The things you should absolutely be doing when inquires are slow and you don’t have sessions, aka SLOW SEASON. Biz owners get down on themselves because we have this idea in the midwest that slow season is really that — one season. Dec-March…..WRONG. Slow season is, like nature, happening all year round. MAN, this season is testing me

1. Blogging galleries & content
2. Take a course or do the course you bought but haven’t done yet
3. Refine and organize your workflow
4. Email your current clients and check-in
5. Show up on social media offering value
6. Check-in on your mind. Therapy? Its the one thing people say “I’m too busy for” in person and online
7. Pinterest
8. Create guides for your “on season”
9. Rebrand and new website (not for every slow season)
10. Get organized before your season starts back up

What is NOT the time for…..

• Re-editing photos in Lightroom to test out a new preset
• Freak out
• Scroll through Instagram
• Curate your feed

Calendly: www.calendly.com

Tailwind: https://www.tailwindapp.com/i/cateannphotography

Narrative (for blogging): https://narrative.so?fp_ref=ugkdr

Canva: https://www.canva.com/join/contrasts-circus-ruler

Betterhelp (therapy): https://www.betterhelp.com/

Talkspace (therapy): https://lp.talkspace.com/try

Show Notes:

HoneyBook: http://share.honeybook.com/cate675

Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook, a $200 value!

This was the best investment I made in my very first year of business. With over 70+ projects currently open, it's the perfect place to keep your emails, invoice, and contracts all in one place!

After the first project booked, it pays for its self for months!

If you want to connect with me follow me here! https://www.instagram.com/eduateyoselfpodcast/

Podcast Inquiries: [email protected]

Are you afraid you’ll sound annoying and repetitive on Instagram stories and Facebook lives when you sell something? Whether it’s photo albums, mini sessions, weddings, a service, or physical product, you should be selling with passion.

I talk about the mindset shift on how you can break out of the fear of selling online. There is no magic word or a day where *poof* all of the fear and anxiety will disappear.

I explain what I did to get over that fear officially in November 2019 and how you can practice to actually enjoy selling.

Let’s dive in!

Show Notes:

HoneyBook: http://share.honeybook.com/cate675

Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook, a $200 value!

This was the best investment I made in my very first year of business. With over 70+ projects currently open, it's the perfect place to keep your emails, invoice, and contracts all in one place!

After the first project booked, it pays for its self for months!

If you want to connect with me follow me here! https://www.instagram.com/eduateyoselfpodcast/

Podcast Inquiries: [email protected]

There are thousands of Facebook groups. Whether those are filled with photographers, moms, hobbyists, The Office lovers, etc, finding your community — your people, is so so important for growth.

I learned the hard way about what a toxic community and in this episode, I talk about what happened, how I learned, and what made me walk away.

I go through how I found my people and community. I go over whether a digital or in-person community is best for YOU, or maybe if you should have both?

This subject is close to my heart because I was burned so early in my new business and I urge other creatives to find the people that get, help, challenge, and uplift you.

Show Notes:

HoneyBook: http://share.honeybook.com/cate675

Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook, a $200 value!

This was the best investment I made in my very first year of business. With over 70+ projects currently open, it's the perfect place to keep your emails, invoice, and contracts all in one place!

After the first project booked, it pays for its self for months!

If you want to connect with me follow me here! https://www.instagram.com/eduateyoselfpodcast/

Podcast Inquiries: [email protected]

Throwing your money at advertising avenues is scary. The Knot is one other avenue that is sorta foreign to some wedding industry businesses and they rely on the advice and recommendations of other creative business owners. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the best way to decide or pass on this way of promoting and exposing your business.

Click play, if you have questions like…

“Is it worth the price?’

“How many bookings do you get?”

“Wedding Wire or the Knot?”

In this episode, I go over my pros and cons for using this platform and how you can figure out if it is beneficial for your business. I go over the pricing of storefronts, first page vs second-page listings, investing and how you can work it into your budget, and more on the platform its self.

HONEYBOOK 💰

Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook, a $200 value! 💸

So instead of paying $40/month, you pay $20/month. $20 a month to keep your invoices, emails, contracts, and details all in one easy to use CRM. The mobile app is amazing as well!

This was the best investment I made in my very first year of business. With over 70+ projects currently open, it's the perfect place to keep your emails, invoice, and contracts all in one place!

After the first project booked, it pays for its self for months!

Connect with Cate!

Show Notes:

HoneyBook: http://share.honeybook.com/cate675

Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook, a $200 value!

This was the best investment I made in my very first year of business. With over 70+ projects currently open, it's the perfect place to keep your emails, invoice, and contracts all in one place!

After the first project booked, it pays for its self for months!

If you want to connect with me follow me here! https://www.instagram.com/eduateyoselfpodcast/

Podcast Inquiries: [email protected]

How many times have you compared yourself to another creative or person?

“Their work is better than mine”

“I wish I could travel as much as them.”

“The book more weddings”

“That mom has it all together.”

Sound familiar? In this episode, I break down how I went from the comparison game to the inspiration game. How to shift your mindsets into healthy growth and how it ties into comparison and why it is killing your business and self-confidence.

Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook, a $200 value!

So instead of paying $40/month, you pay $20/month. $20 a month to keep your invoices, emails, contracts, and details all in one easy to use CRM. The mobile app is amazing as well!

This was the best investment I made in my very first year of business. With over 70+ projects currently open, it's the perfect place to keep your emails, invoice, and contracts all in one place!

After the first project booked, it pays for its self for months!

Connect with Cate!

www.podcast.cateronan.com

Photography: www.cateronan.com

If you want to connect with me follow me here! https://www.instagram.com/eduateyoselfpodcast/

Podcast Inquiries: [email protected]

If you are someone who is still wanting to go full time with their creative business but unsure if it's possible, give this episode a listen! I promise that "dream" can become your reality with the right tools, attitude, and actions.

The road to being an entrepreneur did not come easy. Money helps, but giving yourself time and patience is the key to steadily moving the needle in the right direction. Struggling at my 9-5 job, making $414 a week while trying to support my daughter and me in a two-bedroom apartment was no fun. Fast forward almost three years, and I just hit my first six-figure year, projected to surpass it again, while working smarter and not harder.

In this episode, I share which business workshop gave me the tools to quit my 9-5 and be a kick-ass business owner. The business workshop that is helping me grow my second business and keep my mind on track to what being a smart and intentional boss is.

I share my road from August 2016-Dec 2019 and how I booked over 40 weddings in 5 months and booked and served over 90 couples in the last 17 months. I also share the downs of this windy road, and why it's so important to press on.

Grab a coffee and listen in on the timeline from my sad situation to my rad situation!

Show Notes:

HoneyBook: http://share.honeybook.com/cate675

Get 50% off your first year of Honeybook, a $200 value!

This was the best investment I made in my very first year of business. With over 70+ projects currently open, it's the perfect place to keep your emails, invoice, and contracts all in one place!

After the first project booked, it pays for its self for months!

If you want to connect with me follow me here! https://www.instagram.com/eduateyoselfpodcast/

Podcast Inquiries: [email protected]