Martin Hurley

Here's 7 ridiculously easy steps to make a photo mug, because I'm sure you're curious… I'm sure you already know that personalised, custom-made photo mugs are great for any age – people who receive a cool lil' photo coffee mug tend to hold on to it for years… and why not? Just so we're clear though, when I talk about (things like) respecting your grandfather with a custom-printed photo mug of his family, I'm not meaning those photo mugshots that police stations distribute looking for... Read Full Story

They could hardly believe it… The first time I heard about photo books being created I thought to myself " this is horrible! " (I could have sworn that I came up with that idea a few years back!) But, it was inevitable… take a couple of great photos, print them into a book, add cover and wait patiently for… The Look On Your Friends Faces When They See Your Photos! But how many people do you think are actually using public domain photos to create their photo books? My guess is... Read Full Story

Did the headline get your attention? Actually I really meant “too busy creating your own photo blog” but “taking photographs” sounded better at the time! And if you’ve ever tried to create a website or build a blog (somewhat like this one) then you’ll probably know that… It’s Easier Said Than Done! And you know what? It’s not the actual writing part that’s difficult either. That just flows out… think of what needs to be said… to nimble fingers… to keyboard and into WordPress… that... Read Full Story

Right at the beginning of your wonderful online adventures you may find yourself doing almost everything yourself. This includes the whole make a website thing, as well as product development and preparation and way too much to even go on about here. Basically, you get your hands dirty and go build yourself a funky little homemade website that hopefully does everything you need. Now, granted, you may master your website building in a short afternoon . And that’s cool. However it’s when... Read Full Story

Image by Daniele Butera via Flickr Seeing as this is my photo marketing blog and all, basically means I can pretty much do what I choose, right? So, with that said, I decided to take a new approach and just start answering some of the questions that rock up to my inbox. Expect more videos too shortly, and other stuff, including a whole new blog design. By the way, if you’re Philippino, contact me! I’ve got something for you… So here goes… JoAnn emailed me with the following... Read Full Story

Let’s say, you’d LOVE to start making money with photography , instead of spending hours trying to figure out how to sell your photos… And, you’ve heard that ClickBank is the place to go for finding digital products to promote… So, here’s a step by step guide to using ClickBank to make this happen. (BTW, to get to the ClickBank marketplace just click on the link above and look for ‘marketplace’). Here’s what you’ll need to do… Ready? Good. Firstly, take yourself to the ClickBank... Read Full Story

Here’s a quick 5 minute video I created to show you ways you can start making money with photography… Basically this video is an introduction to getting your ClickBank affiliate link set up so you can then promote any digital photography book you want. (It doesn’t just have to be CameraDollars!) Although I used Brian Moore’s CameraDollars because his product is such an excellent example, and, from I can see, converts very well. Have a look at this video and let me know your thoughts in... Read Full Story

Image by ecstaticist via Flickr What is a digital photography blog and how can you get one in 10 minutes? Let’s break it into steps. Here’s how Wikipedia describes a photography blog… A photoblog (a.k.a. photolog or phlog ) is a form of photo sharing and publishing in the format of a blog, but differentiated by the predominant use of and focus on photographs rather than text. In the case of PhotoMarketeers we use a WordPress template blog, and add the occasional small photo... Read Full Story

War orphans in eastern Congo (Reuters) Here’s an interesting list of 50 favorite photo sites , articles and photo news from 2008 from one of my most favorite digital stock photography sites, Crestock U.S Marine close call Afghanistan (Reuters) Take particular note of the Magnum photographer’s blog and also Simon Robert’s brilliant and surreal real-time photo book about Russia which you’ll find at www.motherlandbook.com (Great idea for a website by the way!) . Photos above... Read Full Story

Image by danny.hammontree via Flickr 1. Explore digital stock photography… Cast your eyes over iStockphoto or Fotolia… Learn more from  Yuri Arcurs who makes an exceptional living from selling his stock photos. Yuri says “ …branding yourself by having a unique style that is recognizable and consistent is probably the most important aspect in microstock. ” Here’s a list of 10 popular microstock photography sites to sell stock photos. Read more  photo articles about digital stock... Read Full Story