SandmanNinja

Here's a wild thought that just struck me:
1) get a bunch of books of your portfolio printed at www.blurb.com
2) reverse shoplift at architectural sections of bigname book stores!

hehe

just kidding

Welcome Melissa - i'm trying to do a home-based business with ArchViz as well.

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Virtuality

You just have to wait around and see what happens if someone were to try and purchase the book... that would be pretty funny to watch. Their books actually look quite nice too!

Hope your business is going well!

Spooner04

Hey sandmanninja,
I've heard/read of advertising agencies and advertising subs having books made and sending them to their clients. The idea being that the client uses it as a coffee table book. Advertising constantly laying around. Also showing your work to the clients of your clients, letting them know what is available.

SandmanNinja

Hey Jeramiah,

Yeah, I found out about blurb.com from this website and I think for a limited run of portfolio books, it's a great idea.

I was thinking of printing a dozen or three of my new portfolio (currently under construction), with interiors and exteriors of residential and commercial properties and sending them to some big companies in some capital cities. I'd had to keep a few for myself and for 'emergencies' (i.e. last minute meeting with new and important potential client).

Damn, I need to finish my portfolio.

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Spooner04

I'm trying to figure out the best way to assemble my portfolio right now. Also to integrate the design with a website, leave behinds, blog etc. so that it all looks like one cohesive set.

Most of my work was part of a group. I guess as long as I give the other guys credit for what they did that is acceptable. The artistic style of the images the group produces is different than what I like to do myself, so I've thought about redoing textures and lighting and just giving the company credit for the model. Maybe even show a before and after for fixing renders.

brianzajac

We've sent out our presentations in the beginning of our business. It failed miserably. Why? Because we hadn't established relationships and (especially) Centers of Influence (COI). Unless someone has a good reason (i.e. they get referral fees, you send them clients, you help them with their projects in a special way, etc.) to show your book, they'll either file it or throw it away.

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SandmanNinja

Good to know - thanks mate.

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