Hey Photogs! Mike is doing another solo episode this week. There is a huge difference between working ON your business and working IN your business. Learning when it's time to be the CEO and when it's time to be the worker bee will make your business run smoothly, grow faster, and make you more money.

Discussion Topics:

• How to analyze all of the tasks you do every week.
• When should you work on strategy and when should you do the day-to-day tasks?
• When is the right time to outsource work?
• Being comfortable letting someone else work on your business.

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Hey Photogs! Mike answers questions submitted by the Facebook group, Photogs Unite!, every Mondays at 5:00pm PST. This week, Mike talks about watermarks, recording your miles, taxes, and prints.  Bay Photos: https://www.bayphoto.com/

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Hey Photogs! Mike is doing a solo episode about something we all forget in this age of Internet: ANYONE can see our public posts on social media, including our potential clients.

Discussion Topics:

• The Internet is a powerful tool, but it can also be a double edge sword.
• It's like dating; when you complain about your ex in front your new date it only makes you look bad.
• Your voice online is directly tied to your brand. When you post anything, it changes the way people view your company.

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If you have any questions about this episode or want to give me some feedback (I love all feedback) you can email me here: [email protected] or head on over to our website, www.photogsunite.com.

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Hey Photogs! Mike answers questions submitted by the Facebook group, Photogs Unite!, every Mondays at 5:00pm PST. This week, Mike talks about making an offer to your ideal client, how to phrase advertisement to attract their attention, and when it's the best time to start making those offers.

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If you have a question that you want answer, you can submit it at [email protected] or head on over to our website, www.photogsunite.com 

And please leave me an honest review! It helps other photogs find this show and we can help more people create the images they imagine and build the business they dream of.

Hey Photogs! You might be asking, 'Wait, we're photographers! Why are you doing an episode about video? I never shoot video on my camera!' However, in the age of scrolling through your social media feed to get your daily news and finding new businesses on Facebook and Instagram, consumers crave video advertisement. Mike talks with Sally Sargood about this new marketing venture and how businesses like Animoto can help you start making video advertisements today...even if you've never hit 'record' on your camera.  

More About our Guest Speaker: In 2010, Sally Sargood started a consulting business called I Need a Sally, offering photographers help in their businesses. Her audience quickly expanded, with photography vendors also began seeking her advice. In 2013, she began working with Animoto moving to New York City soon after to work full time out of their NYC office. She started out in Marketing, running the Pro Photography division at Animoto, but has recently totally embraced video, taking on the role of Video Production Manager. With video becoming more and more prevalent online, she's at the forefront of this latest trend in marketing your business.

Discussion Topics:

• Outbound v. inbound marketing.
• Keep it short, don't make a Spielberg production.
• Shooting little things for clients.
• Rely on subtitles and quotes, not audio, to tell your story.

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If you have any questions about this episode or want to give me some feedback (I love all feedback) you can email me here: [email protected] or head on over to our website, www.photogsunite.com.

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Hey Photogs! Mike answers questions submitted by the Facebook group, Photogs Unite!, every Mondays at 5:00pm PST. This week, Mike talks about getting insurance, getting into the PPA, and should you invest in a camera body or new lenses?

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If you have a question that you want answer, you can submit it at [email protected] or head on over to our website, www.photogsunite.com.

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Hey Photogs! Mike is doing another solo episode this week to talk about getting the right advice from your fellow photographers. With all these social media platforms, connecting to other photographers is easier than ever before. However, with so many people on, it's easy to get the wrong advice if you don't know the right questions to ask. 

Discussion Topics:

• Why you should ask yourself 'why am I asking this?' more.
• Finding the right crowd of photographers and creatives online and in person.
• Take responsibility for your success and failures (don't play the blame game!).

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If you have any questions about this episode or want to give me some feedback (I love all feedback) you can email me here: [email protected] or head on over to our website, www.photogsunite.com.

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Hey Photogs! Mike answers questions submitted by the Facebook group, Photogs Unite!, every Mondays at 5:00pm PST. This week, Mike answers questions about lights, legal contracts, how to price your photos, taking pictures during a live performance, and more! 

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Sarah Von Bargen Episode:http://photogsunite.com/ep13/

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Rick Mulready Episode: http://photogsunite.com/ep14/

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Mike is doing a solo episode this week about the number one question he gets about marketing: why is my marketing not working?! You try putting out a few Facebook ads and you would think the calls would just be flooding in, but they aren't. So, what's the deal? Mike talks you through what you could be doing wrong or what you should try differently. 

Discussion Topics:

• Are you trying to reach to everyone instead of your ideal client profile?
• Is your message too vague? Or does it actually speak to their pain points?
• What social media is for and why it is not actually marketing just in itself.
• Do you have a game plan or are you just posting random ads on Facebook?

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If you have any questions about this episode or want to give me some feedback (I love all feedback) you can email me here: [email protected] or head on over to our website, www.photogsunite.com.

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Hey Photogs! We've all had those times where we've been working a project for so long, that we forgot to take care of ourselves first. Whether it was missing lunch or not taking a quick break after many hours behind the camera or even just cancelling dinner plans with a friend, because you just feel you HAVE to finish your work first and you deserve no play time otherwise. Well, Mike sits down with Dr. Sherry Walling, to discuss living your best life in this creative business we work in. They chat about getting little 'wins' throughout the day, learning to work through the stress of an entrepreneur life, and also how to create your own schedule that works for you, instead of trying to follow a typical 9-to-5 schedule.

More About our Guest Speaker: Dr. Walling is a licensed clinical psychologist and the creator of ZenFounder, LLC, a trailblazing company that works with entrepreneurs and their families. They provide individual consulting, retreat planning, crisis management, and team consulting. She's one-half of the ZenFounder podcast – a weekly collaboration with her husband, Rob Walling – that was recently named by Forbes as one of the "12 Best Podcasts for Entrepreneurs." She is also an award-winning academic, a passionate public speaker and an author. 

Discussion Topics:

• Learning how to have a good relationship with yourself.
• How much work is 'too' much work?
• The practice of taking retreats.
• How to separate your work space v. your home space in the same house/apartment?

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If you have any questions about this episode or want to give me some feedback (I love all feedback) you can email me here: [email protected] or head on over to our website, www.photogsunite.com.

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