We can't know if our businesses are truly profitable without knowing what the cost of actually doing business is.

Today I walk through how to calculate your cost of doing business. (Spoiler: I have a free calculator for you) This is a great practice to do regularly, especially when prices for your software and expenses change.

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Cost of doing business calculator.

You can download yours for free at allheartphoto.com/codb

You can even follow along and fill yours out as we go.

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Sofi HYSA

Open a free High Yield Savings Account today and get a bonus $25 deposited in your account, just for signing up.

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Around here we love the mantra of 'Community over Competition' and although community always comes first, we cannot leave out the importance of good competition to help grow as business owners and creatives.

My guests, Chris Romans and Marshall Scott are photography coaches at Shoot and Thrive and they help you make your business not only manageable, but actually enjoyable.

Today they are chatting with me about the importance of competition, how their community and competition with each other has helped them grow, and how you can seek that out to help your business grow.

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Sponsor of the show: Sofi HYSA

Open a free High Yield Savings Account today and get a bonus $25 deposited in your account, just for signing up.

allheartphoto.com/sofi

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Instagram.com/shootandthrive

shootandthrive.com

Oct 20-21, 2025 free live workshop

(https://academy.shootandthrive.com/bwi-signup)

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Taking time away from your business can be scary. What if the leads stop coming in? What if my emails don't get attended to? What if I miss a chance to create cringe business memes about the latest Taylor Swift news? Congrats on the engagement btw

Today my guest, Mycah Bain talks about why we should be taking rest and time away from business, and also how she takes two or three months off every year while her business continues on.

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Sponsor of the show: Imagen AI

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Instagram.com/mycahbainphoto

https://mycahbain.com/edu

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We've all heard that we need a email lists, but few of us start them, and even fewer use them in a way to grow our businesses.

My guest, Brittni Schroeder is a business coach and marketing strategist who helps entrepreneurs automate their business, create systems, convert funnels, and scale to 6-figures and beyond.

In this episode we talk about the benefits of a healthy email list, how to grow yours, cultivate close relationships with your subscribers, and Brittni shares how she gained her first 10k subscribers.

We talked about how much we love Flodesk for creating beautiful emails and organizing email lists. Hit the link below to get 50% off your entire first year.

https://flodesk.com/c/WITTPOD

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Sponsor of the show: Imagen AI

Get 1500 images edited for free when you try Imagen at https://imagenai.com/allheartphoto

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Instagram.com/brittni.schroeder

https://brittnischroeder.com/

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There is a lot of education out there about how to make money as a photographer, but not a lot about how to manage your money, or how to take charge of your money.

This is that series. In Part 1 we're going over account management and how to structure your money for easy access, smart savings, and tax season ready organization.

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Sofi HYSA

Open a free High Yield Savings Account today and get a bonus $25 deposited in your account, just for signing up.

allheartphoto.com/sofi

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Cost of Doing Business Calculator

Download here

(https://allheartphoto.com/codb)

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Gusto Payroll App

When you send your first paid payroll, you'll receive $100 back.

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Miles Witt Boyer is on the show and we're talking all about the photography community. What it looks like to show up for people, how to grow in relationship and in business.

We tackle some topics like how to manage your money and have it work for you. And of course he brings a little extra "WITT" to the pod.

Miles' community, The Photo Co is open and ready for photographers who desire to give and receive community, encouragement, and advice.

The Photo Co

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Sponsor of the show: Sofi HYSA

Open a free High Yield Savings Account today and get a bonus $25 deposited in your account, just for signing up.

allheartphoto.com/sofi

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Connect with Miles

Instagram.com/mileswittboyer

mileswittboyer.com

The Photographic Collective Podcast

(https://www.mileswittboyer.com/podcast)

The Photo Co

(https://www.mileswittboyer.com/photo)

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We have no shortage of educational content out there these days. From podcasts like this one (thank you for listening!) to YouTube, to conferences and workshops, and the TikTok educators.

But it's very easy to just binge all the education and let it sit there without applying it to your business.

Jamie Tobin is here to help us find the great education and actually implement it into our businesses.

Jamie's a destination and adventure elopement photographer, the creator of The Box Set flatlay boxes, and she's the co-host of the Cameras and Carseats podcast with friend of the show, Alex McCrary (ep242)

Sponsor of the show: Sofi HYSA

Open a free High Yield Savings Account today and get a bonus $25 deposited in your account, just for signing up.

allheartphoto.com/sofi

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Connect with Jamie

Instagram.com/jamietobinphoto

Flat Lay Box Set

(https://jamietobinphotography.com/flat-lay-boxes)

Cameras and Carseats Podcast

https://camerasandcarseats.com

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Learning how to be more efficient and how to work in the best way that aligns with your brain chemistry will change your life.

My guest, Christi Johnson, is a photographer, host of the Dream Biz podcast, and helps to lead neuro-spicy creatives to finding the avenue of work that aligns with their brains.

Sponsor of the show: Sofi HYSA

Open a free High Yield Savings Account today and get a bonus $25 deposited in your account, just for signing up.

allheartphoto.com/sofi

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Connect with Christi

Website: www.christijohnsoncreative.com

Instagram.com/christijohnsoncreative

The Dream Biz Podcast - ep 177 with me =]

https://christijohnsoncreative.com/177-mindset-shifts-for-photographers/

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A personal project could be the one thing you and your business needs to boost creativity, get out of ruts, and even realize untapped niches that will fill you up with every shoot.

My guests, Jada + David Parrish started a year long 100 set and 100 photoshoot project that completely transformed their business.

They are a creative duo blending photography and set design to create colorful, conceptual images. They build their sets primarily using plywood and paint, often incorporating optical illusions like forced perspective to play with the viewer's perception.

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Sponsor of the show: Imagen AI

Get 1500 images edited for free when you try Imagen at https://imagenai.com/allheartphoto

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Connect with Jada + David

Instagram.com/jadaanddavid

tiktok.com/@jadaanddavid

Upcoming Workshop - New Jersey - Aug 23-24, 2025

(https://www.jadaanddavid.com/page/event-workshop-august-23)

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As business owners we always want to attract and bring in more clients, and creating a magnetic marketing strategy is the way to do it.

My guest, Emily-Jane, AKA Em walks us through what a magnetic brand looks like and how to market in a way to where you should up as YOURSELF and attract those who would love to work with you.

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Sponsor of the show: Imagen AI

Get 1500 images edited for free when you try Imagen at https://imagenai.com/podcastmay

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Connect with Em

Instagram: empowerwithem

Empower with Em Podcast

(https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empower-with-em/id1521130493)

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