emily potts powerpoint

the boutique home-studio

where I work

•1800 sf home•220 sf camera room•living/dining combo for meetings•office/guest room•“corner office”

a little bit about my business

Bartlesville, OK | 6 years | newborns, families, seniors | high-end

the story of my almost-studioaka: space does not equal success

Project professionalism in everything you do.

web | e-mail | phone

first, the benefits

big benefit #1: capital saved on overhead can go to

money-making activities in your home-studio!

working with realtors

for the wedding photogs

get connected

Girls’ Night Out

Halloween Portraits

for a great cause!

doing something BIG

limited edition sessions

family holiday card event

day-to-day marketing

social media

hand-written notes

studio e-newsletters(give ‘em something good to read)

print advertising

generating referrals

benefit #2: client experience

Client consultations

environment | setup | “walk the walk” | process | on-location

viewing appointment •make your pricing work for you

•make clients very comfortable•same setup as consultation•have a process - creating an order vs. taking an order•matboard magic•on-location: Photographer’s Wall Display Guides•talk about personal portraits

After the sale

delivery | gifting (large & small)

Challenges(what you can

do about ‘em)

lack of spaceminimal approach - purge the props!

multi-tasking furniture & props

work/life imbalance

•setting official client hours•off-limits days•off-limits hours•outsourcing•“chunking” time

work-at-home woes•sounds & smells•little ones

let’s connectwww.moms-with-cameras.com

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via e-mail: emily@emilypotts.com

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check out what ’s coming soonIn June 2012, I am very excited to be launching The Mother of All Mentoring - a highly-personalized workshop designed for photographers who are ready to prosper in their business. During this extremely comprehensive mentoring you will:*Photograph a minimum of four sessions so you leave with a strong portfolio of images for your marketing and displays!* Build a product menu that is full of products clients will love - and that are profitable for your business! * Learn how to market your business - including developing several promotional activities that will attract new clients to your studio right away* Develop strong sales skills so you can close four-digit sales from your sessions* Design a beautiful client experience that generates referrals and extremely loyal clients

These workshops are designed to help you start earning money doing what you love right away. Every thing you are taught will be applicable and able to be implemented right away . . . no matter where you are starting from at this very moment. To ensure that you receive notification when these workshops launch please sign up for our e-newsletter, or send an e-mail to emily@emilypotts.com and we’ll add your name to our mailing list.