Kim Ortiz's guest appearances

Kim Ortiz

PhotoBizX The Ultimate Portrait and Wedding Photography Business Podcast

The Ben Joravsky Show

Activist NYC

Bill Barr

Cecile Richards

Paul Gero

Jason Lee

Linda Lutton

LeBron James

David DuChemin

Zack Arias

Bernie Sanders

Jeff Johnson

Katie Couric

Amy Klobuchar

Tucker Carlson

Michael Joseph

Henry Davis

OwlTail

Evan Moore

Nicole Cantello

Thursday May 16, 2019: Bill de Blasio come on down, you're the next 2020 POTUS candidate! Mayor Rahm and casinos in Chicago. Sun-Times Editor Evan Moore on the news of the day and his Go Defenders podcast. Lightfoot's to do list in her first 100 days as mayor, Union Woman Kim Ortiz AND President of the American Federation of Government Employees, Nicole Cantello. Download Thursday's Ben Joravksy Show!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thursday May 16, 2019: Bill de Blasio come on down, you're the next 2020 POTUS candidate! Mayor Rahm and casinos in Chicago. Sun-Times Editor Evan Moore on the news of the day and his Go Defenders podcast. Lightfoot's to do list in her first 100 days as mayor, Union Woman Kim Ortiz AND President of the American Federation of Government Employees, Nicole Cantello. Download Thursday's Ben Joravksy Show!See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Best of Ben--Evan Moore, Kim Ortiz & Nicole Cantello

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area.Kim Ortiz of www.kimortiz.com is a family, senior and pet photographer based in Austin, Texas – USA.Kim is a PhotoBizX Premium member, and we were recently chatting on messenger about her pet calendar fundraiser. Her recently completed campaign achieved a series of results that piqued my interest and led to me asking to record this interview. She generated over $6000 in sales. Raised an additional $6500 for the local dog rescue group. She gets her known in the local community and brought in new clients. I then learnt that Kim has been implementing this strategy for the past nine years!In this interview, Kim shares how to set up a profitable pet photography calendar project to raise money and support your local dog rescue organisations while creating an avenue to generate terrific wall art sales for your dog photography business.Here's some more of what we cover in the interview: Kim's studio storefront and strategic location Surviving with a studio photography business during the COVID pandemic Dressing up your own pets to attract new pet photography clients How Kim markets her business to random strangers passing by her storefront How to generate income from a fundraiser Why Kim chooses to specialise in the genres she does How to earn a six-figure income during the pandemic Kim's revenue target this year How Kim's calendar fundraiser works Choosing a charity for your fundraising project The critical steps to take if your charity project is not kicking off The booking process for pet photo sessions What to do once your calendar photo competition ends Announcing contest winners on Facebook Kim's reasons for doing a calendar project How Kim designs her calendars Pre-selling calendars before going to print and ordering Why you should never over order your calendars The challenge of selling calendars Who are the best dog owners to target for your calendar project How to generate family photography bookings when using vouchers Pricing How to find a great printer for your calendar printing Getting businesses involved to help advertise your dog photography calendar project Creating a marketing pitch to attract advertisers to your calendar project How Kim managed to acquire ownership of a local high-end magazine Utilising magazines to market your photography business today What’s on Offer for Premium MembersIf 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.Plus special member-only interviews.If you have a passion for animal rescue and you want to help, you should do a pet calendar if you're a dog photographer. – Kim OrtizYou'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.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 Kim 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.If you're doing a fund raiser and you give away to every contestant a family portrait with their dog, you can sell a lot of wall portraits. – Kim OrtizIf you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Kim or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.Daily Vlog Challenge – starting June 7th!Do you find when you get to have a face to face meeting with prospective clients, they usually book you?That's how it is for me, and I'm pretty sure most of us.Did you know you can shortcut this whole process and get in front of and connect with ideal clients before your face to face consultations?You can… with video!  In your email replies   In your FB and Instagram ads   On your social media accounts   On your websiteThe cool thing is, you don't have to have a big, extroverted, loud personality to create the kinds of videos that connect with YOUR ideal clients.You need to learn how to be your true self on video.After all, you're already booking clients at your meetings being yourself.Just do that on video, so they get to meet, see and hear the real you – before they take the step of reaching out to you.It's the perfect way to get in front of your clients before you usually do and before other photographers in your local area are.How do you get good at being yourself on video?You learn how then you practice.The GREAT news… I can help and support you, and a small group do precisely that in the three week Daily Vlog Challenge. It kicks off soon, and you can learn all about it in the video above.Learn more and register here: https://dailyvlogchallenge.comThis three-week Challenge (around 15 minutes per day) will take you from jittery nerves and multiple retakes to feeling 100% comfortable to hit record and go… anytime you have something to share.6 Month PhotoBizX Premium Membership Special – SAVE 50%!Winter (or Summer – depending on where you live) is coming and to commiserate or celebrate the PhotoBizX Premium Membership is on special.If you are an existing member who has already made a monthly payment this month, let me know after signing up for the 6-month membership, and I'll refund your $20 payment.Once you sign up for the 6-month membership, make sure you cancel your existing monthly payments via your automatic payments dashboard inside your PayPal account.For more info and to sign up, click this link —&gt;&gt; https://photobizx.com/smsNew members are also welcome to sign up with this special offer.iTunes Reviews and Shout-outsEach 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 interviews and that they really are helping you improve your photography business. That's awesome!Secondly, iTunes is the biggest search engine when it comes to podcasts and it's your reviews and ratings that help other photographers find PhotoBizX. More listeners mean more interviews and ultimately a better show.If you have left a review in the past, thank you! If you haven't and you'd like to, head to https://photobizx.com/itunes and you can leave some honest feedback and a rating which will help both me and the show and I'll be sure to thank you on the show and add a link to your website or blog if you let me know the URL of your website and your name.Alternatively, if you've left a review for PhotoBizX and are looking for more backlinks to help your SEO, leave a review for the new Photography Xperiment Podcast and email me your keywords or keyword phrase and where you'd like me to link to.Another great way to get a backlink to your site is to send a video testimonial. It doesn't need to be fancy and your phone will be perfect. Click record and tell me how PhotoBizX has made a difference to you and your photography business.Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:Kim Ortiz WebsiteKim Ortiz on FacebookKim Ortiz on InstagramThank you!Thanks again for listening and thanks to Kim for coming on to share her thoughts, ideas and experience on creating and setting up a dog photography calendar project to not only raise money for dog rescue shelters but bring in a terrific income from the following wall art sales.I've been doing the calendar for 9 years. For me it's not so much about generating business but giving back to the community, the animal rescue groups especially the small ones. – Kim OrtizIf you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business!Thanks and speak soon AndrewThe post 415:  Kim Ortiz – How to set up a profitable pet photography calendar project appeared first on Photography Business Xposed - Photography Podcast - how to build and market your portrait and wedding photography business.

<a href="https://photobizx.com/pbx415-premium-Kim-Ortiz" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area.</a>Kim Ortiz of <a href="https://www.kimortiz.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.kimortiz.com</a> is a family, senior and pet photographer based in Austin, Texas – USA.Kim is a PhotoBizX Premium member, and we were recently chatting on messenger about her pet calendar fundraiser. Her recently completed campaign achieved a series of results that piqued my interest and led to me asking to record this interview.<ul> <li>She generated over $6000 in sales.</li> <li>Raised an additional $6500 for the local dog rescue group.</li> <li>She gets her known in the local community and brought in new clients.</li> </ul>I then learnt that Kim has been implementing this strategy for the past nine years!In this interview, Kim shares how to set up a profitable pet photography calendar project to raise money and support your local dog rescue organisations while creating an avenue to generate terrific wall art sales for your dog photography business.<h3>Here's some more of what we cover in the interview:</h3><ul> <li>Kim's studio storefront and strategic location</li> <li>Surviving with a studio photography business during the COVID pandemic</li> <li>Dressing up your own pets to attract new pet photography clients</li> <li>How Kim markets her business to random strangers passing by her storefront</li> <li>How to generate income from a fundraiser</li> <li>Why Kim chooses to specialise in the genres she does</li> <li>How to earn a six-figure income during the pandemic</li> <li>Kim's revenue target this year</li> <li>How Kim's calendar fundraiser works</li> <li>Choosing a charity for your fundraising project</li> <li>The critical steps to take if your charity project is not kicking off</li> <li>The booking process for pet photo sessions</li> <li>What to do once your calendar photo competition ends</li> <li>Announcing contest winners on Facebook</li> <li>Kim's reasons for doing a calendar project</li> <li>How Kim designs her calendars</li> <li>Pre-selling calendars before going to print and ordering</li> <li>Why you should never over order your calendars</li> <li>The challenge of selling calendars</li> <li>Who are the best dog owners to target for your calendar project</li> <li>How to generate family photography bookings when using vouchers</li> <li>Pricing</li> <li>How to find a great printer for your calendar printing</li> <li>Getting businesses involved to help advertise your dog photography calendar project</li> <li>Creating a marketing pitch to attract advertisers to your calendar project</li> <li>How Kim managed to acquire ownership of a local high-end magazine</li> <li>Utilising magazines to market your photography business today</li> </ul><h3>What’s on Offer for Premium Members</h3>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 <a href="https://photobizx.com/try" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">$1 trial today</a> 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.Plus special member-only interviews.<blockquote>If you have a passion for animal rescue and you want to help, you should do a pet calendar if you're a dog photographer. – Kim Ortiz</blockquote>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.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.<h3>What is your big takeaway?</h3>Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Kim 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.<blockquote>If you're doing a fund raiser and you give away to every contestant a family portrait with their dog, you can sell a lot of wall portraits. – Kim Ortiz</blockquote>If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Kim or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.<h3>Daily Vlog Challenge – starting June 7th!</h3>Do you find when you get to have a face to face meeting with prospective clients, they usually book you?That's how it is for me, and I'm pretty sure most of us.Did you know you can shortcut this whole process and get in front of and connect with ideal clients before your face to face consultations?You can… with video!  In your email replies   In your FB and Instagram ads   On your social media accounts   On your websiteThe cool thing is, you don't have to have a big, extroverted, loud personality to create the kinds of videos that connect with YOUR ideal clients.You need to learn how to be your true self on video.After all, you're already booking clients at your meetings being yourself.Just do that on video, so they get to meet, see and hear the real you – before they take the step of reaching out to you.It's the perfect way to get in front of your clients before you usually do and before other photographers in your local area are.How do you get good at being yourself on video?You learn how then you practice.The GREAT news… I can help and support you, and a small group do precisely that in the three week Daily Vlog Challenge. It kicks off soon, and you can learn all about it in the video above.Learn more and register here: <a href="https://dailyvlogchallenge.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://dailyvlogchallenge.com</a>This three-week Challenge (around 15 minutes per day) will take you from jittery nerves and multiple retakes to feeling 100% comfortable to hit record and go… anytime you have something to share.<h3>6 Month PhotoBizX Premium Membership Special – SAVE 50%!</h3>Winter (or Summer – depending on where you live) is coming and to commiserate or celebrate the PhotoBizX Premium Membership is on special.If you are an existing member who has already made a monthly payment this month, let me know after signing up for the 6-month membership, and I'll refund your $20 payment.Once you sign up for the 6-month membership, make sure you cancel your existing monthly payments via your automatic payments dashboard inside your PayPal account.For more info and to sign up, click this link —&gt;&gt; <a href="https://el2.convertkit-mail.com/c/preview/22h2h9ur/aHR0cHM6Ly9waG90b2JpenguY29tL3Ntcw==" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://photobizx.com/sms</a>New members are also welcome to sign up with this special offer.<h3>iTunes Reviews and Shout-outs</h3>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 interviews and that they really are helping you improve your photography business. That's awesome!Secondly, iTunes is the biggest search engine when it comes to podcasts and it's your reviews and ratings that help other photographers find PhotoBizX. More listeners mean more interviews and ultimately a better show.If you have left a review in the past, thank you! If you haven't and you'd like to, head to <a href="https://photobizx.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://photobizx.com/itunes</a> and you can leave some honest feedback and a rating which will help both me and the show and I'll be sure to thank you on the show and add a link to your website or blog if you let me know the URL of your website and your name.Alternatively, if you've left a review for PhotoBizX and are looking for more backlinks to help your SEO, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/photography-xperiment-podcast/id1116983755" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">leave a review for the new Photography Xperiment Podcast</a> and email me your keywords or keyword phrase and where you'd like me to link to.Another great way to get a backlink to your site is to send a video testimonial. It doesn't need to be fancy and your phone will be perfect. Click record and tell me how PhotoBizX has made a difference to you and your photography business.<h3>Links to people, places and things mentioned in this episode:</h3><a href="http://www.kimortiz.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kim Ortiz Website</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kimortizdogportraits/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kim Ortiz on Facebook</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kimortizportraitart/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Kim Ortiz on Instagram</a><h3>Thank you!</h3>Thanks again for listening and thanks to Kim for coming on to share her thoughts, ideas and experience on creating and setting up a dog photography calendar project to not only raise money for dog rescue shelters but bring in a terrific income from the following wall art sales.<blockquote>I've been doing the calendar for 9 years. For me it's not so much about generating business but giving back to the community, the animal rescue groups especially the small ones. – Kim Ortiz</blockquote>If you have any suggestions, comments or questions about this episode, please be sure to leave them below in the comment section of this post, and if you liked the episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of the post!That’s it for me this week, hope everything is going well for you in life and business!Thanks and speak soon AndrewThe post <a href="https://photobizx.com/kim-ortiz-how-to-set-up-a-profitable-pet-photography-calendar-project" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">415: Kim Ortiz – How to set up a profitable pet photography calendar project</a> appeared first on <a href="https://photobizx.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photography Business Xposed - Photography Podcast - how to build and market your portrait and wedding photography business</a>.

415:  Kim Ortiz – How to set up a profitable pet photography calendar project

Interview with Kim Ortiz from Copwatch Patrol Unit, a community organization that seeks to end police repression through directly monitoring police while they are engaging the public through questioning, detainment, or arrest. Kim is featured in the new television show "Copwatch America" airing on the BET network, Wednesday nights at 11:00pm EST.

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