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StevenMI wrote:
Brian I was in the same situation as you. I had a ton of referral business but didn't know any other photographers to refer to. I asked a more social photographer in my city if there were any local Facebook groups that he was a part of that were pretty active and he invited me to one that had 40-50 photographers in it. They had a meeting/social event so I went to that and have gotten to know a few now and have become a part of a few other groups. I still haven't completely figured out the referral situation but I feel like i'm making progress towards it, haha.
Hope that helps some! Get out there and meet other photographers. I seriously went through the first 4 years of business only barely knowing 1 other photographer in my area. It really is nice to get to know others though for a lot of different reasons.
For a while I was just referring them to other photographers in my area that I liked, even though I had never met them. Eventually those photographers might start to hear that you are referring them and will hopefully reach out to thank you. ...Show more →
My local business is really all I want, and I know everybody here, and they certainly know me. I just don't even refer them anymore because nobody has wanted to start that relation, I've even tried. Everyone is cool, just not wanting to go there, and I understand. Frederick is growing rapidly and is a really hot market right now. The venues here are my favorite anywhere, hell, I prefer backyard weddings. I'm starting to throw stupid money at Northern Virginia and Baltimore (I completely ignore DC at this point), and they still want to book me. Jeff, you can have my DC inquiries, I'll just forward them to you. I haven't shot there in a couple years so I don't get too much interest.
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