What it's Like Being Self-Employed in Quarantine as a Photographer • Vlog

Wondering what it's like to be a self-employed photographer in quarantine? I made a vlog for you! Come spend the day with me as I work on my photography business from home: we'll talk about the non-photography work that goes into being a photographer, what I'm focusing on right now while I can't be shooting and editing my usual photos of lovers, tourists, and portraits, and the reality of what it's like to work for yourself.

(Plus I'll take you on a walk with me, and there's a puzzle & yoga involved at the end, because: quarantine.)

• BUSINESS TOOLS MENTIONED IN VIDEO •
BlogStomp (for compressing photos & making collages): https://stompsoftware.com/blogstomp
Dubsado (the client management software I use): https://paige.photos/dubsado
Hubspot (the chat marketing I'm trying): https://hubspot.com

• LEARN ABOUT FILM PHOTOGRAPHY •
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ1HpfNcDtOePzjQaD1LBzB6X2oBlJlQ3

• COME SAY HELLO! •
Website: https://www.paigegribbphotography.com
Instagram (personal/lifestyle): https://instagram.com/paige_elisa
Instagram (portraits): https://instagram.com/yourparismoment
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourparismoment

• THE PUZZLE •
https://www.findinnerpiece.com/products/home-andrew-watch

• MY PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR •
The manual focus 35mm camera I shoot with and love: https://ebay.us/DauHve
My DSLR: https://amzn.to/39L58CM

• MALAK'S CHANNEL •
(warning: it's in French!) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn2hGdCe6xFvcn9CYdgEn9A

• SKIP TO THE PART YOU NEED •
Intro: 0:00
Skip ahead to the workday: 0:55
Inbound marketing simple definition: 3:16
Submitting photos to wedding blogs (compression settings, number of photos, etc.): 6:30
Managing emails, contracts, invoices, client info, etc. with a CRM: 8:38
Chat marketing: 12:15
GDPR definition: 13:05
Realities of being a solopreneur: 13:36
Adding chat marketing to a Wordpress website & discussing Wordpress vs Squarespace and Showit: 18:44
Walking through the park in the rain: 23:03
Cooking: 26:03
Late night puzzle & yoga: 29:03

• MUSIC •
"Honeydew" - PYC: https://soundcloud.com/pycmusic
"Wireless," "Doodles" - Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com
"Loopster," "Beauty Flow" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

• DISCLAIMER •
I use affiliate links for some of my favorite products. This means that if you use it to make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. For example, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thanks for your support!

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