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If you’ve ever tried DIY-ing your photography website, you know how quickly things can get frustrating. Between choosing a website design or template, customizing colors, writing your website copy, and figuring out SEO, it’s a lot to handle—especially when you’re already busy running your business. I’ve so enjoyed working with photographers to write personality-packed, SEO-optimized […]

Showit Template SOS: Showit Template Customization for Photographers

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Copywriting and Showit template customization for photographers

When I first decided to create a website copywriting course for photographers, I had to get over my imposter syndrome. And I’m saying that as a former teacher! It took internal work for me to feel confident adding on the title of “educator” or “coach” to my role as a copywriter. Here’s a peek at […]

Website Copywriting Course for Photographers: Client Success Stories

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As a wedding photographer, your website is often the first place that couples go to review your imagery and learn what it’s like to work with you, and when you’re serving high-end wedding clients, that first impression really counts! While many couples who are planning luxury weddings hire coordinators or planners to help them execute […]

5 Website Copywriting Tips for Luxury Wedding Photographers

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On today’s episode of the Copywriter on Call podcast, content strategist Felly Day shares need-to-know tactics to help photographers repurpose their content. 🗣️ FREE QUIZ: UNCOVER YOUR BRAND VOICE TYPE Discover your brand voice type, so that you can feel confident in standing out through your words. ⭐ MEET CONTENT STRATEGIST FELLY DAY: Felly Day […]

Episode 4.59 – Podcast Show Notes

Podcast Show Notes

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In this episode of the Copywriter on Call podcast, Sara chats with Sioux Falls brand photographer, coach, and photography studio owner Maddie Peschong about how she uses email marketing in her business. She’s been a photographer for more than 12 years, and a brand photographer and educator since 2020. Maddie’s used email to market her […]

Episode 4.58 – Podcast Show Notes

Website Copy Best Practices

As a photographer, your website’s “Services” page should be more than just a list of the services you offer and what a client gets when they work with you. Instead, the copy on your website “Services” page should work as hard as you do and story-tell its way to transforming curious readers into potential clients […]

Boost Your Photography Website “Services” Pages With This Free Quiz!

Website Copy Best Practices

On today’s episode of the Copywriter on Call podcast, Sara shares insight into the purpose and benefits of a service-specific website sales page and how to tell if your photography business needs one. 🗣️ FREE QUIZ: UNCOVER YOUR BRAND VOICE TYPE Discover your brand voice type, so that you can feel confident in standing out […]

Episode 4.57 – Podcast Show Notes

Podcast Show Notes

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On today’s episode of the Copywriter on Call podcast, Sara chats with Vineyard Creative Co.’s Laurel Vines, who’s a brand and Showit web designer and Pinterest manager, all about how photographers can use Pinterest to grow their businesses. 🗣️ FREE QUIZ: UNCOVER YOUR BRAND VOICE TYPE Discover your brand voice type, so that you can […]

Episode 4.56 – Podcast Show Notes

Podcast Show Notes

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As a photographer, you know that the images you create are a major part of why clients hire you. After all, your images have the power to evoke emotion, share beauty, tell a story, and more! 📸 But did you know that beyond the aesthetics, your images could also draw in future clients with a […]

SEO for Images: A Photographer’s Guide to Optimizing Your Visual Content

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In this episode, Sara shares her family’s unexpected adventure as a hockey family and what she’s learned about business through her experience as a hockey mom. From time management and organization to the importance of practice, investing in your skills, and perseverance, this episode shares how sports can teach us all about owning a business. […]

Episode 4.55 – Podcast Show Notes

Podcast Show Notes

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So many photographers believe their imagery is capable of attracting clients...and they'd be right.

But in an industry that's quickly grown more saturated in the past five years, now is the time to consider the first - and the lasting - impression your images are sharing about your business.

Photographs certainly tell a story, but unless you want to leave the story behind your business up to chance, you need copy that acts as the Morgan to your Joanne: the younger sister who keeps you focused and grounded while your clients fall in love (with you).

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