How to provide an excellent client experience in your editing business! 👇🏻 ✨COMMUNICATION ✨ An ongoing client communication system separates you from being an "on call" editor to being viewed as a valued member of your client's team. With wedding photographers you can go months in between catalogs sometimes. So, it's critical that you have a system in place for when you are going to communicate with clients during the year. Here's a system you can start implementing today: 1️⃣ Touch base with clients quarterly (every 3 months) to check in on wedding dates to make sure I have their most up to date schedule. 2️⃣ Schedule editing appointments which will allow you to lock in your work schedule every 90 days. 3️⃣ Repeat every 3 months. With this yearly communication system you'll know exactly what sessions will be coming in. Of course this plan will NEVER be executed perfectly. Photographers will miss appointments because something came up, and that's TOTALLY fine. You can shuffle appointments around on the back end to fit everyone in and to meet everyone’s turn around time. Let me repeat this, 👏🏻👏🏻The goal is NOT to have a perfect schedule. 👏🏻👏🏻 The goal is to make sure no wedding or session is forgotten, and you are touching base with your clients throughout the year. If you haven’t followed me before you may not have heard of Editing Appointments. Editing Appointments are an agreed upon day when the photographer is planning to send a wedding and/or portrait session to the editor. These editing appointment dates do not have to be “set in stone” dates. I personally offer flexibility around editing appointments because "life happens", but it allows the photographer to communicate with me should they be late to their appointment. Once your business grows and you work with multiple photographers it’s easy to start to lose track of weddings. With this system it ensures that no wedding or session falls through the cracks. 
Does the thought of hosting an initial consult call give you anxiety? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You feel like you never know where to start, and what major points to hit to convert them from a lead to an excited-to-hire-you client. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Here is my 3 step approach to the perfect initial client consult call. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1️⃣ ABOUT THEM. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you are hosting the call I want you to get curious about who the photographer is you're talking to. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You should be spending this time asking questions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Where are they from? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ How did they get started in photography? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But the most important question... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨What brought them to this point of wanting to outsource their editing? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Okay so you're thinking, "Why is THIS question so important?" ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is where you truly understand what their motive is to outsource their editing. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You have the unique opportunity to speak into that pain point. You can provide HOPE that YOU can take that pain away, and give them what they are searching for. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2️⃣ ABOUT YOU. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Don't be shy talking about yourself. I want you to share with the photographer what got you to this point and why you wanted to become an editor. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Remember, people buy things from people they like, know, and trust. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your potential client already has a foundation of this, or they wouldn't have booked a call with you. But keep building like, know, and trust by sharing your story. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3️⃣ ABOUT THE PROCESS.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 60% of your call is going to be spent here. You are outlining all the nitty gritty business stuff. Things like... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Anchor images⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Communication⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Turnaround Times⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Editing Appointments ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Pricing & Invoicing ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - Contract ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Give your potential client room to ask questions. After that, offer them the next steps to working with you! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Save this post when you need a pick me up for hosting a consult call! 
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You 👏🏻 don’t 👏🏻 need 👏🏻 a 👏🏻 portfolio 👏🏻 to 👏🏻start👏🏻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When I started editing for photographers in 2016, I didn't have a portfolio of before and afters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I only shot one wedding (and believe me those images weren't portfolio worthy) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You don't need a portfolio to start. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You don't need before and afters to convince photographers you are capable at editing in their style. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What if you I told you all you needed was total conviction and had self confidence that you could learn a photographers style if they showed you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That's it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It's sounds so cheesy to say "believe in yourself" 🙃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But honestly, I woke up every day before I had a client list with total conviction that I could do this. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can learn. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I can edit. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I just need someone to show me what they do. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When you have that level of conviction, you'll show up on initial consult calls with confidence. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your copy will allow others to trust you. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Your personality, your friendship, your partnership is what makes a photographer choose you over another editor. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So I'm challenging you to sit with the thought: "What would it look like if I had total confidence, and unshakable belief that I can do this. I can learn from a photographer if they show me." 
2020 was a hard year financially for your photography business. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You pivoted.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You hustled.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You got scrappy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You realize the need to have additional income streams, and you are ready to start offering photo editing services. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ BUT there is one little problem...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You are not exactly sure the technical process of getting images from the photographer. 🤷🏻♀️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 😕 What happens when you get this thing called a catalog and you open up the file and can't see any images? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 😕 What about when the photographer gets the catalog back and all of a sudden they have two of every image and you can't figure out what they did wrong?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 😕 What are you going to do when you have a photographer interested in using your services but you don't know how to train them on the process?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This is exactly the reason I created the Photo Editor Bundle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Photo Editor Bundle is a technical course with ready-to-go templates to give you the confidence you need to start adding private photo editing income into your business TODAY. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ After taking this no fluff technical course you'll..⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ Know exactly HOW to transfer images between you and clients. Better yet, you'll know WHY you are doing what you are doing. No more blindly following a checklist you found for free online. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ Have done-for-you professionally designed checklists, visual guides, and videos that you can send to new clients to walk them through the process. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ✨ Confidently troubleshoot with clients who have technical problems because you are an EXPERT when it comes to transferring images.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Oh, and did I mention it's only $27? 🎉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Get the Photo Editor Bundle today! Link in bio. 
To my photo editor friends, I see you freaking out about your taxes this year. Your clients are wanting you to fill out a W9, so they can send you a 1099. And you honestly just don't know what to tell them. You see someone saying that they should not issue you a 1099 but you don't know WHY. You're afraid to come across sounding dumb because you feel like you don't know what you're talking about. 🛑 I see you. While I'm not a tax expert, this is my 4th year with taxes as an editor, and I have learned a thing or two the hard way. Let's round up the facts.👇🏻 If your client paid you via a credit or debit card they *should not* issue you a 1099-NEC (formerly 1099-MISC). The reason being is that third party payment processors, like Stripe, will issue a 1099-K once you reach $20,000 in gross payment volume *and* 200 transactions. So what happens if you do not meet the requirements to receive a 1099-K through your payment processor? Do you have clients issue you a 1099-NEC? 👉🏻Nope. You are still obligated to report the income you received (duh), but your payment processor is not going to send you a 1099-K to total your earnings **and send a copy to the IRS.** So why is it important that you not receive a 1099-NEC if you do not qualify for a 1099-K? Eventually you will meet the threshold of 20k and 200 transactions and you will receive a 1099-K. If your client continues to send you a 1099-NEC as well, your income will be reported twice to the IRS because of both forms. Save this post for when you need this reminder next year and tell me, how are you feeling about 1099s this year?? 
When we got this bike at the beginning of December I would have never known how much it would help me after our foster baby girl was reunified with family. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was actively going to a cycle studio for all of 2019 and then for practically all of 2020 I couldn’t go or didn’t feel safe returning just yet. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So when this finally arrived in early December I was PUMPED! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In mid December when our baby girl went to be with her bio family, I used this bike as a way to move my body out of love for her. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Every time I ride I think of how I’m bettering myself in her honor. I would have loved to be that girls mama forever but that’s not what God had planned. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So while I didn’t make a resolution in January, I made one mid December. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ To be the best version of a mom for that girl that I would have loved to have been. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Even if you don’t have a bike and want to workout with just the Peloton app follow me @Kris10Mccoy. (You can see all the workouts that I’ve been doing too) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’ll be sharing more but gosh this bike and the app is totally worth the hype in my opinion! 
When I woke up this morning I wasn’t honestly thinking this would happen. I knew it could happen during her court hearing but it was “worst case scenario”. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Today we said goodbye to our sweet 7 month old girl. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We packed up her things. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ FaceTimed family members. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And in 4 hours she was gone. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What words could I type that would due her justice? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What words could I type that would due God justice? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Jeremy and I loved unconditionally, went all in because she deserved it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 173 days. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m so sad. My arms ache being empty. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But my heart has a peace from a completed calling. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A calling that the Lord responds, “well done good and faithful servant.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Baby girl, I love you so so much. I’m so happy your with family. God will watch over you and protect you. I hope and pray I’ll see you in eternity someday. 
You are my Issac. My Moses. In 14 days we will lay you on the alter. Put you in a basket down the river and pray that God would protect you. I’m so thankful for a timeline. God knew my heart needed to be prepared for what’s to come. So for 14 days we will be going on long walks together. I’ll not be focusing on an ounce of work while your awake. We’ll play “I’m gonna get you” to get those belly laughs. We’ll dance and sing to Disney and Hamilton soundtracks. We’ll have 14 more bedtime baths and readings of Goodnight Moon. I’ll rock you as you fall asleep and you’ll soothe yourself by sucking on my shoulder. I’ll enjoy every single smile that you give Jer when you see him across the room. Then, I’ll lay you down on the alter. I’ll place you in the basket. Trusting God with your future. Relying on Him for strength as my home is filled with all the baby things. I’ll probably wake up every four hours with no one to feed. But each day His mercies will be new and I’ll cling to my sovereign God. My Heavenly Father. 
129 days of loving you and you are probably leaving us soon. Everyday we try and live in the moment. Day by day. Nap by nap. So many belly giggles. But then we get a call. It’s like a literal punch on the gut that takes your breath away. You can’t think straight as you hold back tears. One more step in the direction of you leaving. Once a week visitation. Turned to twice a week after one visit. Will overnights be this weekend? Next? How do I fight not grieving you while your still here? How do I not burst into tears as you smile when I come into a room? But then I pause. All my life You have been faithful. All my life You have been so so good. My heart heals a little. I’ll be okay. She’ll be okay. Because God. Looking back God truly has been so so faithful and good to me through so many hard times. I have no doubt He will be faithful to bring peace and comfort to my soul. I have no doubt He is working this all out for my good for His glory. For this sweet girls good and for His glory. He’s already written the story. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, - 2 Corinthians 4:17 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. - 1 Peter 4:12-13