No one told me there would be so many things to do for every session when I started my photography business - phone calls, emails, reminders, invoicing, blog posts, editing, designing albums . . . The list never seemed to end. And we haven’t even scratched the surface of all the SEO, taxes and Tik Tok dances I would have to learn! ;)

I was running on empty, dropping the ball with clients left and right. Did I send that session reminder? Did I send that order to the lab? Did I schedule my hair and makeup artist for her session? Gosh, I couldn’t remember, and sticky notes just weren’t cutting it anymore. I had to stop doing it by myself. I needed a clone or at least something to help me keep track and manage #allthethings in my studio - and FAST!

“We were not meant to do it all.”

So I decided to go all in and get a client management system for the studio. I researched and tried them all, but my heart ultimately chose Honeybook. Now, first let me say . . . There is no perfect system. Let me be very clear about that. But I’ve found Honeybook to be the most user friendly studio management software on the market. It has saved me so many times in my senior photography business.

No more piecing things together. All of the steps of booking a client are handled in one spot - the proposal, the contract, the payment processing - all in one simple email to the client. It has made my life so easy! And that’s just booking a client.

Before I tell you anymore, let me please sit beside you and tell you that it doesn’t matter if you are photographing 10 seniors a year or 100 senior a year, you need a reliable system. I waited way too long, trying to save money, trying to do it all on my own. I’m a bit stubborn.

But a really smart person told me one time to start acting TODAY like the business owner I want to be TOMORROW. Once I started following that advice I never looked back. The decisions I make today in my business are ones I hope my future self will make. And investing in a system like Honeybook has helped me through growing pains and much more organized and professional in front of my clients and inquiries. Now, lemme share with you the good stuff . . .

Success if found in the simplicity of a system. And that is why I love Honeybook and how it has helped me grow my senior photography business. Save 50% off your first year of Honeybook here and start acting TODAY like the business owner you want to …

Here are 10 Reasons Why I Absolutely Love Honeybook for my senior photography studio:

1. Simple, easy design clients can understand - I couldn’t believe how many less emails and phone calls I got from clients once I switched over to Honeybook. The user interface is so clean, simple and easy to use that there was FINALLY no more confusion from clients on how things work. All they have to do is click super easy-to-see buttons! Woohoo!

2. Project Workspaces - One place for everything! Proposals, Invoices, Payments, Contracts, Questionnaires, Emails, Notes - EVERYTHING for a client’s project in one easy place. I keep all of my notes from our pre-booking consults and style consults right inside each client’s workspace. No more losing track of where something is saved :)

3. The Pipeline - Ahhh. The magical pipeline. At a quick glance I can see how many sessions are in each phase - session planning, post production, order prep, etc. What I love most is that the project pipeline is customizable so I have created a few phases that make sense just for my studio.

4. All In One Workflows - I’m a bit of a workflow nerd. I fully admit it. And I am just head over heels at how workflow is handled in Honeybook. Adding tasks, emails, questionnaires and brochures are super easy inside any workflow template. It’s so easy to set up and change things around too! Steps can be based on a project date, a certain number of days after a project date or after a previous task is completed. And email can be sent automatically or you can choose to approve before sending. I like to approve email first just in case something comes up.

5. Templates! - How many times have you written the same email over and over again? Not anymore with Honeybook! I’ve created templates for just about everything - proposals, contracts, invoices, questionnaires and a ton of emails. This has saved me countless hours! Tired of not getting paid on time by photography clients? With the power of email templates and automation, invoice reminders go out in an easy to read and take action on email. It’s glorious!

Start acting TODAY like the business owner you want to be TOMORROW.

6. Google Calendar and Calendly Integration - This is a beautiful thing, especially if you live and die by your Google calendar like I do. Setting up these integrations are really easy, and it’s so nice to have all my appointments in one place. I use Calendly for online booking in my consults, and it works beautifully with Honeybook too.

7. QuickBooks Integration - Oh the joys of accounting, right?! For us creatives it can be a bit of a burden. But Honeybook has taken care of that by integrating the invoicing and payment collections right into QuickBooks for us. Sales tax reporting is so simple now too with easy to download reports for Uncle Sam. Ahhhhh.

8. Branded Contact Form - The Honeybook contact form embeds perfectly in my Photobiz website. It looks beautifully branded just like my website and is a seamless transition for clients.

9. The app! - OMGoodness! My responsiveness to prospects and clients has gotten so much better now that I have a mobile app for our client management system. Contact info is right there in my hands at all times! I can easily respond to clients while I’m out and about instead of waiting until I’m back at my desk. I kinda like running my photography business right from my phone :)

10. File Library - I keep all of our pdfs for clients in the file library - senior magazine, what to wear guide, face prep guide, make-up tips, etc. It’s so convenient to have everything in the client management system so it’s easy to attach to an email template right there from within Honeybook.

While there are lots more reasons I love using HoneyBook for our senior photography business, I’ll stop at 10 for now (except, did I mention it tracks leads too?). Just know that HoneyBook more than meets all of our needs. I am so so happy since making the switch for our studio.

Success is found in the simplicity of a system my friends.

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