When I first began my business in early 2009 I was beside myself ecstatic to have even a few weddings on the books.  The extent of my organization back then it seems consisted of 3 stacks of papers on the corner of my desk. Stack one: Inquiries. Stack two: Booked. Stack three: Shot. That was it! Not rocket science I know, but it worked. For a few months at least. Now that I have over 40 weddings in 2010 along with several inquiries in any given week obviously my ”stack” process has gone out the window. Now, I’m really not one to promote vendors on my site because what works for me may not necessarily work for the next person. However I am so pleased with a few of my vendors that I felt compelled to do a series of “shout outs” to those who have helped bring my business to the next level through incredible customer support and more importantly, amazing products. First up: Shoot Q.   I want to begin by stating that I am no way obligated to feature Shoot Q nor do I receive any commission from clients referred by me. But honestly, this program has done wonders for my business in too many ways to mention in one post. The most important aspect of Shoot Q is that it not only allows me to send proposals to prospective clients but it also allows them to electronically sign their contracts online. Because the majority of my wedding commissions are from out of state/destination weddings, getting contracts signed and returned can prove to be quite the daunting task. Now with Shoot Q the clients receives their own personal web page that allows them to review the contract and sign it electronically. They are also allowed to fill in any pertinent information such as contact info as well as details concerning the  bridal party. Another great function of Shoot Q  is that I was able to set up automatic invoices to be sent 14 days prior to due payment. Its genius really.

I will say that it has a slight learning curve as well as takes quite a bit of set up time to include inputting your contract template and automatic emails but once that is complete everything else is a cake walk. I really feel that all photographers can really benefit from the program. So head on over and check it out!