If you want to succeed as a wedding photographer & videographer, you've got to master marketing & sales within your business. In the inaugural edition of the Amplifyr Podcast, host Aidan Hennebry sits down with his wife Leanne Hennebry to discuss their 10 years running Hush Hush Photography & Film; a wedding photography & videography service based out of Hamilton, Ontario.
In this episode, we cover everything:
00:00 Introduction
01:55 History of Hush Hush
04:22 Keys to success in the early days
08:57 Mitigating risk when going full time
14:19 What people misunderstand about self employment
17:52 How to know what to charge
28:05 Becoming a trusted advisor
30:40 Lessons learned from under-pricing ourselves
35:21 Becoming comfortable with selling to clients
41:40 Building trust with clients
50:27 Biggest flops in the business
59:00 Most brilliant marketing thing we did
1:03:38 Running a business as a married couple
1:08:58 Retiring from shooting weddings
1:18:03 Photography in our lives today
1:20:05 Parting wisdom
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