The Union Podcast - hosted by Jamie Wolfer

Photographer Goes Rogue, Now What?! | Wedding Planning Business Q&A with Jamie

Episode Summary

In this episode Jamie answers questions for the members of The Union Mastermind. Want to have your questions answered? Join The Union Mastermind! Questions from this episode: 1. Any recommendations other than Honeybook? 2. How would you recommend I spend my time if I know we are relocating to a new state in the coming months? 3. How do I create my contact list before I have clients? 4. How do you communicate with a client that until their deposit is paid, the contract is not binding? 5. How do you help recommend rentals for your clients? 6. Do you recommend using Honeybook to collect money from clients or do you like to reach out to them directly yourself? 7. How do you make sure you are keeping track of everything to prepare for tax season? 8. What do you do when talking to the photographer before the wedding and they are resistant to your timeline and trying to go rogue with their own timeline?

Episode Notes

Taxes & Bookkeeping Podcast Episode

Two other episodes you might want to check out:

How to Ride the Changes Rollercoaster: Starting a business as a new Mom with Sara Margulis

PLEASE Don’t Hire Me: Avoiding Bad Clients with Kara Maureen

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