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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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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 […]
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 […]
It’s Monday it’s Monday it’s Monday!!! And that means a BRAND NEW episode of Happy Hour with Hope!!! AH!!! This week is the first “official” episode…because it’s the first EDUCATIONAL episode!!! This month we are talking all about WORKFLOWS and SYSTEMS in my business. I’m sharing every piece of my workflows, with no stone left […]
If you follow me on social media, you’ve seen me doing some secret filming and hinting about a new project the last few months!!! One of priorities coming into the year of 2019 was creating content that my FOLLOWERS wanted to see…not just things that I liked to create. I did a lot of polls […]
If you missed it, this week is the week of GIFT GUIDES!!! I shared the first two gift guides of the week in my last two posts: Gifts For Her and Gifts for Creatives! Today I am sharing Gifts for the Home: pieces from my new house that I love, kitchen tools that make my life easier, cozy […]
If you missed it, yesterday I shared the first gift guide of the week: Gifts For Her! Today I am sharing Gifts for Creatives: photographers, wedding planners, artists, boutique owners, florists and all creatives alike! These goodies are things I use daily in the business side of my life, and little “life hacks” that all […]
I am SO excited to be adding something brand new to my holiday blogging this year!!! Last year, I did a February Gift Guide and a Holiday Gift Idea post – and you guys loved them!!! They are still some of my most-read posts to date! So, this year, I thought about just doing one […]
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