Tools for growing a photography business
I’ve read a few books about the wealthy and prosperity. It’s always been an area of pain, frustration and limitation with me.
I did not grow up with much. And I heard the typical stuff you likely heard as well. Things like “money doesn’t grow on trees”… or…”hard earned money”…..
[Read more…]Why? I am not a huge fan of facebook. If not such a valuable tool for advertising, I’d just as well not have an account.
But….many people use their cell phones to access social media posts etc and some don’t like trying to access forum based threads.
Fair enough.
So, my strategy is simple. bring all conversations over to the FB group and keep all the content in the forum for members, as a library of sorts.
Go here and sign up if you haven’t already.
P.S. I will in time reduce or remove the “General Discussion” section over time, leaving only the content.
For many years I’ve been running my studio. I’ve seen many photographers get caught up in the ego side of things. I’ve come close myself a few times.
I’ve seen photographers get caught up, derailed or distracted by influences and factors that had little or nothing to do with the most important elemental truth about running a profitable photography studio.
And that truth is this: It’s a business.
[Read more…]It was hard not being open back in the spring. Very hard. For a guy like me who earns his living 100% in his photography studio with his wife, when told to close, it’s a bitter pill to swallow.
But we moved on. Persisted. And everything worked out fine. Just fine. Wow….did it ever. It’s been the best year ever.
In the last two December mastermind meetings I share all the insights, strategies and experiences my wife Tina and I had over the last six months in fairy day promotions, pop up weddings and family portraits.
And it’s all there, for members, in the forum.
Pop Up Wedding business update 2020 with my queen bee Tina HERE
Monthly marketing mastermind with Rob on updates, marketing, how I almost opened up a pizza shop, Montessori school family portrait marketing and other strategies from the photo studio trenches HERE
Yours in success in photography,
Rob
I realized there’s common thread with all the photographers I know who have persisted over the decades and constantly ran a profitable photo business. In this short video I explain what it is.
Some won’t want to hear this. But there is no way around it.
Enjoy… it’s short and to the point:
Two years ago my wife Tina convinced me to look into a new cultural event in the wedding industry. This was our first exposure to the whole idea behind the Pop Up Wedding phenon.
You might be asking “what’s a pop up wedding?” That’s the first question we get about 99% of the time.
[Read more…]There was a time when candles were a much needed utility. When night came it was a good thing to have a little light to let us see in the dark.
When light bulbs were invented and candles became obsolete, they became an art form.
Candles, for the most part, lost their utility.
What about photography? Is it an art form? or a commodity? Is it obsolete as a business model?
I was young. I had four sisters younger than I.
I still have four sisters, and they’re still younger. But we’re all older.
I am the only boy. Being surrounded by girls all my life had it’s perks.
And yes, there was a time I did play with dolls, but not in the way you think….more on that in a sec.
We had some interesting discussions last night during the Lighting Mastermind with Hark.
I made some revealing confessions which made him feel good. And talked about my flaws and short comings. But how, in the end, the only metric that really matters and should matter is how happy mny clients are and if I am making money.
Hark also commented:
[Read more…]I didn’t start “living” until I quit drinking, faced my demons and sobered up. That was almost 30 years ago.
All my demons and neurosis made me who I am. It’s a long list. But one I was willing to tackle and in short order change things around.
When I stew in self-doubt and shame, I quickly realize I wouldn’t have had it any other way. My experiences were one of a kind and all mine. What’s important is my attitude TODAY and my actions TODAY.