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Your place to discover strategies, tips, and tools to transform your productivity along with information and insights into finding, hiring and working with a virtual assistant.

Self-Compassion for Freelancers: Why Being Kinder to Yourself Is Good for Business

Running a business can bring out your harshest inner critic. Here’s why self-compassion matters for freelancers, photographers and small business owners - and how being kinder to yourself can help you make calmer, clearer decisions.

28 September 2026

5 Ways to Get Repeat Bookings as a Family Photographer

Getting repeat bookings doesn’t have to mean icky sales tactics or hounding past clients. With a few simple systems and well-timed reminders, you can stay front of mind so happy families come back when their next chapter is ready to be captured.

10 August 2026

Improving Your Family Photography Business’ Client Journey

A smooth family photography experience starts long before the session itself. From the first enquiry to gallery delivery, small touchpoints can help clients feel calmer, clearer and genuinely looked after - without adding more work to your already busy week.

20 July 2026

Time Management for Photographers: 6 Tips to Survive Peak Wedding Season (With Your Sanity Intact)

Peak season is brilliant... but it's also relentless. If you're already wondering how you're going to stay on top of it all - the weddings, the editing, the enquiries, the marketing, the admin - here are six practical time management tips to help photographers stay visible, organised and a little more sane through the busiest months.

25 June 2026

Dubsado for Freelance Photographers: How to Create the Perfect Workflow & Dubsado 3.0 Updates

Already heard of Dubsado but not sure where to start? Get the low-down on how to set up and use Dubsado, so the nitty-gritty admin side of your photography business can finally start running itself.

25 May 2026

The Freelancer's Guide to a Smoother Tax Season (It Starts With Your Systems)

Tax season has a habit of creeping up… and suddenly you’re piecing together a year’s worth of admin in one go. If things felt a bit chaotic last time, it’s usually not the tax return itself that made it stressful… It’s everything behind the scenes.

27 April 2026

In-House or Outsourcing? How Virtual Assistant Jobs Are Reshaping Small Businesses in 2026

Hiring used to be the automatic answer to growth or overwhelm. But the UK VA Survey 2025 suggests that mindset is shifting, as outsourcing to a virtual assistant is becoming a more structured, reliable and sometimes more cost-effective alternative.

31 March 2026

Why Do We Procrastinate So Much and What Can We Do About It?

We're taking a look at what causes procrastination, which type of procrastinator you might be and how you can overcome your tendency towards putting things off.

27 February 2026

Setting Business Objectives: Why Annually Reviewing Your Photography Business First Matters

Setting business objectives is easy; setting the right ones is where most photographers get stuck. A yearly business review helps spot what’s really working, what’s quietly draining your time, and what’s worth changing before another busy year takes over.

30 January 2026