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Originally Posted by thenimirra
I don't know what's going on. I haven't sold a single print from the wedding shots yet! The bride hasn't even paid me the $100 I charged her for a CD with 4X6 images on them. What gives and what can I do to get more sales? Someone suggested I only leave the galleries up on my website for a given period of time to force sales.
I still can't get over the father of the groom trying to give me less than what the contract was stated for, which was just a paltry $500. He told me someone else told him it would be only $400....that's not what the contract says that the bride signed. And he's the same one who wanted all the high res images on CD and then didn't respond when I told him how much it would cost for ALL the images (more than 600 high res images, $3000; or he could pick his favorite 25 for $150, favorite 50, etc. etc. instead of getting all of them on CD).
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First of all you should collect the money in full prior to leaving the wedding at the very latest. Secondly, never give them proofs or especially files until they place an order. As soon as they have any images in their hands they feel satisfied and their motivation to buy drops significantly. I've been in your shoes. Its the same whether its a wedding, a high school senior, or a family session. That's why I don't include any images with any of my packages. I don't supply proofs or CDs until they place an order.