Don't Take This Personally

Part 1! The first topic to need two parts surprised us both - but in these two episodes we do a deep dive into how to find your own unique style and how to source inspiration without straight-up copying.

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Instagrammmmmmmmm! We can't live with it, can't live without it. We love to hate it. We hate how much we love it. But one thing is for sure, it is a SUPER important part of running a creative business. Today, we talk about how Instagram has changed since we've been in business, how we use it now, and how we continue to utilize it without getting frustrated or letting it consume us!

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If you're a wedding photographer and want to check out Freedom Edits (the company we both trust to take care of our bulk editing so we can show up better for our clients and in our personal life), check out https://freedomedits.com/donttakethispersonally/ to get started!!! 

You don't always need a huge marketing budget to reach a new audience - you likely already have everything you need to get your business started! We remember what it was like in the early days of our businesses when we wanted to find our first clients and book more work but didn't have the funds to pour into advertising. In this episode, we tell you exactly how we got our businesses to full-time with free advertising and the things we still do to get our work in front of new eyes consistently for free!

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Have you ever heard the term "business approach"? One of us hadn't, and the other one shared their complete business strategy for how they keep all the parts of their biz running like a well oiled machine (while the first one had their mind blown). If you run a business of any kind or size, you won't want to miss this one!

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A listener asked, "how to stand out in a saturated market," and OMG we were excited to answer! In today's pep talk and lil dose of tough love, we dive into why the market may not be as saturated as you think, propose a better question you should be asking yourself, and give you practical steps to help you stand out in whatever industry you're in. 

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Running wedding business through a global pandemic taught us more about ourselves and our business than any other season of life. Today we chat about the life+business lessons we learned/are learning, what we'd like to take with us in future years of business and life, and all the ways we've changed as a result.

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One of the hardest things of running a creative business is pricing your services. We've been hearing "price your worth" our entire careers, and today we talk about what we think about that advice (spoiler alert, we hate it) and why we think it could be hurting your business. We walk you through exactly how we've approached pricing from the beginning, how to know when it's time to change your prices, and a new pricing catch-phrase that we are hoping will replace "price your worth". For anyone running a creative business who has to set their prices, this episode is for you!

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Is "work/life balance" a myth? Is it achievable? When you decide to start a business, you do it for the FREEDOM to have control over your life, but do you ever feel like your business controls you? Today, we talk about the importance of boundaries, what we are 'balancing,' if we think work/life balance is even possible, and how we keep all the parts of our lives healthy and thriving (or at least try to!).

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Today we are chatting about the concept of searching for "your ideal client," and how this idea could be hurting your business. The "ideal client" is a term we hear in the photography and wedding industry constantly and we've got some stuff to say about it!!!

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Can the artist brain and business brain co-exist? Will one cancel each other out? Is one more important?! How do you run a successful business as a creative person?! In this weeks episode, we tackle these big questions and tell you how to utilize both to have a profitable business for years to come.

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