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S11E02 | 10 Things I Learned as a Pregnant Photographer
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S11E02 | 10 Things I Learned as a Pregnant Photographer

This episode is a bit of a niche topic, but when I became pregnant, I discovered that there was really very little content out there about how to handle pregnancy and maternity leave when you are a fulltime solopreneur/photographer. To be honest, I felt a bit lost - when should I finish up shoots? How do I handle clients? When do I need to start back again? In the hopes that it will make someone (you?) feel less lost in the future, here’s ten things that I learned as a pregnant photographer.

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S9E09 | The Blogging Hack (the how and why you should combine your proof galleries and client blog posts)
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S9E09 | The Blogging Hack (the how and why you should combine your proof galleries and client blog posts)

Please tell me I’m not the only one who has always procrastinated writing my client blog posts! There seems to be a thousand other things to do in my business, so blogging inevitably gets pushed to the side and before I know it, it’s been months (years?!) since I last wrote a client session blog post. Which is really a shame because I know that these posts are a great resource to have on hand for enquiries AND an easy way to update and add new content to my website (you’re welcome SEO juice).

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S6E07 | From Planning to Printing - the Full Customer Experience with Jennifer Zapatka
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S6E07 | From Planning to Printing - the Full Customer Experience with Jennifer Zapatka

Jennifer Zapatka fell in love with photography as a high school student, developing black and white film in the darkroom. Over the years, she lost touch with the craft - until her first puppy, Oats, arrived on the scene. All of a sudden, all she wanted to do was photograph her adorable new furry friend - ‘With Love & Oats’ was born!

Now in her third year of business as a full-time pet photographer, Jennifer specialises in creating an exceptional client experience. We sat down to chat with her all about process, from planning to printing, the strategy behind her limited edition sessions and how she balances business with creativity through her passion project - ‘With Love & Dogs’.

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S4E07 | Snapshot - Three Ways to Speed Up Your Editing
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S4E07 | Snapshot - Three Ways to Speed Up Your Editing

In this week’s Snapshot Episode, Caitlin shares three ways you can speed up your editing process.

Our most recent Member’s Only Deepdive Video was all about our post-production and workflow. Watch our full 20 minute episode to hear more about our process from start to finish, and join in the discussion online with our members in The Pet Photographer’s Club on Facebook.

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S1E07 | Automating with Zapier (Members Deepdive)
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S1E07 | Automating with Zapier (Members Deepdive)

In this Members Only Deepdive, Caitlin and Kirstie dive deep into using Zapier to automate your business. We also discussed some tips to improving the SEO of your website's homepage, a new way to seed relationships with local dog-friendly businesses, printing your own photography book, payment plans for your clients and establishing social proof in your business.

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