How a Photographer Made Over $15,000 on Instagram in One Day

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Technology - A photographer earn $15,000 in a Single Day Using Instagram. Daniel Arnold, a photographer based in New York, was struggling with his life since he was unemployed and his bank balance was quite low. But, his fortunes were changed for the better as Instagram helped him earn around $15,000 dollars in a single day.

Forbes reported on how the struggling photographer decided to change his financial situation on his birthday. He realized that he had good photography skills, a good archive of photographs and a good number of followers on his Instagram account. He decided to use these to his advantage and make money.

Hence, he posted a message on his Instagram account. Here is the exact message: "Hello, I just turned 34 this second. For one day onli I am selling 4x6 prints of whatever you want from my Instagram account archive for $150 each. I swear I will never sell anything this cheap again. If you're interested, send a screenshot of the photos(s) of your choice to arnoldaniel@gmail.com (one d) and I will send a PayPal invoice, followed by a signed print. Easy peasy. Happy my birthday. I love you truly."

By posting the above message on his Instagram account on the eve of his birthday, he made a smart marketing move to sell his archive of photographs. He had taken quite a lot of good-looking photographs of the New York which were part of his archive. When he announced he was selling them for $150 each, his followers responded immediately.

Only then did he realize the true potential of his photography skills and the power of an online social networking site such as Instagram. It shows that Instagrm is not only for sharing photos and networking with friends. There are good business opportunities. This can be an inspiration for anybody looking to make money online.

Arnold had a very good collection of candid photographs of the New York which he had shot without any idea of how well they would sell. He had shot some of them using his iPhone and some others using a 35mm camera. He had around 23 thousand followers when he announced this offer to them. Now he has about 30 thousand followers on his Instagram account.

The rate at which they were ordering his photographs proved that those photos were a big hit. At the end of the day, Arnold announced that he sold 71 prints of his photograph collection. Some of his photographs on Instagram were quite popular with more that 1000 like. Some of his followers were keen on buying these photographs and were also willing to pay over $1000 for these photos.