SEO Tips from a Destination Wedding Photographer

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Guest Post by Misti Marquette Cooke. This is a completely real and honest post about what I’ve learned about SEO and marketing our destination photography business from Mexico.  For many photographers, we get our first camera and think that once we learn how to use it correctly, we’ll have a cash cow on our hands! It might seem that all

The Secret to Your Hidden Genius

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Yesterday I spoke to a business coach who had NO IDEA what her genius is. When I asked about her business speciality, she said, “I’m a business coach for women who want to start a business.” BORING. Like most people, she was flummoxed about what she does really, really well — not to mention clueless about how to communicate that 

Featured Wedding Superhero: Maureen Thomson

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Little changes on your website can have a big impact on results. But how do you know what to change? Fortunately for us, Maureen Thomson of Blue Sky Elopements is willing to share what she’s learned. She’s just one of the awesome wedding experts sharing their success secrets in the Acceleration membership. Check out this post shared by Maureen Thomson:

Ask the Experts: What’s Wrong with My Website?

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We asked our awesome Wedding Expert Superheros what topics they would most like to see featured in upcoming Book More Brides workshops and the resounding majority wanted to know more about how to set up and get the perfect website to attract more quality leads. You asked, and we delivered! We asked the experts- What are some of the biggest

3 Website Blunders That Are Costing You Sales

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By Kathy DalPra Most wedding professionals would agree that these days, their website is the most important marketing tool they have in their arsenal. That being said though, far too many pro’s don’t have websites that effectively communicate how great they are or can produce solid leads. Want to make sure that your website isn’t costing you sales? Avoid these

How Can I Build My Wedding Business Living Paycheck to Paycheck?

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Stuck In a Rut “I have a very SERIOUS problem. I am a Certified Event Planner and (please this is very embarrassing to me) I work as an administrative assistant. Making $300.00 a week. Yes, please I can literally see your faces right now. Don’t get me wrong, I do weddings here and there, but after losing my business, I

10 Unforgivable Website Mistakes of Wedding Pros

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Is your website attracting leads or driving them away? If your website isn’t working for you, it’s likely that you’re making one or more of these unforgivable mistakes. They’re “unforgivable” not because I’m going to hold it against you (unless you need a kick in the butt—then I’m you’re girl) but because they’re so easy to fix that you have

8 Ways to Book Weddings With the Words On Your Website

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By Ellenor Day-Lutz Running a wedding business can be tough. You need to be an expert in your field AND you need to know how to market yourself and sell your services. So how can you make sure the words on your website work for you? Here are some tips: 1. Combine words with photos. It’s so important to tell

Craptastic Marketing: Don’t Make This Dumb Mistake!

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Today’s craptastic marketing move: creating mistrust through dumb mistakes. First, my confession: I am a link clicker.   Show me a link and my clicking obsession catches fire.  This used to be a real problem for me in the early days of the internet when I caught more viruses than an 19th century prostitute.  Through years of pain (and good

The Secret to Predictable Success

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Know thy Numbers! If there was a 10 Commandments of Business, I’m sure this would be one. “Know thy numbers or pay with eternal business damnation.” Alright, maybe not damnation but damn, your making it way harder than it has to be. We were recently featured by Ontraport, the software we use to help run our biz.  I admit it