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52 - Raising Your Pricing and Maximizing Your Demand as a Photographer with Nathan Chanski

Release Date: 08/02/2024

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The thought of raising your prices can feel daunting, especially if you don’t know where to begin. You may be asking yourself, “When is it time to raise prices?” “How much do I raise my prices?” “Am I worth charging this much?” My guest today, Nathan Chanski, is an expert on raising your prices and maximizing your demand as a photographer.

Nathan is a wedding photographer, a business coach, and a course creator based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He runs a full-time photography business, education, and coaching platform for photographers. He’s also the host of The Passion with Purpose Podcast, a podcast for photographers and creators. His primary passion is always centered around glorifying God through everything he does, building a life with his wife, Kayla, and inspiring individuals to create the life and career of their full potential.

Nathan has talked about pricing quite a bit and I love the perspective he brings. We talk a lot about maximizing your demand and how to increase demand around your brand specifically. We also talk about the value of how you’re presenting yourself.

There is so much we cover and you will find so much value from my conversation with Nathan.

In this episode, we cover:

Nathan's business journey
How long it took Nathan to get to the place he's at now in his business
Setting your prices with confidence
When to know it's time to raise your prices
Analyzing bottlenecks
How demand has an impact on how much you can charge
Overcoming scarcity and fear around raising your prices

SHOW NOTES: https://clairehunt.co/blog/raising-your-pricing-and-maximizing-demand-for-photographers/

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