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Please can some one tell me how Album credits work, I think I have the basic theory down but I'm still not completely sure. If you could explain then that would be great
I use an album credit as a "discount" toward the price of any album charges (non-refundable but I might consider using it towards prints). Same goes for print credit.
Album credits are simply money applied to the purchase of an album, and there are various ways this is done. Some photogs offer a large enough credit to cover the price of a basic album, others to cover a standard album.
Some include the credit in their package(s), others allow money to be paid at the time of booking to go towards the album along with a discount for doing so.
The credit is incentive for the client to acquire an album, whether or not the full price of that album is covered by the credit. And most photographers (I assume) who offer credit is using some form of pre-design method.
Hope this helps!
Some include the credit in their package(s), others allow money to be paid at the time of booking to go towards the album along with a discount for doing so.
The credit is incentive for the client to acquire an album, whether or not the full price of that album is covered by the credit. And most photographers (I assume) who offer credit is using some form of pre-design method.
Hope this helps!
Thank you both for your replies, I think I understand what an album credit is now. I am grateful to you for helping me clear it up 
QUOTE(bsteffine @ July 25 2007, 02:50 PM) 
Album credits are simply money applied to the purchase of an album, and there are various ways this is done. Some photogs offer a large enough credit to cover the price of a basic album, others to cover a standard album.
Some include the credit in their package(s), others allow money to be paid at the time of booking to go towards the album along with a discount for doing so.
The credit is incentive for the client to acquire an album, whether or not the full price of that album is covered by the credit. And most photographers (I assume) who offer credit is using some form of pre-design method.
Hope this helps!
Some include the credit in their package(s), others allow money to be paid at the time of booking to go towards the album along with a discount for doing so.
The credit is incentive for the client to acquire an album, whether or not the full price of that album is covered by the credit. And most photographers (I assume) who offer credit is using some form of pre-design method.
Hope this helps!
+1
just to add...
i use credits because we don't have any photos, yet!!
how many pics, how many pages? which ones will be panoramic - will there even be one you want as a pano? NO ONE knows! we haven't taken any pics!!!
i usually say this exact thing to clients to explain the credit.
then i give them the stats... the minimum book os 20 pages, most of my books will preview at about 60-70 and they can choose whatever pages they want. most clients opt for around 50 pages. the smallest book has been 30, the largest 82. the reason for their credit is to get a bonus before the wedding - any $$ paid to their album credit earns an additional 10%.
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