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The fastest way to grow an elopement photography and videography business in 2023

The fastest way to grow an elopement photography and videography business in 2023

Hellooooo and welcome back to the Montana Diaries podcast, I’m Shayna and I’m so stoked you’re here as always — today’s episode is features a chat with my dear friend Devin of Backcountry Bohemians. Devin and I are obsessed w/ what we do andddd we’re hosting a content retreat in New Mexico this June! In this conversation, we go over the obstacles that are holding our fellow elopement photographers + videographers back from growing their businesses and finding the sucess they so desperately want…and that we want for them!

calling all photogs + videographers for a free online class — INSIDE LOOK: Our exact strategy for year-round elopement and destination wedding bookings

EVERYTHING you need to know to get fully booked year round by diversifying your portfolio, up leveling your customer experience, networking with purpose, and building a business that supports your dream life

 
 

Join Devin + Shay Thursday April 20th at 8PM Mountain / 7PM Pacific to blow upppp your elopement photography/videography business.

HERE’S JUST SOME OF WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS FREE CLASS:

  • Booking high ticket ($10,000+) destination weddings and elopements (yes, even during a recession)

  • Portfolio building w/ purpose: how to build a portfolio that helps you book dream weddings

  • Nurturing vendor relationships, collaborating, and growing w/ your community

  • Getting the max return on investments in your business: making the most of every dollar you spend to grow your biz

The fastest way to grow an elopement photography and videography business in 2023

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join us in the Facebook group, your space for talking all things creativity + business!


TWO FULL TIME ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS GET REAL

In this episode of the Montana Diaries Podcast, I chat with Devin allll about investing in growing our businesses, money fears, client experience, values, and finding community.

The fastest way to grow an elopement photography and videography business in 2023

Hellooooo and welcome back to the Montana Diaries podcast, I’m Shayna and I’m so stoked you’re here as always — today’s episode is features a chat with my dear friend Devin of Backcountry Bohemians. Devin and I are obsessed w/ what we do andddd we’re hosting a content retreat in New Mexico this June! In this conversation, we go over the obstacles that are holding our fellow elopement photographers + videographers back from growing their businesses and finding the sucess they so desperately want…and that we want for them!

Andddd we want to continue this conversation in our free class, and in our New Mexico content retreat! I hope to see you at both!


hey, photog friend!

If you’ve been wanting to learn videography with the gear you already own, I have a free guide just for you!

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Perfectionism is literally ruining your life and business lol

2023 Content Marketing Strategy for Creative Business — Hellooooo and welcome back to the Montana Diaries podcast, I’m Shayna and I’m so stoked you’re here as always — today’s episode is on literally my favoirte topic in the universe when it comes to creative business, which is creative business content creation strategy— I really just want to dive deeepppp on content in 2023, and I want to go hard on quantity and on service, so truly helping people on the photo/video side of my business and the business education side — I am such a huge believer in content marketing and I think brands will win when they go hard on content — can you tell I’m deep into Gary V’s universe!? I’m so bought in though, and if I can get you to buy in just a little I really really really think we can majorly impact the success of your business.

calling all photographers!

join me for my FREE masterclass: HOW TO UPLEVEL YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS USING VIDEO

EVERYTHING you need to know about integrating video into your photography biz without buying new equipment, getting super techy, or wasting your precious time!

 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN…

1. Why video is KING online, AKA why YOU should incorporate video into your business strategy

2. The leg up that hybrid shooters have in the photo + video industries and why it IS possible to learn with your existing equipment

3. Action steps you can take RIGHT NOW toward incorporating video content!

PERFECTIONISM: TASTE VS. TALENT, PROCRASTINATION AND FEAR, MESSY ACTION, AND MORE!

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PERFECTIONISM IS LITERALLY RUINING YOUR LIFE LOL

In this episode of the Montana Diaries Podcast, I share multiple stories revolving around perfectionism in creativity and business, why I’m so passionate about “messy action,” and other creatives’ perspectives on perfection.

Perfectionism is literally ruining your life lol

Hellooooo and welcome back to the Montana Diaries podcast, I’m Shayna and I’m so stoked you’re here as always — today’s episode is centered around one core principle that I know in my bones is true and I hope you can internalize: perfectionism will literally ruin your life and business. Fun!

A CONVERSATION ON PERFECTION:

  • Real stories from my life + business centering on perfection

  • Taste vs. Talent

  • Ira Glass on “The Gap”

  • Messy action

  • Liz Gilbert: “Done is better than good.”

Okay, friends, that’s really what I have for you for this episode — I really really really hope you’ll leave this episode with a new perspective on perfectionism and you’ll, like…knock it off and just take some sort of messy action today, just make something, literally anything.


hey, photog friend!

If you’ve been wanting to learn videography with the gear you already own, I have a free guide just for you!

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