Here's what I wish I knew BEFORE becoming a photographer... things that would have made growing a photography business SO much easier and faster!
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🎥 MORE ABOUT THIS VIDEO: In this video I'm sharing the things I wish I knew before starting a photography business, along with concrete ACTION steps to help you put the advice to use on your own journey. These are the things I wish someone had shared with me when I was beginning my business.
My hope is that this will help other beginning photographers who were where I once was... If you have a dream of going full-time with photography, remember, you don't need lots of money, gear or connections to start. That will come. 🙂 Keep moving forward, taking aligned action- you'll get there! And I hope the advice in this video helps you skip ahead and leap over some of the struggles I had. You got this friend! xx Chels
00:00 Why I Made This Video
00:19 Lesson 01
01:23 How to Get Started
03:56 Making the Move to Full-Time
04:22 Action Steps
04:46 What You (DON'T) Need to Start
05:20 Lesson 02
06:30 The key to Quantum Growth
06:59 Strategies to grow
07:48 Action Steps: Identifying Stage
8:17 Photographer Quiz
8:35 Lesson 03
9:14 Creating a "Marketing Machine"
10:18 My Early Vision
11:31 Action Steps: Your Long-Term Vision
12:22 Lesson 04
12:45 Are you 'bringing down the industry'?
13:31 Pricing as a new photographer
14:13 Redefining "FREE"
14:30 How I Started & Grew Quickly
15:37 Advice on Dealing with Industry Opinions
16:07 What did you wish you knew?
16:18 Lesson 05
16:47 Using Customer Journey to Stand Out
17:38 Creating a Lovemark Business
18:48 Action Steps: Improving Touch Points
Music Code: Never Felt So Good - Instrumental - MB01Q1LI2ERIHY4