How Mark was able to double his business in 12 weeks, finish his website, become known as THE photographer in his circles and build a solid foundation for a successful photography business.
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My special guest for today’s episode is from Paris and his name is Mark.
Today, we’re going to do a case study of a startup photography business. We’ll talk about Mark’s struggles when he was setting up his photography business. Mark was staring his alone in the beginning and he has progressed but a little bit slow. Since he’s taken my PhotoProfit 8 week course he had some major results. He actually doubled his business in 8-12 weeks. He’s become known as the photographer in his network. Mark has taken action each week in my 8 week course that’s why he’s starting to get results.
In this interview, we talked about being a foreigner in a different country. You can use that as a negative or as a positive. Mark used that a positive. We also talked about knowing your WHY and why is it important to know your WHY. We also talked about mindset, how to network and how to get actual clients.
Enjoy! Brent.
In this episode:
(02:53) – Mark’s background on how he starts his business
(05:06) – Struggles in starting up the business from scratch
(06:57) – What the PhotoProfit 8 week course has done with Mark’s life
(08:53) – Resistance on being a foreigner in a different country
(12:19) – Know your vision and ideal client
(15:32) – How important to know your WHY
(22:52) – The results at the end on taking the 8 week course
(28:06) – What areas you should focus on in starting a photography business
(34:11) – What you can do to get the business going fast
(35:57) – What Mark liked about the PhotoProfit 8 week course
Episode Highlights:
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Mark’s background on how he starts his business:
- Been in Paris for a couple of years
- Been working with different organizations
- Wanting to start my own business
- Been exploring to start his business
- Been studying more on photography
- Come across with the PhotoProfit 8 week course
Struggles in starting up the business from scratch:
- Tempting to get the business going
- Photography starts from scratch
- Been using word of mouth
- Only getting 2 photo shoots
- Connections only from friends and neighbors
What the PhotoProfit 8 week course has changed with Mark’s life:
- The mentality of “If it’s going to be it’s going to be me”
- Really took ownership of everything he do
- Focus only on taking action
Resistance on being a foreigner in a different country:
- How he is going to do it
- Working on the concept on the ideal client
- Shaping that into his strengths as a foreigner
- Aim their needs
- Helped to narrow it down
- Capacity to reach out to them
Know your vision and ideal client:
- The purpose on why you meet that person
- Develop a list of people to network with
- A work in process and constantly being revised
- Each day you take action and make progress
- Learn while you’re doing
How important to know your WHY:
- You thought you know your WHY but not
- Ended up being not happy
- Realizing it’s not what you wanted
The results at the end on taking the 8 week course:
- Now having a website
- Becoming known as the photographer
- Getting more referrals
- Getting more invitations on events
- Getting testimonials to get people in
What areas you should focus on in starting a photography business:
- Sharing your vision with your network (family, friends, coworkers)
- Ask for feedback or testimonials when you’re doing a photo shoot
- Writing down things in a journal about your journey
- Sharing experiences and ideas in meeting new people
- Develop your capacity to network and meet people by means of doing unrelated service
- Engage yourself to different organizations to develop your skills
- PRACTICE!!
What you can do to get the business going fast:
- Mindset is very important
- You have to take on board because it’s a lot of work
- Do not be scared
- Don’t be too hard on yourself and be flexible
What Mark liked about the PhotoProfit 8 week course:
- Focus on the positivity
- The positive community
- Inspired by the fellow students
- Designed to create a cooperative environment
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