Earn more from every portrait session, without feeling like a pushy salesperson.
The one shift I use on my own ordering appointments. It changes what you do before and after the session, not your prices and not how you deliver.
Includes the live Q&A Workshop on Nov. 4 at 11am CT, plus the replay.
She loved her images. She said so. She was excited.
Then nothing.
She wasn't saying no. She was overwhelmed. Which image goes over the fireplace? What size? Wall art, an album, or prints? So she told herself she'd decide later.
Later never came.
Your pricing isn't the problem. Your images aren't the problem. She just didn't have anyone helping her choose.
That part is fixable, and you can start with your very next session.
Selling turns into serving. You guide the decision, so neither of you feels pressured.
Clients buy more because choosing gets easier. You stop leaving her alone with 300 images and a maze to find her way through.
Your average sale can grow without touching your prices. One conversation before the session, one recommendation after it. Nothing else about your workflow changes.
It fits where you are. Sold only digital files so far? This is your first guided sale. Already running ordering appointments? This is how you grow the average sale you already have.
Includes the live Q&A Workshop + replay.
YES, IF:
Not for you if: you offer same-day viewing and ordering. The Shortcut is built around the sale that starts before the session.
“If you don't learn to run your portrait studio as a business, you will soon be paying your clients to photograph them.”
One of my mentors told me that, and it stuck.
I'm Maggie Messer. I've been a working portrait photographer since 2002, and I've watched talented colleagues come and go.
The ones who last figured out that the sale doesn't start after the session. It starts before it, continues through it, and ends with a client who has exactly what she came for.
I'm not a coach who used to be a photographer. I'm still behind the camera, and this is what I do at my own ordering appointments, every session.
A quick-read ebook. Read it in one sitting, use it the same day. It covers the questions to ask before a session and how to turn the answers into a recommendation your client understands.
The simplest version, ready to send after your next session. No blank page, no design skills.
Join live, ask your questions, and get help putting it into your business. Can't make it? Watch the replay. It's yours either way.
$44 through the live Q&A Workshop on Nov. 4. $95 after.
The price changes because the launch window closes when the workshop happens. That's the only reason.
When selling becomes guiding, your client gets exactly what she came for, and you get paid what your work is worth.
Use it on your very next session.
The ebook shows you the shift. This template puts it to work. It's already designed in Canva and ready for your brand: drop in your client's name and a few details, then send. Instant, lifetime access.