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Right, it's time to talk about the power
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of free marketing.
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Sam, whoa, did you just say free marketing?
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Please do tell.
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Don't you worry guys, just stay calm, get
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a coffee, sit back and let me explain.
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So, at every single wedding you attend, you
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have the very best and most effective marketing
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opportunity available to you, and it's totally free.
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It's more powerful than SEO and more effective
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than social media.
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To illustrate the value and power of this
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free marketing, I'm going to start off by
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showing you Abby and Craig, a wedding I
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shot at Cripps Barn in 2016.
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And for the purpose of this exercise, I'll
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share how much they booked me for, which
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in this case was £2,000.
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Now, Abby and Craig found me and booked
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me through a Pinterest post, because I track
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how they found me on Inquiry, which happened
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to be the wedding of Vanessa and Stefan,
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a wedding that was featured on Junebug Weddings
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and then Pinterest from 2015.
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I charged £17.50 with a free engagement
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shoot.
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And at Abby and Craig's wedding, during the
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downtime that I no longer used as a
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rest period, I captured this moment, two guests
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sharing a little kiss during dinner.
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That turned out to be Emma and Jade,
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who off the back of that image alone
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booked me for £2,500 to shoot their
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wedding 18 months later.
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Back to Abby and Craig though, and I
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also shared a selection of images with the
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venue, Cripps Barn, so they had some images
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for social media and they kindly added me
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to their recommended supply list and used one
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for Instagram, which led to Niswana and Anthony
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booking me at £3,500, along with four
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other couples and counting.
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Abby and Craig then got featured on the
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Rock My Wedding site, which was picked up
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by Charlotte and Simon for £3,500 in
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Cornwall, one of my all-time favourite weddings.
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Emma and Jade then got featured on Harper's
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Bazaar US and featured on their Instagram account
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with four million plus followers.
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Their venue, Badminton House, now recommend me.
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Anna and Vaughan booked me at £3,500
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and I've shot four more couples since.
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And then, via being featured on Harper's Bazaar,
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Casey and JT spotted my work and invited
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me and my family to Antigua and that
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was £4,500.
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All because of Abby and Craig, one winter
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wedding in 2016, or actually because of Vanessa
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and Stefan in 2015.
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How did they find me?
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If it's not already clear at every single
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wedding I go to, there is opportunity.
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There's word of mouth.
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The immediate guests who are there, they will
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notice you, your work ethic, your manners.
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Then they'll see your work when the couple
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share the gallery.
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Many of those guests are likely to move
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in the same social circles, be of a
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similar demographic.
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Some may be getting married or know people
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getting married.
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Give them a reason to talk positively about
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you.
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You have direct social media.
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From every wedding you have potential reach on
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Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest.
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Get some strong images out quickly.
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Don't wait three weeks.
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Tag venues, suppliers, the couple.
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Blog posts.
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We'll explore this more in SEO, but every
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venue has keyword potential.
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Use it.
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Suppliers.
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Just share your images.
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Don't even think about a fee.
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Just ask them to credit you.
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Be nice.
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Get them images before they even ask.
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You'll be amazed how much they can or
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will champion you.
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And they need content just as much as
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we do.
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Wedding blogs.
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It's about much more than just being featured.
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It's a huge collaboration and with it comes
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an SEO benefit along with marketing that's done
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for you when they share to social media.
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So remember, you are a customer facing business.
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Even when you're at a wedding, you are
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always selling.
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Sell yourself by showing up, smiling, working hard
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and sharing the love.
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