High school senior portrait photographer Holli True talks about the synergy between photography and publishing.

I love taking the first week of January to revisit goals for my photography business, and so was inspired to take a moment to reflect on my overall strategies for success. In no particular order, here are my Top 10 (ok 12) things I have observed over the years which motivate me every day. Some I live with confidence. Others I am still working to make wholly mine. What would YOU add?

In addition to being a great tool to market your publication, Pinterest can be a great source of inspiration for your business. From infographics to marketing tips, the following are some of our favorite SMB focused Pinterest boards to follow.

Do you find yourself making New Year’s resolutions each year only to break them within days or a few months? You have a lot of company. Keep your goals top-of mind by putting them up on your wall as a MagCloud-printed poster.

No sooner did Jennifer Koskinen begin using MagCloud to showcase her architectural photography work than she found herself designing MagCloud magazines for her clients, too – quickly parlaying her architectural firm into a photography and graphic design boutique. In fact, MagCloud was a source of inspiration for transforming her architectural skills into graphic design skills. […]

Over the past few weeks, we’ve looked at various ways teachers and professors can use MagCloud to help their students get ahead in the classroom. Outside of school, MagCloud’s print on demand and digital publishing tools can also be a great resource for professional tutors, for everything from personalized study aides for their pupils, to marketing their business with promotional brochures and flyers.

Whether you are a professional wedding photographer with a studio space and a team of five, or you’re flying solo, it’s important to present your business in the most professional and appealing way possible to your clients. MagCloud is an easy and affordable way to publish lookbooks, promotional tools and affordable products that that you can […]

In addition to using MagCloud to market their real estate business, a number of real estate agents have been using MagCloud as a sales tool. MagCloud’s print on demand capabilities allow real estate agents to order informational flyers for their open houses in smaller quantities, only as they need them, reducing waste and storage costs. Agents have taken advantage of MagCloud’s Ship to Group feature to easily mail copies of their listing catalog to an address list of potential buyers with a single order.

One of the new product types we recently announced is the Flyer. The Flyer product is a single letter-sized sheet of paper printed on both sides in full color with a full bleed, available in quantities of 10 copies or more. We feel like this shorter page limit opens up a number of new options for our publishers, and have come up with a few ideas for how you might be able to use the Flyer product for your business.

In this post, we’re excited to highlight the work of the top three winners of the MagCloud Portfolio Contest.