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This Can't Be That Hard

You love photography, but running a business? That's a different story. If you've ever thrown up your hands trying to figure it out yourself and said "This CAN'T be that hard!!!" you've come to the right place. Host Annemie Tonken's secret superpower is cutting through the confusion to give you actionable, step-by-step strategies and systems that will help you build a business that reflects your values, serves your needs, and thrills your clients. Tune in to find out why thousands of photographers around the world love Annemie's simple, you-can-do-this approach to everything from pricing to marketing to customer service... and...

263 - Photography: A Love Story

18 mins; May 07, 2024

262 - Website Design Secrets with Kelsey Christine

38 mins; April 30, 2024

261 - Getting Started with a Virtual Assistant with Rick Liston

54 mins; April 23, 2024

260 - Intersecting Skills with Amanda Dudzik

32 mins; April 16, 2024

259 - Dealing with Difficult Clients with Rachel Utain-Evans

43 mins; April 08, 2024

258 - How I'm using Pic-Time's new AI feature in my Family Photography Business

26 mins; April 01, 2024

257 - Tech Your Business Needs Right Now with Dayna Schaaf

36 mins; March 26, 2024

256 - Increasing Print Sales with Wall Gallery Mockups with Sharisse Rowan

35 mins; March 19, 2024

255 - Successfully Transitioning out of the Slow Season with Sabrina Gebhardt

30 mins; March 12, 2024

254 - What Stays the Same

26 mins; March 05, 2024

253 - Accommodating Neurodivergence with Stacey Feasel

33 mins; February 26, 2024

252 - Welcome to the Simple Sales System

8 mins; February 19, 2024

251 - The Power of Affiliate Marketing with Dayna Schaaf

36 mins; February 13, 2024

250 - Pivoting Like a Pro: Starting Over with Alison Bell

29 mins; February 06, 2024

249 - The No-Mistake Mindset

15 mins; January 30, 2024

248 - Designing the Life (and Business) You Want with Kristin Sweeting with Kristin Sweeting

32 mins; January 23, 2024

247 - Adding Flash to Your In-Home Portrait Toolkit with Kim Hildebrand

25 mins; January 15, 2024

246 - The Ten-Minute Commitment

16 mins; January 08, 2024

245 - Your Five People

12 mins; January 02, 2024

244 - Budgeting & Forecasting for Increased Profitability with Danielle Hendon

38 mins; December 26, 2023

243 - Expense or Investment?

17 mins; December 19, 2023

242 - Same Day Sales

35 mins; December 12, 2023

241 - Unlock your Marketing Magic

24 mins; December 05, 2023

BONUS EPISODES: Getting Reviews (Consistency Club - December 2023)

14 mins; November 29, 2023

240: The Six Levels of Freelancing Life with Brian Hood

59 mins; November 28, 2023

239: How to Bring on Associate Photographers with Jill C Smith

30 mins; November 21, 2023

238: Keeping Your Photos Fresh

25 mins; November 14, 2023

237: My Son's Senior Portraits

19 mins; November 07, 2023

BONUS EPISODES: Keep it Easy (Consistency Club: November 2023)

13 mins; November 02, 2023

236: Neurodivergence and Inclusivity in Photography with Rose McAvoy

36 mins; October 31, 2023

235: 4 Ways to Use Loom In Your Photography Business

16 mins; October 24, 2023

234: Leveraging Podcasts to Grow Your Photography Business with Christina Lenkowski

41 mins; October 17, 2023

BONUS EPISODE: Planning for Profit

15 mins; October 12, 2023

233: Rewriting the Rules of Your Photography Business

18 mins; October 10, 2023

BONUS EPISODES: People Like Us (Consistency Club: October 2023)

20 mins; October 05, 2023

232: Photographers using AI for SEO with Sarah Landa

34 mins; October 03, 2023

231: Shameless Selling

12 mins; September 26, 2023

230: Communication Strategies for Difficult Clients with Melody MacDonald

44 mins; September 19, 2023

229 - Charitable Marketing with Nicole Begley

36 mins; September 12, 2023

BONUS Episodes: Stepping Stones (Consistency Club - September 2023)

14 mins; September 06, 2023

228 - Stories that Sell with Jude Charles

36 mins; September 05, 2023

227: Staying the Course with Briana Tresko

32 mins; August 29, 2023

226: Mastering the High-Season Madness with Jaye McLaughlin

38 mins; August 22, 2023

225: Auditing Your Website to Increase Bookings

19 mins; August 15, 2023

224: Finding Success as a Part-Time Photographer with Lydia Fine

28 mins; August 08, 2023

BONUS Episodes: Using Deadlines with Integrity (Consistency Club August 2023)

21 mins; August 02, 2023

223: Is a Mastermind Right for You? with Elena S. Blair

34 mins; August 01, 2023

222: You Aren't Charging Enough with Bonnie Sindelar

46 mins; July 24, 2023

221: A Client's Perspective

26 mins; July 18, 2023

220: Lessons from 1,000 Students

27 mins; July 11, 2023

219: Striving for Stability

17 mins; July 04, 2023

BONUS Episodes: Building Authentic Connection (Consistency Club - July 2023)

22 mins; June 28, 2023

218: Business Tip Road Trip

76 hours 58 mins; June 27, 2023

217: Make it Easy for Them

11 mins; June 20, 2023

216: PR Made Easy with Gloria Chou

25 mins; June 13, 2023

215: The Psychology of Time

17 mins; June 06, 2023

BONUS EPISODE: Making the Offer (Consistency Club - June 2023)

15 mins; May 31, 2023

214: Book More Clients with Brooke Jefferson

36 mins; May 30, 2023

213: The Experiment Mindset

12 mins; May 23, 2023

212: Photographer's Nightmare Scenarios (and how they help us grow)

55 mins; May 16, 2023

211: Maximize Your Mini-Sessions with Alison Amick Brett

31 mins; May 09, 2023

BONUS Episodes: The Rule of 7... or 12 (Consistency Club - May 2023)

20 mins; May 03, 2023

210: The 3 Systems Mistakes Photographers Make

17 mins; May 02, 2023

209: The 3 Systems Every Photography Business Needs

20 mins; April 25, 2023

208: A Better Way to Do Model Calls with Daisy Zimmer

39 mins; April 18, 2023

207: Diversifying Your Life with Nikki Closser

41 mins; April 11, 2023

BONUS Episodes: The Power of One (Consistency Club - April 2023)

12 mins; April 05, 2023

206: My New Favorite Productivity Tip

13 mins; April 04, 2023

205: Setting Yourself Up for Immediate Success with Elin Azganun

30 mins; March 28, 2023

204 - The Do's and Don'ts of Outsourcing & Automating

21 mins; March 21, 2023

203: The Art of Fine Art School Portraits with Lindsey Turner

28 mins; March 14, 2023

202: Cultivating Confidence with Sabrina Gebhardt

38 mins; March 07, 2023

BONUS EPISODES: Show, Don't Tell (Consistency Club - Mar 2023)

20 mins; March 01, 2023

201: Seeing The Light with Caro Cuinet-Wellings

40 mins; February 28, 2023

200: Ask Annemie Anything

44 mins; February 21, 2023

199: Love Is (Almost) All You Need

10 mins; February 14, 2023

198: SEO for Photographers with Meredith's Husband

43 mins; February 07, 2023

BONUS EPISODE: Adding Value (Consistency Club - Feb 2023)

16 mins; February 01, 2023

197: A Different Approach to Business Decisions with Natalie Jennings

34 mins; January 31, 2023

196: When Things Go Wrong

15 mins; January 24, 2023

195: Managing Meteoric Growth with Hannah Smith

35 mins; January 17, 2023

194: Welcome to the Consistency Club!

26 mins; January 10, 2023

Ep 193: The Journey Map

24 mins; January 03, 2023

Ep 192: The Photographer's Work Wheel

14 mins; December 27, 2022

Ep 191: Launching a Photo Membership in a Niche Market with Monica Adalsteinsson

27 mins; December 20, 2022

Ep 190: Tales from Facebook Jail with Megan Lacy

27 mins; December 13, 2022

Ep 189: Keeping Up with Social Media Trends with Cassidy Lynne

33 mins; December 06, 2022

Ep 188: Blogging to Increase Your SEO with Melissa Arlena

41 mins; November 29, 2022

Ep 187: Lessons from Lasso

16 mins; November 22, 2022

Ep 186: How to Rebrand Yourself with Rachel Greiman of Green Chair Stories

43 mins; November 15, 2022

Ep 185: Reframing Burnout with Krista Marie Lynch

36 mins; November 08, 2022

Ep 184: Bookkeeping for Photographers with Tanya Hirschy

43 mins; November 01, 2022

Ep 183: 5 Reasons to Run a Holiday Sale This Year

18 mins; October 25, 2022

Ep 182: The Myth of the "Overnight Success" with Carmen Bridgewater

34 mins; October 18, 2022

Ep 181: How who we are shapes what we do, with (my brother) Evan Berding

40 mins; October 11, 2022

Ep 180: VIP Days for Photographers with Jordan Gill

40 mins; October 04, 2022

Ep 179: Keep Your Eyes Open

12 mins; September 27, 2022

EP 178: Avoiding Data Disasters with Ryan Hamic

38 mins; September 20, 2022

Ep 177: Booking Clients WITHOUT a Phone Call (Student Success Stories)

35 mins; September 13, 2022

Ep 176: Unusual Marketing Strategies for Photographers with Raymond Hatfield

43 mins; September 06, 2022

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