Three years ago I was swamped. It was September and I was booking new wedding clients, photography that year’s wedding clients and filling my weeks and extra weekends with family sessions. I was constantly tired, staying up until the wee hours of the night and feeling done. There was little interaction on my social pages and I was giving my family all the leftovers of myself.
I know something had to give, but I wasn’t sure what it was or how to even let certain things go. For the past decade I had been the one running and managing everything. Aside from my second shooters and accountant, I had hired no one else to help me… and as the business continued to grow, I could not keep up with it!
Enter in Anne.
I met her sister at a women’s retreat, and after discussing where I was at in business, she made the suggestion of looking into hiring an editor, and she knew one personally. Little did I know that our kids had been in the same class together and that we had actually met. After chatting with her on the phone, and lessening my grip on the editing side, we spent the first part of the year figuring out how to match my style to her editing, and in May, she took over my editing. She is amazing at what she does and works closely with me to make sure I am full satisfied with what she does and makes the photos look incredible. I am SO, SO thankful for her, especially in these busy seasons! If you are looking for an editor, check her out HERE.
This year I knew I wanted to grow the business even more, and after chatting with a few friends in the industry, realized that one other aspect of my business I wanted to work on was my social media presence. Now I don’t know about you, but I love social media. I love interacting and connecting with people, I love looking at all the pretty things on Instagram and engaging with other vendors in my industry, but after a summer with my kiddos, it was not as easy to be as engaged. I realized this was slipping and also realized I didn’t like the analytics as much as I thought I did and needed hep.
In walks Susan.
Susan has taken over this aspect of my business. She knows all the analytics, knows my audience, and posts at the appropriate times of my clients. Genius I say. I still provide the content for all my social pages, but she posts, tags, connects, and does the behind the scenes in my social media platforms. I love it. She is yet another valuable resource for my business as it moves forward. I love it! If you are looking for a social media manager, I would highly recommend looking into her business! See her site HERE!
Both of these women have been wonderful for the growth in my business as well as keeping my sanity. Anytime you start a business it is hard handing parts over to other people. I totally get it, but I would highly recommend (if you can) hiring out other people to help you move your business forward!
