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Episode 209 – How Do I Know If I’m Ready to Start Charging for My Photography?
Years ago, before I even thought about charging for my photography, I took a photography class for...

Episode 208 – The Untold Story: A Photographer’s Switch from Prints to Digital Files and the Unexpected Aftermath.
Sarah Petty: Minnesota photographer, Jenn Kerfeld, opened her photography business in 2007. She...

Episode 207 – How a Mom of 5 Landed a $17,000 Order in Her Brand-New Photography Business
Sarah Petty: Faced with the need to go back to work when her active-duty husband got orders across...

Episode 206 – 11 Tax Benefits Of A Photography Business
I've had a photography business since 1998, but I didn't start it for the tax benefits. I just...

Episode 205 – She left her Corporate America Sales Job & Started a Photography Business. Here’s What Happened Next.
Sarah Petty: When Anna Marie Bolet left her corporate sales career to start her photography...

Episode 204 – How Newbie Tennesee Photographer Ryan Turned Two Photos into $3,006!
Sarah Petty: Two years after Clarksville Tennessee, senior photographer Ryan Vinson left his...

Episode 203 – GBL Takeaways
You might be wondering what our annual event Go Boutique Live is about. Today, I want to share...

Episode 202 – Secrets from $100K Yay Award Winners 2023
2003 was an absolute game-changer for boutique photographers. We saw over 200 amazing students get...

Episode 201 – How a Florida Educator Transformed Her Photography from Dabbling to $3,200 Orders: Turning Her Back Burner Hobby into Real Money
After 13 years in education, Sally Brown decided to leave her career in education, but after six...
Episode 245 – Breaking the Bubble: 4 Tips to Attract Photography Clients Beyond Your Social Circle
Are you stuck thinking that the only clients you can book are your broke friends or bargain hunters? If you've ever thought that you don't know anybody with money who would hire you to photograph them then this episode is about to change everything for you. I'll...
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...


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