How to get high quality content at low prices for your start up

This tactic has saved more than $15,000

We have found one of the most incredible ways to receive quality content through social networking on Instagram.

This method can get you extremely professional photos and videos all by staying within your budget.

This is what we have done in the past when our budget was small and we needed quality content.

We messaged photographers on Instagram who are building their portfolios.

We direct messaged them a personal message and let them know about our business.

Then we went on to ask them if we could send them our products for them to take pictures of.

We let them know that we would be giving them full credit in every picture that we use of theirs (tagging them on Instagram, back linking their photography websites, etc.)

Lastly, we informed them that we would be covering the shipping costs to ship the products to them and also for a return label so they could send it back.

(In our cases we let the photographers keep our products as a way of thanking them)

Side notes:

- If you do have more expensive products make sure you can trust the photographer and it might be effective to write up a short contract for them to sign.

- This tactic is not designed to rip off photographers. It is to find photographers who are just beginning who want practice and want to avoid the pressure of a high paying and demanding clients.

- Find a way to compensate your photographers in whatever way possible. Remember how talented they are and how much value their service will add to your business. Again, find a way to compensate them even if they desire to do it for free.

After doing this numerous times we have received thousands of quality pictures and videos of our products.

Best of all we have developed relationships with 50+ photographers. We actively refer our friends to these photographers for their wedding, business and family photos.

Not only is this a great way for you to build a file of quality content for your store, but this is also a unique opportunity that many photographers enjoy and are seeking.

The majority of the photographers we have collaborated with have been ecstatic at the chance to have their work featured, to work with no deadline or the pressure of a high paying client.

In fact, many of the photographers that we have worked with reach out to us now and ask if we can send them our products for them to feature in their shoots and others have asked if we can send them our products to them just so they can practice new things they are learning.

Soon you will find out that these photographers will become your friends, business advocates/influencers, and even customers.

This tactic has been one of the best things that I have ever discovered for my businesses.

If you want to learn how to find these photographers on Instagram and how to close a deal with them, retweet the first tweet on this thread.

If there is sufficient demand I will tweet a thread about how we consistently do this to get our content.