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Top 3 Investments Every Entrepreneur Should Make in Their Personal Brand

If you’re an entrepreneur who’s just starting out, chances are you sometimes feel overwhelmed with all of the costs that go into starting a business and promoting your personal brand. It can be really challenging to distinguish a smart investment that’ll lead to more money down the road from an investment that’s just a waste of your already limited funds. But certain investments can make all the difference!

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What NOT to Do in Your Personal Brand Photoshoot

A professional personal brand photoshoot is one of the smartest investments any entrepreneur, influencer, or small business owner can make. Great personal branding photos cement your personal brand the way nothing else can. They communicate your intent, attract your ideal audience, and help you visually portray your best self to the world.

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10 Ways Real Headshots are Better Than AI Headshots

I’m not gonna lie - the headshots I’m seeing that are coming out of AI image generators are nothing short of incredible. The details, the lighting, the colour - all of it seems perfect. Or, perhaps a little too perfect? And while I can admit that AI images are technically masterful, I just don’t like them. I can spot them a mile off, and to be honest, I feel a little cheated. When I visit your website or social media to find out more about working with you, I want to get to know you, not a machine’s interpretation of you. So, in the hope of ‘keeping it real’, here are all the ways I think actual headshots are better than AI generated headshots.

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Brand Photos for Business Coaches

Choosing a business coach or a life coach is a very personal thing, so it’s important that I feel personally connected to them right from the get-go. Photos help me do just that, which will then encourage me to book that discover call, which will then help me decide if we’re going to be a good fit working together. So what type of brand photos are best for business coaches?

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How to Create Personal Branding Photos When You're Pregnant

What if it’s time to update your photos and you’re pregnant? You could wait until baby is born and then try and schedule in a photoshoot around a newborn. But during that year, you might need to ramp up promotions to sustain you on maternity leave and the extra content would be super valuable. Or you could do a photoshoot in the early stages of pregnancy to build up your content library but, if these photos appear on your website or marketing materials for the coming years, you probably don’t want to appear perpetually pregnant! So what do you do??

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Personal Branding Photos for Sydney Real Estate Agents

With the Sydney property market always changing, families are looking for trusted and reliable real estate agents to help guide them into their forever home. But, as a Sydney real estate agent, how do you get visible and communicate all the ways you can help people navigate the property market? One way is to build your personal brand and create quality content that highlights your professionalism, gives your audience and idea what it’s like to work with you, and to build genuine trust.

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