The Spiro Podcast: Managing your Real Estate Photography & Videography Business
The Spiro Podcast covers the business of Real Estate Media. There’s a large volume of fantastic information on the creative aspect of the Real Estate Media Industry, but not as much on how to run the business side of a real estate media company. We’re here to help you grow and manage the business side of your business!
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
How to Grow When Things Slow Down
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
When seasonal slowdown happens in real estate, what do you do to pivot and continue to grow your business? Todd and Craig discuss strategies and actions you can take when your number of appointments may dip, to continue to move forward in your business.
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
What Happens After the Shoot Appointment?
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
What processes(es) do you have in place for your real estate photography and videography appointments? How do you manage the editing tasks? How about delivery? Invoicing? In this episode, Todd and Craig walk through all the items needed to complete a photography shoot for real estate after the actual appointment.
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
The Philosophy of Scaling
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
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.
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Scaling Your Team
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
Tuesday Sep 12, 2023
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).
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
How to Not Lose Clients
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
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.
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
The Cost of Homes Not Being Ready
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
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.
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Content to Generate Revenue
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
Tuesday Aug 22, 2023
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?
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Automated Video Editing? What!?
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
Wednesday Aug 16, 2023
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!
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Let's Talk About the Business of Real Estate Media
There is a lot of fantastic information online about the creative side of Real Estate Photography, Videography and Drone Work. You can find everything from camera body suggestions to what drones to use, to how to who a walkthrough video tour.
But what about the business side of our real estate photography and videography company?
-How do you handle sales?
-What about working with brokers?
-Hiring team members?
-The accounting that has to be done?
This podcast will explore all of this and more. We want to help you manage, maximize and enjoy the work you do each day in your real estate media business. Thank you for listening, and be sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode!