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Brooke Mendenhall of www.brookemendenhall.com will challenge almost everything you've heard from past guests on the podcast – photography business coaches and successful photographers – as she shares how to build a successful small-town photography business, in a way that genuinely feels right to her.
I first heard of Brooke when I received this email from friend, previous interview guest, photographer and host of the Beginner Photography Podcast, Raymond Hatfield. He said…
Hey Andrew!
I just had had an incredible interview with newborn photographer, Brooke Mendenhall who I copied into this email.
She’s killing in a small rural town – nowhere near a hospital. She's an inspiration.
She also has an incredible marketing strategy where she partners with other business that blew me away!
She would be a fantastic guest on PBX I wanted to introduce you two.
Hope it works out!
From there, Brooke and I have been chatting via email.
Based in Texas USA, her website says she photographs pretty much anything but looking deeper, I see a large and gorgeous portfolio of newborn babies and seniors.
She only works weekdays. All portrait sessions are free. And she has a successful business!
Let's get started!
Here's some more of what we cover in the interview:
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Since I see my target market as someone like me, I would feel bad taking just a whole lot of money from them. – Brooke Mendenhall
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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 Brooke 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.
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Brooke 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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iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs
Each week I check for any new iTunes reviews and it's always a buzz to receive these… for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, it's confirmation that I'm on the right track with the interviews and that they really are helping you improve your photography business. That's awesome!
Secondly, iTunes is the biggest search engine when it comes to podcasts and it's your reviews and ratings that help other photographers find PhotoBizX. More listeners mean more interviews and ultimately a better show.
I set my lowest package very low because I didn't want people to feel like they couldn't come to me. – Brooke Mendenhall
If you have left a review in the past, thank you! If you haven't and you'd like to, head to https://photobizx.com/itunes and you can leave some honest feedback and a rating which will help both me and the show and I'll be sure to thank you on the show and add a link to your website or blog if you let me know the URL of your website and your name.
Alternatively, if you've left a review for PhotoBizX and are looking for more backlinks to help your SEO, leave a review for the new Photography Xperiment Podcast and email me your keywords or keyword phrase and where you'd like me to link to.
Another great way to get a backlink to your site is to send a video testimonial. It doesn't need to be fancy and your phone will be perfect. Click record and tell me how PhotoBizX has made a difference to you and your photography business.
Here's the latest review…
A big thanks for the video testimonial (above) by UK based Wedding Photographer in Essex, Lindsey Roberston on April 30, 2020.
Teach Photography Online
These online training sessions are each designed to be delivered in 1 hour.
Present the online sessions directly from the presentation website, or the files can be provided to you as a pdf, a Powerpoint presentation, or even embedded into your website.
These sessions have been created using Louise's years of experience teaching photography both in 1:1 sessions, group workshops at galleries and lecturing at universities.
The content is fun and easily digestible.
Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:
Brooke Mendenhall on Instagram
FREE Digital Backdrops + Brooke Mendenhall Photography Education Facebook Group
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
Flawless! The Ten Most Common Character Flaws and What You Can Do about Them by Louis A. Tartaglia
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Episode 128: Raymond Hatfield – Making the Leap to Full Time Photographer
Episode 087: Sue Bryce – How to Make Real Money From Your Photography Business Right Now
Louise Downham's Teach Photography Online Courses
Thank you!
Thanks again for listening and thanks to Brooke for coming on and sharing her thoughts and ideas for marketing, pricing, networking and building a successful photography business in a small town.
If you treat people well in a really small community, they will remember that. – Brooke Mendenhall
If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!
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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