How do you get brides to respond? Here’s the all too frequent scenario:     Bride (or groom) emails you asking for your “prices and packages.”     You respond promptly with your best professional response and…     NOTHIN’. (Insert cricket sounds here.) What the heck is going on? They emailed YOU for information, which means they must be interested. Right? What

Have you ever been to Starbucks? It’s this little chain of restaurants that sells coffee. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. Go to one (or actually, most coffee houses), order a drink, have a seat, and before long, you’re bound to overhear a conversation that goes like something like this: “Ohmygosh, Brit, you have GOT to see the honeymoon hacienda Trevor

  By Evan Brown It is unsurprising that the owners of wedding businesses often find themselves overwhelmed by their limited budget or resources. As indispensable as keeping on top of your work is the use of viable DIY tools to help you continue on your path to success by streamlining work. Although even a startup requires a healthy amount of

5 minutes can transform everything in your life. Does this sound like self-help crap? Let me convince you. When I started working with Ishbel, a fabulous yoga and Pilates therapist, my biggest physical challenge was the tension in my low back. I’d learned to live with it, but every night I had to position myself carefully on my side to

“How Should I Follow Up After the Wedding Show?” “I would really appreciate it if you could help me with an email to send to people that visit our booth at bridal shows and follow up emails after. “We are a full service travel agency – and for the past year we have been trying to specialize more in the

It’s the little things that make a big difference. Especially with EMAIL. It’s incredibly frustrating to get wedding leads by email because it’s like you’re working with your hands tied behind your back. You don’t have your winning smile, that engaging voice, or the gorgeous photos on your website to win them over. It’s just a bunch of black and

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By Nancy Young Owning a photography business makes you a wearer of many hats. You will most likely be a photographer, an accountant and your own online marketer all in one. When talking about “online marketing” we mean everything from SEO, to social sharing, to community growth, as well as management of your company’s presence on visual social networks like

Anyone else sick of brides and grooms who inquire about hiring you for the wedding and then DON’T RESPOND when you get back to them? If this happens to you, it’s likely that you’re making a critical mistake.  It’s one of the 10 Fatal Follow Up Mistakes of Wedding Businesses we share in this video series. This mistake means wasted

“Couples get bombarded with literally thousands of emails from venues, florists, photographers, etc. after a bridal show.  So they’ve started giving fake email addresses when registering. How do you follow up with them when they won’t give you a real email address?” Be Cool, Be Smart and EARN a Response Pardon me for interrupting your whine, but… If giving up