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		<title>Comment on 3 Ways to Get Your Photos Shared, Re-shared, and Get Clients by Nikki Peters</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2012/01/24/3-ways-to-get-your-photos-shared/comment-page-1/#comment-13452</link>
		<dc:creator>Nikki Peters</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello, 
thank you for publishing my post :) I hope your readers find it useful.

Best wishes,
Nikki</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello,<br />
thank you for publishing my post :) I hope your readers find it useful.</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br />
Nikki</p>
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		<title>Comment on Lots of Energy and Amazing Wedding Photos: NTME Photography by Natasha</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2012/01/16/amazing-wedding-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-13428</link>
		<dc:creator>Natasha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks so much for the love, Snapknot!!! You guys are awesome!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks so much for the love, Snapknot!!! You guys are awesome!</p>
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		<title>Comment on A Quaint, Country Wedding: AmyMELITOphotography by Nicole</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2012/01/08/country-wedding/comment-page-1/#comment-13407</link>
		<dc:creator>Nicole</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LOVE this wedding!  Such a beautiful day and an even more beautiful couple!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOVE this wedding!  Such a beautiful day and an even more beautiful couple!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Kissing Couple with a Horse in a Field &#124; Gary Nevitt Photography &#124; Week 37 Winner by JJ Reyes Photography</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2011/10/10/kissing-couple-with-a-horse-in-a-field-gary-nevitt-photography-week-37-winner/comment-page-1/#comment-13362</link>
		<dc:creator>JJ Reyes Photography</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow, great information you have provided! I will use some of this in my marketing. Thank you! I&#039;m a quinceaneras photographer in the San Francisco bay area.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, great information you have provided! I will use some of this in my marketing. Thank you! I&#8217;m a quinceaneras photographer in the San Francisco bay area.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Browse Wedding Photographers with the Free SnapKnot iPhone App! by JJ Reyes Photography</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2011/08/10/free-wedding-planning-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-13361</link>
		<dc:creator>JJ Reyes Photography</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey, nice article! As a photographer in family portraits, in the San Francisco bay area, I will implement some of this in my marketing. Thank you!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, nice article! As a photographer in family portraits, in the San Francisco bay area, I will implement some of this in my marketing. Thank you!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Westin St. Francis Wedding Pictures by Karl Ko by Terisa Divita</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2010/11/15/westin-st-francis-pictures-wedding-by-karl-ko/comment-page-1/#comment-13340</link>
		<dc:creator>Terisa Divita</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello.This post was really fascinating, particularly since I was looking for thoughts on this topic last Thursday.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello.This post was really fascinating, particularly since I was looking for thoughts on this topic last Thursday.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Firstlight Photography: A Gorgeous Fort Warden State Park Wedding by Dawn</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2011/11/30/state-park-wedding/comment-page-1/#comment-13299</link>
		<dc:creator>Dawn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We used Firstlight for our family photos.  They are amazing!  The photographer and wife were a blast to work with and made our experience really great!  Will for sure use them for our son&#039;s senior portraits!  Would refer them to anyone!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We used Firstlight for our family photos.  They are amazing!  The photographer and wife were a blast to work with and made our experience really great!  Will for sure use them for our son&#8217;s senior portraits!  Would refer them to anyone!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Jan and John&#8217;s Great Gatsby Wedding: Frost Photography by Caroline Frost Photography</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2011/10/05/great-gatsby-wedding/comment-page-1/#comment-13281</link>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Frost Photography</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey can you correct this please?  It&#039;s not Lauren and John of Frost Photography, it&#039;s Caroline Frost of Frost Photography...We have no Lauren and John</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey can you correct this please?  It&#8217;s not Lauren and John of Frost Photography, it&#8217;s Caroline Frost of Frost Photography&#8230;We have no Lauren and John</p>
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		<title>Comment on Eleven Weddings Photography: Vibrant, Stunning Wedding Photos by Unique Weddings</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2011/10/04/colorful-wedding-photos/comment-page-1/#comment-13216</link>
		<dc:creator>Unique Weddings</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love the fourth pic from the top, the bride look so stunning. She&#039;s so gorgeous in her long wedding gown .. I love the gown.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love the fourth pic from the top, the bride look so stunning. She&#8217;s so gorgeous in her long wedding gown .. I love the gown.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Part 3: Are You in It to Win It? by Mike</title>
		<link>http://snapknot.com/blog/2011/09/16/in-it-to-win-it/comment-page-1/#comment-13210</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Caroline,

This series is something we had been developing for a while to help photographers think in a long term way when considering paid marketing investment. We wanted to provide a framework for a fairly simple yet often misunderstood method to compare the paid vs. free models on an expected return basis.

The timing was coincidental to your particular downgrade. You were a Diamond member for a month before you wished to downgrade - this is exactly the kind of thinking that we feel hurts photographers in the long term, as we explain in Part 1 of the series. The investment only makes sense if you give it the time necessary to evaluate it based on the equations we provide - otherwise cutting short the time will sometimes result in disappointment.

SnapKnot is not, nor is intended to be, a magic bullet - you mention other marketing tools like social media and wedding blogs. These are in fact great tools and we encourage photographers to take advantage. SnapKnot is meant to be another tool in your marketing mix to help get you those additional inquiries every year. Thus far our members have had a spectrum of success, as can be expected given a wide range of style, experience, and price points across a small yet growing website.

Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate input from our photographers as we grow and improve the site for both members and engaged couples.

Best,
Mike (SnapKnot)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Caroline,</p>
<p>This series is something we had been developing for a while to help photographers think in a long term way when considering paid marketing investment. We wanted to provide a framework for a fairly simple yet often misunderstood method to compare the paid vs. free models on an expected return basis.</p>
<p>The timing was coincidental to your particular downgrade. You were a Diamond member for a month before you wished to downgrade &#8211; this is exactly the kind of thinking that we feel hurts photographers in the long term, as we explain in Part 1 of the series. The investment only makes sense if you give it the time necessary to evaluate it based on the equations we provide &#8211; otherwise cutting short the time will sometimes result in disappointment.</p>
<p>SnapKnot is not, nor is intended to be, a magic bullet &#8211; you mention other marketing tools like social media and wedding blogs. These are in fact great tools and we encourage photographers to take advantage. SnapKnot is meant to be another tool in your marketing mix to help get you those additional inquiries every year. Thus far our members have had a spectrum of success, as can be expected given a wide range of style, experience, and price points across a small yet growing website.</p>
<p>Thank you for your feedback. We appreciate input from our photographers as we grow and improve the site for both members and engaged couples.</p>
<p>Best,<br />
Mike (SnapKnot)</p>
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