The Six Figure Photography Podcast With Ben Hartley

This week’s episode is part 4 of our series on how to build a six figure photography business. Resources Mentioned How To Build Confidence As A Photographer video Join my free 7 day crash course Sponsors Freshbooks – Small business accounting software that makes billing easy + painless. Gusto – Fully integrated online HR services: payroll, benefits and everything else. The post SFPP 108: How...

This week’s episode is part 3 of our series on how to build a six figure photography business. In this episode, I’m going to reveal the secret behind being able to charge premium rates for your services. Resources Mentioned Join my free 7 day crash course Sponsors Freshbooks – Small business accounting software that makes billing easy + painless. Gusto – Fully integrated online HR serv...

This week’s episode is part 2 of our series on how to build a six figure photography business. In this episode, we’re going to be talking all about how to optimize your website to make a beautiful first impression + generate leads for your studio. Resources Mentioned Get the phone script I use to book $10,000 clients Join my free 7 day crash course Sponsors Freshbooks – Small business...

For the next 7 weeks, I’m going to be going over how to scale your photography business to six figures. We’re kicking off part 1 with how to get clients, the lifeblood of any business. Resources Mentioned Wedding Wire or The Knot? Get the phone script I use to book $10,000 clients Join my free 7 day crash course Sponsors Freshbooks – Small business accounting software that makes billin...

In today’s episode, Allison Hopkins joins me to talk about how to start over with your photography business after moving to a new town. Resources Mentioned Allison Hopkin’s Website Allison Hopkin’s Instagram Sponsors Freshbooks – Small business accounting software that makes billing easy + painless. Gusto – Fully integrated online HR services: payroll, benefits and everything els...

Have you noticed that Facebook posts from your business page get almost no views + engagement anymore? Today’s guest sure has. Joe Buchanan became frustrated after watching the organic reach of his posts continue to go down every month. On his search for answers, he discovered messenger marketing and became fascinated by it. In today’s episode, Joe joins me to talk about messenger bots...

12 months ago Nick Church was working a day job. Now he’s a full time photographer. No small feat when you take into account that he has 4 kids and an expensive mortgage to pay for. How did he do it so fast? In order to ramp up his business quickly, Nick used a series of business strategies and techniques that he learned at his software development day job and applied them directly to his ph...

Meredith Gradle joins me on the show today! Meredith is the Founder and CEO of Iris Works, a studio management tool built for photographers. After nearly a decade as a photographer, Meredith became increasingly frustrated with the studio management software that existed in the marketplace, so she decided to make her own. While she now considers herself a recovering photographer, Meredith works har...

Joining me for my 100th episode is Corey Potter! I love this man. Corey has taught over 14,000 photographers how to get more clients using their website and today he’s is going to share everything he knows with the SFP community. Corey and I talk about how to set up your website so that it’s consistently working hard for your business and bringing in new clients. Resources Mentioned St...

Joining me on today’s episode is Jason Toevs! Jason and I met when he worked previously as a web designer for Showit. He now serves as the Chief Technology Officer for Alyss Analytics, which is a custom A.I. system built to be a companion for finding candidates who stand out based off of their soft skills and “intangible” traits. Jason and I talk about how to implement artificial i...

Joining me on today’s episode is Emily Reiter! Emily and I discuss how you can use detail shots to add to a clients story and why these types of shots are so important. Resources Mentioned Website Sponsors Freshbooks – Small business accounting software that makes billing easy + painless. Gusto – Fully integrated online HR services: payroll, benefits and everything else. The post SFPP 9...

In this episode, Shawna’s going to help you get paid! Most creatives have a love/hate relationship with sales. We tend to think of sales as something ”icky”. Shawna Beckmann helps creatives get paid by helping them understand the “sales conversation” without compromising their values. Over the last few years, Shawna’s been able to teach sales in a new way to designers and creativ...

Sandra Coan is one of the most successful studio portrait photographers in Seattle and co-founder of the Lady Boss Workshops. After being in the industry for over 18 years, Sandra still shoots on film! In today’s episode, Sandra breaks down the three things that any photographer must have in place in order to build a profitable photography studio. Resources Mentioned Fuji X-T3 Giveaway Sandr...

In today’s episode, I discuss my thoughts on failing. Resources Mentioned This Is Why You Fail Youtube Video Fuji X-T3 Giveaway The post SFPP 95: This Is Why You Fail With Ben Hartley appeared first on Six Figure Photography .

On today’s episode, we get the opportunity to chat with a photographer who is in the trenches! Casi Yost is a wedding photographer + educator based out of McMinnville Oregon. She is a passionate advocate for the community over competition movement and hands-on education. In addition to being a wedding photographer, Casi co-founded the Beyond Workshop to help women establish their foot in the...

Abbey Kyhl returns! Pinterest master Abbey Kyhl rejoins me on the show today to talk about how she’s getting over half a million views PER MONTH on Pinterest and why you need to be incorporating this often forgotten about social network into your marketing mix. You’re going to learn: Why Pinterest should be a massive part of your marketing strategy for 2018 How Abbey gets over half a m...

Nick Jordan joins me on the show today! Nick is the co-founder + CMO of Logic Inbound, a Seattle based digital marketing agency, and has been featured on Inc.com, InfluencerMagazine.com, GeekWire.com. Big takeaways from this episode: Why Marketing needs to be a priority in your photography studio What a “channel partnership” is (and how you can leverage it to scale your...

Marina Barayeva is an international portrait photographer based in Beijing, China. She is also the founder of intnetworkplus.com + host of the Marketing for Creatives show where she interviews marketing experts from all over the world Resources Mentioned IntNetworkPlus Marketing For Creatives Show Sponsors Gifyyy Booth Freedom Edits The post SFPP 91: Embracing Change With Marina Barayeva...

Joining me on today’s podcast is Elena Blair! In this episode, Elena shares her personal approach to photography and how she attracts her ideal clients. She discusses in detail how she speaks to her clients during photo sessions and what she believes makes her really good at getting those intimate, close-in shots. Elena has also partnered with a fellow photographer, Sandra Coan, and together...

Joining me on the show today is Troy Plota! Troy has been an award-winning professional photographer for over 30 years. His photography has appeared in top magazines like Vanity Fair, GQ, Rolling Stone and many more + his advertising work has also appeared on billboards in New York’s Times Square, as well as on the Vegas strip.  Troy has always been at the forefront of technology and ga...

This weeks guest is Chris Dayley! Chris is a digital marketing entrepreneur with a passion for helping businesses succeed online. After spending years driving traffic through SEO and digital marketing efforts, Chris turned his attention to the user experience of websites to see if he could influence traffic to convert better. After running his first successful test, he fell in love and began focus...

James Patrick is an Arizona-based photographer with a specialty in marketing. He has his own podcast on iTunes called, “FITposium” and has been interviewed + featured on numerous other outlets including podcasts, magazines, TV, and radio. In this episode,  James and I discuss the intricacies of how a photographer can build a brand that is marketable and how they can profit from tha...

Blair Enns is on a mission to change the way creative services are bought and sold. At his company, Win Without Pitching, he offers sales training and coaching to creative professionals + shares his wisdom in his  Win Without Pitching Manifesto . Blair teaches pricing strategies, such as how to raise prices in order to attract more clients and how putting prices on your website will actually...

Jessica Hill started photographing weddings while she was going to college full time and working as a server. She worked in a lot of associate studios, moved to Alaska and later to another city before founding her own photography business. Jessica and I discuss what she’s learned as an associate photographer that hasn’t left her today, and what it’s like running multiple brands and having mu...

Craig Cody is known as the “Tax Whisperer” and for good reason! He’s the co-author of the best selling “Secrets of a Tax Free Life” and has an absolute passion for saving his clients thousands of dollars in taxes each year. Craig is a certified public accountant of 17 years, certified tax coach, a business owner in his own right, and an ex-NYC cop. In this episode, Craig answers questions on how t...