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This Can't Be That Hard

Annemie Tonken

Join Annemie Tonken - photographer, creator of the Simple Sales System, and co-founder of The Family Narrative - for insights and actionable strategies that even the most right-brained artis...

Episodes

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391 - Lasting Impact Beyond the Photos with Shaun Austin Gordon

I've met Shaun Austin Gordon at several industry events over the years. He's a former wedding photographer and the founder/owner of KISS Boo...

11:16Oct 20, 2026

390 - Intent-Based Marketing On Google with Lindsay Herkert

The first episode I recorded with Lindsay Herkert back in February of 2025 has been one of my most popular episodes to date. Lindsay has a w...

17:46Oct 13, 2026

389 - 4 Small But Mighty Tips You Can Use Today with Rebecca Hunnicutt

When I asked my friend Rebecca Hunnicutt to contribute to our Stories and Shorties series, I didn't give her any specific direction - she's...

17:32Oct 6, 2026

388 - Marketing to Referral Partners with Emily Kim Huynh

Every photographer I know would love more referrals, but they're all looking for them in the same place: their past clients. Of course, past...

11:38Sep 29, 2026

387 - The Two Questions with Ina Jalil

90% of client confusion and problems - including low sales averages - can be traced back to things that happened (or perhaps didn't happen)...

11:27Sep 22, 2026

386 - Privacy Options for Clients with Lydia Fine

When Lydia Fine suggested client privacy as a topic for her Stories & Shorties episode, I almost said no... it honestly felt too big and imp...

10:50Sep 15, 2026

385 - Marketing Monday with Maddie Peschong

Being your own boss comes with a lot of big benefits, but there are challenges, too... and one of the surprising ones is how hard it is to g...

11:29Sep 8, 2026

384 - Busy Season Hack: Minimizing Time & Maximizing Profit with Lyndsay McNiff

This week, we're shifting gears. The busy season is upon us, and from now straight through the holidays, we're all going to be chasing our t...

15:43Sep 1, 2026

383 - Playing the Long Marketing Game with Tiffany Crenshaw

Here's something see all the time (and have fully been guilty of myself): you run a marketing campaign, it does what it does, and by the tim...

35:41Aug 25, 2026

382 - The BTS Marketing Challenge: Manage your Messaging with Melody MacDonald

You know that feeling when you get a client email, a phone call, or even just an inquiry and your heart starts racing... Maybe it's exciteme...

36:44Aug 18, 2026

381 - Creating an Appetizing Offer Menu

Most restaurant menus have a handful of apps, a handful of entrees, and a handful of desserts: enough to give people choices and accommodate...

25:06Aug 11, 2026

380 - The Back-to-School Marketing Challenge: Organizing Your Leads with Dayna Schaaf

It's August, which means it's probably feels way too early to think about Black Friday, holiday cards, or filling your calendar for Q4... bu...

36:04Aug 4, 2026

379 - 20 Steps in One Direction

Here's a pattern I've noticed: photographers spend months chasing a version of growth that sounds right, but never actually sits right. Typi...

18:44Jul 28, 2026

378 - The Nuts & Bolts of Building an Associate Team with Ali Leigh

You can streamline and automate every last thing in your business, but there are still only so many clients you can take on because there's...

33:35Jul 21, 2026

377 - Get It Out of Your Head with Colie James

My dad had a "system" for organizing his office. You could ask him for anything - any book or file or piece of paper - and he'd be able to l...

42:30Jul 14, 2026

376 - Getting Out of Your Own Way

There's an old story about a fisherman who keeps going out every day with holes in his net. Even though he knows the net leaks, he doesn't t...

16:06Jul 7, 2026

375 - Your Clients Don't Know What They Want

This last episode in our Summer Essentials series dates back to 2021, but don't let its vintage fool you: it's message is as true - and impo...

16:54Jun 30, 2026

374 - The Four Types of Buyers with Courtney Fanning

This conversation with copywriter and brand strategist Courtney Fanning changed how I think about copywriting. The premise is simple (if a l...

28:35Jun 23, 2026

373 - Double Your Marketing Mileage

There's this cookbook my mom had when I was growing up called More With Less. The whole premise was: here are big, satisfying meals made wit...

24:27Jun 16, 2026

372 - Marketing in Hard Times

This month, we're taking a little break from new episodes and digging into our (big) archive to reshare some of our past faves. Today's repl...

22:59Jun 9, 2026