314: Luci Dumas – How to make larger wall portrait sales in your photography business

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Lucy Dumas of www.lucidumas.com was interviewed for episode 253 of the podcast and in her introduction then, I mentioned that she'd made a full time living as a photographer for the last 35 years. She specializes in family portrait photography and has maintained a 6-figure turnover since 1983! Her family portrait photography sales are usually between $2500 and $8000 and she's had some $12,000 during the year. Luci is also a photography business coach and is active inside the PhotoBizX members FB Group. In this episode, Luci shares her strategies on how to make larger wall portrait sales in your photography business. Here’s some more of what we cover in the interview: What’s on Offer for Premium Members If you’re a premium member, you should have received an email with links to your version of this interview – the full length and more revealing version where you hear the absolute best tips and advice from every guest. If you’re on the fence about becoming a premium member, join with the $1 trial today and get access to the FULL interviews each week, get access to an amazing back catalogue of interviews and ALL future interviews delivered automatically to your phone or tablet. My whole system involves planting seeds and building a relationship. And also, handling objections before they happen. – Luci Dumas Plus special member-only interviews. You'll also receive access to the members-only Secret Facebook Group where you can connect with other Premium Members and interview guests to help, support and motivate you to take ideas you hear in each episode and put them into action. There are also FB live video tutorials, role-play interviews and special live interviews happening in the group. You will not find more friendly, more motivated, caring and sharing photographers online. Joining a Mastermind Group (encouraged by Andrew) has been incredibly valuable and fun, I look forward to connecting with my group members every week. Jina Zheng, Premium Member and Melbourne Children photographer. And that's not all… you get a set of steak knives… I'm kidding! Seriously though, that's not all. In addition to everything above, you'll get access to and instructions on forming or joining a MasterMind Group with other premium members. These groups are super motivating, make you accountable and build friendships with other pro photographers with similar motives to you – to build a more successful photography business. What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Luci shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below, let me know what your takeaways were, what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode. The heart of all of this is my passion for beautiful big art pieces I get to enjoy briefly and then know that they are in client's homes. – Luci Dumas If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Luci or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below. iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs Each week I check for any new iTunes reviews and it's always a buzz to receive these… for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it's confirmation that I'm on the right track with the inter...