Today we host the Everyone Wins podcast’s FIRST GUEST, Joy Michelle! Joy specializes in how to hook & book brides, with an emphasis on marketing effectively through brand strategy. Joy is incredibly talented and has SO many key insights for photographers who want to build a strong, effective & appealing brand. Listen now! RESOURCES: GET THE SHOWNOTES […]

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September 2, 2020

EPISODE #023: The Biggest Mistakes Photographers Make when Building a Brand with Joy Michelle

Today is HBP’s BIRTHDAY! Five years ago, Hannah Bjorndal Photography officially became a business. Honestly, the business grew so fast in 2015 that by the time I was able to register and become legit, I was already full time and well on my way to replacing my previous income! I learned so many lessons in these last […]

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August 26, 2020

EPISODE #022: The 5 Biggest Lessons Learned in 5 Years of Business

In 2014, I was brand new to wedding photography and desperate to become A WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER. While I had lots of technical camera knowledge and an artistic eye, I knew NOTHING about the wedding photography industry. So, I emailed about 5 million DC wedding photographers to try and get experience second shooting. I got LOTS […]

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August 19, 2020

EPISODE #021: 4 Steps to Booking A Wedding When You’re Brand New

Sometimes it feels like the most challenging part of booking clients is just getting them in the door to inquire. So it’s super discouraging, after spending so much time and energy on that first step, when a couple totally ghosts you. You know what I mean, right? You get all excited when that new contact […]

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August 12, 2020

EPISODE #020: 6 Mistakes You’re Making that Cause Clients to Book Someone Else

Something you might not know about me is that I had a radio show in college (shoutout to 91.1 The One in NW PA!). The show was called Top Ten at Ten. Each week, we had a different top ten list that we shared with our listeners. It’s been nearly a decade since that show was […]

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August 5, 2020

EPISODE #019: My Top Ten Ways to Turn Clients into Referral-Generating Forever Fans

If you saw the word “stats” and are hesitating to actually click play . . . DO IT! I know that for us wedding photographers, numbers and math are not typically what get us excited. However, what I’m sharing today is simple and easy to implement and can make all the difference in the WORLD […]

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July 29, 2020

EPISODE #018: 5 Stats You Need to Start Measuring TODAY to Grow Your Business

This episode is all about building trust with potential clients. I’m sharing my 6 top tips for growing a loyal following of couples, serving them with intention, and then getting them to the finish line to book! Building trust is the first step of building a solid relationship with my couples in general, so it’s […]

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July 22, 2020

EPISODE #017: 6 of My BEST Tips for Building Trust with Potential Clients

Do you feel like most of the wedding days you photograph go exactly as planned? Do you always have enough time to photograph everyone and everything? Or . . . do you find yourself feeling rushed, frantic, and stressed during wedding days? In short: do you feel like the timing of the wedding day is […]

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July 15, 2020

EPISODE #016: My Secret to Ensuring Each Wedding Day is Picture-Perfect (and Exactly How I Do It!)

In this episode, I’m sharing 5 success-killing lies that many photographers (myself included!) can easily believe that will totally hold you back from achieving success. These lies not only create unnecessary fear, but also will hold you back from being all you can be. I know first-hand just how harmful each of these can be […]

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July 8, 2020

EPISODE #015: 5 Success-Killing Lies that Are Holding You Back Right Now

Is there a question that potential clients ask you that you absolutely DREAD having to answer? Like . . . you hope and pray that a client doesn’t ask you THIS ONE THING every time you hop on a phone call? Then they ask, you mess it up, they don’t book you . . . […]

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July 1, 2020

EPISODE #014: Why You Should LOVE Hard Questions from Clients