Worth Every Penny Joycast

By Sarah Petty

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How do I build my dream portrait photography business without sacrificing my family and freedom? How do I find photography clients who want more than digital files? What should I charge for my photos? What’s the best way to market for photography clients? Am I ready for a studio? Welcome to the Worth Every Penny Joycast where photographer and New York Times Best-Selling author, Sarah Petty, will answer these questions and more. With 3 kids under 3, Sarah decided she wanted to make money with photography. But it wasn’t as easy as it looked. After a few years and lots of tears, she built her little portrait photography business into one of America’s most profitable and this joycast will show you how. It’s designed for photographers who want more from their portrait hotography business, more profits, more clients and more free time…and don’t want to sacrifice their family along the way. Each week you’ll learn pricing tips, marketing ideas, selling tips and get insights into what’s working now. Along with a huge helping of motivation to build your own photography business where your clients say you’re worth every penny. You can find Sarah Petty at: www.joyofmarketing.com www.instagram.com/sarah.petty www.facebook.com/thejoyofmarketing

Episode Date
#209: How Do I Know If I’m Ready to Start Charging for My Photography?
Apr 30, 2024
#208: The Untold Story: A Photographer’s Switch from Prints to Digital Files and the Unexpected Aftermath.
Apr 23, 2024
#207: How a Mom of 5 Landed a $17,000 Order in Her Brand-New Photography Business
Apr 16, 2024
#206: 11 Tax Benefits of a Photography Business
Apr 09, 2024
#205: She left her Corporate America Sales Job & Started a Photography Business. Here’s What Happened Next.
Apr 02, 2024
#204: How Newbie Tennesee Photographer Ryan Turned Two Photos into $3,006!
Mar 26, 2024
#203: GBL Takeaways
Mar 19, 2024
#202: Secrets from $100K Yay Award Winners 2023
Mar 12, 2024
#201: How a Florida Educator Transformed Her Photography from Dabbling to $3,200 Orders: Turning Her Back Burner Hobby into Real Money
Mar 05, 2024
#200: Part 2: Focus on You: Two Essential Assessments for Every Photographer to Take
Feb 27, 2024
#199: Focus on You: Two Essential Assessments for Every Photographer to Take - (Part 1)
Feb 20, 2024
#198: The Hidden Cost of Saying Yes to What Should Have Been a No
Feb 13, 2024
#197: A Coach’s Wife’s Journey From Burnout to $2,380 Photography Orders
Feb 06, 2024
#196: How My Students Skyrocket Their Photography Businesses: A New 6-Step Planning Framework
Jan 30, 2024
#195: Why 10x is Easier than 2x. 3 Takeaways From My Conversation with Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Jan 23, 2024
#194: How Carmen, the Small-Town Mom, Turned $150 Sessions into $2,000 Triumphs!
Jan 16, 2024
#193: How My Top Students Made $658,466 in December
Jan 09, 2024
#192: Breaking News: Something MAJOR is coming for Photographers
Jan 02, 2024
#191: This Mom Stopped Selling Digital Files When Her Baby Was 2 Months Old. Here's What Happened Next.
Dec 23, 2023
#190: How One Word Can Create the Outcome You Want for Your Photography Business in 2024
Dec 18, 2023
#189: Thinking about Pausing Your Business Until the New Year? Do This First.
Dec 11, 2023
#188: This Maternity & Newborn Photographer Got Halfway to Her $100k Goal for the Year In Just 4 Months.
Dec 05, 2023
#187: Does Wall Artwork Serve Your Clients? An Interview With My First $1,000 Client from 21 Years Ago!
Nov 28, 2023
#186: How Maegan Took My Free List of 77 Ways to Make Money and Made $4,480 in 7 Days!
Nov 21, 2023
#185: How 4 Clients Paid Tabitha $23,000 and Freed Her from the Day Job Grind!
Nov 14, 2023
#184: One Conversation Starter Framework I Use to Talk to Anyone, Anytime
Nov 07, 2023
#183: 4 Things I Obsess Over for Every Client Session
Oct 31, 2023
#182: This Wedding Photographer Transitioned to Portraits & Did $10k From ONE Marketing Activity
Oct 24, 2023
#181: How I Schedule a Busy Week in my Photography Business for Maximum Productivity
Oct 17, 2023
#180: How a Small Town Couple with 5 Kids Stopped Selling Digital Files & Had $12,620 in Photography Orders 53 Days Later
Oct 10, 2023
#179: 5 Things You’ll Hear About Starting a Photography Business that I Call BS On
Oct 03, 2023
#178: This Hair & Make-Up Artist Started a Photography Business. Here's What Happened.
Sep 26, 2023
#177: The Unexpected Relationship Photographers Need When Growing a Photography Business
Sep 19, 2023
#176: How I Schedule a Busy Week in my Photography Business for Maximum Productivity
Sep 12, 2023
#175: Do You Feel Like Growing Up Poor Has Held Your Photography Business Back? How Shelby Overcame Her Circumstances.
Sep 05, 2023
#174: 9 Words You Can Use if a Client Stumps You With a Hard Question
Aug 29, 2023
#173: Can Mentoring Young People Help Grow Your Photography Business?
Aug 22, 2023
#172: Can You Be a Stay at Home Mom & Make Enough Income from Photography? How One Mom Is Getting $5,000 Orders.
Aug 15, 2023
#171: 73 Photographers Came To Nashville for Selling Summer Camp. Here Are Their Biggest Takeaways
Aug 08, 2023
#170: I Did a Session LIVE for My Students at Summer Camp: Here’s What Happened
Aug 01, 2023
#169: What's Possible For You If You Don't have a Photography Degree? Brandy Got a $4,000 Order
Jul 25, 2023
#168: The Universe Vs. You: How to Stay Super Strong When You're Being Pulled Down
Jul 18, 2023
#167: I Bargained for a better price at an Art Fair. Here’s what happened.
Jul 11, 2023
#166: Beating Imposter Syndrome: How Kim Wolfe Went from Charging $200 to a $4,400 Session!
Jul 04, 2023
#165: 6 Ways to Attract Awesome Photography Clients This Summer
Jun 27, 2023
#164: How This Mom of 3 Sold $12,700 of Her Photography in 30 Days (While Working a Full-Time Job)
Jun 20, 2023
#163: How Leah Turned Her Photography Business Around When Nothing Was Working
Jun 13, 2023
#162: Attention Parents: Here's How to Navigate Summer In Your Photography Business
Jun 06, 2023
#161: How To Transition Into Photography While You’re Still Working a Day Job
May 30, 2023
#160: Curious How to Juggle a Full Time Job & a New Photography Business? Meet Shaina.
May 23, 2023
#159: The Mistake of Not Focusing on Money
May 16, 2023
#158: I stayed at a Luxury All-Inclusive Resort in Mexico. Here’s What I Learned.
May 09, 2023
#157: How This Small Town Photographer Got $30K in Portrait Orders in 3 Months!!
May 02, 2023
#156: How Giving Back Can Help You Grow Your Photography Business
Apr 25, 2023
#155: In 40 Minutes She Made More Than Her Largest Wedding Package!
Apr 18, 2023
#154: The Cost No One Talks About In a Photography Business
Apr 11, 2023
#153: Stop Doing This ONE Thing If You Can’t Get Anything Done
Apr 04, 2023
#152: How An Early Childhood Educator Replaced Her Income with Photography
Mar 28, 2023
#151: My 5 Biggest Takeaways from Go Boutique Live 2023
Mar 21, 2023
#150: What To Do When You Don't Believe In Yourself Or Your Prices
Mar 14, 2023
#149: $100k in 6 months! How this single mom photographer pivoted from weddings to portraits
Mar 07, 2023
#148: Part 2: The Top Secrets to Reaching $100K From My 2022 Yay Award Winners
Feb 28, 2023
#147: The Top Secrets to Reaching $100K From My 2022 Yay Award Winners (Part 1)
Feb 21, 2023
#146: How to Balance a Growing Photography Studio When You Want To Travel More
Feb 14, 2023
#145: What You Can Learn From My Response to an Instagram Meanie
Feb 07, 2023
#144: How To Create a Name for Your Photography Business
Jan 31, 2023
#143: How This Breast Cancer Survivor Went From $200 Sessions to $4,000 Sessions in Just a Few Months
Jan 24, 2023
#142: What’s Different Between the Boutique Portrait Experience Vs the Digital File Experience?
Jan 17, 2023
#141: 3 Books I Read This Year that Photographers Should Read, Too
Jan 10, 2023
#140: How a Mom of 3 Went From Feeling Like A Burden To Helping Support Her Family With Her Photography Business
Jan 03, 2023
#139 - How to Start Fresh After a Disappointing Year
Dec 27, 2022
#138 - My Education Diet: What I Invested in Learning in 2022
Dec 20, 2022
#137: How This Single Mom Built a Photography Business That Allows Her To Stay Home With Her Son
Dec 13, 2022
#136: 3 Things Every Photographer Should Be Selling Right Now
Dec 06, 2022
#135: The New Tool I'm Using That Helps Me Overcome Perfectionism
Nov 29, 2022
#134: How This Wedding Photographer Transitioned to Portrait Photography & Had a $6,000 Week
Nov 22, 2022
#133: Do you have a Failure System or a Success System?
Nov 15, 2022
#132: Why It's Important to Treat Your Best Photography Clients Better
Nov 08, 2022
#131: If You’re a Long-Time Photographer Struggling to Eek Out a Photography Income, Listen to This
Nov 01, 2022
#130: How a New Photographer Got TWO $1,100 Clients, Weeks After Starting Her Business
Oct 25, 2022
#129: 13 Things You Can Do to Increase the Value of Your Photography
Oct 18, 2022
#128: How Hard Is It to Reach 6-Figures In Your Photography Business?
Oct 11, 2022
#127: How a Digital File Photographer Reinvented Herself as Boutique in a New Community
Oct 04, 2022
#126: The Shift I Made to My Money Mindset that Removed My Guilt & Shame
Sep 27, 2022
#125: 4 Safeguards for Photographers When Using Social Media
Sep 20, 2022
#124: What To Do When Things Aren't Working
Sep 13, 2022
#123: How To Turn Your Portrait Clients Into Repeat Clients
Sep 06, 2022
#122: How This Army Veteran & New Mom Is Juggling Her Photography Business with a Newborn
Aug 30, 2022
#121: How To Start a Conversation About Your Photography Business With ANYONE
Aug 23, 2022
#120: Is This Why You Have Too Much Competition for Photography Clients?
Aug 16, 2022
#119: When This Mom of 4 Lost Her Job, She Went All In With Photography.
Aug 09, 2022
#118: 3 Ways To Grow Your Business While On Vacation
Aug 02, 2022
#117: 4 Reasons Portrait Photographers Should Stop Using Online Galleries
Jul 26, 2022
#116: From a Brownie Camera to Big-time Sales: How Dawn Turned Her Love of Photographing Teens Into an Income
Jul 19, 2022
#115: The Trick I Learned Purging My Garage That Can Help You Get Momentum This Summer
Jul 12, 2022
#114: What Photographers Can Learn from a Top-Secret Marketing Event I Attended With My Kids
Jul 05, 2022
#113: How a Homeschooling Mom of 3 Rescued Her Floundering Photography Business
Jun 28, 2022
#112: How Do I Get People To Respect Me as a Photographer?
Jun 21, 2022
#111: The First Hire As You Grow Your Photography Business
Jun 14, 2022
#110: Are You Too Old To Start a Photography Business?
Jun 07, 2022
# 109: New Headtrash Removal Hack I Just Taught My Coaching Students
May 31, 2022
#108: From Struggling to $15,000 in 4 Months. How Cindy Turned Her Photography Business Around
May 24, 2022
#107: Think It’s Not the Right Time to Grow Your Photography Business? Listen to this.
May 17, 2022
#106: Here's What Happens When Photographers Visit My Photography Studio
May 10, 2022
#105: How a Stay at Home Mom With a Photography Hobby Turned Her Photography Side Gig Into $3,000 Orders
May 03, 2022
#104: Christina Restarted Her Photography Business and Got 3 $1k+ Clients FAST. Here's What She Did
Apr 26, 2022
#103: Want a Photography Studio? Here's What To Do First!
Apr 19, 2022
#102: 7 Planning Strategies So You Don’t Spend Tax Season In Tears
Apr 12, 2022
# 101: Can You Be a Boutique Photographer If You Have Severe Anxiety? Yes, You Can!
Apr 05, 2022
#100: 7 Things I Would Do Differently If I Started My Photography Business Over
Mar 29, 2022
#99: Raising Your Photography Prices: Will You Price Yourself Out of Working with Nice Clients?
Mar 22, 2022
#98: From Creative to Career: How a Single Woman with a Painting Degree Fell Into an Accidental Career as a Portrait Photographer
Mar 15, 2022
#97: How a Burned Out Tech Pro Quit His Job and Replaced His Salary When He Became a Boutique Photographer
Mar 08, 2022
#96: Part 2: The Top Secrets to Reaching $100K in 2021 From My NEWEST Yay Award Winners
Mar 01, 2022
#95: The Top Secrets to Reaching $100K in 2021 From My NEWEST Yay Award Winners
Feb 22, 2022
#94: Can You Make It When You're In A HUGE City Crowded With Photographers?
Feb 15, 2022
#93: 10 Areas Photographers Overlook That Keep Them From Getting Bigger Orders
Feb 08, 2022
#92: The Tool I Use to Keep Me From Making the Same Mistakes Again
Feb 01, 2022
#91: Here’s What Happened When a 15-Year Veteran Photographer Stopped Selling Digital Files
Jan 25, 2022
#90: Tackling Self-Doubt (How I Got It Wrong)
Jan 18, 2022
#89: How To Know If It's Time to Raise Your Photography Prices
Jan 11, 2022
#88: Part 2: The 5 Phases of Growing a Photography Business That Fits Your Life
Jan 04, 2022
#87: The 5 Phases of Growing a Photography Business That Fits Your Life
Dec 28, 2021
#86: How to Talk to Your Family About Your Business Over the Holidays!
Dec 21, 2021
#85: Do this HOT Marketing Idea Before Christmas
Dec 14, 2021
#84: Are You Taking Advantage of These Tax Write Offs for Photographers?
Dec 07, 2021
#83: How 3 Photographers Raised Money For Charity in 2021 While Building Their Businesses.
Nov 30, 2021
#82: How a Stay-At-Home Mom of 5 Overcame Her Fear of What Her Friends Would Say About Her Prices & Got a $5,000 Order
Nov 23, 2021
#81: 4 Completely Free Ways to Build Your Photography Business As You Do Your Holiday Shopping
Nov 16, 2021
#80: The Shortcut I Take A Few Times Every Year to Accelerate My Businesses
Nov 09, 2021
#79: How a Former Dance Studio Owner Created a Career as a Pet Photographer
Nov 02, 2021
#78: 9 Price List Improvements Photographers Must Make to Become Boutique
Oct 27, 2021
#77: How a Mom of 3 Quit Her Career & Became a Boutique Photographer
Oct 19, 2021
#76: It’s Not Too Late if You Feel Like You’re Made for More with Bari Baumgardner
Oct 12, 2021
#75: What Photographers Can Learn From My Experience Sharing the Stage with Tony Robbins
Oct 05, 2021
#74: How to Decide Which Mentor or Coach Is Right For You
Sep 28, 2021
#73: What Kind of Marketing Should You Be Doing to Get Photography Clients?
Sep 21, 2021
#72: How I Got to $100k/Year, the Year After I Opened My First Photography Studio
Sep 14, 2021
#71:Why Introverts Actually Have an Advantage as Photographers
Sep 07, 2021
#70: Her Phone Stopped Ringing and She Needed Clients. Here's What She Did.
Aug 31, 2021
#69: Are You Using Family First as an Excuse?
Aug 24, 2021
#68: Tortoise vs Hare. Which is Better for Your Photography Business?
Aug 17, 2021
#67: Her Husband Said It's Time to Get a Job. She Made $12,000 in 2 Months With Photography Instead with Tracy Lee Knuff
Aug 10, 2021
#66: My Baby Left For College: 4 Things I Did To Set Her Up for Independence
Aug 03, 2021
#65: I Got Kicked Out of My Photography Studio. Here’s What I Did.
Jul 27, 2021
#64: Behind the Scenes of a $3,501.25 Portrait Order with Shalicia Johnson
Jul 20, 2021
#63: How to Use the Parking Lot Tool When Life Gets In the Way of Your Photography Business
Jul 13, 2021
#62: Are You Embarrassed By How Little You Make From Your Photography?
Jul 06, 2021
#61: How to Take Your Clients' Photography Orders from $200 - $2,000
Jun 29, 2021
#60: I Stopped Making These 7 Excuses. Here's What Happened
Jun 22, 2021
#59: How This Photographer Turned Her Portraits Into a New Car (and you can, too) with Jill Daugherty
Jun 15, 2021
#58: How I do It: Boost Your Portrait Orders with These 4 Changes
Jun 08, 2021
#57: Little Known Ways to Get Cash For Your Photography Business
Jun 01, 2021
#56: 3 Aha’s From Photographers in Growth Mode
May 25, 2021
#55: How This Mom Doubled Her Salary (with Photography) When She Lost Her 9-5 Job
May 18, 2021
#54: How Developing an Athlete’s Mindset Will Fast Track Your Growth as a Photographer
May 11, 2021
#53: What Your Photography Clients Actually Want
May 04, 2021
#52: The Ulti-Mutt Slow Season Portrait Promotion
Apr 27, 2021
#51: How to Overcome Your "Creepy Photographer" Fear
Apr 20, 2021
#50: 4 Steps to Have the Best Day Ever
Apr 13, 2021
#49: How to Recover from a Large Unexpected Expense
Apr 06, 2021
#48: The 5 Biggest Takeaways from Go Boutique Live
Mar 30, 2021
#47: Photography Studio Manager Confessions: a Conversation with Andria, My Studio Manager
Mar 23, 2021
#46: How Debra Sold $10k of Portraits in 45 Days During a Pandemic
Mar 16, 2021
#45: 6 Ways to Grow Thicker Skin When You Worry About Every Scenario
Mar 09, 2021
#44: The Top Secrets to Reaching $100K From My Yay Award Winners (Part 2)
Mar 02, 2021
#43: The Top Secrets to Reaching $100K From My Yay Award Winners (Part 1)
Feb 23, 2021
#42: From Losing Her House to Selling $45,000 of Photography 3 Months. Here’s How.
Feb 16, 2021
#41: How I Find Amazing Interns
Feb 09, 2021
#40: How Allison Rebuilt Her Photography Business After Losing 75% of Her Clients
Feb 02, 2021
#39: How to Set the Timeline for a Boutique Portrait Order
Jan 26, 2021
#38: How to Turn Your Struggles Into a Gift
Jan 19, 2021
#37: Is Your World Spinning Out of Control? Do This.
Jan 12, 2021
#36: 7 Things to Do in January to Make Next Year Better
Jan 05, 2021
#35: Should You Rebrand Your Photography Business?
Dec 29, 2020
#34: This is Why You Haven’t Been Successful Yet with Bart Miller
Dec 22, 2020
#33: Are You Making these Common Photography Website Mistakes?
Dec 15, 2020
#32: How to Break Away From Your Parent's Definition of Success
Dec 08, 2020
#31: Why Having a Successful Photography Business is HUGE for Your Children!
Dec 01, 2020
#30: How to Grow Your Brain to Be A Better Marketer with Annie Grace
Nov 24, 2020
#29: The Value of Photography Business Events
Nov 17, 2020
#28: Should You Do a Black Friday Sale in Your Photography Business?
Nov 10, 2020
#27: She Stopped Doing Mini-Sessions. Here’s What Happened.
Nov 03, 2020
#26: How to Avoid Feeling Guilty About Money
Oct 27, 2020
#25: 25 Unexpected Lessons for Photographers Who Want More
Oct 20, 2020
#24: This is Why Your Photography Business Card Doesn't Work
Oct 13, 2020
#23: What To Do When You Believe You Can’t
Oct 06, 2020
#22: Why You Aren’t Attracting Better Clients
Sep 29, 2020
#21: Why Learning More Won’t Fix Your Photography Business
Sep 22, 2020
#20: The Myth of Thinking “I Already Know That”
Sep 15, 2020
#19: Comparing Yourself to Other Photographers? Do This Today.
Sep 08, 2020
#18: I Tripled My Photography Income September - December. Here’s How.
Sep 01, 2020
#17: 1 Change You Can Make to Grow Your Photography Business Now
Aug 25, 2020
#16: How I Plan My Photography Marketing
Aug 18, 2020
#15: How to Make Decisions When You're Stuck Part 2
Aug 11, 2020
#14: How to Make Decisions When You're Stuck
Aug 04, 2020
#13: Need a Photography Client? Do This Now!
Jul 28, 2020
#12: How Much Can a Photographer Make?
Jul 21, 2020
#11: What No One Ever Told You About Failure
Jul 14, 2020
#10: How to Be a Boutique Photographer Without a Photography Studio
Jul 07, 2020
#9: Hate Selling Your Photography? Hit Play!
Jun 30, 2020
#8: How to Work From Home with Kids And Still Get Things Done
Jun 23, 2020
#7: What to Do When Your Family Doesn't Believe In You
Jun 16, 2020
#6: 5 Reasons Why Your Photography Marketing Isn't Working
Jun 12, 2020
#5: 3 Ways Your Photography Business Can Survive Disruption
Jun 11, 2020
#4: Are you Good Enough to Make Money with Photography?
Jun 10, 2020
#3: Why It Doesn't Matter If Another Photographer Is Cheaper
Jun 09, 2020
#2: I Stopped Selling Digital Files. Here's What Happened
May 15, 2020
#1: How A Mom with Newborns Left Her 9-5 & Built a Profitable Photography Business
May 15, 2020