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Phillip Blume of The Blumes first appeared on the podcast in episode 421, where he shared exactly how he and his wife are averaging $800 sales shooting mini sessions and consistently generating $10,000 in a single weekend without watering down their brand.
Since then, I've been chatting with Sophie, who works with the Blume's, and she was telling me they have done a lot of travelling in the past, and they're spending this next year RV'ing through the States, and they've come up with a solid strategy on how to do mini sessions successfully whilst on the road.
With travel becoming a thing again and with how well Phillip was received in the last interview by sharing a ton, my interest was piqued, and I asked for a follow-up interview.
In this episode, learn how to take profitable family portrait mini sessions on the road to fund your travels.
Here's some more of what we covered in the interview:
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You can be really, really successful with Facebook Ads. But running Facebook Ads really well these days is an art and a business of its own. – Phillip Blume
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The Six Figure Blueprint
Ready to build your dream portrait business?
Kim Marie, who is well known by PhotoBizX listeners was interviewed for episode 420 of the podcast and covered: How to build a photography business to sell… and also presented the incredible training on utilising Expos to generate unlimited leads bookings and sales is launching a new online course, The Six-Figure Blueprint.
This training is only for photographers who are already generating $30k+ from their photography and is the perfect way to take your photography business to a whole new level – by someone who has actually done it.
To learn more about the training and what Kim is offering, here's the link: https://photobizx.com/kimmarie
Sometimes giving in to someone's demands or requests is not actually what's best for them. – Phillip Blume
Interview with Andrew Hellmich | GBPW Episode 104
I was recently interviewed on the Great Bug photography World Podcast. Here's a link if you'd like to check it out: https://photographycourse.net/andrew-hellmich/
In this episode, I talk to the owner and host of PhotoBizX Podcast: Andrew Hellmich!
Andrew has produced over 460 podcast episodes and spoken with hundreds of talented photographers in business. He’s an incredibly talented photographer and business owner who has a lot of interesting stories to share.
We talk about:
- The key ingredients for a successful photography business
- The biggest obstacle that Andrew had to overcome as a wedding photographer
- How PhotoBizX has influenced his personal work
& much more!
If you’re interested in starting or developing a business of your own, I highly recommend listening to this episode.
Trust with the capital T is the number one characteristic that leads to conversions and sales in business. – Phillip Blume
ImagenAI — New Version Released
It feels like yesterday when Imagen created a new category of high-volume AI photo editing in 2020.
Since then photographers have been utilising Imagen to help cut their editing times.
Imagen has just launched a new version of its desktop app.
You get the same fantastic results from its AI replication of your editing style but the workflow is more streamlined to make your photo editing even faster.
If you haven't checked this out, you need to!
Get 1,500 free edits at https://photobizx.com/imagenAI
What is your big takeaway?
Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Phillip 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, and what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode.
Email marketing and interpersonal local marketing strategies that have been around since the dawn of time, those are just exponentially more impactful than social media posts or even paid social media ads. – Phillip Blume
If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Phillip or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.
iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs
Each week I check for any new iTunes or Google 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 and Google are 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.
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 or https://photobizx.com/google 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.
If you are going to have a successful business, it has to be about serving other people, not yourself. – Phillip Blume
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 is the latest review…
★★★★★ EXCEPTIONAL PODCAST!
Via Apple Podcasts Craig Greenslade who shoots professional headshots from the UK on June 7th 2022.
The best podcast I've discovered on business since Shopify Masters.
Andrew is a great presenter with excellent guests that provide honest, real and actionable information on the photography business.
As a headshot photographer, I listen to the podcasts while I'm editing. It keeps me motivated and inspired to grow my business!
Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:
Thank you!
Thanks again for listening and thanks to Phillip for sharing his thoughts, ideas and experiences on creating a profitable, lifestyle photography business that can be carried out on the road, and while travelling the country with your family.
No one buys a hundred big pieces of artwork. People buy 4-5 nice pieces of artwork and that's an excellent sale right there. – Phillip Blume
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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