After you’ve spent an hour with a potential client showing them your work and talking straight from the heart, watching them walk out the door knowing they will never book can be very difficult. Being good at what you do isn’t enough. You also have to be great at selling. 1. Be confident. The more [...]
You’ve been dreaming of the day you tell your JOB goodbye, and work full time for yourself to support your lifestyle. And while your dreams are real – you live, breathe and dream them every day – you tend to keep your dreams to yourself. Will your family support your decisions? Will your spouse accept [...]
When we originally committed to building up our wedding photography business as our full time income source, we turned it into a six figure business in under two years. When I contracted with an agent and began researching and writing my first book, I was shocked to learn that in the photography industry, the top [...]
When someone mentions the word “blog”, what do you think of? I’ve been blogging now for around 8 years. For the first few years, I blogged mainly as a way to add content to my sites. I didn’t see the true benefit of blogging – only that it was a great platform for sharing information. [...]
Weekdays. Weekends. Early morning. Late at night. If you are wondering what the difference is because you have every ounce of time filled up, maybe its time to stop and put more balance into work and personal life. With cutbacks, layoffs, and general uncertainty in the economy, people are putting in extra time in a [...]
We have a building down the street from us that has housed five different restaurants in the past two years. The first had been around for years, and the owners were a part of the community. But they decided to retire, and sold the business. That owner “forgot” to pay taxes, and was shut down [...]
I’m a huge fan of learning from the biggest names in the business. From celebrities, to business owners, to politicians, I’ve always felt if they had what it takes to make it to the top, they must have a tidbit or two of insight on how to get there. Even if you only pick up [...]
If you are a photographer who is active online, chances are you have your own blog, and post new content on a regular basis. Posting is good – content is and will be king well into the future. But posting in the correct way is the only way to go. If you don’t add content [...]
When you wake up and start your day, do you do things the same way, assuming they are helping your business? Are you using social media correctly? Are you making any money by spending time on social networking sites? With millions of people on social sites, its hard to ignore the necessity of being on [...]
Right now, we seem to be in the middle of one of the biggest “opportunity” times we’ve ever faced as business owners. I’m willing to bet in the past month you’ve heard: “We can’t pay you anything, but you would have the opportunity to present yourself to all of our members.” Or “I know a [...]