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# What is the difference between a client and a prospect?

In Fotostudio, we distinguish **4 types of contacts**: prospects, clients, suppliers, and partners.

# A prospect

A prospect is a person who contacts you and has a shooting project. **We don't know yet if we will work with this person.**

The advantage of a prospect is that they are found in a dedicated menu [Prospects](https://www.fotostudio.io/app/prospects) and have a status (new, email sent, to be contacted again, etc.), which allows us to follow up with this person.

If a shooting is confirmed with a prospect (for example, a contract is signed), **they will automatically become a client**.

You can also manually convert a prospect into a client by modifying the contact. In the contact editing window, you can choose the type of your contact: prospect or client.

![Editing a contact](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/1106822c7ec6b200/screenshot-2024-02-05-at-18135_1m9unx7.png)

||| A person who contacts you via your contact form becomes a prospect in Fotostudio.

# A client

A client is a person with whom you are going to work or have already worked.