Hey Kass! Welcome
to Accelerator Coaching
This page is your home-base for all resources and videos during the Accelerator program. You can return to this page to book future calls, reference your action-steps, and review our past recorded calls.
Schedule your next call with Joy!A welcome note...
Your Business BFF!
During our coaching time together, you can access me on the Voxer app. This is the perfect way to keep in touch between our coaching calls and to ask questions.
Chat with Joy on Voxer!Table of contents:
Call Recordings
Our calls together will be recorded and uploaded below for you to review.
Action Items
Beside each video record, you will find notes from our calls including key takeaways and action steps.
Business Tools I love + My Gear
Here you'll find a break down of some of my most used business tools (and any discounts I could find for you!) as well as my photography gear!
Onboarding Call | Call #1
Our introductory call
Action Items:
- Send me a few of your galleries for critique
- Create a spreadsheet of all your current yearly and monthly expenses
- Connect with me on Voxer 🙂
- Send me your HoneyBook brochure with pricing and options for both wedding and portrait work
- Begin culling in PhotoMechanic using a positive “yes” only system
- Optional: Post inside Photoboss to see if any photographers in your area want to meet up
- Voxer me about your leads and marketing so far
- Track your time spent Editing for your next wedding
- Create a Google Business Listing for your business
Coaching call #2
summary of our call
Action Items:
- Create an expense sheet for recurring monthly expenses
- Sign up for Mile IQ
- Rocco - [email protected] This is my CPA
- Create a per-wedding-booked expense list
- Voxer me about your albums
- Voxer me about your current client gift expenses, experience etc
- Create your 5 business accounts, income, expenses, self pay, profit, taxes
- Begin running all business expenses through the expense account
Website + Social Media Review Video
Coaching call #3
summary of our call
Action Items:
- continue blogging and naming your images and alt tags the keywords you want to be found for
- Get the book Soundtracks
- get the google business listing up and going after you get the business piece of mail
Social Media Planner PDF (download)
Ready to strategize where you will be posting about your photography business? I got you!
Grab your guide here!Tools & Resources
Below you'll find my most-used software, books, business resources, and so much more! These are affiliate links so if you use them I will receive a portion back. I only refer resources that I absolutely believe in so these are the best of the best.
Honeybook
This is my go to platform for client communication, invoices, contracts, questionnaires, and more!
The Legal Paige
The Legal Paige has contract templates to pick from so you biz is legally legit!
Flodesk
Flodesk is an easy drag and drop platform where you can create beautiful email marketing templates!
Blog Like A Boss
This is a great Wordpress blogging & SEO course that'll teach you all of the ins and outs of blogging!
Social Squares
This is a great place to access to beautiful stock photography images & exclusive monthly content.
Amazon Store
This is where I share all of my favorite books, styling tools, clothing for weddings, and so much more!
Kajabi
Kajabi is a powerhouse tool that I've used for years in my business to house all of my courses!
Canva
This is my super easy, go-to graphic design platform that I create all of my social media graphics within.
What's In My Camera Bag?
Below you'll find my all-time favorite recommendations for photography gear. These are affiliate links so if you use them I will receive a portion back. I only refer resources that I absolutely believe in so these are the best of the best.
Nikon D4
This is my main full-frame camera body with a built in grip for vertical shooting. It has 2 card slots, high speed shooting, and AMAZING low-light capabilities.
Nikon D610
My back up camera body and the body I use to shoot all the video in my business including my YouTube Videos!
Nikon 70-200mm 2.8
My go to lens for ceremonies and to get that dreamy compression and make background distractions disappear.
Nikon 50mm 1.4
I believe every photographer should have a 50mm lens. It's light, has sharp focus, and super affordable!
Nikon 60mm Macro
Before I had much money, I decided to get this macro instead of the 105mm and I absolutely LOVE it.
Nikon 85mm 1.4
Favorite portrait lens. Dreamy bokeh. If I could shoot on this all day I Would.
Nikon 24-70mm 2.8
The most versatile lens in my bag. Great for family formals and group shots!
Genaray Video Light
Great for dark reception detail shots like the cake and also must-have for sparkler exits.
Westcott Umbrella
White shoot-through umbrella for my off camera flash set up to soften the light.
Coaching call #4
summary of our call
Action Items:
- think of 5 venues in your local area you could highlight into a round-up post on your blog
- create a listing on Breezit + and any other free sites you can find from the list I gave you
- update your google business listing (removing New York from your service area)
- Be sure “central PA wedding photographer” appears in multiple places and page on your website and in your image names and metadata
- Send galleries to vendors you have worked with this year
- Keep posting to social media
- audit your business’ recurring monthly expenses and be sure you need everything. Cancel any that you don’t currently need or use.
