During the Month of March Professional Photographers of America Offers Free Profitability Calculator Non-profit takes the guesswork out of having a successful photography business

Helping Photographers Find the Balance Between Passion and Profitability:

ATLANTA, GA (March 19, 2015) – Professionals in the photography trade know that staying financially viable –and more importantly, being financially successful – is all about finding the right mix of overhead expenses, rates charged and number of sessions booked. And so often, the approach is part art and part science. To help professional photographers take the guesswork out of business planning, Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is offering their proprietary Square One benchmarking and profitability calculator free to non-member-photographers during the month of March.

The profitability calculator tool on PPA.com/TrySquareOnehttps://www.ppa.com/applications/Goto/index.cfm?404;http://www.ppa.com:80/TrySquareOne is typically a member-only benefit. It only takes a minute to complete and will show a photographer how many sessions or average sales per session he or she will need to achieve their desired level of profitability.

“I have checked out Square One, it's fantastic! It showed me where I have to keep my sales in order to reach my business's financial goals in short order,” said Kevin Mimms, a professional photographer and PPA member. “It allowed me to do some on-the-fly ‘what if’ queries to get useful insight into how to develop my business/goals moving forward.”

PPA has also developed a video <http://www.PPA.com/TrySquareOne> to help photographers understand how to use the tool and why.

“This is just one of the many tools and resources PPA photographers get,” said Kristen Hartman, PPA director of member value and experience. “Our goal is to be an extension of professional photographers’ businesses by helping them be more profitable and successful overall.”

About PPA
Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the largest, international, nonprofit association created by and serving professional photographers. Through member benefits like protection, education, marketing resources and its world-renowned annual conference, Imaging USA , PPA assists more than 27,500 professional photographers to create and sustain profitable businesses. See how PPA helps photographers be more at PPA.com/BeMore .