12/21/2023
Want to start a business and have it be successful???
I'm convinced that ALL you need to do is ONE thing!!
BE RESPONSIBLE!!
MOST of the school photography business that I receive is NOT because I'm a better photographer! I mostly acquire business because the PREVIOUS photographer was irresponsible! Oh the stories I've heard from some of my schools about their previous photography company!
CALL, TEXT or EMAIL clients back within 24 hours.
DO what you SAY you are going to do!!
Do NOT tell someone you will be there at a certain time and then NOT show up. And do NOT run late! Arrive EARLY!!
COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE!!
TREAT others as YOU would want to be treated!
BE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR ACTIONS!!
Your clients will forgive you for one small mess up, but if you are consistently irresponsible, forget it, your business will fail soon!
I was so guilty of NOT being responsible in my younger years, but the older I get the more I realize that THIS is how a successful business is ran.
IF I fail in any of these areas you better believe I'm going to apologize profusely because this is NOT how I want my business to be perceived. Your REPUTATION is so important!!