I've been running a professional photography business for 26 years, and I still make mistakes. The...
Episode 229 – 3 Mistakes I Made in July’s Sales Presentations That Could Have Ruined the Sale
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Episode 228 – How This Single Mom Turned $555 Sessions Into Average Orders of $2,834 Real FAST, In A Small Town
Sarah Petty: As a struggling single mother in a small upstate New York town, Madeleine Fenton...
Episode 227 – 7 Big Takeaways From a $10,000+ Day of Selling Portraits
If you listened to Episode #226 with my student Amy Yang, you heard the crazy story of how I sold...
Episode 226 – I Did the Entire Sales Process For One of My Students. You Will NEVER Believe What Happened
Sarah Petty: Last week, I did something I've never done at our two-day summer camp event we host...
Episode 225 – From Part-Time Physical Therapist to Full-Time Photography: Liz’s Journey to Living Her Dream
Sarah Petty: Liz Schmidt was feeling lost in her career transition from physical therapy. She...
Episode 224 – Avoid This: 3 Costly Brand Disconnects That Make People Pay You Less
Because we're in an industry as professional photographers that doesn't require a lot of money...
Episode 223 – The Epiphany: What I Learned from a Friend that Changed My Approach to Vendors
I am in a very cool photography business group, and on a recent trip we had, I had a powerful...
Episode 222 – How This 17-Year Professional Photographer Turned Her Business Setback Into A Massive Success Story
Sarah Petty: Allyson Furlong thought everyone wanted digital files, so that's what she offered...
Episode 221 – What #FamilyFirst Really Means
Family first is our credo, our motto, one of the three pieces of our framework at the Photography...
Episode 253 – 2024’s Big Wins: 3 New $100K Photographers Share Their Top Secrets to Breaking 6 Figures
Sarah Petty: Our sixth year of Go Boutique Live just wrapped two weeks ago, and had the biggest number of photographers ever to hit six-figures or more in their businesses in 2024. If you've ever wondered what it really takes to break through and reach that level,...
Episode 252 – Dyslexic, Determined, and Thriving: How Hosanna Built Her Photography Business
Sarah Petty: Anchorage Alaska outdoor portrait photographer, Hosanna Hale, was brand new to her photography business and a college student earning a BA in photography. She didn't even have a website yet when she landed her first three “Julies”, $1k or more client...
Episode 251 – The 5 Minute Networking Strategy for Meeting New Photography Clients Without Adding More to Your Plate
If you're like me, you have two favorite jobs in the whole world. They're filled with emotion. They can be rewarding, yet incredibly stressful at the same time. And there's no exact handbook on how to do either perfectly. For me, it's photography and being a mama. I'm...
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