Get Clickin’!

The response to our ClickinMoms affiliate contest (and FREE giveaway to everyone who signs up through Paperie) has been amazing on day one! Now it gets even MORE amazing – a bigger discount and a ClickinMoms lifetime membership giveaway!

If you sign up with the code PAPERIE2011 through midnight on January 31, 2011, you will now get 20% off your ClickinMoms membership. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!

If you sign up through Paperie by January 31st, you also get the following items as our ‘thank you‘:

See this post for more information on how to sign up with ClickinMoms, write Robyn, and collect your goodies!




Did I mention that’s not all? Now ClickinMoms is also giving away TWO FREE LIFETIME MEMBERSHIPS to our Paperie readers. How do you enter to win? You have four chances!

1. Tweet the following on Twitter (and tell us where you did it):
There’s a @clickinmoms contest @paperieboutique / PaperieBoutique.com and YOU get the fabulous prizes! Go here for more: http://is.gd/ksNuQ

2. Post the following to Facebook (and tell us where you did it):
Paperie Boutique is in a contest with ClickinMoms and YOU get the fabulous prizes – visit PaperieBoutique.com for more!

3. Like / Friend us on Facebook: facebook.com/paperieboutique

4. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/paperieboutique

Then come back and comment here that you’ve done so – each entry requires its own separate comment. (In simple terms: If you want FOUR chances to win, you have to do all four things listed above, and then make four separate comments telling us how you did them.)

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, January 13th. You can enter up to four times total. Post that you have “liked” the Facebook fan page, posted to Twitter (with link), and / or posted to Facebook (with link) – in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

ATTENTION: All links you post must direct to public-access accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed, a website, or forum – or request permission to see them – your entry will automatically be disqualified.

You can enter / post up to four total times – one entry each for the four options listed above.

You have four chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win!

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 24-48 hours of contest’s end to claim their prize.

Good luck and thanks to ClickinMoms for the great prizes!

UPDATE: We have our two winners and they are Pavei Photos and Liz Thomas Photography:

Congratulations to our two winners, thanks to everyone who entered, and thanks once again to ClickinMoms for the two lifetime memberships!




Last but not least, did you know ClickinMoms has a store?

Find great items like Lightroom presets, charity packs, keychains, the new Inspire book and more!

Check it out!

Get Clickin’!
-Robyn

are you ready to ROCK?

The annual ClickinMoms affiliate contest is on and we want to prove Paperie readers are #1. If we sign up the most new members, we all win – we get cool referral prizes and SO DO YOU (in addition to 10% now 20% off any ClickinMoms subscription using the referral code PAPERIE2011 at checkout) through midnight on January 31, 2011.

First up, if you sign up for a ClickinMoms membership through our Paperie link you will receive a copy of my “Portrait Care Card” and “Product Guarantee Card” – wording included. These are designed to be printed through WHCC as 5×5 and 4×5 prints.

If you sign up for a ClickinMoms membership through our Paperie link you will also receive my referral program card, a referral program wallet-handout, and referral program terms for your website – all with wording included. The first two are designed to be printed through WHCC as 5×5 and wallet prints. The website file is designed to upload to your website so clients and prospective clients can read the full terms of your referral program.

I adhere the 5×5 print to a Paper Source petal envelope, and then adhere a group of wallet-handouts (held together with a bow) to the 5×5 print as shown above. I seal the petal envelope with a 1.5″ circle sticker from Zazzle – you can find a free template download for this sticker on Paperie here.

These five layered, editable .psd files are everything you need for a referral and print care / customer satisfaction program. And you can get them by just signing up for a new ClickinMoms membership through Paperie. These highly-sought-after templates have never been available for download or purchase before!

We are notified by e-mail of each new membership signup through our referral link so here’s what you need to do to receive the five files:

1. Use THIS LINK to sign up for a new ClickinMoms membership (and use the referral code PAPERIE2011 at checkout for 10% now 20% off)

2. Make a note of the member name you sign up with – we will need this

3. E-mail robyn@paperieboutique.com with the subject “ClickinMoms Bonus Files” – include the date you signed up for a new ClickinMoms membership with the Paperie Boutique referral link – and let us know what member name you signed up with

4. As soon as we receive confirmation from ClickinMoms that you have signed up, we will send you the zip-file with the five files above as our ‘thank you‘

Please note, this is a contest and we are competing for prizes with other websites. The ones with the most new memberships win. Thank you for helping us in “the cause”! I have been a proud ClickinMoms member since July 2009 and would not recommend the forum if I didn’t use and love it!

Now, get Clickin’…
-Robyn

P.S. Win one of two FREE lifetime ClickinMoms memberships here!

golden ticket

I’m so excited to have Stacey Duncan of La Pomme Design and Goldapple Photography back for another guest post (January 2010, October 2009)! Make sure to read all the way to the end, because one Paperie viewer will get very lucky this week!

It’s a pleasure to be back at the Paperie Boutique! I have received so much inspiration from this blog and from the generous souls who are featured on here, so I love that I get to be part of it!

I have spent several months developing my branding, my marketing materials, and really, my business, and have fallen in love with it. Last year was my first year in business, and I didn’t realize how important it was to really LOVE the business side of my business. I mean, as photographers, we love the photography side of the business, but there is so much more to it! Even if you aren’t a business-oriented person, as a business owner you have to be somewhat savvy (or hire someone who is!), and you can enjoy the business more when you develop it to your tastes.

After determining my ideal client, my market, my business plan, and it was time to let my branding follow accordingly. I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted, and I knew how my main competition is branded, so I knew how to NOT brand myself as well! My logo was my starting point.

I developed a brand that is elegant, timeless, and is adaptable to all different types of portrait photography. It is appealing to my ideal clientele, and I am absolutely in LOVE with it – which is the most important part!

When a client books a session over email/the internet, they fill out the info form and contract online and pay online. I then mail the client a welcome packet in an envelope from Paper Source. The welcome packet includes a general information brochure, an investment brochure (which is my full price guide), a client gifts card, a session card that is specific to their session type (maternity, newborn, engagement, etc), a personal note handwritten from me, a fashion wallet guide, a set of paper examples, and a couple business cards.

If a client wants to meet in person for a consultation, I will bring the physical info form and contract for the client to sign. I bring the exact same welcome packet, except I bring it all in a large Paper Source envelope with the forms.

Some of my other marketing materials include a gift certificate, referral card with personalized image wallets, and a personalized 11×17 wall calendar. I also print stickers for my welcome packet mailings, shipping labels for client purchases, and copyright stickers to put on the backsides of image enlargements.

I get so many compliments from clients about my marketing, so I know it is successful in that they recognize it and admire it. I actually did a family session last Sunday night for two graphic designers, and they both were thoroughly impressed with it, which I took as a WIN. It’s like when another photographer admires your work, you take that as a higher compliment than when a client admires it.

Many of you know I am the owner of La Pomme Design, The Photographer’s Boutique. I have taken all of my marketing templates and made them completely customizable, able to work with any branding, and a perfect jumping off point for photographers who don’t have the time, inclination, or knowledge to create a full marketing campaign. I have even included a couple templates that I know other photographers use that I haven’t incorporated yet!

Introducing the Goldapple Photography Premier Marketing Kit! The kit includes unflattened .psd templates of the following:

- Business Card (front and back) (ProDPI)
- 2010 Calender
- Copyright Sticker
- Gift Certificate (WHCC)
- Special Occasion Gift Certificate (WHCC)
- Information Card (ProDPI)
- Investment Card (ProDPI)
- Session Type Card (ProDPI)
- Notepad (VistaPrint)
- Post-it (VistaPrint)
- Paper Texture Wallets (WHCC)
- Referral Card (WHCC)
- Referral Wallet (front and back) (WHCC)
- Shipping Label
- Limited wording is included

The Premier Marketing Kit is on an introductory sale for only $48 through April 30, 2010, only at La Pomme Design. On May 1st, the price will go up to $68, so now is the time to invest in your business and create a solid marketing campaign!

Also through the month of April, use the code “PBROCKS*” in the La Pomme Design Shoppe and get 20% off your purchase – no minimum!

*This discount does NOT apply to the Premier Marketing Kit, but does apply to everything else.

And just because I love getting free stuff as much as you, here is your opportunity to win the Premier Marketing Kit!

Step one to win: Either subscribe to the La Pomme Design newsletter or become a fan of the La Pomme Design Facebook page.

Step two to win: Go to your blog, Facebook account, Flickr account, or Twitter account and post the following:

I want the @goldapplephotos & La Pomme Design / lapommedesign.com Goldapple Photography Premier Marketing Kit – visit paperieboutique.com!

Step three to win: Post the URL(s) to your link(s) in the comments for THIS ENTRY. Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 8th.

Please note: The link you post must direct to a public account. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item.

You can enter up to four times total – one entry each per public, non-private blog URL / Facebook / Flickr / Twitter account.

You have four chances to win but only one chance PER LINK – please do not post the same link multiple times – duplicate links will be removed. And post your 1-4 separate links in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 24 hours of contest’s end to claim their prize. Good luck everyone!

(P.S. If you win and have already purchased the kit, you will get a refund of your purchase!)

UPDATE The winner Sean Walker Photography has been announced here! Congrats and thanks to La Pomme Design and everyone who entered!

Thank you so much Stacey – you’ve been so good to the site and I know everyone appreciates it! Drop by and see her work at Goldapple Photography.

Don’t forget to enter the new Design Aglow contest (open until 11:59 p.m. EDT) if you haven’t already!

If you’re interested in having your own business packaging, marketing ideas, or photography-related products featured please contact me (my e-mail is in the sidebar and is robyn @ this domain – or you can leave a comment).

If you are interested in advertising with Paperie Boutique, please contact todd @ this domain. Check the sidebar – several new advertisers are joining us this week!