The last 3 months I have been completely busy with event photos, weddings, business headshots, newborns, and family portraits. My busy shooting and editing schedule has left me with little time to add new content here on the blog.

It’s been nuts around here to say the leas. It’s a good thing because I love what I do. Plus, I have a lot of photos to share with you in the near future.

A Huge Thank You

Since today is Thanksgiving… I thought I’d jump back into updating this blog and giving you, my readers a little insight into my life as a photographer.  Although I’m not the best at keeping this blog up to date; I do truly appreciate each and every one of my clients. I also appreciate everyone who reads this blog.  Your support helps me continue to be a photographer and for that I’m very thankful.  I can’t imagine a career doing anything else.

Facebook: Boost Your Business

So…. let’s start with an event I photographed this past August.  It was the “Facebook Boost Your Business” event which was held here in Boise.  Facebook brought their crew of experts into town to help teach small business owners about all the marketing opportunities Facebook has available to them.  In addition to having a few different keynote speakers, Senator Jim Risch being one of them, the organizers of the event even went so far as to creating panels of speakers from the local community.  A few panels included business owners actively using Facebook as a primary marketing tool and another panel included persons from local resources such as the SBDC (small business development center) and Zions Bank Business Resource Center to field questions from the crowd.

Each panel of speakers discussed some pros and cons about Facebook and how it relates to their business or their clientele.  Panel members shared success stories and stories of failure with the audience.  All great nuggets of info for the business owner in attendance to take note of and consider for future use in his/her own small business.  Each small business is unique and the best course for marketing varies from business to business. 

What Attendees Learned

Event attendees also learned about the current status of small businesses in Idaho and how these businesses impact the local economy.  For example… did you know 56% of Idaho’s work force are employed by a small business?  I didn’t!  Idaho actually beats the national average on this statistic.  Nationally only 47% of workers are employed by a small business.  With Black Friday right around the corner, this statistic makes me even more steadfast about a decision my husband and I made a few years ago. We try and only support local businesses. No big chains if at all possible.

This was an event I really enjoyed photographing.  Not only did I meet a lot of really wonderful small business owners from the Boise area… I also gained some knowledge to implement in marketing my own small business.

Katie Sewell of the Idaho SBDC starts the event off with a brief presentation.

Senator Jim Risch was the Keynote Speaker

Paige Coyle, marketing director at Payette Brewing talk about how they implement Facebook marketing into their business.

Jessica Flyn of Red Sky PR moderates one of the panels.