Become the Ultimate Photographer By Design!

Join in for one of my 2009 Workshops! Every month, I’ll be offering a weekend of training that will have more impact on your bottom line and professional satisfaction than any other investment you will make this year!

> Get clear on what branding is at its core
> Supercharge your branding process.
> Let me guide and personally coach you on your branding decisions.

Give yourself the gift of jump starting your career that will save you years of trial and error.

The Workshop is designed around two keys that will propel you as a professional photographer.

The first is Brand Identity Assessment (who you are to your target market).
The second is your Marketing Game Plan (where you want to go).

By investing in yourself in this way, you will establish your branding trajectory and, more tangibly, the appropriate communication devices will have the greatest impact on your bottom line.

Examples could include how best to leverage your website, blog, list building mechanism/newsletter sign up, shopping cart, audio/video delivery, community development, social media, web metrics, advanced analytics, email marketing strategy, business cards, stationary package, email signatures, marketing workflow and your entire brand communication strategy.

This essential workshop is dedicated to one thing: helping you discover your unique brand qualities and giving you a plan of attack to make your business dreams a reality.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Identify the narrative to build your business around
* Discover your greatest resources available to you right now
* Learn how to leverage your strengths to build a brand you are thrilled about
* Develop a tangible action plan to transform you business
* Find an authentic community to be real with, who are committed to your success

If you are just making the transition into the profession or need to take your existing photo career to the next level, the Fast Track Workshop will prove to be one of the best investments you can make for your photography career! Fast Track is designed to take you from start to finish and be comprehensive enough to give you everything you need to brand around your greatest resource: YOU!

MAJOR TOPICS

* Personal Strength Inventory
* Strategy vs. Tactics… what they are and when to apply them
* Engaging our industry with confidence
* Presentation: Helping clients perceive you accurately
* Creating value engines that result in immediate sales incentives
* Tangible tools to have your brand reflect your core values
* Networking: How to create value for others so they remember you at the right time in the right way

Tip: We are only accepting 10 people per workshop, 4 of which are pre-reserved for Fast Track Founders. Since there are still a handful of Founder memberships left, you may want to snag one of those memberships and save over $200 on the workshop alone in the process - not to mention get a ton of free resources on top of the Workshop. For more on that, *CLICK HERE*.

*RESERVE YOUR SPOT BY CLICKING HERE RIGHT AWAY!*

Check out the details of what BECOMING A FOUNDER gets you and you’ll see pretty quickly how much of a screaming deal it is. Not only do you get the Workshop included*, you also get lifetime on the exclusive Forums, free copies of the book in any form you’d like and special advance access to all Fast Track announcements.

Can’t wait!
-Dane

*P.S. Only 4 Founders are guaranteed space at any one workshop so if you’re going to go that route, move quick to sign up. Once you’re a Founder, email me directly to dane@fasttrackphotographer.com and let me know your workshop preference. If you want to find out ahead of time what’s still open, that’s great too.

P.P.S. All dates will be in Orange County unless specified otherwise.

What do David Jay, Kenny Kim, Catherine Hall, Chris Humphreys, Jen and Steve Bebb, Mike Colón, Alisha & Brook, Joe Photo, Michele Celentano, Becker, Jasmine Star, Amber Holritz, Bronson Pate, Jessica Claire, Robert Evans, Gene Higa, Ann Hamilton, Jules and Joy Bianchi, Kevin Kubota, Gustavo Fernandez, Jose Villa and me all have in common?

I have no idea.

Well, yes, there is that photo bit. But, apparently we’re going to find out a little more tomorrow. I can’t wait to get started and to tell you guys all about it. If you’re into it, want to tune in and follow along on Twitter?

Woohoo!

- Dane

I’m speaking this Thursday at the Long Beach PUG. Even if you aren’t a Pictage client, I want to invite you… for FREE! The only catch is we need you to RSVP. That’s it!

**CLICK HERE** I hope you can make it!

Also, everyone who buys my book gets a FREE eBook included automatically. Audiobooks get it free too and also get their pDNA and download immediately and no shipping costs.

The holidays are here!

- Dane

In my book, I dreamed about a 24 hour cable TV show dedicated to photography.

Then, when fantastic resources like Photography Mentor and The B School came along, I was convinced my vision was happening sooner than I thought. On the heals of individual efforts like the Simple Photo Minute in the early days of video podcasting (as well as the more updated and upcoming AskDane.com), these pioneers have begun to create mass amounts of content to really drive where we’re headed.

Now it’s looking like another significant player has arrived with the announcement of The Photography Network.

Led by industry icons, Denis Reggie, Bambi Cantrell and Joe Buissink, this is sure to make a dramatic addition to the learning landscape. I was excited, humbled and a little surprised to be included in their promotional video (click The Concept in the lower left when you go to the site) but am really glad to be seen as someone playing a part in the leading of our incredible industry. And as Seth Godin says, lead we must!

These are extraordinary times to be a photographer and gaining access to the best and brightest will really help to raise the stakes for all of us.

Super stoked!
- Dane