Do you struggle with thinking about the big picture of your business?

Are you wondering what your goals should even be, and having a hard time putting a plan into action?

I’m here to help you walk through how you can make quarterly planning in your business as a photographer super simple.

I am ready to help you stop winging it. I want you to have a clear and strategic plan about where you should be going in your business.

This Week’s Voxer Question: How do you feel about quarterly planning? What is one goal that you’d love to accomplish next quarter?

How To Start Planning For Your Upcoming Quarter:

1. Create Your Self Care Plan + Goals

If you fail to take care of yourself, the following tips won’t matter because you won’t have the capacity or the energy to execute them.

Ask yourself this question: What do you need to be the best version of yourself?

Start with both a morning and evening routine and have non-negotiables for them that serve you well.

Check out these complimentary episodes:

Episode 90

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After you have your self-care plan and your personal plan, then I want you to think about your business.

2. Brainstorm all your goals for the upcoming quarter

Do this on a blank Google Doc so you don’t lose it!

Goals really need to be specific, and they need to be in your control.

Project versus process goals are important to distinguish.

• Project goals have an end date
  • Ex: Build new website, create a lead magnet, write email nurture sequence, create workflows and automations, new business cards, etc.
• Process goals are something you do on repeat
  • Ex: Blog process , weekly mail newsletter, client journey workflow, editing workflow, album sales sessions, lead generation, marketing campaigns, visibility, relationship marketing etc.

3. With this, I always like to discuss The 3 Things Every Photography Business Needs to Survive

• Leads coming in (Marketing + Visibility)
• Leads converting to clients (Sales)
• Happy clients (Repeat clients/Referrals)

4. Where to Start with My Goals?

Most goals should fall under these categories:

• Marketing/Visibility
  • Partnerships/Collabs
  • Networking with other photographers
• Lead Generation- Clients to follow up with
  • Call to action to get on your email list
  • Booth/tradeshow – lead forms
• Nurture
  • Have and Maintain a Blog
  • Regular Email newsletter
  • Personal Social media
• Invite
  • Promos
• Client Experience
  • Streamlined systems + workflows
  • Solid communication/expectations
  • Quality service + product
• CEO Work
  • Education
  • Bookkeeping
  • Tracking Metrics

Want to get started with this today?!

Here’s your next step:

I’m going to recommend that you choose 3 goals. They can be project goals, or they can be process goals.

And then what I want you to do is break down each of those goals into check-off-able tasks.

I’d love to help you get started with these goals! I have so many options of ways I can support you as your coach, so shoot me a Voxer to see what option of mine might be best for you.

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