If you’ve been following me for any amount of time, you know that I love anything to do with taxes! Today, I’m sharing with you 3 factors to help determine if a worker in your business is an independent contractor vs. employee. This difference is a common confusion among small business owners, and how you […]

This week is an exciting week! I have officially started a YOUTUBE CHANNEL! Now you can get the same great education every week but in a video format! So take me on the go or listen while making dinner. Multi-tasking never sounded so good! Let’s continue to grow your business each week! We are kicking […]

Did you start offering to take photos of friends and family for free because you just enjoyed doing it? Maybe it has even taken off a bit, and people are reaching out to book a session. It may be time for you to officially start a business. Technically, as soon as you make over $400 […]

Did you know peak proposal season is just around the corner? Every year between November and February (around all the big holidays), photographers see an influx of inquiries due to the increase in proposals. The beautiful fall foliage, family home for the holidays, or whatever the reason, it is a popular time to say yes! […]

As a small business owner, we wear A LOT of hats on our sleeves! With that comes the necessity to then learn a lot of different programs to make everything we want to do streamlined and effective. We truly are a jack-of-all-trades. So today, I wanted to share with you the top six programs I […]

Let’s talk about timelines. Not so much about creating them but executing them on a wedding day. It can be a stress inducer to make sure you are on-time and getting all the photos in the small amount of time you have. One of the simplest shifts to achieve that is to always have the […]

You are at a photography conference and stop to grab lunch one of the days, and the waitress asks if you would like a receipt. Initially, you might think, nah, it’s only a little bit of money. It’s just lunch. But doing that would actually hurt you when it comes to tax write-offs. Yep, you […]

When I started my business, I knew I wanted it to be a personal brand. One where each of my couples felt like they had my full attention throughout their entire engagement. I wanted to get to know them personally. To be able to show up on their wedding day feeling like an extra bridesmaid, […]

Second shooters are a common term in the wedding photography industry, but knowing how to file their pay for taxes is not as common. Today we are going to go over how to correctly file second shooter pay for taxes A second shooter is a photographer that joins you on a wedding day to help […]

3 ways to prepare for tax season The dreaded time is upon us! Tax season! The time when you thought you had everything in your business running smoothly; but then you start to second guess it all when your accountant asks for your numbers. I know that feeling, and I have been right where you […]