Time and workload management can be challenging, but it’s essential to work on multiple projects without burnout. Read our blog for tips!

Unravel the industry jargon and navigate your professional album order confidently. Check out this mini glossary of key terms to know when placing an order at Zookbinders

Planning an engagement session means tapping into your client’s vibe! Learning about their style, hobbies, and personalities will help to create customized session storytelling images that will be perfect in their engagement session sign-in book.

Flush mount albums are an industry standard. Here’s what to say to get clients excited about them!

Here’s all you need to know about the different album design styles offered by Zookbinders.

Good things come in small packages! Replica Albums are crowd pleasers and make great add-ons to any wedding collection.

Zookbinders Suite of Album Services can up your workflow game and add revenue!

Here are some of the 2023 wedding predictions for what will be hot at weddings this year – pro photographers may want to take special note!

You know why wedding albums are important but do your clients know? Do they? Here’s some straight forward copy that you can use.

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Looking to add albums to your high school senior collections? Here are some great tips.

Record crowds, great education, and an expansive trade show made IMAGING USA better than ever in 2023!

New year – new catalog! Check out the updates for 2023.

Splash Covers are a fresh approach to a standard leather album cover.

Reach out with gratitude. Take the time to give thanks!

All those fall portraits NEED to be in a photo album!

Your words matter. Try these tips to refine your marketing and client communication.

After 11+ years of offering album design, we’ve got some tips to share.

Are you sending your clients an unfinished project?

Professional albums for senior portrait sessions wow parents and the celebrated grads.

Creative juices running low? Here is some motivation for your innovation.

Professional albums for Bar & Bat Mitzvah celebrations are the perfect way to share memorable imagery.

Professional albums aren’t just for weddings! Check out these profitable album ideas.

Marketing to past clients is an untapped revenue source.

Simple, affordable and a great add on to your photography collections!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Here are a few gift ideas that would make any photographer’s wish list.

Partnering with a company that does one thing well can help you navigate workflow and increase profitability.

Why is Zookbinders’ Lustre Book such a popular professional wedding album?

Use your expertise to generate better referrals. Here are some great ways to highlight what you specialize in and attract the right clients.

Specializing on one type of photography can draw in clients that are in search of an expert.

Show your photography customers you are an expert wedding photographer with these few practices. Include a professional wedding albums in your packages!

Discover all the details of our premium album, the Zook Book

Share instructions, expectations, and inspiration with clients for a great customer experience!

Inspiration and education are at the tip of your earbuds! Check out these great podcasts.

As post pandemic business picks up, where can you add revenue to your current business model?

Want happy clients and great referrals? Be sure your customers enjoy working with you!

Words just don’t do justice to the beautiful features of a professional wedding album. Get out your camera and create some stunning visuals!

Zookbinders’ Bon a Vie album celebrates it’s 5th year as our most unique wedding album!

If you are selling wedding albums, you’ll need to have an album design plan in place. Set yourself up for success with these tips.

Is your website really working for you? A few small changes may help customers better connect with you.

Your style defines your brand and the types of albums and products that you offer your clients. Not sure what your style is? Read on!

Zookbinders asked our pro photogs what products they love and couldn’t live without. Take a look at our Photographers’ Favorites!

Overwhelmed by the thought of designing a wedding album? Using a design service is a great alternative to doing it yourself.

When adjusting your prices for CODB increases, don’t overlook raising your own compensation.

Increase your clients’ experience and excitement by reducing album delivery times.

How do you “exhibit” at a Virtual Wedding Expo. Here are 4 components that will guide to a successful show.

In the ’90s, Zookbinders sent pecan pies as a thank you. We wish we could hug & eat pie with each of you, but for now, here is a virtual pie.

Attending a Virtual Expo? It’s time to gather up all your marking assets! Find out what you need to get started.

Virtual Expos are a new experience for many. Plan ahead and make great impression online!

Easy ways for professional photographers to enhance their Instagram content and create better interaction with followers and prospective customers.

Saying, “Thank you,” is just one way to show customer appreciation. Gratitude goes a long way in building your business relationships.

Deadlines can mean an increase in orders. Make them work for you throughout the year.

When clients are asking for something one-of-a kind, the Bon a Vie Album by Zookbinders is the perfect answer!

Generate a revenue stream with these easy sales strategies.

Zookbinders has created a marketing brochure about a professional album that you can send to your clients TODAY!

Zookbinders challenges your to try our new turn-key marketing material for albums sales. Revive old clients and create revenue!

Thinking about using Zookbinders’ wedding album design service? Outsourcing album design has more benefits that you might think!

Talk about albums! Don’t miss all the opportunities to enlighten your clients.

What if you could offer your clients something AMAZING? Create a wedding collection to really WOW your couples!

Sign-in Book are a great way to show off images, get referrals, and add to your bottom line!

Upselling is the secret to higher sales averages. Learn how to successfully add to your bottom line

Whether you sell albums a la carte or in collections, here are some great tips!

With this simple workflow you can order professional wedding albums for all your clients.

Want to sell albums but don’t know where to start? Here’s 4 easy steps!

Partnering with an album company in the USA can benefit your business in many ways.

Create great upsells and a luxury experience by customizing wedding album details.

Genuine leather albums are not only beautiful, they have the durability to stand the test of time.

A flush mount albums’ lay flat pages are the perfect way to showcase beautiful wedding images in a contemporary fashion for your clients.

How to make sales success with your senior photography clients with proven upselling techniques, album samples, and ideas for pricing your packages.

Wedding Photography is more than digital downloads. Don’t let your couples miss out on albums!

DIY wedding album designs cost you time and money. Using a Wedding Album Design Service can save you both!

Finding a wedding album company that goes beyond beautiful professional albums can help you save time and add to your bottom line.

Marketing for photographers doesn’t mean promoting a sale. We’ve shared some creative ways you can elevate your brand and connect with your community

Weddings, events and booked photography sessions have been put on hold, canceled or rescheduled during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Now is the time to protect your business, finances, and photography – and yourself! Here are some ways you could be building yourself up during COVID-19.

Your photo clients are scared now – they need you to be the “hero”! Here are some ways you could be building up your photography clients during COVID-19.

The photo industry is taking a hit now – but it will be back. Until then, here are some best practices from other pro photographers to building up business.

How you can choose the best album covers for your clients so they stand the test of time, temperature, and durability for generations to come!

2020 Brings new services and features with Zookbinders plus even more ways to help you sell hand-crafted wedding albums that will wow your clients.

Tips for photographers from Wedding MBA classes and from the industry’s best photographers, business owners, and speakers!

Show your photography customers you are an expert wedding photographer with these few practices. Include a professional wedding albums in your packages!

Wedding photography expos are important to professional wedding photographers. It provides a large variety of informative courses and fun experiences.

Managing a Photography Business can be similar to Biking. Pace yourself, ride open trails, keep control, yield, plan ahead, and enjoy the view!

Be prepared for the next wedding season by knowing these Wedding Photographer Tips. Consider when is the most popular date to charge this 2020.

Here are some Bridal Shopping Trends Tips on what your business can learn from 2018 Wedding Trends. Focus on your upgrades!

Here are some tips every professional wedding photographer must know. Learn more about what couples want in their wedding!

Go beyond Marketing by checking out these Wedding Photography Marketing Tips that will help your business be more visible to your potential clients!

Read about how you can up your marketing with these tips for wedding photographer. Get inspiration and ideas to get the best time & place to market online.

If you want some tips for your wedding photography business, this can be helpful for you! Learn more about these Bridal Shoppping Trends.

Zookbinders now offers culling and editing services. Make adjustments based on your preferences and general editing standards.

To really make an impact, be sure your premium album matches your brand. Find a product style that says “you” like nothing else. Read more to learn how.

Boudoir albums make great grooms gifts, anniversary gifts, birthday surprises and…well….boudoir session are fun too! Do them right with these tips.

2019 brings some exciting news! Zookbinders now offers editing and culling services to help out photographers during wedding season.

‘Tis the Season, The more albums the merrier! Read more to know how a professional wedding album would be the perfect surprise.

Look ahead at the coming year and ask yourself, what am I going to do to ramp up my outreach? Check out these wedding albums marketing tips!

What makes you different from other professional photographers? How do you set yourself apart from the pack? Learn more about professional albums.

We can love on all the digital files in the world, but nothing compares with tactile sensory experience of turning the pages of a handcrafted wedding album.  

At Zookbinders we receive a handful of albums that are sent back for repair because.. ”The Dog Bit The Wedding Album”. Read more!

Value means different things to different people. Here are some ways to show value when selling handcrafted professional albums to your clients.

Your photography business is more than a calling, it’s a career. It’s your 9-5, your 24/7 and it’s where you hang your financial hat. If this describes you, DO NOT MISS this year’s Wedding MBA in Las Vegas.

Showing Professional Album samples and listening to your client will help to clarify and connect what you offer and what they are looking for.

Step up your game! When the pain points are uncovered we can help find solutions. We love solutions! Our goal is to help you get from shoot to album.

Pricing can be a struggle for photographers who are just starting to offer custom wedding albums. Learn more for suggestions and workflow solutions.

Zookbinders produces premium wedding albums but we go beyond just our products. Come for the beautiful albums and stay for the ride. Want to learn more?

The idea is that something AMAZING is going on without you, and the thought that you are not among the masses sharing that experience is.

Zookbinders met our clients Jon and Linsday Betz in 2007 when they were just starting their pro photography business and Jon is the photographic artist.

Ask 10 Wedding Photographers about their pricing and album choices, and you’re guaranteed to get 10 different answers! Read more to know why.

153 Words of Advice for the 1 Armed Bandit (aka the Busy 1 Person Business Owner) by Zookbinders. Things you should and shouldn’t do.

Don’t stress! Here’s a roadmap to show you how easy it can be. Zookbinders has album coaches available to help you get started selling albums.

Zookbinders is named as the 35th company in the entire State of Illinois to be awarded OSHA’s reputable Safety and Health Achievement and Recognition Program.

A quality photographer, a quality experience from all vendors, and a professional quality wedding album. Check this Album showcase by Lumine Photography.

Although we are now 23 years-old, we still have the same DNA we had as a start up: fiercely committed to providing great photographers with the best quality wedding albums, and the outsource services you need to run a small business more efficiently.

Many of today’s brides have more photos posted on social media than you’ll capture on their wedding day. They may not have ever PRINTED A PHOTO in their whole life, so it’s understandable why some may not be interested in a hand-crafted professional wedding album.

Are you confused whether you should sell wedding albums “By the Image” or “By the Page”? Here’s some tips form our professionals!

The 2 most popular photo albums we see are our new EZ Book. These contemporary customizable wedding albums even come with a special sign-in pen.

The biggest benefit of the Zookbinders selection service is that it helps photographers sell more photos which results in making more money

When you buy a wedding photo album you aren’t buying an object. Rather, you’re buying your family’s first heirloom and preserving your family’s history.

Throughout our 23 years in business, we’ve changed our tagline and marketing messaging a few times, but highlighting our professional wedding album has always been a part of the message.

WPPI is a great place to take the pulse on what’s happening in the world of professional photography, and 2018 illustrated some shifts.

Are you in the process of planning a 2018 wedding? New year means new trends! Here are some predicted wedding trends for 2018 from Zookbinders!

Detroit area photographer and FOZ (Friend Of Zookbinders) Brian Masserman of Masserman Photography shared with me a new twist on a familiar sales situation.

Sample albums work to entice your wedding clients to purchase a wedding album of their own. Here are five tips for making sample albums that work for you.

Starting at $79 our newest product, The EZ book, is a great option for every occasion, here are some examples. Check this photo album out!

Introducing Ez Book! Here at Zookbinders, we continue to provide the best professional photo albums for photographers at the Good, Better and Best level.

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Our “design service” is really a “service” that includes design and facilitates 3-way communication between the photographer, the client and Zookbinders.

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As photographers and album makers, let’s push for printing photos, so that they can be enjoyed by future generations and will not be forgotten.

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Zookbinders offers Free Album Replacement in a Natural Disaster for all the victims for many years free of charge since Hurricane Katrina last 2005.

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Need help in growing your professional photography business? Need help deciding which photo albums to offer? We can help!

What about wedding album trends of yesteryear? In the pre-digital day, the most popular albums were “Matted”. Take a look at a Zookbinders 1997 album.

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For more sales, we recommend updating your sample albums every year. We have tips on how to get sample albums for a small amount of money.

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Krystal Switzer started her professional photography business in 2010 after picking up a camera and the Scott Kelby series of photography books.

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Brides stopped ordering albums to avoid the hassle of choosing from hundreds of photos. Our Selection Tool will make easy for both brides & photographers.

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Wedding MBA 2017 was held earlier this month in Las Vegas. The number of programs, products, demos and experiences available were staggering.

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When given a choice of 3 items to purchase, most consumers will purchase the middle item. So how can you take advantage of this middle mentality? Here’s how

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Nick Frontiero Productions from Central Alabama. Nick considers himself a “hybrid photographer” by not only shooting digital, but also by continuing to shoot film.

Zookbinders participated in sending donations to help flood victims in Corpus Christi, Texas through the organization DisasterRelief.fund.Penske

Wedding MBA is the must attend annual conference for those whose livelihood depends on weddings. Mark Zucker, founder and CEO of Zookbinders will be speaker

You can still make money as a “full-timer”, but it’s harder. There are high volume studios (defined as 100+ weddings), generally still make a decent living.

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Owner and sole-employee, Shayla includes a custom photo album in each of her collections because she knows how important this will be to her customers.

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When we create an album design or photo selection website, photographers receive email links to the microsites, and then email the link to their brides.

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Justin Buettner Photography on the west coast in gorgeous Sacramento, California. Justin is a one-man show who shoots 50 weddings a year and 50 engagement sessions as well!

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Dani Fine Photography specializes in weddings, lifestyle, commercial and boudoir photography, located in Massachusetts offering Custom Wedding Albums made by Zookbinders.

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Time Travel & A Big Fat Greek Wedding Album is the latest blog post of Zookbinders. Check out professional wedding albums that will make you nostalgic

Studio Spotlight: Cobalt Photography mission to be the best tell the tale of the event through artistic and emotional images for Weddings & Bar/Bat mitzvah

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Paradise Photography achieves their Photo album sales by entrusting their Photobooks design to zookbinders Having high quality products

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IRENE ABDOU,with her husband have found that by offering client with professional photo albums and in-person consultations the studio able to increase sales

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Zookbinders Inspire Photography Retreat this week in Rhode Island, photographers came to learn tell their stories and help escape the trap of churn and burn

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Our third studio spotlight is Narrow Road Productions from Soldotna. The business attracts clientele through images that inspire and empower women roles

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new look Zookbinder We felt it was time to get a facelift. Most clients rely on their phones to check email and browse also made the site mobile friendly!

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Photo Albums 2017 Catalog is available and there are quite a few exciting changes and new products. As we start our 22nd year in PhotoBooks business,

 Professional wedding album design services by Zookbinders We have a client who shoots several hundred wedding album design

The photo album makes the wedding real. You’re lucky if you get a piece of wedding cake, let alone actually get a moment to take it all in.

Zookbinders and the photography community lost a legend with the passing of Eddie Fox, and I am compelled to share his story. Custom wedding albums

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chat or meet a professional wedding photographer for the first time, I go straight to their website and click on the “About Me” .I learn their personality

I’ve seen many photographers run into trouble with cash flow, as ultimately they’re on the hook to deliver professional photobook they can’t afford.

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If you’re a business minded photographer looking to grow your business, improve profits and customer satisfaction this is a great conference to attend.

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First impressions happen rapidly and are nearly eternal. It’s important to do your best in ensuring a great first impression. Changing a first impression is possible, but it’s best to avoid making these marketing mistakes in the first place.

In a world of increasing Marketing channels, over-flowing inboxes, and declining Return on Investments, the best way to “market” in a digital economy is to do a great job for each client and to ask them for referrals.

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This photographer should sell at least 35 more Professional Photobook this year and should make an additional 15-20K of profit! zookbinders better service

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Here at Zookbinders we not only make beautiful photobook for professional photographers but we also create stunning album designs that will delight clients

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In the time starved life of a professional photographer, do you have albums sitting around your studio for weeks just waiting for your clients to come in an

There’s nothing better than a room full of photographers.. a room full of Zook colleagues. We hand out Bon a’ Vie sample album and professional photo book.

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As a photographer, you either already have a logo, are in need of a logo, or are looking to redesign your logo. If you are looking to create a logo yourself, or redesign your existing logo, there are a few things to consider…

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With drone photography, a photographer can shoot breath taking aerial shots of the ceremony, venue and the surrounding landscape, giving the couple a birds eye view of their wedding day.