Whether you’re a new or seasoned photographer, setting up systems that support your business is key. There are so many tools out there for streamlining, prioritizing, and delegating … It can be overwhelming to know where to start. And easy to bounce back and forth, never settling on a defined process.

In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Annemie Tonken, a photographer and business educator who helps other photographers set up simple systems that work for their needs and lifestyle, and she’ll be a teacher at our upcoming Online Business Retreat!

Annemie shares her advice for learning new systems, the importance of a supportive community, and how to determine the business model that’s right for you. She is chock full of wisdom on setting up a simple sales system and also reverse engineering how you think about and approach your business, from both execution and profitability perspectives.

What’s in this episode:

• How Annemie learned that she is passionate about the education side of business [02:42]
• How she systemazies being a photographer and running an education business/podcast [04:41]
• Her advice for pushing through overwhelm to learn new systems [07:39]
• Annemie shares about her recent Invisible to Irresistible Challenge [11:01]
• Reverse engineering how much money you want to make and how many clients you’ll need to get there [13:37]
• Finding supportive communities and embracing constructive feedback [16:43]
• The three different business models that Annemie sees in the working world and understanding which is best for you [20:59]
• Annemie’s simple sales system [26:19]
• Annemie’s advice for photographers who need better systems but don’t know where to start [36:08]

If you want to create more ease in your life by setting up systems that will work for your unique business, tune in to this episode.

For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website: https://themilkyway.ca/systems-for-successful-photography-business-w-annemie-tonken/

Reserve your spot for the 2022 Online Business Retreat: https://themilkyway.ca/2022-business-retreat/