Get a "Heck Yes" with Carissa Woo Wedding Photographer and Coach

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Do you want to evoke more emotion in your photos? That's what potential clients want when they are looking for a wedding photographer.

I met Hannah 4 years ago when she lived in LA and I was sad when she moved. I always felt like her images had so much emotion in them.

Hannah is a luxury Colorado & destination wedding & lifestyle photographer for couples madly in love who cherish classic, timeless, and elegant art.

Our hot topic today is how to evoke genuine emotion in your subjects, you couples and people in general.

Hannah incorporated everything that made her unique—her past, her personality, her careers. She's from Korea and joined the airforce after her highschool. She worked in intelligence for large aircrafts. The leadership skills seamlessly transferred over to wedding photography.   She talks about her transition from military to wedding photography. I love her story of photographing a guy on the streets playing his cello and how it evoked a feeling she never felt before.   We have a vulnerable conversation about balancing motherhood and being a career woman. She has 2 daughters and a boy on the way.   Connect with Hannah   https://hannahquintana.com/   https://www.instagram.com/hannahquintana/   https://www.instagram.com/justhannahq/   https://www.youtube.com/c/HannahQuintana   Connect with Carissa   https://www.instagram.com/carissawoophotography   https://www.instagram.com/carissawoo   https://heckyesmedia.co/   https://www.facebook.com/groups/957498271691816/      

Happy Friday! Today I have a bonus episode with Taylor from Lemon Tree Editorial. Today we dive deep on why you should niche down.

  Taylor de la Fuente is a Copywriter For Wedding Pros   Writing bold copy for badass wedding vendors. Fast, inclusive & done-for-you websites + more Ready to make fat stacks? 💵   Connect with Taylor   lteditorial.com/instagram   https://www.lteditorial.com/   https://www.instagram.com/lteditorial/   Connect with Carissa   https://www.instagram.com/carissawoophotography   https://www.instagram.com/carissawoo      

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Today's conversation is so deep with Ingvild. Ingvild is a Photographer + mentor, Host of Sustainable Photography 🎙 She helps overwhelmed and underpaid photographers build a sustainable business.

Ingvild Kolnes is all about teaching talented, overworked photographers how to best run their business. A business where you make good money and attract clients you love working with. all while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

He focus is on how to work with the right clients and how to set up your business so you can have the life you want, and not just on the money you can make. Too many photographers end up burnt out and quitting because their prices and business model isn't sustainable. She wants to fix that. Work is such a big part of life that thriving should be way up at the top.

Hot Topic

Attracting dream clients using google. - be very clear about who your dream client is - use your website to write about how you can help your dream client - make sure your website is set up to guide your website visitors in the best possible way

Freebie

Use this workbook to help you get clients on autopilot by giving you tips on how to improve your website. https://education.ingvildkolnes.no/free-seo-workbook/    

Connect with Ingvild

https://www.instagram.com/ingvildkolnes/

https://education.ingvildkolnes.no/podcast/

https://www.ingvildkolnes.no/en/

 

Connect with Carissa

Join my facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/957498271691816/

Learn about my coaching program

https://heckyesmedia.co/

https://www.instagram.com/carissawoo/

DM me the work lead for all the free goodies

I have a wonderful bonus this Friday. It's still finance week so today we have Hailey (book-keeper for wedding pros) and we are talking about bookkeeping! Trust me, the episode is still super fun even with a not-so-fun topic. Hailey is not the typical man behind a desk, pushing his glasses up and using big words that make you feel small and shameful of your disorganized finances. She is here to make it fun, easy and sometimes a little boozy with my Weekly Bookkeeping Drinking Game.

Bio

Hello! My name is Hailey and I am the Wedding Planner Wing Woman. I spent the first half of my twenties working with amazing wedding and event planners, as well as planning weddings on my own, and now I plan to spend my time using that knowledge to help wedding professionals and small businesses with their bookkeeping!

Bookkeeping isn't scary and it doesnt have to be dreadful either. It can be fun, easy and you'll feel better knowing that when tax season rolls around, you are prepared.   The first 10 people to go on my website and sign up for my Weekly Bookkeeping Drinking Game will get it for FREE with the code Boozybooks.   Connect with Hailey   Theweddingplannerwingwoman.com   https://www.instagram.com/theweddingplannerwingwoman/ Freebie   Weekly bookeeping drinking game https://hello.dubsado.com/public/form/view/61a924aa765b9b311b6896c4   Connect with Carissa https://instagram.com/carissawoo        

Happy Woo Wednesdays! Today me and Braden chat about finances: business entities, tax, or cash flow. He puts things in lamen terms and makes knowing your numbers fun!

We deep dive into

-why people are afraid of numbers and taxes -the types of insurance you need and -how you should protect yourself if all your sd cards get wiped-What type of LLC you should get

Braden is a California licensed attorney and tax professional. His tagline is your gay best friend here to help you get your legal, tax, and financial shit legit. Braden works primarily with service based, creative small business owners through his signature program, the Profit Rx.

Connect with Braden

https://www.instagram.com/bradenadamdrake/

https://www.bradendrake.com/profitrx2

Connect with Carissa

Join my facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/957498271691816/

Learn about my coaching program

https://heckyesmedia.co/

https://www.instagram.com/carissawoo/

DM me the work lead for all the free goodies

Happy Woo Wednesdays! I love this topic. Jenna teaches us how to run your business on your own terms. She believes creative small business owners have to be super proactive and intentional about setting your terms and boundaries, because we have a lot working against us.   Tips- 1) Create balance instead of find it, 2), start small with micro bravery & small nos, 3) allow yourself grace.   Check out her mini course   "The Confident Communicator" which is a step-by-step formula for people pleasers who need to tell a client no.   https://jennahenderson.mykajabi.com/confident-communicator   Jenna Henderson is a business coach and photographer, with more than 16 years experience in the photography industry. Her super powers are helping creative women feel empowered to confidently build a business on their terms. Jenna believes in validating women in their creative careers and identities beyond motherhood. A Tennessee native, Jenna is a wife of 16 years and mom to two young boys.   Connect with Jenna Henderson   https://www.instagram.com/jennahendersonphoto/   https://www.jennaclicks.com/   Connect with Carissa Woo   https://instagram.com/carissawoo   Book a strategy call https://calendly.com/carissawoo/book-for-2022-wedding-photography-clients?month=2022-03   https://heckyesmedia.co/  

Here is a special bonus episode with Fifa.

Website Myths every entrepreneur should know: 1. Having a website guarantees visitors and leads 2. There's no point in hiring a web designer if you can do it yourself 3. A visually appealing website is everything 4. The work is done once my website is live

The main takeaway

While having a website may help you in generating leads for your business but it doesn't guarantee it. A website is simply one touchpoint of your overall brand and allows you to nicely tie everything together into one place. But if it's not properly built, visitors won't want to stay and you won't be able to generate any trust to be able to ultimately capture the sale. Not only that, but there's also the issue of your brand. If you don't have a strong brand foundation, you won't be able to position yourself in the minds of your ideal customers as THE coach or service provider they should be hiring.

Fifa's bio

I'm a web designer and brand strategist. I craft elevated brands for female coaches and speakers to help ignite their brand confidence through intentional strategy and sophisticated designs.

 

Connect with Fifa 

www.feimodern.com

https://www.instagram.com/feimodern/

Connect with Carissa, your host

https://www.instagram.com/carissawoo/

How to Become a Lead Generating Machine. 

https://pages.heckyesmedia.co/leadgen

Wedding Pros, Do you want to book more brides? Say Amen. Kate Storey is here to the rescue.

She is a Wedding Business Marketing Guru.

  She has the Winning Website Formula + blueprint for online success!    You're an amazing wedding pro, and you've built a business that couples rave about for their wedding; but you know that word-of-mouth and referrals can only get you so far. To grow your business, stay competitive and bring in more of the couples you want to work with, you need a strong online presence...and you needed it yesterday.   Today you will learn how to master the sales call and have a strategy in place to book more brides.  

Connect with Kate

https://www.instagram.com/katestorey/

https://www.instagram.com/bookmorebrides/

Connect with Carissa 

https://www.instagram.com/carissawoo

https://heckyesmedia.co/

 

Today I have a bonus episode with Le Viet.

He is a scientist turned California Wedding Photographer and won 2017 Belle Lumiere Emerging Film Photographer of the Year. I'm posting this episode as a bonus because he was mentored by Jeremy Chou from the last episode.

Le Viet shot with me and getting back his imgages was such a treat.

Photographers, stop straying and praying. Get started using film, slow down, be intentional and you can raise your prices.

He share why he thinks going on Pinterest to see other photographers is a bad idea. You need to shoot how you want to shoot.

You are going to hear all about why Film is not dead and tip and how to get started shooting film.

Viet Le is recognized by Belle Lumière Magazine as the "2017 Emerging Film Photographer of The Year". His beautiful work has been featured in multiple prestigious publications such as Style Me Pretty, Magnolia Rouge, Wedding Sparrow, and California Wedding Day. His work is best described as elegant, romantic, and timeless...

 

https://www.levie-photography.com/

https://www.instagram.com/levie_photography/

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Happy Woo Wednesdays!   Today's episode is with the famous Jeremy Chou. We have been friends for over a decade and it was so nice to connect. Jeremy is a huge reason why the industy is what is is today. He started the FB group Southern California Wedding Professionals over a decade ago and it's been amazing to see everyone in the group succeed (200 members).   When you see his, work, your mouth is going to drop. I love chatting about his mindet of going from a 10k photographer to striving to become a 20k photographer.   HOT TOPIC: We can talk about branding yourself to attract the high end clientele,  how to curate, how to attract high end clientele, how to increase perceived value   Jeremy is a fine art film wedding photographer who has traveled extensively throughout the world capturing beautiful weddings. Trained as an architect, Jeremy has a unique ability to incorporate the environment into his images while telling a compelling story. His work has been seen in all major U.S. wedding blogs and select print publications. He also has taught workshops throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.   Connect with Jeremy Chou   https://www.jeremychou.com/   https://www.jeremychouworkshops.com/shop/email-template   https://instagram.com/jeremychouphotography  

Connect with Carissa

Tiktok: weddingphotographycoach

Coaching IG: @carissawoo

Photography IG: @carissawoophotography

FB group https://www.facebook.com/groups/957498271691816/

Download a free guide on how to become a lead generating machine HERE

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