Go OFF w/ Josh Jay

If you're like me and used to feeling overwhelmed by sales. I used to dread them, go into them feeling nervous and giving off so much fear. Why? Because I feared rejection and because I knew that I wasn't 100% confident in what my job was as a photographer. Here's a breakdown of a few tips on how I figured out how to sell and why I think it's beyond important every photographer...

What is a Brand? This term is used often but not easily defined. A business and a brand have to work together to achieve success, but people often mistake the process of creating a brand for their business. Why? In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly what a brand is and why creating a strong brand to drive your creative business will be powerful for your business revenue and help you esta...

Do you know why photographers suck at marketing? Are you offended that I said that? Well, it's true. Most photographers couldn't even say what marketing even is in one sentence. This episode, we're calling out three points and reasons why I think photographers suck at marketing and how you can get better at it. Don't worry, I was one of those photographers who sucked at marketi...

There's a lot of advice on what is the most important in business. I want to bring an idea to you that mindset is the most important. There are a lot of lessons, challenges and paths to navigate in running a business, but none of those things can be done in a way that will help your business succeed without a proper mindset. In this episode, I highlight how our mindset works and what we can d...

Instagram is constantly changing. It's come a long way since being just a phot app. Unfortunately, more people using the app means more people fighting for attention, and this is where the game begins... I go through and highlight the current landscape of what its like to use Instagram for your business, and what the algorithm is currently favouring so you can leverage this information to inc...

There are many 'ONE' things you can do in your business to increase revenue, get more engagement or book more ideal clients. However, to truly stand out as a business in a competitive industry, there is one thing that will stand out above the rest. In this episode, I'll break down how you can leverage the experience you provide for your clients in their entire client journey with yo...

There's always a way that you can increase the amount of money that you can leverage for your services, and it doesn't have anything to do with how good your logo looks or how much you charge. We're diving into how you can leverage more for the services that you offer and I share with you three areas you can focus on to achieve this. Enjoyed this episode? Don't forget to leave...

So many people who have great ideas fail to see them through and bring them to life. Even less than that get to capitalise on their ideas to gain some, if any, sort of income from it. In this episode, Josh lists five crucial reasons why this is and how you can take these points on board to help dramatically increase your odds of success by being aware and being willing not to let any of these five...

Sharing some ideas on how you can leverage more money for the service you offer and do less in the process. I go through ideas on how you can implement a better system in your business so ultimately can create a better offe, add more value to your clients, earn more money and do less in the process. Sometimes the best lessons learned and applied in business are the ones you can do less work in so...

We're breaking down a very new and common topic flooding our feeds in the self-help and entrepreneurship space, which is the Law of Attraction. I'll go through what this is and dive into whether I think this works or doesn't work from a science and personal experience perspective, sharing information on what this means for us if you would like to apply it to your business. Enjoyed t...

Asking the hot question that is circling around the industry... Should you work for free? It's a question that gets debated by industry professionals and even business coaches, so I wanted to discuss it on this episode and list out the pros and cons and share my personal experience also on the 'power of free'.  Feel free to leave a review if you have learned something valuable from...

I invited my friend Sam Heather onto the podcast to share her journey of running a successful wedding photography business and recently transitioning into being a mum and how that has changed the way she's running the business and figuring out how to succeed both as a mother and as a business owner. If you've enjoyed this episode, make sure to leave a review so we can continue to grow th...

Sharing all things about how I feel deep inside, venturing into a new unknown and starting a whole new business. I share my deep and honest thoughts about aligning myself with my goals and sharing my fears and revelations about where I am now compared to where I was a few years ago. It's an honest sit-down and heart-to-heart conversation that I hope you'll find encouraging in your own jo...

Jonathan Suckling is a wedding photographer who went viral on Facebook many years ago for his comedic take on being a wedding photographer. Since then he has gone viral many times over, and has seen a huge amount of success on TikTok and Instagram Reels. We analyse his career and success and Jonathan shares his thoughts on the current social media climate and tips for those who are wanting to crea...

Let's talk about the two C's. Something that I know has been able to put me on the path of success in my personal, creative and business life. I'm here to explain why these two C's are beyond important when standing out above the crowd, and how this will make your business desirable and in demand. Enjoyed this episode? Don't forget to leave me a review. You can also follow...

We're looking at why you shouldn't listen to your gut all the time when making decisions in your business. Listening to your intuition is an important exercise, but it should never be what drives your final decision regarding business. What should, you ask? Data. Raw data is what you should look at when you want to make business decisions when you pick your ideal clients, and your market...

In this episode, we're doing deep. And I mean deep down into our feelings and subconscious to shed light on why we suffer from perfectionism and how my journey of being able to break myself free from that has been for the past 2 years and how that's allowed me to start this podcast, and start 2 new businesses after hanging up my hat from being a full-time wedding photographer. Have a lis...

In this episode, we dive into 7 key reasons your business might not be growing and understand the whys behind them and figure out the hows to ensure that you can do the opposite instead and grow your business. These points are short and sweet, but pack a punch and will definitely need a second listen-through once you've spent some time thinking about them. Enjoyed this episode? Don't for...

A positive experience will almost certainly make up for an average product but a great product will not compensate for a bad experience. In this episode, we talk through something that's commonly overlooked for small business owners, especially photography businesses. Your client's experience of your business is sometimes more important than your final product and we're going to exp...

In this episode, we dive into discussing the difference approaches people have to work - working smart vs working hard and look at debuting a common misconception when it comes to working hard and exploring why the phrase of 'working hard will always pay off' is misleading and inaccurate for most people in application when they look at the output of their efforts put in. Enjoyed this epi...

In this episode, we dive into the difference between having a scarcity and abundance mindset and why people who have a scarcity mindset will not only gradually ruin their business but will also stay poor in the process. There is a way to improve your mindset and not stay poor in your business, so listen in and find out how to access the abundance mindset and turn your business around. Enjoyed this...

In this episode, we're looking at why sales feels icky and how to get to the bottom of the reason why so many of us feel uncomfortable when we enter sales calls or try and upsell to our client. We cover three main points of the 'ick' and go through why this may be the case for you and how you can turn that around to make sales work in your favour and not feel the ick anymore. Enjoye...

In this Part 2 out of 2 episode on goals, I dive into how I set myself a new goal and/or a resolution every year and what key factor transformed my goal setting five years ago and how it's made me able to fulfil my goal year after year. I share with you the breakdown of how I exactly set my goals and why so you can go and set goals for yourself for 2023 that you will stick to and make happen....

In this episode, we dive into three key reasons why you won't reach your goal and I share how you can change this for a more positive outcome and explore some experience and evidence based ways on why this is so you can avoid making the same mistake. Are you built of making one if not all of these mistakes in the past? Let's find out. Enjoyed this episode? Don't forget to leave me a...

This episode is a gut punch. We take a look into our mentality and figure out how to truly take ownership of ourselves and our business and change it around to completely transform every aspect. Get ready to feel a little pinch along the way, cause some truth bombs are going to be dropping. Enjoyed this episode? Don't forget to leave me a review. You can also follow me on the socials: @joshja...