The Spiro Podcast: Managing your Real Estate Photography & Videography Business

Have you considered scaling your business up? Do you even have INTEREST in scaling your real estate media business and gaining more clients? Are you in a market where there are other competitors? Other small businesses doing what you do? Are they larger companies doing real estate photo and video that are regional? How do you even grow in those markets?
 
Todd and Craig discuss the overall philosophy of scaling your business and what you need to consider.

When is the right time to hire an employee or bring on a 1099 Contractor? What position should you hire first? How do you train your new business teammates? These are questions you are probably wrestling with as your Real Estate Media business grow. Todd and Craig discuss what you need to consider and how to scale your team so that you can serve more Realtors in your market(s).

The turnover of clients is a forgone conclusion right? They will come and go. Or will they? Todd and Craig discuss strategies and ways to maintain client loyalty, and KEEP your clients in an ever-increasingly competitive market. Watch and listen on ways to minimize your clients wandering to competitors.

We've all experienced it in Real Estate Photography & Videography: Walking up to an appointment, and the sellers are desperately trying to continue to pick up, declutter, and clean their home for their photos & video appointment with you; if they did anything at all. While being an inconvenience for sure, does a homeowner not having their home ready for their professional real estate photos actually affect your business? If so, how? And what can you do to minimize the effects of seller unpreparedness?
Todd and Craig discuss how you can help your Realtors and sellers be better prepared so you can deliver your best to them, and impact your bottom line in a positive way. Watch, listen, and share your thoughts, tips and tricks! You can leave a comment, or email your tips and tricks to: hello@spiro.media.

Nick Kellis, a former LA Producer, joins Todd and Craig to talk about how to serve your Realtor clients with content and services that aren't listing dependent. With overall listing inventory down across the U.S., what are you doing to diversify what you can do on the marketing front for your Realtor clients?

WOW Video Tours Director of Production Ryan Lieurance joins Todd & Craig on the Spiro Podcast to talk about automated video editing, the newly revealed feature in Spiro's real estate photography & videography management software. That's right: automated video editing. Watch & listen to learn more!
 
To learn more about Spiro, check out: http://spiro.media

Massive news last week, as we all learned that Zillow has bought Aryeo.  Todd and Craig share their thoughts on how this affects our industry and our individual businesses.  And they also talk about the importance of taking time for yourself and your family amidst running a business that you're pouring your heart and soul into. 

What kind of mindset do you need to have and walk in, to have and maintain (and grow!) a successful real estate media & marketing business? And as you develop that mindset, what is the best way to take care of your VIP customers? Todd and Craig share some ideas to help you continue to grow your business with a healthy mindset and outlook!