328: Bethel Nathan – How to avoid being ghosted following a photography enquiry

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Bethel Nathan of www.elevatebybethel.com is not a photographer but a wedding celebrant based in San Diego, USA. In this interview, she shares tactics on how to avoid being ghosted following a photography enquiry. It happens to all of us… we receive an enquiry, everything sounds great, and you're already counting the dollars to come from working with this fantastic client then… crickets. Nothing. You've been ghosted. In addition to Bethel's celebrant work, she is also a business coach, speaker and philanthropist. She has an MBA in international business, spent nine years working for global investment banks in Tokyo, New York and London before coming back to her family-owned business as Chief operating officer. Following all that, she decided to build a business for herself and started Ceremonies by Bethel. Armed with all her business skills and wedding know-how, Elevate by Bethel was born and she now helps other small business owners in the wedding industry develop and succeed in their pursuits. When setting up this interview, we threw around a few topics, and one that caught my attention was: All the reasons couples don't book you (and what you need to do differently, so they do!) That's what you'll find in this episode, plus more. 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. I get way more pleasure out of what I do now. I don’t earn it in the bank account the same way but, I also know I make a huge difference in people’s lives. – Bethel Nathan 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. Seriously, 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 Bethel 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.