463: Jon Meadows – LinkedIn mining for more fantastic photography clients

Premium Members, click here to access this interview in the premium area. Jon Meadows of www.highendheadshots.com is a headshot photographer based in Washington DC with MASSIVE dreams and plans for his photography business. The big difference with this photographer, though… he is actioning his goals and making them a reality. He says he had no intention of setting up a headshot photography business but was fired from his 9-5 job and went full time with headshots. His first headshot photography gig was photographing one of the nine members of President Obama's National Security Council in the office building next to the White House. Last year his photography business revenue exceeded USD$380,000! His website features beautifully lit portraits shot against plain backgrounds. He takes what I would call an aggressive approach in leading visitors to a single landing page with no other prominent navigation menu. I was looking forward to learning more from a photographer who looks to be doing incredibly well in this space, and I can say Jon truly delivered in this one. If you aren't already utilising LinkedIn to generate leads, you'll love what Jon shares about LinkedIn mining for gaining more fantastic photography clients. Here's some more of what we cover in the interview: What’s on Offer for Premium Members If you’re a premium member, you should have received an email with links to your version of this interview – the full length and more revealing version where you hear the absolute best tips and advice from every guest. If you’re on the fence about becoming a premium member, join with the $1 trial today and get access to the FULL interviews each week, get access to an amazing back catalogue of interviews and ALL future interviews delivered automatically to your phone or tablet. Plus special member-only interviews. Great photos or headshots of people that potential clients know are much more powerful than a big portfolio of people they haven't met. – Jon Meadows You'll also receive access to the members-only Secret Facebook Group where you can connect with other Premium Members and interview guests to help, support and motivate you to take ideas you hear in each episode and put them into action. There are also FB live video tutorials, role-play interviews and special live interviews happening in the group. You will not find more friendly, more motivated, caring and sharing photographers online. Seriously, that's not all. In addition to everything above, you'll get access and instructions on forming or joining a MasterMind Group with other premium members. These groups are super motivating, make you accountable and build friendships with other pro photographers with similar motives to you – to build a more successful photography business. What is your big takeaway? Following this interview, I’d love to know if you're taking anything away from what Jon shared. Is there something you heard that excited or motivated you to the point where you thought, yeah, I'm going to do that! If so, let me know by leaving your thoughts in the comments below, let me know what your takeaways were, and what you plan to implement in your business as a result of what you heard in today's episode. You don't have to be the world's best headshot photographer to be much better than what people have experienced when trying to get some headshots. – Jon Meadows If you have any questions that I missed, a specific question you’d like to ask Jon or if you just want to say thanks for coming on the show, feel free to add them in the comments area below.