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Content and Cash a FlashFilm Academy Podcast — 284 episodes

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Pricing Strategies Every Photographer Must Master

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Is Sony Bricking Cameras / How to Turn One Client into Years of Work

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Pivot or Perish: 3 Signs Your Photography Biz Needs Change

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DJI Enters the 360 Game with Osmo 360. Insta360 Builds a Drone?! Content Just Got Real

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DJI’s Full-Frame Camera: Sony’s Worst Nightmare?

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DJI Osmo 360 Leak: Insta360's Worst Nightmare? 😱

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Nikon Z8: The AI Upgrade That Changes Everything

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Vertical Video in 2025: Adapt or Get Left Behind!

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Renting Gear for Extra Income: Are You Missing Out? 🎥

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Sony a7S IV: The Ultimate Low-Light Beast? 🔥

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Sony FX2: Game-Changer for Hybrid Shooters 🎥

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Why Gear Won't Earn You Premium Pay 🎥| Sony FX2 | GoPro Hero 14 8k & more

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Stop Pricing From the Gut: The Formula You Need!

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Trump’s Tariffs Just Made Cameras Pricier 📸 Now What?

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Canon R1 vs Sony 8K: Game-Changing Gear in 2025!

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Insta360 X5: Redefining Action Cameras Nikon vs Red lawsuit dropped and more..

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Saramonic Ultra - 32-Bit Float Mic for Pro Audio on a Budget

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5 Upsells to Instantly Boost Your Video Revenue 💰

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How I Landed Clients Without Spending a Dime

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STOP Chasing Clients! The NO BS Secret to Attracting High-Paying Clients

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5 Reasons Creatives NEED a Community to Succeed

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Can This $499 Camera Replace a $2,000 Setup? 🤔

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Stop Ignoring This Game-Changer in Corporate Videos

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3 Strategies to Make Sure Your Video Business Survives the AI Revolution

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How I Turned My Love For Videography Into A Business that lands $100K Clients

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Turn Podcasts Into Profit (for Service-Based Businesses)

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Secrets to Attracting $10K Clients Fast

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Why Most Testimonials Fail And How To Fix Them?

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How to Land Your Dream Video Production Client

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The Biggest Video Tech Event You Need to Attend is NAB 2025

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Is the TikTok Ban a MASSIVE Opportunity or a Career Killer?

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Master Authentic Brand Stories in 5 Steps 🎥

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2025 LOADING ........

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is Final Cut Pro 11 Too Little, Too Late?

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Stop Being Annoying! The Brutal Truth About Networking

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10 ChatGPT Hacks to GROW Your Photo Video Business NOW!

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SEASON FINALLY - Ignore These 5 Content Creator Myths NOW!

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The Truth About Attracting High-Paying Clients

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Why Investing in Your Brand = Higher Prices

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5 Unique Selling Points to Justify Your Price Tag

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Avoid These 5 Client Scams in Photography/Videography!

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New Data Reveals How to Join the 1% of High-Earning Creators

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Why Your Ego is COSTING You Big Client Deals 😱

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Are You Wasting Money on Gear? Ask These 5 Questions First!

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Make Money with Client Testimonials: Here's How!

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Avoid This 'Price Too High' Complaint with 5 Simple Steps!

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Freelancer vs. Business Owner: Unlock Higher Profits NOW! 💸

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Stand Out in a Crowded Market: Key Tips for Photographers & Videographers

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5 Mistakes Preventing Your Side Hustle from Becoming a Biz

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Why Your Photography or Video Niche Will FAIL in 2024!

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3 Proven Ways to Get Clients WITHOUT Ads!💡

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Master Client Retention: 3 Key Errors You’re Making!

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5 Video Marketing Stats That Change Everything!

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WARNING: Your Email Could Be SABOTAGING Your Success!

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What No One Tells You About Starting a Video Business in 2024

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AI Unlocked: How to Win Big $$$ Clients with Storyboards

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Rank & Bank: The Content Secret Pros Won’t Tell You!

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SPECIAL EPISODE - Turn Your Camera Skills Into Cash: This is What it's like as a Member on FlashFilmAcademy.com

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Turn $500 Leads Into $10K Clients: The Follow-Up Mastery

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Beat AI: Why Live Streaming Is Your Secret Weapon 🎥💥

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Why Your Videography Biz Isn't Booming: Shocking Truths!

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Pitch Like a Pro: 3 Secret Stats That Win Big Clients

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Unlock $10K Gigs with THIS Simple Question!

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Identifying Client-Losing Elements on photography and Video production Websites

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Weddings + Corporate Gigs = $$$: Here's How!!

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Unlock the power of AI: 5 game-changing strategies for photo/video businesses

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How to use Targeted giveaways to get more Photography: Video Production clients

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The Key Differences Between Good and Bad Websites for Photographers and Videographers

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Do you have the right niche ?

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3 things they don’t tell you, aboutStarting a photography or Videography Business in 2024.

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FOLLOWUP: Why Are Industry Pros Choosing Standard Templates Over Originality

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Why Are Industry Pros Choosing Standard Templates Over Originality

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Everybody's lying to clients (except you)

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Uncovering the Next Big Photography & Videography Niche in 2024

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Falling for the Exposure Trap: Is It Ever Beneficial for Content Creators?

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BONUS: Accountability follow up: From Clicks to Clients The 80/20 Rule for Growing Your Camera Business

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From Clicks to Clients The 8020 Rule for Growing Your Camera Business

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Why clients think your price is too high and how to change their minds

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Portfolio Building Is Free Work Worth It?

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Turning Pushback into Profits: Mastering Client-Led Design in Creative Business

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Boost Profits: Top Tactics for Photo & Video Pros

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FOLLOW UP- How Using Scarcity Can Bring You MORE Clients NOW!-03

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How Using Scarcity Can Bring You MORE Clients NOW!

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5 Ways to Increase Your Hourly Income To $200/hr EVERY HOUR!

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This 10 Second Trick Will Help Your Beginner Photography Look Like a Pro

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Follow up - 5 Ways to Increase Your Hourly Income To $200/hr

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Structure Can Get You Far in This Industry

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Stop selling videos!!!!! Start Solving problems!

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Here's why you need to Stop selling passion

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You would close more sales, if your systems and processes were together..

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MAJOR GEM DROP EPISODE - Sell Benifits NOT Features

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What to do with layups out side of my niche

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SPECIAL EPISODE - Introducing Life of a Filmmaker & Photographer podcast.

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You'd make more money if you understood how your clients feel about this...

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This is why you need to STOP Talking camera CRAP and Start Managing the Project!

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AI will take your job this year unless you do this

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This is what you need to offer your clients to make more per shoot

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I landed a billion dollar company as a life long client by asking these questions

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How to solve $20,000 problems for your client. (and not a $2)

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You must ask these question to go from $200 to $20,000 per job

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Asking these question will tripple what you make per shoot.

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Trust me, in B2B it pays to Be their GO TO GUY.

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Finding what works for your current situation - LIVE FROM FLORIDA

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This is how you STOP being A guy and be THE GUY!!

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* IMPORTANT* USE THE BACK DOOR! **Listen to the end trust me**

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This is why ONLY ASSHOLES survive in the world of business....

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Discipline is the difference between where you are and want to be

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Stop getting used as a drug dealer!

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Are you an artist or a business owner?

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I'm going to say it again Stick to the DAMN Script maaaaaaan!!!!!

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Uncover 5 GPT Chat Secrets to Boost Your Photo/Video Business Profits in 90 Days!!!

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MEGA EPISODE - Close the DEAL!!!

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STICK TO THE DAMN SCRIPT!!!

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HEADSHOTS CAN LEAD TO A LOT this time of year.

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YOU MUST live and die by the BETA

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Business is Like a Treadmill but not what you think

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The frustration of delegation

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Learn how to build your brand around that they need NOT what YOU want

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Grow your business with e-mail.. but not like that!

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Disqualify before you qualify!

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DON'T GET ROBBED BY A NON-PROFIT

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BONUS - Who in the F**K are you hanging with?

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AI and How you should be up seling it to your client today!.

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what happens when you get traffic to your site but no calls? Plus More GEMS than you can handle!

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Why you MUST Follow up! Plus 3 hours GEM DROPS!!!

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10 ideas to kick start your business in 2023

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The truth about marketing for your company

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YEAR END R RATED GEM DROP

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MAJOR GEM DROP - Show Value with Availability - This GEM will pay for your whole membership!

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Show Value with Availability like that....

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PART 2 - Content & Cash + Preview - Ricky Bowden talk Sports Photography and more!

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PART 1 - Ricky Bowden Stops by to talk Sports Photography

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Auto Performance Shop owner tells you what it takes to land him as a video client!

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What makes you valuable?

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BONUS BREAK OUT SESSION - How You Make a Living as Traveling Photographer!

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5 HARSH BUT TRUE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT STARTING A VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY in 2022

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5 Tips To Make a Living as Traveling photographer

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Beta Client Connect - How to land a BIG hotel client (Tips From The Owner) PART 1

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Introducing Content and Cash +

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SPECIAL EPISODE - STOP & FOCUS!

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This is what you need to focus on with your brand to make real money in content creation!

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What is a Beta Client? & 5 Reasons Every Photographer & Videographer MUST Have a Beta Client in 2022

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Something BIG is about to happen to FFA |Beta Client Connect

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How Placing Strategy over Creativity Changed my Life and my Income

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Why Camera Specialist are Obsolete...

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3 Things Content Creators MUST Do To Survive in a Bad Economy.

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MEMBER POST: All I get is, “you do great work” then they disappear!

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Death By Procrastination

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3 WAYS TO GET REHIRED BY OLD CLIENTS FOR FREE

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If your niche is vague, you're going to have to beg (for money)

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5 REAL Reasons You're NOT Having Success as a Videographer or Photographer

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VERY IMPORTANT! Why understanding Value is so Important to your business

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Do you have the Wrong Beta Client?

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Naming your Video/Photo Company like this increases sales Dramatically!!

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1 Thing your company MOTTO Must do INSTANTLY!

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3 Things you keep saying that INSTANTLY makes you sound cheap.

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Your Proposal MUST do this in the first 30 Seconds

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Your DEMO REEL MUST do this in the first 30 Seconds

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Your website MUST do this in the first 30 Seconds

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What are the bare minimum skills needed to make money as a Photographer?

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What is the bare minimum skillset required to start a video production company?

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How to compete with cheap

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This is more important than the payment!

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5 Reasons why people are afraid of structure based pricing

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I Can't help you OVER COME YOU

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Taxes for Creatives!

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Are you REALLY ready for a big client?

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5 Trending Photography jobs you should be offering your client in 2022

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5 Trending videos you should be offering your client in 2022

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My last podcast of the year.. Take ACTION IN 2022

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The Importance of the RIGHT people in your daily circle

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5 things you should own as a videographer that no one’s talking about

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Top 3 lenses EVERY photographer should own.

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Top 5 ways you can use your cell phone on a professional shoot

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5 video production business myths you need to know before you start your business!

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Innovation VS Tradition for Videographers

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Innovation VS Tradition for Photographers

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Are you a filmmaker or a content creator?

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5 Companies that use STRUCTURE BASE PRICING on you every day

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NEVER SIGN THIS!

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There are 2 Types of people in your life Players and Cheerleaders

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LIVE Q&A Ask any question!

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This is how to pick a HOT a niche!

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How focused are you on growing your business?

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Finding the perfect client!

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This is how to be very valuable to your client.

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The KEY To Business Success For Content Creators Is...

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VERY IMPORTANT!!!: Get rid of your "Finna" Friends

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How to Create Unmatched Competitive Advantages!

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Great Entrepreneurs need to know a Problem VS Opportunity

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Stop Thinking family will support you.. THEY WON'T!

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You maybe Missing a MAJOR Opportunity if you don't...

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What have you changed to make it?

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How to make a profit off clients who can't afford you

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Who Does Your Brand Speak to?

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Charge more than the rest with good BTS

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Don't Confuse Filmmakers with Content Creators

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WHAT IF THE CLIENT STOP RESPONDING AFTER I SENT THE PRICE?

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Business Starts with REDUNDANCY!

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Your Vision Will Not Be Seen Until It Makes MONEY!

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How to create clients for life, by creating revolving upsell opportunities

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Does your client see a person or a business?

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PROOF Your Favorite Youtuber Doesn't really do this for a living!

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You're not winning like you want because you're not willing to FAIL enough

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Are you your worst HATER? Why you might be doing more to hurt yourself more than you think..

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*DEEP* Are you your worst HATER? Why you might be doing more to hurt yourself more than you think!

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This is why you should be selling youtube to your clients now

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This is Why Most photographers & videographers businesses NEVER grow past being JUST A SIDE HUSTLE

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Build the Process for each product you offer. Make your job easier

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Why you should be trying to uncover the true problem then build on it.

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Why you should NEVER ask a client about BUDGET!

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We all have BAD SHOOT days.. This is how you recover from them.

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Who Paid for you last camera? If it was you, You're doing something WRONG!

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Building your business to upsell will grow your business faster than adding more clients

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Procrastination is an EXCUSE. Timing is a MYTH DO IT NOW!

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IMPORTANT: How long does it take for clients to understand the solution your brand provides?

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Your Success Starts with YOU and ends with YOU

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This is THE MOST IMPORTANT tool in your toolbox

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The REAL reason you should REALLY stick to 1 niche

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It's time to go from B2C to B2B

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What's new with the Sony FX3 & Why is it taking so long to transition from my job to my business?

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Is Content Creation a Young Mans Sport?

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What are some of the top SCAMS I run into as a Photographer, Videographer or Content Creator?

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Always Bet on YOURSELF!

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GOLD EPISODE: This simple FREE website tip will turn more leads into clients!!

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Is it necessary for a content creator to own a drone in 2021

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Sony drops a NEW flagship camera Alpha 1 | How to carry yourself on set of a corporate shoot.

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Before you think about getting new clients you better have these 3 things in order

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Knowing how to do something does NOT mean you have a product.

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How to upsell clients once you get your foot in the door

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The NEW NORMAL: What you need to do for your business to GROW in 2021

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Being Great Requires You To Get Dirty!

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There is something about SELF DOUBT that you need to know

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Entrepreneur Rule #1: Live an Intentional Life

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SPECIAL 50th EPISODE: Don't Ask, INVEST! Fix these 4 things in your life to GUARANTEE Success!

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Introducing: From Passion to Profit: Content Creators Guide to Create, Build & Grow Your Business.

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What is a BAD Referral and why they can kill your business FAST!

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We Talk FX6 + How Much Have You Dedicated To Getting The Most Out of Your Gear..

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What to Do if A Client Ask you To Shoot Something Outside of Your Niche?

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This Simple Trick Can Increase What You make Per Video by 25%!

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What if I want to be a Cinematographer and not a Content Creator?

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How To sell to Clients that Don't Know They Need Content.

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How Podcasts Can help your client's Business

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GOLD MEMBER: The Process of Revision and how YOU should handle them.

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How to Upsell Script Writing to Your Client

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GOLD MEMBER: When to say no. What offers/jobs aren't good for you and your business

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Major iPhone 12 camera updates/ Value Don't Chase

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GOLD MEMBER VIDEO: What If You're Not What You Think You are?

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Is Portrait Photography Dead?

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GOLD MEMBER: Photography / Video Business after COVID-19

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As a Photographer or Videographer Should I Relocate for My Business?

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Information will grow your business 10X faster than anything else including GEAR

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How To Be Reassuringly Expensive to your Clients

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How To Close After The Proposal

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This Needs to be on EVERYTHING you Send to a client

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What’s Your Competitive Advantage.....

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Joanie Simons From The Bite Shot Talks About How She Built Her Food Photography Business

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How To Hack Google's SEO Rankings using VIDEO

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1 Simple Rule to Determine if your Clients is Ready to BUY NOW

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Your Webpage only has 90 seconds to work

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LIVE STREAMING! is something you should be pushing to ALL Clients right now!!

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Why You Should be Offering Your clients PACKAGES over Pricing...

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Can You Make Money on Thumbtack?

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Random Friday Night Q&A PACKED with things you need to know

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Sony A7s III vs Canon EOS r6 Follow up | And when to increase your proces..

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Sony Announces the NEW Sony A7sIII - Plus we also talk about how to use base price structure when pricing work for clients

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VERY IMPORTANT: What if Your FREE Clients is unhappy with your work?

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ATTENTION: STOP Sleeping on STOCK FOOTAGE!!! WAKE UP!!!!

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When Should You Give Up On Your Niche?

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5 Ways to Find Clients During the Pandemic as a Photographer or Videographer

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Canon Strikes back HARD with the 8k RAW Canon R5 and we Talk Business with the I Vs Me Method

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VERY IMPORTANT! As a Entrepreneur Your Business will not survive without a Value Proposition!

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As a Entrepreneur STOP!!!! Waiting for other people!!!

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Your Brand MUST Have a EMERGENCY ROOM MENTALITY!

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If Done Right 1 Video or Photo Should Pay You for Years..

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What Should The Divorce of Dr. Dre Teach You About Protecting Your Business.

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We talk with Eli the CEO of Story to Record and how He build his company in less than 3 months!

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Let's Talk Love, Relationships and family support for Entrepreneur.. What should you expect?

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Portfolio website vs Business Website which one is right for you?

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Grow your Photography or Videography business FAST with Beta testing?

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How many clients do you need to be a full-time filmmaker?

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Should You Get Partners?

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What Makes You worth Your Price?

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As a Content Creator What Should You Outsource vs Doing In-house??