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Chaitra is an engineer turned business owner. But she started a blog back in 2014 and slowly started to figure out how important photos were. Then she built an entire business around it. On this episode, she shares:

• What Airbnb taught her about photography.
• How she went from 4,000 to 50,000 pageviews in 6 months.
• How to take better photos with your iPhone.
• The 7 types of photos you need to master.

Show Notes & Links:

• [1:43] How photography turned Airbnb around.
• [3:34] Why better-looking sites bring in more traffic.
• [5:21] Why you should start with product photos.
• [7:24] Step by step instructions for taking photos on your iPhone.
• [11:06] How to take photos that evoke emotion.
• [13:40] The rule of thirds.
• [14:32] Free apps for editing your photos.
• [15:47] Why you shouldn’t use the zoom feature on your phone.
• [18:17] The 7 types of photos.
• [22:27] Tips to create engaging photos for social media.
• Chaitra Radhakrishna on Twitter
• Chaitra’s site, PinkPot
• Chaitra’s free product photography email course
• Snapseed – Google’s free editing app
• Lightroom – Adobe’s free editing app
• Dave Gerhardt on Twitter
• The Ecommerce Marketing Show Home