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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...

Ep 175: The Path to Profitability as a New Photographer

33 mins; August 30, 2022

Ep 174: Seven Strategies to Reduce Business Stress with Heather Lahtinen

49 mins; August 23, 2022

Ep 173: Marketing in Hard Times

22 mins; August 16, 2022

Ep 172: Check Your Tech with Colie James

40 mins; August 09, 2022

Ep 171: Preparing for the Economic Storm Ahead

28 mins; August 02, 2022

Ep 170: Purposefully Part-Time with Erin Brown

36 mins; July 26, 2022

EP 169: An Idea for Capturing Ideas

17 mins; July 19, 2022

EP 168: Preventing Problems with TheLawTog® Rachel Brenke

43 mins; July 12, 2022

EP 167: Breaking the Rules

31 mins; July 05, 2022

EP 166: The Business of Filmmaking with Courtney Holmes

52 mins; June 28, 2022

EP 165: When Should You Raise Your Prices?

24 mins; June 21, 2022

EP 164: Clone Your Best Clients with Heidi Thompson

27 mins; June 14, 2022

EP 163: The Importance of Taking a Break

20 mins; June 07, 2022

EP 162: The Four Types of Buyers with Courtney Fanning

31 mins; May 31, 2022

EP 161: What Waiting Costs

13 mins; May 24, 2022

EP 160: Being a Catalyst for Creativity with Paige Ray

31 mins; May 17, 2022

EP 159: If You Hate Selling, You're Doing it Wrong

20 mins; May 10, 2022

EP 158: Investing In Yourself with Cassidy Parker Smith

27 mins; May 03, 2022

EP 157: Money Doesn't Make the Model

21 mins; April 21, 2022

EP 156: Life After Photography with (my fiance!) Riley MacLean

45 mins; April 19, 2022

EP 155: Riding the Financial Waves with MicKallyn Elis

37 mins; April 11, 2022

EP 154: Navigating Niching Down with Tavia Redburn

30 mins; April 05, 2022

EP 153: Connecting with Clients

22 mins; March 29, 2022

EP 152: Better Business Boundaries With Sabrina Gebhardt

36 mins; March 22, 2022

EP 151: 3 Ways to Increase your Income WITHOUT Raising your Prices

20 mins; March 15, 2022

EP 150: Getting the Byline with Carolyn Fong

43 mins; March 08, 2022

EP 149: Defending your Art with Cornell Watson

63 hours 6 mins; March 01, 2022

EP 148: Pitching Yourself with PR Expert Gloria Chou

21 mins; February 22, 2022

EP 147: What's Holding You Back in your Business?

11 mins; February 15, 2022

EP 146: Bonus! Student Stories

64 hours 22 mins; February 10, 2022

EP 145: Work-Life Balance is a Work in Progress

15 mins; February 08, 2022

EP 144: Three Ways To Make A Living as a Photographer

27 mins; February 01, 2022

EP 143: Possum Clients with Aisling O'Brien

25 mins; January 25, 2022

EP 142: Waking Up Your Website with Carolina Guzik

54 mins; January 18, 2022

EP 141: Setting your Salary as a Solopreneur

29 mins; January 11, 2022

EP 140: Best Of The Podcast In 2021, Part 2

25 mins; January 04, 2022

EP 139: Best Of The Podcast In 2021, Part 1

30 mins; December 28, 2021

EP 138: Setting Goals For The New Year

20 mins; December 21, 2021

EP 137: Six Business Metrics I Look At Every Year

25 mins; December 14, 2021

EP 136: Your Clients Don't Know What They Want

16 mins; December 07, 2021

EP 135: Content Marketing Like a Boss with Julie Christie

47 mins; November 30, 2021

EP 134: Showing Gratitude To Yourself

12 mins; November 23, 2021

EP 133: The Value of What We Do with Kami Vanous

33 mins; November 16, 2021

EP 132: The Newborn Retreat with Lisa DiGeso

24 mins; November 09, 2021

EP 131: Reinventing your Business with Melissa Arlena

37 mins; November 02, 2021

EP 130: Tales from the In-Person-Sales Crypt

26 mins; October 26, 2021

EP 129: Business Brainstorming with Colie James

34 mins; October 19, 2021

EP 128: Five Client Gift Ideas (That Won't Break the Bank!)

20 mins; October 12, 2021

EP 127: Intentional Transitions with Mary Otanez

53 mins; October 05, 2021

EP 126: A's to Five Very Common Photography Q's

33 mins; September 28, 2021

EP 125: High Prices in a Low Priced Market with Elke Van den Ende

47 mins; September 21, 2021

EP 124: Me and Money - A Brief History

28 mins; September 14, 2021

EP 123: Mirrorless Mayhem Part 2 - the Final Decision

43 mins; September 07, 2021

EP 122: 10 Reasons Why People Buy

28 mins; August 31, 2021

EP 121: The Facebook Complain Train

15 mins; August 24, 2021

EP 120: Creating, Funding, and Publishing a Photography Book with Amanda Thorson

48 mins; August 17, 2021

EP 119: A New Way to Think About Client Communication

17 mins; August 09, 2021

EP 118: Email Marketing 101 with Sobrina Pies Crawford

45 mins; August 03, 2021

EP 117: Mirrorless Mayhem Part 1: An interview with B&H Photo

53 mins; July 27, 2021

Ep: 116 Five Ways to Repurpose the Content in your Client Prep Guide

22 mins; July 20, 2021

EP 115: The Power of a Value Ladder

12 mins; July 13, 2021

EP 114: Chain Reaction Marketing with Ben Hartley

53 mins; July 06, 2021

EP 113: Marketing 201 - an Advanced Strategy

13 mins; June 29, 2021

EP 112: Revenue on Repeat - stories from my students

51 mins; June 22, 2021

EP 111: Building a Successful Video Strategy on IG with Natasha Samuel

38 mins; June 15, 2021

EP 110: Colonoscopies and Customer Service

16 mins; June 08, 2021

EP 109: A Top-Notch Sales and Marketing Team Your Photography Business Can Actually Afford

43 mins; June 01, 2021

EP 108: Mini-Session Success with Rebecca Rice

33 mins; May 25, 2021

EP 107: Our Favorite Business Tools

54 mins; May 18, 2021

EP 106: Helping Photographers and Clients Connect with Lachlan Shum

27 mins; May 11, 2021

EP 105: How Automations Help You AND Your Clients

26 mins; May 04, 2021

EP 104: Building a Community with LaShawn Wiltz

29 mins; April 27, 2021

EP 103: [MM] Switching Target Audiences with Susannah Storch

20 mins; April 23, 2021

EP 102: Raising Your Prices as Painlessly as Possible

36 mins; April 20, 2021

EP 101: [MM] Dialing In Your Messaging with Marc DeCarli

19 mins; April 16, 2021

EP 100: Surprise!

33 mins; April 13, 2021

EP 099: [MM] Donkey or Workhorse? with Candra Schank

14 mins; April 09, 2021

EP 098: Don't get Dragged Down by Price Anchors

35 mins; April 06, 2021

EP 097: [MM] How to Know What You're Doing Wrong (or right) with Klayne Rolader

21 mins; April 02, 2021

EP 096: Brand Photography With Vicki Knights And Eddie Judd

44 mins; March 30, 2021

EP 095: [MM] So You Built It And They Didn't Come (Right Away)... What Next? With Evelynne Gomes-Greenberg

18 mins; March 26, 2021

EP 094: News and Announcements and Freebies, oh my!

20 mins; March 23, 2021

EP 093: [MM] Managing a Business and a Chronic Illness with Donna Craddock

18 mins; March 19, 2021

EP 092: Studio Manager Magic with Amy Sanusi

44 mins; March 16, 2021

EP 091: [MM] Getting Clients To Make The Leap with Cara Burk

19 mins; March 12, 2021

EP 090: Managing Your Money Mindset

19 mins; March 09, 2021

EP 089: [MM] Intentional Simplification with Kate Thompson

18 mins; March 05, 2021

EP 088: SEO Strategies for Photographers with Sarah Landa

44 mins; March 02, 2021

EP 087: [MM] Making a Transition Plan with Ashley Gliss

18 mins; February 26, 2021

EP 086: The Simple Sales Addition

11 mins; February 23, 2021

EP 085: [MM] Pricing & Marketing in a New Area with Tara Fjetland

18 mins; February 19, 2021

EP 084: An Insider's Insight

44 mins; February 16, 2021

EP 083: [MM] Diversifying your income and your brand with Emily Hines

18 mins; February 12, 2021

EP 082: A Meta-Call to Action

18 mins; February 09, 2021

EP 081: [MM] Transitioning from Part-Time to Full-Time with Tiernae Salley

17 mins; February 05, 2021

EP 080: Being the CEO of your Business with Sabrina Gebhardt

39 mins; February 02, 2021

EP 079: [MM] New Town, New Baby, New Marketing Plan with Megan Lacy

16 mins; January 29, 2021

EP 078: Creating a Video for your About me Page

24 mins; January 26, 2021

EP 077: [MM] Mind your Marketing Mentality with Nikki Shefchik

20 mins; January 22, 2021

EP 076: New year, new goals, & a New Format for The Family Narrative with Kate Thompson & Posy Quarterman

36 mins; January 19, 2021

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