The Systems and Workflow Magic Podcast

5 AI Prompts to Build Your Photography Business SOPs

The Systems and Workflow Magic Podcast

Show Notes

You know that moment when a new inquiry hits your inbox, and you freeze? Not because you don't want to respond, but because you can't remember what you said last time, whether you should mention pricing, or where that one email template went? Yeah. That's what happens when your entire business lives in your head.

In this episode, I'm walking you through five specific AI prompts you can use today to build out the SOPs your family photography business has been missing. We're talking your client inquiry response, your session prep workflow, your gallery delivery process, your review and referral request system, and your content batching workflow. I give you the exact prompt language, what you should get back from AI, and how to personalize each draft so it sounds like you and not like a robot wrote it.

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