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Episode 184 – One Conversation Starter Framework I Use to Talk to Anyone, Anytime
The most important skill for boutique portrait photographers to have is to be able to start...
Episode 180 – How a Small Town Couple with 5 Kids Stopped Selling Digital Files & Had $12,620 in Photography Orders 53 Days Later
Sarah Petty: Six years into being photographers, Andy and Danielle felt like their photography...
Episode 179 – 5 Things You’ll Hear About Starting a Photography Business that I Call BS On
Have you ever noticed when you talk about starting or growing your photography business, everyone...
Episode 178 – This Hair & Make-Up Artist Started a Photography Business. Here’s What Happened.
Sarah Petty: Krystina Siwinski had been working as a hair and makeup artist for 20 years, and she...
Episode 177 – The Unexpected Relationship Photographers Need When Growing a Photography Business
When you're building a photography business, there are lots of relationships you need to...
Episode 175 – Do You Feel Like Growing Up Poor Has Held Your Photography Business Back? How Shelby Overcame Her Circumstances.
Sarah Petty: Shelby Horvath had to put her education as an art teacher on hold when the pandemic...
Episode 172 – Can You Be a Stay at Home Mom & Make Enough Income from Photography? How One Mom Is Getting $5,000 Orders
Sarah Petty: If you're a hybrid photographer who's offering prints but hasn't sold any yet, this...
Episode 169 – What’s Possible For You If You Don’t Have a Photography Degree? Brandy Got a $4,000 Order
Brandy Aldridge was a Charlotte, North Carolina graphic designer who had grown bored with her job....
Episode 244 – Why I Stopped Making Resolutions and Five Things I’m Doing This Year Instead
As we sit here at the edge of a new year, I want to talk about why I believe New Year's resolutions are a setup for failure and what I'm going to do instead to create real, lasting progress. I want to read to you a short post by Seth Godin called Clear Ice that he...
Episode 243 – From Digital Burnout to Boutique Breakthrough: How Gia Chong Turned Two Clients into $3,254 in One Attempt
If you're a burned out photographer trying to balance sessions, but you're not seeing the profits you want, this episode is for you. Today I'm talking with Stockton, California, photographer, Jia Chong. Last year, she photographed 120 sessions, made $56K and knew...
Episode 242 – Photography Tax Deductions Demystified: How to Keep More of What You Earn
“Just write it off or take a deduction.” Has anyone ever said that to you? If you're a business owner and you aren't super clear how maximizing this strategy can help you get more of what your photography business needs to grow, get ready to take some notes. I...
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