Profitographers - Creating A Successful Photography Business

On today’s episode of PROFITographers podcast, Melissa and I talk about networking with a purpose, our networking 101 tips! Face to face contact through networking is a huge way we built our photography business from the ground up and the best way to create relationships that may become future clients or colleagues. Unfortunately, many photographers don't see the value in networking, network ineffectively, or don't have the patience to consistently grow and nurture relationships. We talk more about the power of face to face networking and how you can begin networking for success! Listen in and find out how to get access to a free PDF of our top 5 networking tips! Don’t forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and receive other valuable learning materials for free at our website http://www.PROFITographers.com Please share this with others as well and we will see you on the next episode!

On today’s episode of PROFITographers podcast, Melissa and I talk about social media etiquette. As with any kind of networking, there are certain tasks that you can do on a regular basis to create and build relationships to help grow your business. There are also things that are frowned upon in the online world and can make a detrimental impact on your business. We talk about some do and don'ts in social media today and what actions are best to build a profitable and successful photography business! Listen in and find out how to get access to a free PDF of Social Media Tips for a Successful Photography Business! Don’t forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and receive other valuable learning materials for free at our website http://www.PROFITographers.com Please share this with others as well and we will see you on the next episode!

On today’s episode of PROFITographers podcast, Melissa and I talk about how to build a Facebook following. Facebook can be a photographer's friend when marketing your business, to reach new clients and engage with current customers. However, Facebook is just one tool to creating your successful photography business and you could end up sabotaging yourself if not used effectively. We will discuss best practices for Facebook and how to build an audience who are interested in what you have to share! Listen in and find out how to get access to a free PDF of 10 Facebook Tips for a Successful Photography Business! Don’t forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and receive other valuable learning materials for free at our website http://www.PROFITographers.com Please share this with others as well and we will see you on the next episode!

On today’s episode of PROFITographers podcast, Melissa and I talk about successful business practices and how it's a numbers game. Knowing your numbers is essential to the success and growth of your business and too often as entrepreneurs and business owners we make it way too complicated! Or we make the mistake of shying away from numbers, not realizing how truly important they are. Today we talk more about how to make knowing your numbers a regular part of your photography business and how this practice can help you become even more successful and profitable! Listen in and find out how to get access to a free bonus training video we setup privately for our podcast listeners. Don’t forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and receive other valuable learning materials for free at our website http://www.PROFITographers.com Please share this with others as well and we will see you on the next episode!

On today’s episode of PROFITographers podcast, Melissa and I talk about how you translate your goals into a daily schedule for success. The choices you make every day will slowly take you towards or away from your goals. As a photographer, having a daily schedule is vital to the success of your business, because too often we fill our time with unproductive activities. In this podcast, we share tips on how to protect your time and protect yourself from yourself. We also discuss what areas your daily schedule should include, like personal time, learning time, and actual time in your photography business. Finally we discuss the concept of a success ritual, which are the daily tasks you do to start your day and set your mindset for success. Listen in and find out how to get a free PDF from us showing a sample of our own daily schedule that we work from everyday. Don’t forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and recieve other valuable learning materials for free

On today’s episode of PROFITographers podcast, Melissa joins me for the first time on our podcast as we dive into Goal Setting for Photographers! We are so excited to share a 5 step process that successful entrepreneurs follow to not only excel at their business, but improve life satisfaction. Goal setting is such an important aspect to your photography business, and what better time than the new year! This podcast will teach you how to set goals from a wholistic perspective for various areas of your life, including financial, relationships, quality of life, health and wellness and more!  Learn what successful entrepreneurs do step by step when it comes to goal setting. Listen to the podcast for information to receive our FREE goal setting worksheet, which will take you step by step through this process! Don’t forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and recieve other valuable learning materials for free at our website http://www.PROFITographers.com Please s

On Today's episode of PROFITographers I wanted to talk about something I feel is commonly overlooked in our business: Lost Referrals The episode is focused refocusing the way you and treat your photographer competitors.  Throw out the attitude and think long term!  You most likely are on your own and you have a limitation on what you can book on a given day and others are the same.  This means we are all a perfect source of mutual referrals! Don't forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and recieve other valuable learning materials for free at our website http://www.PROFITographers.com Please share this with others as well and we will see you on the next episode!

On Today's episode of PROFITographers, we are dicussing the important of having a dedicated daily schedule that matches your short and long term goals. The episode is focused on helping you do a personal assessment about what you are doing on a daily basis.  Are you slowly sabotoging yourself or slowly bringing you to your goals.  Are the tasks you do everyday on track and consistent with your income goals? It's time to reflect and adjust your daily habits to help you become a more successful and profitable photographer! Don't forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and recieve other valuable learning materials for free at our website http://www.PROFITographers.com Please share this with others as well and we will see you on the next episode!

On Today's episode of PROFITographers, we will be having our very first of many discussions of IPS - In Person Sales - Practice Doesn't Make Perfect  The episode is focused on getting you to strip down bad habts and refocus your presentation skills so that when you are in front of a client you rock out like a superstar. Practicing the right presentation skills will make you a better and more effective communicator.  No more excuses on not knowing what to say in front of your photography clients. Don't forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and recieve other valuable learning materials for free at our website http://www.PROFITographers.com Please share this with others as well and we will see you on the next episode!

On Today's episode of PROFITographers, we will be discussing the never ending topic of defining your photography client.  Who they are, who they are not and how this intergrates into your own business.   This whole episode really comes down to taking a step back and clearly defining your Avatar.  This is your perfect ideal client.  This is what your photography business should be centered around. Your marketing, sales, advertising, presentations, services, products and more should be centered around this the values and expectations of this avatar. Gone are the days of feeling like the newbie photographer is taking business away from you the moment you embrace and accept that not everyone is your client.  We will introduce this concept today and will take further deeper dives into this topic and more in the future.   Don't forget to join our Facebook Group: PROFITographers Also, sign up for updates on this podcast and recieve other valuable learning materials for free at our website http://www.PROFITographers.

PROFITographers podcast is going to be all about the different ways you can create, build, run, and sustain a successful profitable photography business.   You will discover what is working right now in business and marketing techniques that will drive customers to your door and make them rave about you to others as well.  All of this without draining your pockets of secret magic bullet products.  This is the real deal and we will be diving in deep to help guide you to the life and lifestyle you and your family deserve. We will cover topics that include photography business and marketing tools, techniques and systems that have a proven track record of success.  We will also talk about communication skills to help you better followup and communicate with your clients.  Also we will take a deep dive in methods, provide checklists, and guides that will help you better service all of your clients.   The key is to not only attract a steady flow of business to your door, but to WOW your clients and create a raving