Sustainable Freedom with Boudoir Photography Podcast

Your Sales Strategy As A Boudoir Photographer - Episode 61 of the Sustainable Freedom with Boudoir Photography Podcast with Tracy Lynn! I run two very strategically planned boudoir session sales each year, exactly six months apart — one around Memorial Day and one for Black Friday. And these two sales help me bring in revenue, even in a slow season. They’re what help me stay fully booked all year....

Photography Price List Tips That Make You Feel Less Salesy - Episode 60 of the Sustainable Freedom with Boudoir Photography Podcast with Tracy Lynn! Early on in my boudoir photography career, I avoided photography sales sessions like the plague! I did not like the idea of selling and was always so nervous about being too “salesy.” I can’t tell you how many times I sat there wishing my work would j...

Find & Book New Boudoir Photography Clients This Week With This EASY Strategy | Episode 59 of the Sustainable Freedom with Boudoir Photography Podcast with Tracy Lynn! In this episode, I'm chatting about an easy yet effective strategy to attract and secure new clients for your boudoir photography business. You'll learn how to book clients by leveraging relationships with businesses and then using...

Natural Light For Boudoir Photography | 5 Tips To Take Your Photos From Good To GREAT! - Episode 058 of the Sustainable Freedom with Boudoir Photography Podcast with Tracy Lynn! I'm sharing five game-changing tips on harnessing the power of natural light to elevate your boudoir photos from good to GREAT! Natural light is the cheapest and most convenient way to light for boudoir photos. And it make...

With the boudoir photography industry constantly changing, it's important for photographers to stay ahead of the game by offering a strategic and well-designed boudoir photography price list. This episode is all about the five must-haves every boudoir photographer should include on their photography price list, including a story about a recent upset client I had–and how I handled it. 1. Minimum pu...

The most asked question I get as a photography educator is, "How do I find and book more clients?" They are always focusing on the short term. Build a high-converting website. A high-converting website is a website that takes your leads and turns them into a client quickly. To build this kind of site, you need to know exactly what your leads need to know to become a client.  Once your website is b...

There are many options when considering your lighting setup for boudoir photography–and you're probably wondering which one is best. But the better question is, "Which is best for you?" Every photographer is different. We all like different things artistically. In this episode, I'm breaking down my specific lighting equipment for my boudoir photography business . With this information, you can dec...

Ranking on Google is a goal for every photographer–after receiving a few photography website SEO tips to understand how important it really is. When Marcella came to me as a newbie photographer in 2021, she had heard of SEO–search engine optimization. Still, she didn't know what to do with the information she had. By the time our year together in coaching was up, she was ranking for the main keywo...

Google My Business, or what’s now called Google Business Profile, is something you have to have as a photographer. If you want to rank, you have to have great reviews as well. In this episode, I'm breaking down the three reasons you need a profile with great reviews and how you can actually get more reviews from your current and past clients. What is a Google Business Profile? A Google business Pr...

Like pricing, boudoir session fees are hard to nail down–even if it feels like they really shouldn't be that complicated. This industry has so many different opinions that we are constantly second-guessing ourselves. Strategies for Pricing Your Boudoir Session Fees When we start working together, one of the first questions I get asked by any of my clients– private , mastermind , and even my group...

Goal setting and using spreadsheets to visually see your progress can really help your business grow so much quicker. Tara Brown of Tara Brown Photography is proof of this. Last year was her first six-figure year as a portrait photographer. But not just six figures in total, she hit $100,000 in total revenue by September. And for the entire year of 2022, she easily hit $150,000! Saying I'm a proud...

Boudoir can give boudoir clients so much self-love and confidence–but it can also completely damage their self-esteem and even their mental health. In this episode, I'm talking about the 5 things you can do to make sure your client's experiences are only positive! Boudoir clients usually feel so great after a session. Boudoir is such an important niche of photography. It gives women confidence, em...

Sometimes, there are so many photographers in your local area and not enough clients.  In this episode, I will prove that your photography market isn't oversaturated–you're just marketing all wrong. Most industries think they are oversaturated, too. My studio's building has at least two dental offices, multiple accountants, and several therapists.  And this is a good thing! That means there's a ne...

A private coaching client recently asked my thoughts on when to quit her day job to go full-time in her boudoir business. In this episode, I'm breaking down three ways to prepare to quit your day job. Another podcast sparked this conversation. This client told me she'd listened to a recent podcast from a well-known coach who'd said to give up your 9-5, you need to pick a date and then make it happ...

Krysten of Bedhead Boudoir is a TLC coaching client , a six-figure boudoir photographer, and is consistently booked out nine months in advance. Throughout this interview, we talk about how it feels to be a successful boudoir photographer after struggling in the industry for so long. Six-Figure Boudoir Photographer She's a super-talented photographer from Barrie, Ontario. And she's been a superstar...

Boudoir photographers want to take a beautiful boudoir photo that stops the scroll of potential clients.  I think we’re all trying to outdo our last most-impressive photo–every time we pick up our camera.  We’ve all seen the photos that other photographers have posted. You know, the ones that make you stop scrolling and just study the image in awe. And as photographers, we’re all striving to creat...

Over the years, I’ve done several website audits for my clients. While I really enjoy it, I’ve noticed that most photographers make the same mistakes on their boudoir photography website.  Unlike what happened for Kevin Costner in Field of Dreams, just because you build it–well, that doesn’t mean they’re gonna come.  There’s a lot more strategy to it than just building the website.  This episode c...

IPS or In-Person Sales sessions are my favorite part of the entire boudoir photography experience.  With these three steps, let’s make it YOUR favorite part of the experience.  A lot of boudoir photographers avoid IPS because they don’t know how it works, they’re just scared of feeling sales-y, or they’re just totally overwhelmed.  By avoiding the In-Person Sales session, they are leaving so much...

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In today’s episode, I focus on the five steps you need to take to increase your boudoir photography pricing:  Full-time formula Creating your boudoir photography price list Confidence in pricing Setting boundaries Website wording But the thing is, it’s more than just coming up with a price and saying, hey, let’s try this. You have to have a strategy, and today, well, we’re gonna break it down.  To...

A booked-out boudoir schedule is how we make a living, so when our schedule looks a little empty and our bills grow by the day, how do we tackle this? You may think, "I need to put in a lot more work and invest in ads, model calls, and other “typical” marketing strategies." Right? Wrong.  Listen to today’s episode to better understand two specific concerns I cover that will help you attain and mai...

A high-converting photography website is the most critical piece of marketing a photographer can have. A high-converting photography website takes the lead to a client as quickly as possible. Without one, a photographer's marketing strategy requires a lot more hustle. In today's episode, we dig deep into the following topics: Why your website may not work How you can build your website to be a hig...

A long-term marketing strategy is more than just a website. A website is essential to the strategy, but you also need SEO or search engine optimization.  My favorite and most beneficial way to rank for SEO for photographers is through blogging.  Today’s guest, Mckayla Spencer, specializes in blogging for SEO to help us better understand how SEO works and why it’s so important. Relevant Links: Show...

Blogging for photographers is absolutely not dead, and in this episode, I'm gonna tell you why. Blogging keeps my website views between 1500-4500 views every single month and my clients all say they use each blog post religiously before their sessions.  In this episode, I give you five specific reasons why blogging for photographers is not dead. Relevant Links: Show notes This episode is brought t...

Andrea Sager owns Andrea Sager Law and is founder and CEO of Legalpreneur and author of  Legalpreneur: The Business Owner’s Guide to Legally Protecting Your Business   Being a photographer, business owner, and entrepreneur can be very overwhelming. Andrea helps us simplify the legal side with the three steps to legally protect your photography business. These three key points are vital to legally...