The Stay Focused Podcast

Business finances anyone? It's not the most glamorous part about photography, but it is an important part!, Photographer and financial expert, Kelly Mathis joins us today chatting about how to figure out pricing, pay yourself, increase profits using the Profit First Method. But not only that we also chat about: * The 5 numbers you need to know to price your services * How to calculate your personal salary (it's easier than you think!) * The best way to allocate your revenue for maximum profit Listen here! Links mentioned in the show: cozyclicks.com/courses Link to blog post: https://kellygracephoto.com/5-numbers-every-small-business-owner-needs-to-know/   Link to Creative Pricing Guide: https://kellygracephoto.com/product-page-creatives-pricing   Website Link: www.kellygracephoto.com    Instagram Link: www.instagram.com/kellygracephoto_   Profit First Book: https://amzn.to/30APloP

Newer to photography and feeling overwhelmed with all the choices on how to learn? Past Cozy Clicks student, Colleen Channer shares her photography education journey sharing with you what worked, what didn't and what helped move her forward the fastest! Links mentioned in the show: Register for The Photography Bootcamp: cozyclicks.com/bootcamp Find Colleen & Support her work online! instagram.com/colleenchannerportraits

Have photography questions no one is answering for you? No worries, I gothca! On today's episode Emily is going through some of your most asked photography questions and giving you the answers! Join me for more business photography Q & A on the Wisdom App at Dec. 27 12PM MST https://Joinwisom.audio/cozyclicks

Wanting some fresh new ways to market your business and find clients in your photography business? This is the episode you'll want to listen too! Jana Contreras is on the show with Emily today teaching you how to marketing to new locations via creative shoots, creating custom Packages to convert more leads to bookings and blogging for branding & marketing purposes! Show Links: cozyclicks.com/courses Janacontrerasphotography.com instagram.com/janacontrerasphotography

Instagram reels have you feeling a little confused? Learn how to film & edit reels on a consistent basis, come up with ideas & use reels to actually grow a photography business, and make it worth your time! Stephanie Kase joins Emily on the show today to help YOU feel less confused about reels! Show Links: cozyclicks.com/courses 10 Free Reels Ideas: https://stephaniekase.com/ideas

Ever try to promote mini sessions and have them be a big flop? You might be setting them up wrong. Learn the importance of mini-sessions being structured (and priced) correctly to bring in a profit, the best ways to market your mini-sessions & how to far out should you start advertising so that next time you are wildly successful! Rebecca Rice joins Emily on the show today to teach you all about the mini session! Links in the show: Cozy Clicks Courses: cozyclicks.com/courses Free Guide "$3k Mini-Sessions Blueprint":

Do you ever find yourself trapped in that awful comparison game? It's not fun, I've been there. Master results coach, Larisa Makuch chats with Emily on the show about how to break past perfectionism, gain clarity on your dreams and ditch that bad comparison cycle. Show Links: cozyclicks.com/courses cozyclicks.com/bootcamp Find Larisa: abundanceaccelerator.ca https://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashyourabundancenow https://www.instagram.com/larisamakuch/

Family asking you to bring your fancy camera over for holiday parties? Or maybe they just want you to bring it along to grab a quick family pic for their holiday cards. It is inevitable that once you are known as "the photographer" in the family people will want you to take their picture. Should you charge? Maybe offer a discount? How to you handle this request without feeling burnt out or resentful of them? Listen here!

Want clients that keep coming back again and again AND refer you out to everyone they know! Sounds great right? Kate Dye teaches you how to create your own killer client experience with actionable tips with her "Ride or Dye" Method! Listen here! Links Mentioned: Join us for the free editing workshop in Photoshop Week! cozyclicks.com/photoshop Find Kate on Instagram or TikTok @katedyephoto katedyephotography.com

Think of starting your photography biz, but just don't have everything all lined up neat and pretty yet? Don't let perfectionism keep you for ever beginning! On the show today, branding expert Elizabeth Hambleton joins Emily to teach you about what you ACTUALLY need branded to launch a new brand so that you can get started! Show links: cozyclicks.com/courses Find more about Elizabeth! https://www.bonjourbranding.com Get Elizabeth's free canva templates! https://www.bonjourbranding.com/free-engagement

Ever feel like all having so many goals that you want to accomplish is actually getting you nowhere? You might want to start a business, take better pictures, master Photoshop...but all of those goals on your to-do list just never seem to get crossed off. Suzi B chats with Emily today on how you can create habits that will simplify this process to that you see progress! Show Links: cozyclicks.com/application Find more on Suzi www.livelifeconscious.com Grab Suzi's Freebies: https://www.subscribepage.com/freehabit

As a photographer you have big dreams...putting yourself out their to reach those dreams can be intimidating. You might feel like you will just never reach you goal or get to the level or place you hope to be at. Let's fix that. On today's episode Emily chats with you about why you might be feeling stuck in your goals and how you can overcome the doubt. Show Links: cozyclicks.com/application

On this week's episode we are talking about taking gorgeous photos with horses, how to break into equestrian photography and how to serve your clients so that you are the talk of the town! Kirstie Jones with Kirstie Marie Photography joins Emily on The Stay Focused Podcast today  sharing with you her journey into equestrian photography and how she evolved that love into teaching other photographers! Show links: Apply for the next Cozy Clicks Beginner To Business Mastermind: https://www.cozyclicks.com/application   See Kirstie's work on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kirstieeemarie/   Check out what Kirstie has to offer: https://www.kmplearn.com/

The Stay Focused Podcast is back! So excited to be back with season 2 to help you take and edit better pictures and build the photography business of your dreams!  This podcast is perfect for beginners looking to learn more about portrait photography and how to run their business! Links to check out! Past Shows: https://cozyclicks.libsyn.com/ Apply for the Beginner to Business Mastermind: https://cozyclicks.wispform.com/a05fe7fb Cozy Clicks online education: https://cozyclicks.com/  

Are you a parent also trying to start up your photography business? Then this episode is totally for you.  Advanced email marketing specialist, Bev Feldman shares her strategies for working at home and raising her kiddos that you can use too when starting up your photography business. Not only that, but Bev breaks down some of the more advanced email marketing  techniques that you can apply when just starting out your photography business or if you've been at it awhile.  Listen today!

Come learn a little more about a fun opportunity for YOU and how you can learn and teach from other photographers just like you! Listen in the this short and sweet episode of the Stay Focused Podcast

Interested in taking headshots? This is a market that is full of all kinds of opportunity that is just waiting for you! Everyone needs at headshot at some point, but not many photographers jump into the headshot niche. Cozy Clicks student, Vanessa Burns tightened down on this niche and shares with you the incredibly easy ways that YOU can too! You do not need a super fancy studio setup and you CAN do it even if it seems like a saturated market in your town. Listen right here!

Feeling like a bit of an imposter? It's easy to feel like a fraud or not "real" when you're just getting starting in photography (hey, even when you've been at it awhile you can feel this way too!) We can all feel like that at one time or another. The important thing to realize is recognizing when imposter syndrome is bringing you down and causing you to not move forward . Imposter syndrome expert, Heather Rider chats with you on The Stay Focused Podcast to help you overcome any amount of imposter syndrome you might have!

Looking to start a photography business? One of the most important parts of your biz is starting a email list. I know what you might be thinking...I'm a photographer, not a writer, I don't want o write emails. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but it really is a must...but the good news is: it's not that hard! Magan Ward chats with me today and breaks down just what you should be focusing on to get started with email marketing!

v Feeling stuck with Photography lately? At some point we all feel that way. Recognizing that and tapping into our own intuition could help you to break out of any funk you might be in and help you sky rocket your skills and goals too! But how exactly does one do that? On today's episode, Emily chats with mind and body coach Deborah Chalk who gives extremely specific examples of how you can use your intuition and law of attraction to help you specifically as a photographer! Listen here!