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I'm Hope Taylor. A photographer, educator and business coach serving joyful clients for almost a decade. I began my business when I was just 16 years old, and now I help you grow yours from my home in Savannah, GA!
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Kicking off the second week of March with an episode that I LOVE. This month, we are talking all about OFF-SEASON and how to use your time wisely to build your business for success when busy season rolls back around. Today I’m sharing all about refreshing your WEBSITE: 5 things that you should do during off-season […]
On Tuesday you got to see a behind-the-scenes look into last weekend’s workshop…and today you get to see ALL the pretty!!! One of the best parts of each workshop experience is the styled shoot. I spent the entire first half of day one teaching the attendees all about shooting, posing, lighting, camera settings, detail styling […]
Normally I host 3-4 workshops each year, but I only hosted one in 2018. At this point I’ve mentioned it a few times, but I was really sick throughout last year and was in the hospital right before teaching that workshop. I knew I had to take a break and get my health back on […]
It’s officially a brand new month of Happy Hour with Hope…which means a brand new topic!!! In the month of March, I am sharing all about OFF-SEASON!!! Each week I will be breaking down a task that you can complete during the slow seasons of your business to set yourself up for SUCCESS and ORGANIZATION […]
Ya’ll, it’s the FINAL episode of the first month of Happy Hour with Hope!!! We did it! You’ve made this video series a huge success and I’m SO thankful!!! I didn’t know what to expect when I launched these videos or what the reaction would be…but I’m truly just so grateful for each and every […]
If you follow me on Instagram then you saw that I was on a boat last week!!! And it wasn’t just for fun…I was photographing a wedding for an AMAZING couple on a CRUISE out of CHARLESTON. Ya’ll, talk about my dream come true!!! I don’t know a better way to kick off my 2019 wedding […]
A new week means a NEW EPISODE!! This week’s episode may truly be my favorite episode yet…because it’s an EASY workflow change that TRANSFORMED my business two years ago. I’m breaking it down, step-by-step, to show you exactly how I create my content and pre-schedule my blogs/social media posts so that my online presence RUNS […]
Since the VERY beginning of my business, I have always been what I call a Shoot & Share photographer: meaning I deliver high resolution digital files to all of my clients. Instead of offering sales for prints and products, I have found so much value in including these files in my pricing and packages – and there is […]
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