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MARKETING HUB | CLARITY QUIZ

How to use your results:

Everything on this page is broken down into simple sections so you can quickly understand what matters and where to focus your time.

ROAD MAP

BUSINESS SNAPSHOT

POSITIONING
See where your business is currently sitting and what needs your attention first

CLIENT PROFILE
See how your clients think, make decisions, and what they need from you before booking

NEXT STEPS | YOUR PLAN

WHAT MOVES THE NEEDLE
Know exactly where to focus your efforts for the biggest impact

HOW YOU OPERATE
Find the marketing approach that suits your energy, comfort level, and natural way of working

YOUR BEST USE OF TIME
Know exactly what to focus on each week so you stay consistent without the overwhelm

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BUSINESS SNAPSHOT

BUSINESS POSITIONING:

FOUNDATIONS FIRST

Your business isn’t lacking effort. It’s lacking clarity.

Your next stage of growth won’t come from doing more
It will come from doing the right things well.

Right now, your focus is strengthening your foundations.

This means:

  • Getting clear on what you offer

  • Knowing exactly who it’s for

  • Guiding people from finding you to booking without confusion

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The Boost Bookings Bootcamp walks you through your foundations step by step.
So your business becomes clear, aligned, and built to convert.

Client Profile

  • Hands On

    Your clients are more hands on.

    They want to feel involved, considered and part of the creative process. They are not looking to control every detail, but they do want to feel like their preferences matter.

  • Storytelling

    They lean toward storytelling sessions.

    They are drawn to real, connected, meaningful moments.
    They want to feel something when they see your work.

  • Emotional Buyers

    They make decisions based on how something feels.

    They are not just buying photos.
    They are buying a feeling, a memory, a connection.

  • High Social Media

    They are active online.

    They are regularly seeing your work and others like it.
    They build familiarity and emotional connection over time.

SUMMARY

What this means for your marketing right now.

You don’t need more content.
You don’t need to be everywhere.

But you do need to create emotional familiarity consistently.

Your clients are emotionally influenced and highly social, which means they are often engaging with photographers online long before they enquire.

At the same time, because they are hands on and storytelling-driven, they are not simply looking for polished photos.

They are looking for:

• Connection
• Emotion
• Collaboration
• Meaningful storytelling
• A photographer who feels human and emotionally aligned with them

They are asking themselves if they emotionally connect with the work and if this photographer feels relatable.

Your growth will come from building familiarity through visibility and personality, as well as showing the experience, not just the final photos.

  • “There’s a future version of you who did the brave thing, and everything worked out”

    —The Universe

  • "I don't want to look back and see a life I was too careful with"

NEXT STEPS

• Let your work create emotional familiarity and connection
• Stay consistently visible so trust builds over time
• Show personality, emotion, and behind the scenes moments regularly
• Make clients feel emotionally involved in the experience
• Support visibility with strong structure and clear communication
• Make it simple for people to move from connection to booking

Next, how to make this happen ↓

Your Plan

NEXT STEPS | WHERE TO FOCUS EFFORTS

What Moves the Needle

You do not need to be everywhere to grow your business.

For your business type, bookings are most likely to come from visibility, emotional storytelling, trust, and familiarity.

Your clients are highly social and emotionally driven, meaning they are often connecting to imagery, stories, and the feeling behind a brand before they enquire.

Because your clients are also hands on and storytelling-focused, they want more than polished photos.

They are looking for:

• Emotional connection
• Personality
• Meaningful storytelling
• A collaborative experience
• A photographer who feels relatable and emotionally aligned

At the same time, because this is a foundations first business position, your visibility needs to be supported by strong trust-building foundations.

Your marketing should feel visible, emotionally engaging, trustworthy, and easy to connect with.

Here’s what is most likely to move bookings for your business right now.

  • Priority Level: VERY HIGH

    Your website is one of the biggest conversion tools in your business.

    Your audience is likely discovering you socially first, then using your website to decide whether they emotionally connect with your work and whether the experience feels trustworthy enough to invest in.

    Because your clients are emotionally driven and storytelling-focused, your website needs to create feeling, not just provide information.

    What matters most:

    • Emotional imagery
    • Storytelling galleries
    • Personality and warmth
    • Clear package structure
    • Strong value perception
    • Mobile optimisation
    • A clear enquiry process
    • Messaging that feels human and emotionally aligned

    What to avoid:

    • Cold or overly corporate wording
    • Huge walls of text
    • Generic luxury language with no personality
    • Confusing package information
    • Making people hunt for answers
    • Over-designing instead of building trust

    What actually moves bookings:

    A website that feels emotionally engaging, trustworthy, personal, and easy to emotionally connect with.

  • Priority Level: HIGH

    Even highly social audiences still search locally.

    Google helps emotionally driven clients verify that your business feels legitimate and established.

    What matters most:

    • Google reviews
    • Updated photos
    • Consistent business information
    • Strong local keywords
    • Ongoing profile activity

    What to avoid:

    • Neglecting Google because Instagram feels more exciting
    • Inconsistent branding across platforms
    • Leaving your profile outdated

    What actually moves bookings:

    A business that feels trustworthy, active, and easy to validate.

  • Priority Level: LOW TO MEDIUM

    Blogging is not likely to be your biggest growth driver right now.

    As a foundations first business, your time is usually better spent on visibility and trust-building platforms first.

    What matters most:

    • A few strong SEO-supported blogs
    • Real client stories
    • Local keywords
    • Helpful information naturally written

    What to avoid:

    • Weekly blogging pressure
    • Writing huge educational articles
    • Spending hours here before your foundations are strong

    What actually moves bookings:

    Focusing on other areas of your business first that build foundations.

  • Priority Level: VERY HIGH

    This is likely one of your strongest growth tools.

    Your audience is highly social and emotionally influenced, meaning Instagram plays a major role in building familiarity and emotional connection.

    What matters most:

    • Stories
    • Reels
    • Emotional storytelling
    • Personality-led content
    • Behind the scenes moments
    • Consistent visibility
    • Human connection

    What to avoid:

    • Posting only polished galleries
    • Over-curating your personality
    • Trend chasing constantly
    • Inconsistent visibility

    What actually moves bookings:

    Content that creates emotional familiarity and helps clients feel connected to you before they enquire.

  • Priority Level: MEDIUM

    TikTok can support visibility well for this business type, especially through emotional storytelling and personality.

    But for a foundations first business, it should support your strategy, not consume it.

    What matters most:

    • Short emotional storytelling clips
    • Personality
    • Relatable content
    • Showing real moments
    • Consistency over perfection

    What to avoid:

    • Spending hours editing
    • Trying to go viral constantly
    • Building your entire strategy around trends

    What actually moves bookings:

    Simple, emotionally engaging content that increases familiarity and visibility.

  • Priority Level: LOW

    Pinterest may support long-term visibility slightly, but it is unlikely to move the needle strongly right now.

    For this business type, your audience is more likely to convert through active social connection than passive discovery platforms.

    What matters most:

    • Strong imagery
    • Consistent branding
    • Linking back to your website

    What to avoid:

    • Spending large amounts of time here
    • Prioritising Pinterest over Instagram or your website
    • Treating it like a major booking platform

    What actually moves bookings:

    Using Pinterest lightly (if at all) as a supporting platform, not a core strategy.

  • Priority Level: VERY HIGH

    This is one of the biggest booking and referral drivers for this business type.

    Your clients want emotional connection, collaboration, reassurance, and trust.

    What matters most:

    • Warm communication
    • Feeling emotionally seen
    • Clear guidance
    • Personal connection
    • Consistent support
    • A collaborative experience

    What to avoid:

    • Feeling transactional
    • Poor communication
    • Overcomplicating the process
    • Focusing only on aesthetics instead of experience

    What actually moves bookings:

    An experience that feels emotionally supportive, memorable, collaborative, and trustworthy.

  • Priority Level: HIGH

    Word of mouth and local familiarity can be very powerful for emotional buyers.

    This business type often grows strongly through trusted local visibility.

    What matters most:

    • Local business relationships
    • Community visibility
    • Collaborator posts
    • Vendor relationships
    • Real-world familiarity
    • Repeat visibility in your area

    What to avoid:

    • Networking only online
    • Treating referrals as accidental
    • Isolating yourself from local community visibility

    What actually moves bookings:

    Becoming a familiar and emotionally trusted name within your local community.

  • Priority Level: MEDIUM

    Email marketing can support trust and nurture emotional connection over time.

    But for a foundations first business, it should stay simple.

    What matters most:

    • Personal communication
    • Session announcements
    • Warm storytelling
    • Helpful reminders
    • Consistent nurturing

    What to avoid:

    • Complex automation funnels
    • Huge weekly newsletters
    • Overcomplicated strategy too early

    What actually moves bookings:

    Simple emails that keep your business familiar and emotionally connected.

  • Priority Level: MEDIUM

    Paid ads can work well for this business type because emotional buyers often respond strongly to imagery and storytelling.

    But ads only work properly when the foundations behind them are strong.

    What matters most:

    • Strong imagery
    • Emotional connection
    • A clear website
    • Good enquiry systems
    • Consistent branding
    • Simple offers and messaging

    What to avoid:

    • Running ads before your website converts
    • Complicated funnels
    • Generic ad copy
    • Scaling too quickly without systems

    What actually moves bookings:

    Ads that emotionally connect quickly and lead into a trustworthy, well-structured client experience. But only after foundations are strong.

NEXT STEPS | HOW YOU OPERATE

Align with how you naturally function

You do not need to force yourself into strategies that constantly drain you just because they work for someone else.

Some photographers thrive being highly visible and client-facing.
Others thrive behind the scenes through systems, organisation, and quieter trust-building.

Some create best through instinct and connection.
Others perform best through structure and clear strategy.

Neither is better.
The goal is understanding how to lean into your strengths while creating systems that support your weaker areas.

  • You are likely naturally stronger in visible, emotionally-led marketing.

    For your business type, this is a major advantage.

    You will likely perform best through:

    • Stories
    • Reels
    • Emotional storytelling
    • Community visibility
    • Personal branding
    • Client experience

    Strong recommendations for you:

    • Stay consistently visible online
    • Show emotion and storytelling regularly
    • Focus on familiarity and connection
    • Show the experience and atmosphere clearly
    • Let people emotionally connect with you, not just your work

    What to watch:

    You may unintentionally neglect slower backend strategies.

    Because this is a foundations first business position, strong visibility still needs support underneath it.

    Do not ignore:

    • Your website
    • Google
    • Reviews
    • Enquiry systems
    • Clear communication

    Visibility creates connection.

    But foundations are what turn attention into bookings.

  • You are likely naturally stronger in structure, organisation, and quieter trust-building.

    For your business type, this creates important stability underneath emotional visibility.

    You will likely perform best through:

    • Website optimisation
    • Client workflows
    • Google presence
    • Reviews
    • Enquiry systems
    • Organised client experience

    Strong recommendations for you:

    • Build strong systems behind your visibility
    • Make your communication feel emotionally reassuring
    • Focus on clarity and trust-building
    • Improve your booking flow and client guidance
    • Let structure support emotional connection

    What to watch:

    You may unintentionally stay too hidden online.

    Because your audience is highly social and emotionally influenced, familiarity matters strongly here.

    Do not ignore:

    • Stories
    • Reels
    • Personality-led content
    • Community visibility
    • Emotional storytelling

    Your systems create trust.

    But visibility is what helps emotional buyers feel connected first.

  • You are likely naturally stronger in instinct, emotion, and storytelling.

    For your business type, this aligns very naturally with how your audience chooses photographers.

    You will likely perform best through:

    • Emotional storytelling
    • Atmosphere and feeling
    • Human connection
    • Client interaction
    • Emotion-led content
    • Natural creativity

    Strong recommendations for you:

    • Let emotion lead your storytelling
    • Create content that feels emotionally honest
    • Show real moments and connection regularly
    • Lean into your natural creativity and instinct
    • Focus on how your work makes people feel

    What to watch:

    You may unintentionally avoid structure because it feels restrictive.

    But emotional buyers still need reassurance and clarity before booking.

    Do not ignore:

    • Clear pricing and packages
    • Enquiry workflows
    • Website structure
    • Consistent communication
    • Booking systems

    Emotion creates attachment.

    Structure helps clients feel safe enough to commit.

  • You are likely naturally stronger in planning, clarity, and intentional strategy.

    For your business type, this creates strong trust underneath emotional marketing.

    You will likely perform best through:

    • Clear communication
    • Website structure
    • Client systems
    • Organised workflows
    • Strategic visibility
    • Strong client guidance

    Strong recommendations for you:

    • Use structure to support emotional connection
    • Build systems that reduce hesitation
    • Make your process feel organised and trustworthy
    • Create consistency across your platforms
    • Focus on strong conversion foundations

    What to watch:

    You may unintentionally become too polished or emotionally distant online.

    Because your audience is highly emotional and social, personality and familiarity still matter strongly.

    Do not ignore:

    • Stories
    • Emotional storytelling
    • Behind the scenes moments
    • Relatability
    • Human connection

    Structure builds trust.

    But emotional connection is what makes clients feel attached to your brand.

NEXT STEPS | YOUR BEST USE OF TIME

Spend time on what matters most

  • Focus on visibility and emotional familiarity.

    Weekly priorities:

    • Stories multiple times per week
    • 1 strong social post or reel
    • Replying to enquiries quickly
    • Audience interaction and engagement
    • Showing your personality and process

    Monthly priorities:

    • Refresh portfolio images
    • Ask for reviews
    • Update Instagram highlights
    • Improve one section of your website

    Quarterly priorities:

    • Website refresh
    • Improve booking flow
    • Refine branding consistency

    Avoid:

    • Trying to post every day
    • Spending hours editing content
    • Jumping onto every trend
    • Ignoring your website and Google presence

  • Focus on visibility, trust-building, and stronger emotional conversion.

    Weekly priorities:

    • Stories consistently throughout the week
    • 2-3 social posts or reels
    • Website improvements
    • Google optimisation
    • Audience engagement and community interaction

    Monthly priorities:

    • Portfolio refinement
    • Review collection
    • One useful blog based on client searches
    • Improve one backend system or workflow
    • Pinterest pinning from existing content

    Quarterly priorities:

    • SEO improvements
    • Website audit
    • Brand refinement
    • Update client guides or pricing structure

    Avoid:

    • Prioritising content quantity over emotional connection
    • Posting without strategy
    • Splitting your attention across too many platforms
    • Spending money on ads before your foundations are stronger

  • Focus on long-term visibility, stronger conversion, and sustainable growth.

    Weekly priorities:

    • Daily stories or visible engagement
    • 3-5 intentional posts or reels
    • Blogging or Pinterest content repurposing
    • Google and SEO improvements
    • Networking and local visibility
    • Refining client experience systems

    Monthly priorities:

    • Build deeper educational or storytelling content
    • Create enquiry nurture emails
    • Improve automation and workflows
    • Refresh website copy and galleries
    • Analyse what content actually converts

    Quarterly priorities:

    • Full brand and website review
    • SEO and Google strategy refinement
    • Test paid ads carefully once foundations are converting
    • Create stronger referral pathways and partnerships

    Avoid:

    • Building your business only around Instagram
    • Creating content without clear emotional messaging
    • Overcomplicating your systems too early
    • Burning yourself out trying to maintain constant visibility

The bottom line

Your audience is not simply choosing photography.

They are choosing a business that feels:

• emotionally relatable
• familiar
• trustworthy
• supportive
• and emotionally worth investing in

For your business type, visibility matters.
But visibility alone is not enough.

The businesses that grow strongest here are the ones that:

• stay consistently visible
• create emotional familiarity
• build trust
• reduce hesitation
• and make the experience feel meaningful and emotionally engaging

Your audience is highly social and emotionally driven.

The goal is not louder marketing.

More intentional visibility, trust, storytelling, and emotional connection.

Avoid

• Treating Instagram as your only strategy
• Chasing trends constantly
• Posting without improving conversion
• Neglecting your website and Google presence
• Overcomplicating your client experience

The goal

A business that feels:

• visible
• trustworthy
• emotionally engaging
• story-led
• and easy to connect with

Not louder marketing.

More intentional visibility, trust, and storytelling.

Not sure where to start?

All of the recommendations listed are inside the Boost Bookings Bootcamp.


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Mini Lessons

This is where you keep the momentum going.

Simple, focused lessons to help you build on your foundations and keep your bookings flowing.

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