot.com, this site is virtually a one-stop resource for your writing questions and needs. The \u201cBasics\/Getting Started\u201d page is packed with excellent advice \u2013 from how to write a query letter to manuscript formatting to coping with rejection.Other categories to explore include the Business of Writing, E-publishing, Freelancing Tips, International information, Rights and Contracts, Self-Promotion, and many more.<\/li>\n
  2. writersdigest.com<\/strong> (www.writersdigest.com<\/a>): Writersdigest.com, based on the popular magazine, is produced by the same company that publishes the annual Writer\u2019s Market<\/em> and Photographer\u2019s Market<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  3. The site includes a searchable database of over 1500 writer\u2019s guidelines.Many include information about submitting photographs.A free e-newsletter, \u201cTips & Updates from Writer\u2019s Digest\u201d is also available.<\/li>\n
  4. Each May, the site includes an updated list of the \u201c101 Best Web Sites for Writers\u201d \u2013 an absolute must-read for any serious scribe or wannabe.(Apogee Photo Magazine was listed among the top 50 earlier this year!)<\/em><\/li>\n
  5. WritersMarket.com <\/strong>(www.writersmarket.com<\/a>):Associated with writersdigest.com, WritersMarket.com is a subscription-based service that gives users Web access to the annual Writer\u2019s Market–<\/em>including book publishers, magazine markets, literary agents, contests and more.<\/li>\n
  6. The on-line market guide has some distinct advantages over the book form, the most important being a constantly updated database with a fairly comprehensive search feature.Writers can create their own portfolio and be notified at every log-in of changes to their target markets.At $29.99* per year, the service is reasonably priced and includes a thirty-day money-back guarantee.A $2.99\/month option is also available for less frequent users.<\/li>\n
  7. Inkspot <\/strong>(www.inkspot.com<\/a>):Until it was dropped by its sponsor Xlibris, Inkspot was one of the most vibrant writing sites on the Web.The award-winning site\u2019s fate remains unknown, so search the archives while you still can.<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cFreelance Writer\u2019s and Beginning Writers\u2019 FAQ\u2019s\u201d cover many of the marketing basics for new writers.The travel writing, international marketing, and writing for children sections are particularly strong.Commit to some serious \u201cclick time\u201d once you arrive.Inkspot\u2019s on-site organization tends to ramble and is not always intuitive.<\/li>\n
  9. The Writer\u2019s Place <\/strong>(www.awoc.com<\/a>):The bi-monthly newsletter \u201cWriting for DOLLARS!\u201d lists only paying markets and includes useful articles for writers looking to break into different genres and higher-paying markets.WFD also accepts \u201cfirst-sale stories\u201d \u2013 a great place to crow your published writing debut and get paid for it once again!<\/li>\n
  10. Funds for Writers<\/strong> (www.fundsforwriters.com<\/a>):Funds for Writers is an interesting concept: Help writers find grant money and help grant writers find organizations that need their services.The weekly newsletter includes grants, jobs, contests and freelance markets.<\/li>\n
  11. Because many of the grants are arts-related, some also pertain to photography.The Web site has an extremely strong links section to assist with writing research and additional grant sources.<\/li>\n
  12. WritersWeekly.com<\/strong> (www.writersweekly.com<\/a>):The persistent self-promotion in WritersWeekly.com can be a serious turn-off, but many writers give this site\u2019s e-zine a thumbs-up for its collection of current freelance jobs (all less than a week old), including some for photographers.<\/li>\n
  13. Helpful business-related articles are featured on the site, including a question-and-answer column.With over 49,000 subscribers, WritersWeekly.com has the largest circulation of any freelance writing newsletter.<\/li>\n
  14. Worldwide Freelance Writer<\/strong> (www.worldwidefreelance.com<\/a>):One of the best ways to increase sales \u2013 whether photos or articles — is to expand into international markets.The monthly \u201cWorldwide Freelance Writer\u201d newsletter helps writers meet that objective by highlighting markets outside North America.Explore the articles section for valuable tips; especially informative are those written by WFW\u2019s founder, Gary McLaren.<\/li>\n
  15. The Burry Man Writers Center<\/strong> (www.burryman.com<\/a>): This unusually named site includes over 1800 writing-related links from around the world listed under nineteen different categories.\u201c\u2019The Freelance & Nonfiction\u2019 page features seventy places to find freelance writing jobs \u2013 the largest list of writer-specific job resources online.\u201d<\/li>\n
  16. GrammarCheck<\/strong> (www.grammarcheck.com<\/a>): It\u2019s difficult to make grammar and punctuation interesting, but the authors of GrammarCheck, a weekly e-newsletter, have done an excellent job.If English is your second language or you simply need a refresher course in the basics, this is a very useful resource.Archived issues also include helpful tips on business writing.Can\u2019t find an explanation for your personal grammar glitch?Submit your question on the home page and you may see it addressed in future GrammarCheck issues.<\/li>\n
  17. FormSwift<\/strong>: Two guides provided to help out independent contractors and their employers during tax season. A Tax Guide For Independent Contractors AND The Companies Who Hire Them <\/em>at http:\/\/formswift.com\/1099-form-guide<\/a> and The Freelancer’s Essential Guide to Business and Taxes at http:\/\/formswift.com\/independent-contractor-guide<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    by Kimberly Baldwin Radford
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