#120: How Sean Booked 30 Mini Sessions as a New Photographer In this episode of Take It Personally, Sean, owner of Unique Unicorn Photography, shares his transformative experience with the Make Four Figures with Mini Sessions training. Initially struggling to attract clients after deciding to fully commit to their photography business, Sean and his wife discovered mini sessions as a strategic entry point for client acquisition. In this episode of Take It Personally, Sean, owner of Unique Unicorn Photography, shares his transformative experience with the Make Four Figures with Mini Sessions ..read more

#119: How I Consistently Have High-4-Figure Mini Session Days In this episode, I share my successful strategy for conducting high-4-figure mini session days! Since starting mini sessions in 2020, I have seen significant revenue growth and average $7,000 on these mini session days. I’ll be sharing an overview of the simple strategy I have in my business that allows me to accomplish this. In this episode, I share my successful strategy for conducting high-4-figure mini session days! Since starting mini sessions in 2020, I have seen significant revenue growth and average $7,000 on these mini s ..read more

#118: Do I Really Need an Email List as a Local Business? The topic of email marketing seems to be coming up more and more both inside of Rebrand, my group coaching program, and just in general. When I am talking to other creatives, it’s always things like, “Do I really need an email list? Should I start using email as opposed to social media?” The topic of email marketing seems to be coming up more and more both inside of Rebrand, my group coaching program, and just in general. When I am talking to other creatives, it’s always things like, “Do I really need an email list? Should I ..read more

#117: Leveraging AI in your Photo Business with Tech Savvy Creative Dawn is a former software engineer, turned wedding photographer, who pivoted back to technology to assist creatives in overcoming their intimidation with tech. Dawn is currently juggling roles as a Product Marketing Manager at Flodesk and running Tech Savvy Creative. In this episode, she shares her journey and the importance of integrating technology into creative professions. Dawn is a former software engineer, turned wedding photographer, who pivoted back to technology to assist creatives in overcoming their intimidation ..read more

#116: How I’d Handle Business Money Differently If I Were Starting Over with Gina Knox One of my goals at the beginning of 2024 was to act like a grown up when it comes to my finances, and I have to say, I’m killing it so far-and that is in huge part to the program 6 Figure Saver. One of my goals at the beginning of 2024 was to act like a grown up when it comes to my finances, and I have to say, I’m killing it so far–and that is in huge part to the program 6 Figure Saver. I’m thrilled to have Gina Knox, the financial coach behind 6 Figure Saver, on the podcast today. Gina is known in her ci ..read more

#114: Why Personal Branding is CRUCIAL as a Photographer I did my annual mini session day in January, and I had multiple photographers be a part of it. They admitted to me they felt uncomfortable on the other side of the camera. It essentially allowed them to have more empathy for their clients because they can understand how it feels being in front of the camera during a branding session. I did my annual mini session day in January, and I had multiple photographers be a part of it. They admitted to me they felt uncomfortable on the other side of the camera. It essentially allowed them to h ..read more

#113: What to Post If You Want to Book More Clients In the last episode of Take It Personally, we talked about attracting your dream clients and treating social media like a giant networking event. A second part to this is related to a question I get asked frequently in various ways: “What should I be posting?” In the last episode of Take It Personally, we talked about attracting your dream clients and treating social media like a giant networking event. A second part to this is related to a question I get asked frequently in various ways: “What should I be posting?” If you’ve wondered what ..read more

#112: Attracting Dream Clients to Your Business Social media can be an incredible tool for business. This episode explores how you can use social media to attract dream clients, and use it in a way that feels strategic and not draining.   Join the Brand Photography Jumpstart here: https://www.maddiepeschong.com/brandphotographer I have talked at length on this podcast about how much I love social media. And I do tend to get a little bit feisty when I hear from people who don’t like it now, because you have to like all the same things that I like. But because as a business, social m ..read more

#111: Here’s How I Would Make My First $100,000 If I Were Starting Over A 100k year is a huge milestone for entrepreneurs, and there seems to be chatter in the online business community that’s split into two camps: 1) there’s nothing magical about 100k, and 2) it’s absolutely everything to get to 100k. No surprise, I fall somewhere in the middle. A 100k year is a huge milestone for entrepreneurs, and there seems to be chatter in the online business community that’s split into two camps: 1) there’s nothing magical about 100k, and 2) it’s absolutely everything to get to 100k. No surprise, I f ..read more

#110: How to Book Repeat Brand Photography Clients One of the reasons I love brand photography is the potential for repeat clients. When it comes to brand photography, you are working with clients who regularly need updated images. This allows for repeat clients often, if we treat our clients well. One of the reasons I love brand photography is the potential for repeat clients. When it comes to brand photography, you are working with clients who regularly need updated images. This allows for repeat clients often, if we treat our clients well. This episode I’m sharing the top things we can b ..read more