Slow season calls for tying up all the loose ends that accumulate throughout the year! Today's blog post is a bit different than usual because I am sharing all of my to-do's that get done during the slower season! Enjoy!
Update Website/Portfolio Images (more on this available here!)
Update Style/Session Guides to reflect any updated style trends & images.
Update dates or clauses on contracts in Dubsado (buh bye, Covid-19 clause!)
Clean up previous year's books to make tax time easy. I use quickbooks and that makes it easy to track and categorize all the things!
Revamp branding! New year, new business? If you want to refresh your business' look, now is a good time.
Clean out your camera bag
Send any gear off to manufacturer for servicing/cleanings
Resell/downsize any props/gear you will not use again
Set your annual goals (more on that here!)
Renew any annual permits for your favorite locations
Add a Location Guide to your website (Download mine FREE HERE)
Send Thank You's to vendors you worked with this year
Replenish your stash of memory cards and hard drives
Back up your 2023 hard drive and retire it
Start to collect 1099s from any contractors (editors, VAs, associates, etc.)
Create a budget for this month and year
Set your business goals for the year (these can be financial, creative, or anything else you want to achieve this year!)
Automate what you can to save yourself time come busy season (see this post from my VA covering this!)
If you did update headshots, be sure to plug those into your email signature, about me page, social media profiles, etc!
Invest in a course that will advance an area you feel weak. I usually choose one that is more related to the front end of the business (posing, client experience) as well as one that is more business specific.
This is a running list and I will continue to come back to this post to add anything else that comes up in my own business!
Here's to the slow season!
