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Carolyne Cowan of www.carriesoutherton.co.uk is a dog photographer based in Scotland. She runs Scotland's ONLY dedicated Canine Photography Studio within SEVEN Acres of Studio Grounds incorporating a massive indoor studio and large showroom – all this is home of the CATCHATHON events. In this interview, she shares how to build a hugely successful dog photography business.
Her work has been been published worldwide in Brazil, The Netherlands, Finland, Austria, Germany, France, South Africa, Australia and more.
I was first made aware of Carolyne by Amy, a listener to the podcast who mentioned the Dog photography, “Catchathon events” – that are run every month. I went to do my usual research and have been totally impressed by everything I've seen.
- Fantastic photography – studio and outdoor
- A huge sales room where clients are surrounded by prints and products
- An up to date and busy looking Facebook feed
- A clear and detailed Q&A page I can see would excite clients and prepare them to purchase
From the outside looking in, this looked like a fantastic business run by someone who LOVES dogs!
If you're looking to build a more successful, profitable dog or pet photography business, you will LOVE everything Carolyne shares in this interview – from generating leads, converting her leads to bookings and exactly how she goes on to make incredible sales with a huge number of clients. She is a sales ninja!
Here’s some more of what we cover in the interview:
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What is your big takeaway?
Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Carolyne shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below, let me know what your takeaways were, what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode.
I still have doubts about myself. I still look at my images and think they’re not good enough. Oh my god, why do people buy this and all this however, I keep going and I keep looking and I am gonna keep improving and get better and better. – Carolyne Cowan
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Carolyne or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.
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In iTunes by Mornington Peninsula family photographer, Clodagh Jane from Australia on May 9, 2019
I have just started my photography business (Clodagh Jane Photography) and this podcast has helped me so much. It’s fantastic!
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Already I’ve learnt so much and it has had a huge impact on the structure of my marketing and the way I set up my business.
Thank you for such a wonderful podcast!
Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:
Catchathon 2 – Dogs catching treats and cheese on YouTube
Thank you!
Thanks again for listening and big thanks to Carolyne for sharing her thoughts on running a hugely successful dog photography business by generating a desire in her clients for her products, delivering an incredible day-long service and following up with a sales and approach to closing any listener can learn from.
One of the biggest tips, is to establish the needs of a client, establish what they want. – Carolyne Cowan
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That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business!
Thanks and speak soon
Andrew
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