Upmarket: The Business of Real Estate Photography & Media

This podcast episode features a surprise guest, a successful realtor, who shares tips on securing top realtors as clients. The hosts discuss managing homeowners during shoots, learning from mistakes, and implementing a virtual assistant. They also cover topics like pricing negotiation, client retention, and workflow efficiency.

This week Reed is joined by co-owners of In1View Media (@in1viewmedia) in Reno, NV, Andrew (@coleman_nv) and Katie Coleman (@itskatiecoleman)! Andrew and Katie recount their story of buying an existing REP business rather than starting from scratch. This is a thought-provoking episode that offers insight on a maybe less thought about way of expanding your REP business.They of course end the show with a triple-dose of Action Items... things that any listener can do right now help lay the foundation for scaling their Real Estate Media Business.Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar and our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan WITH GLA square Footage. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.Our Action Items are sponsored by PixlCRM, where you can scale your real estate photography business through automation. It's an all-in-one business and marketing platform that compliments your current delivery app. Go to pixlcrm.com/upmarket to get $200 off a monthly subscription!!!

Employees are probably the most crucial aspect of scaling a business, so this week Upmarket Pod interviews two of Upmarket Media's best and brightest to get the lowdown on what makes for a great employee/employer relationship. Reed and Mark chat with admin Chelsea Froehlich (@feedingbeautiful) and photographer/videographer Nikki Bashor (@nikki_shootz) about their Upmarket experiences.They of course end the show with the ultra-rare quadruple Action Items... things that any listener can do right now help lay the foundation for scaling their Real Estate Media Business.Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar and our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan WITH GLA square Footage. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.Our Action Items are sponsored by PixlCRM, where you can scale your real estate photography business through automation. It's an all-in-one business and marketing platform that compliments your current delivery app. Go to pixlcrm.com/upmarket to get $200 off a monthly subscription!!!

Slow season is upon us for real estate media professionals! Yay! Time to relax. Boo! Less money coming in. Regardless, slow season is the time of year where REP's can plan and set the stage for success in the next busy season. Reed and Mark detail what they're doing over the next month or two at Upmarket to make sure that 2024 is the best year yet!Of course, they end the show with their Action Items... things that any listener can do right now help lay the foundation for scaling their Real Estate Media Business.Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar and our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan WITH GLA square Footage. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.Our Action Items are sponsored by PixlCRM, where you can scale your real estate photography business through automation. It's an all-in-one business and marketing platform that compliments your current delivery app. Go to pixlcrm.com/upmarket to get $200 off a monthly subscription!!!

It's once again SWOT Analysis time on Upmarket Pod! We take our listeners in depth into Upmarket Media's 2023 SWOT Analysis. SWOT is Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Threats. Reed and Mark go deep on everything Upmarket Media is thinking and feeling heading into to 2024. Follow along with their SWOT bullet points and find out what questions you should ask yourself when you do your own SWOT with this document: https://bit.ly/3PBMwJjDon't worry, they still end the show with their Action Items... things that any listener can do right now help lay the foundation for scaling their Real Estate Media Business.Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar and our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan WITH GLA square Footage. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.Our Action Items this week are sponsored by PixlCRM, where you can scale your real estate photography business through automation. It's an all-in-one business and marketing platform that compliments your current delivery app. Go to pixlcrm.com/upmarket to get $200 off a monthly subscription!!!

THE GANG IS ALL BACK!!! Reed, Mark and Chelsea have their first podcast together in what seems like forever! They all recap PMRE and then catch listeners up on what has been going on with Upmarket Media over the last few months. They chat about suddenly being short-staffed and how the company has had to pivot to meet client expectations. The conversation turns to work/life balance and how company owners need to think about that for their employees as well as themselves. Case in point, Chelsea speaks to her personal experience and how she's been re-thinking her role in Upmarket to better meet the needs of her family. As always they end the show with their Action Items, simple things any real estate media company owner can do to help grow their business!!!Please take a moment to check out the AMAZING hype video for PMRE 2024 at pmreconference.com!!!The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan WITH GLA square Footage. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.NEW SPONSOR ALERT!!!! Our Action Items this week are sponsored by PixlCRM, where you can scale your real estate photography business through automation. It's an all-in-one business and marketing platform that compliments your current delivery app. Go to  pixlcrm.com/upmarket to get $200 off a monthly subscription!!!

PMRE 2023 is in the books!! The conference was once again so spectacular, that we brought back our SPECTACULAR episode devoted exclusively to ACTION ITEMS, given to us by 18 of our thoughtful peers in the REP Industry!!!! SO many great nuggets in here on growing your business. Big thanks to all of the attendees who so graciously gave up a little of their conference time to come up to Upmarket Studios South Point and share their wisdom. The Dynamite 18 are:Bethany Deidrich - @highland_visualChris White - @go_iguideMichele Sheiko - @chesapeakehomeimagesBrett Gettman - @redhogmediaLauren Gettman - @redhogmediaRob Rijnen - @centralcoastmediamarketingGarrett Goodman - @centralcoastmediamarketingHerb Dierks - @hdphotohubRachael Ann Adkins - @shooting_the_shit_rachandnealJulie Pistone-Krampitz - @tk_imagesAlex Aaron - @archipiximagesTammy Dwight - @tamd_photo @cubi.casaAdam Housley - @secondfloorappTessa Foster - @sweetwaterphoto_murphysShawn Beltran - @myspacekrftDavid Frenette - @collabart.mediaMichael Lefebvre - @michaelplefebvreBrandon Cooper - @pmreconferenceAfter this, YOU KNOW you want to be at PMRE 2024!!! Check out the AMAZING hype video at pmreconference.com to check out the NEW VENUE for next year's conference!!!The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.

In the latest Road to PMRE Conference 2023, Upmarket welcomes Intellectual Property Attorney, David Deal! David and Reed have a very informative conversation that touches on so many of the most pressing legal issues real estate media professionals are facing today. This episode is a great first taste of all the knowledge that David is going to bring to PMRE. As always, the show ends with their Action Items!! This is a fun chat full of great information, don't miss it!PMRE 2023 IS COMING!!! Upmarket Podcast is proud to be the Official Podcast of PMRE and is excited to present this first of several Road to PMRE Episodes that we will have for you leading up to the conference on November 8-9th 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada!! Tickets for the 5th Annual Photography + Media for Real Estate Conference and Warm-up Workshops are now available at PMREConference.com.Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod. Our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business is at UpmarketCourse.com!!!! Go to the site and book a one-on-one call with Reed to chat about the course (or anything else!) and he'll get you a special discount code!The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.

The Real Estate Media Industry was ROCKED on August 1st, 2023 with the announcement that Zillow had bought beloved Upmarket Podcast Presenting Sponsor, Aryeo for $35 millon. Questions, speculation, anger, jealousy & hot takes have abounded since. And now, finally, in his first interview since the buyout, the Co-Founder and Director of Aryeo, Branick Weix, sits down with Reed to answer all the tough questions about Aryeo's new partnership with Zillow and what it means for our industry and our individual businesses.Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod. Our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business is at UpmarketCourse.com!!!! Go to the site and book a one-on-one call with Reed to chat about the course (or anything else!) and he'll get you a special discount code!Upmarket is Sponsored by SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.Use the code UPMARKET at checkout for until Sep. 30th to get $75 off registration for the Photography and Media for Real Estate Conference in Las Vegas on November 7th and 8th!

In the latest Road to PMRE Conference 2023, Upmarket welcomes photography business coach, Darryl Stringer! Darryl is offering FREE one-on-one coaching sessions at the PMRE conference in November, and Reed takes advantage of the podcast platform and has Darryl give him an early on-air coaching session. Not only is Darryl offering coaching sessions, but he's also speaking at PMRE and in the second half of the show they dive into Darryl's PMRE topic "Building a resilient photography & media business in an unpredictable world." Lots of helpful nuggets in this informative episode! As always, the show ends with their Action Items!! This is a fun chat full of great information, don't miss it!COUPON CODE ALERT!!!!! PMRE 2023 IS COMING!!! Upmarket Podcast is proud to be the Official Podcast of PMRE and is excited to present this first of several Road to PMRE Episodes that we will have for you leading up to the conference on November 8-9th 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada!! Tickets for the 5th Annual Photography + Media for Real Estate Conference and Warm-up Workshops are now available at PMREConference.com where you can save $75 through the end of September using the code UPMARKET75.Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod. Our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business is at UpmarketCourse.com!!!! Go to the site and book a one-on-one call with Reed to chat about the course (or anything else!) and he'll get you a special discount code!Give a follow to Darryl on Instagram and all other social media!!The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.