122: How To Start A Photo Organizing Business
Did you know that people pay to get their photos organized?
Learn how to start a photo organizing business from the founder of The Photo Managers, Cathi Nelson. She shares insights on pricing, revenue streams, client-finding tips, and what it takes to get started in this booming industry.
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I’ve got photos scattered everywhere—on my desktop, laptop, phone, Dropbox, the cloud, and who knows how many memory sticks.
Can you relate?
Probably. As it turns out, I’m not alone. A lot of people find themselves in this same situation, and get this, they’d pay someone to clean it all up! And therein lies a side hustle opportunity.
Cathi Nelson is a pioneer in this field of photo organizing and management, having built a business that helps people take control of their scattered photo collections - digital as well as the physical paper ones - and keepsakes in general.
In this episode, you’ll discover
- the multiple revenue streams,
- how to price a job (including for someone like me!),
- actionable tips for starting and growing this side hustle, and
- advice on where and how to find clients.
We’re talking about working with people’s treasured keepsakes so it would be personally fulfilling as well as financially rewarding.
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What You'll Hear:
03:13 What Does a Professional Photo Manager Do?
03:48 The Journey to Becoming a Photo Manager
05:27 Expanding Services Beyond Photos
09:56 Landing the First Client
10:39 The Business Side of Photo Management
12:19 Client Relationships and Repeat Business
12:57 General Earnings
14:18 Revenue Streams and Pricing
15:47 The Most Common Job Requests
16:21 How to Price Jobs
18:26 Working with Clients: The Process
20:46 The Importance of Using External Hard Drives, Backups, and Safeguards
24:18 3-Traits of the Successful Photo Manager
25:32 Low Barrier to Entry
26:17 Where to Find Clients
28:24 Biggest Surprise If New to the Business
29:50 You Must Run This as a Business
30:34 Tips for Organizing YOUR Existing and New Photos
33:33 Next Steps to Become Involved
34:25 Cathi’s Best Tip for Side Hustle Success
Wrap Up:
35:36 Pros of this Side Hustle
36:16 You Don’t Need to be an Expert to Start
36:28 Would Starting an Association be for You?
37:10 Bonus and Discount Code from Cathi
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