$2.700 Photoshoots in a Small Farm Town with Bethany Johs

The Portrait System Podcast

Sue Bryce Education

Education, Business, Photographer, Goal Setting, Creative, Female, Visual Arts, Photography, Start-up, Coaching, Self-employed, Portraits, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Artist, Arts, Finance, Wisdom, Small Business Owner, Motivation, Confidence, Leadership

4.9 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

If you have ever felt you couldn’t have a successful photography business because of your location, you aren’t alone! In today’s show, host Nikki Closser talks with Bethany Johs, an incredibly successful portrait photographer living in a small North Dakota town. Starting out as a receptionist, Bethany shares how she went from portfolio building in her living room to running a successful studio in downtown Fargo. After discovering Sue Bryce, Bethany decided to leave behind family portraits and pursue women’s portraits, starting to build her portfolio in her home with friends and family. Since joining Sue Bryce Education, Bethany has used the business model to elevate her sales and now has a $2,700 average sale. If you’ve been struggling with road blocks in your business, this is the episode for you!

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Nikki Klosser, and I want to let you know about an awesome free giveaway for people on our email list.
0:05.6	If you haven't already, click the link in our podcast description or go to the PortraitSystem.com
0:10.1	slash sign up to get on the list.
0:12.1	If you sign up, you'll get a free posing 101 PDF to jumpstart things.
0:16.2	It's an epic PDF, so you'll definitely want to get this. Also, just by being in our email community,
0:22.0	you'll get deals, sales, and information about any of our upcoming events and activities.
0:26.5	So head over to the portrait system.com slash sign up and sign up today.
0:32.5	You're listening to The Portrait System podcast. I realize I'm like, you know, what am I doing? I'm kind of
0:38.6	killing myself for very little money and it's sucking the fun out of it. And if I'm going to do this,
0:44.4	let's just follow her rule. So I did. I upped my pricing to $1,200 as my smallest package at the time.
0:58.1	My largest package being $2,000. And I would say after that year, right after I did that, my first two sales were $2,000. This is the Portrait System
1:05.6	podcast, a show that helps portrait photographers and people hoping to become one navigate the world
1:10.6	of photography,
1:11.5	business, money, and so much more. We totally keep it real. We share stories about the incredible
1:16.4	ups and the very difficult downs when running a photography business. I'm your host, Nikki
1:20.6	Klosser, and the point of this podcast is for you to learn actionable steps that you can take
1:24.9	to grow your own business and also to feel inspired and
1:27.9	empowered by the stories you hear. Today's guest is Bethany Joes and we really pack a lot of
1:33.5	information into this episode. Bethany started her business shooting in her family room in Fargo,
1:38.8	North Dakota, and she really has grown her business into such a successful portrait studio despite living
1:45.5	in a pretty small town. So instead of looking at living in this small town as a barrier,
1:50.6	she found ways to really use this to her advantage. So Bethany takes us through how she went
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