SOPs for Family Photographers Who Want to Take Time Off

I took three months off from recording this podcast, and the show never missed a week. If you're a solo family photographer who thinks taking real time off is impossible without a team, this episode is your proof that it's not.I was pregnant, sick through my first trimester, chasing a toddler, and planning a month-long trip to Montana. And my business kept running. Not because I hustled harder, but because I built SOPs that did the work while I stepped away.In this episode, I'm walking you through every SOP and system I put in place to batch three months of content, hire and onboard a VA, and take an entire month off from work.What you'll learn in this episodeHow I mapped out three months of podcast content while dealing with first-trimester sicknessThe financial planning I did months in advance, so I could take August off without going into the redWhy getting your workflows out of your brain and into a project management tool changes everythingThe 10-step weekly podcast SOP I documented (and how long it took to build)How I onboarded a VA with a 45 to 60-day training runway so she could run things without me5 action steps you can take to start handing off SOPs in your own photography businessResources & Links Mentioned In This Episode▸ Read the full blog post that goes with this episode (that way, you get all the links mentioned): https://systemsandworkflowmagic.com/sops-for-family-photographers-take-time-off/▸ The Family Photographer's Marketing Society: https://systemsandworkflowmagic.com/the-family-photographers-marketing-society▸ Grab the FREE Family Photographers Marketing Trends Report: https://systemsandworkflowmagic.com/family-photography-marketing-trends▸ Apply HERE to work with me to be your 1:1 marketer for your family photography business!Connect with Me (Dolly DeLong Education)💻 Website📱Instagram🎥 YouTubeThanks for joining me on The Systems & Workflow Magic Podcast! If you enjoyed this episode:✅ Sign up for weekly reminders + free resources here → Business Tools🥳 Share a screenshot of this episode on your IG story and tag me @dollydelongeducation so I can cheer you on!🔗 Affiliate links included. I only recommend products I personally use and love.SOPs for family photographers, how to take time off as a photographer, content batching for photographers, hiring a VA for photography business, podcast SOP workflow, systems for solo photographers, family photographer business systems, how to document SOPs photography business, onboarding a VA photographer, planning a sabbatical photography business, workflows for family photographers, batching podcast content, marketing systems for photographers, photography business automation, standard operating procedures photographers, time off as a solo business owner, family photographer workflows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.