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  • PPA's Online Resources

    PPA's new, online Resources section is like a toolbox that is spilling over. We've compiled articles, pdfs, contracts, and forms to help you in your photographic business needs. Remember, your Basic Web site access will allow you to see a select few of these resources, but you must be a PPA member for full access.

    We're in the process of adding more and more pieces to these Resources, so keep checking back. And if you don't see something you need, just let us know!

  • For the Health of Your Business...

    PPA's Vital Signs, an e-mail that delivers business information to help photographers survive and thrive, will be posted here in the Resources section (Vital Signs category, of course). Take a peek at Vital Signs' "Copywriting is Key" article, sent August 28, 2008:

    "As a photographer, your job is capturing images. But as a business owner, your most important job is capturing new clients. No matter how great a photographer you are, images alone aren’t enough to succeed in this highly competitive market...Without words that captivate, compel, convey a sense of urgency, and convince the reader to take action, your marketing materials—with all their wonderful images—are useless. "

    PPA Members, read more here.

     

  • Forms and Contracts and More...Oh My!

    This is the place you need to be to find all the sample contracts and legal forms that were posted in the old Members-Only Download section. Still exclusive member-only documents, we've made it easier than ever for you to find them!

    Just look for the resources categorized under Contracts & Forms.

    And don't forget that these are sample documents only. You should have your final legal forms and contracts reviewed by a local attorney.

  • Education Delivered to Your Desktop

    Looking for more information about PPA's Webinars? You can plan to watch an upcoming live Webinar, check out our free, member-only Webinars, or watch an archived Webinar at your own convenience!

    We know that it's often hard to get away from the studio...even for essential business education. PPA Webinars can be your alternative education source!

    Look up the upcoming and archived Webinars here.

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