How I Network And Meet New Clients For My Photography Business - Offline

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This morning I attended my weekly networking meeting and it gave me the idea for this video/post. In the video, I talk about a great organization that I'm a member of called BNI (Business Network International). If you are a small business owner or professional that needs more or new clients or customers (or you are considering starting your own business), this post is for you.

Nearly 20 years ago, I started my business Scott Shots Photography and about 11 years ago I was invited to visit my local BNI chapter. It's been incredible for my business, but it has also been a great place to meet new people that have become my friends. BNI's main goal is to try to get more business for the members through quality business referrals. We all try suggest each other's businesses when we hear people complaining about or needing a service or product. The organization has a "Givers Gain" philosophy where "If I give business to you, hopefully in return you will want to give business to me". There are many different types of business owners and professionals that join these chapters so you have lots of variety of the type of connections you can make.

I talk about it more in the video so please watch it to get a better idea of what BNI is about.

Here are the links I said I would provide where you can check to see if you have a chapter in your local area. There are chapters in many countries, cities, and towns around the world. If you don't have one in your area, consider starting one!

BNI main website: https://www.bni.com - Look for the "Find a Chapter" feature.
My Chapter: Mountain High BNI
Start your own chapter: http://bnifranchise.com

Our chapter has a ton of fun for 7am in the morning (not all chapters meet that early). Here are some photos of our chapter in action.

Mountain High BNI

Yeah, that's me giving a presentation.

So many business connections to be made...

Our chapter's landscaper, Timmy Critz of Grateful Gardens.

Reno Tahoe Edibles Magazine sales rep Diane Barrett enjoying her presentation time.

And with that... I hope you don't think I'm a BNI salesman, I get nothing if you join a chapter. Just the satisfaction that I tried to help someone succeed. If you think this is a great idea and you are planning on visiting a chapter, please let me know! If you do visit a chapter, come on back and tell me how it went. If you have other ways of networking for your business besides BNI or the Chamber of Commerce, lets us know what works for you in the comments.

(Sorry about all the clapping, lol. I'm not new to photography but I am new to vlogging.)

Thank you for watching, looking, and reading. Cheers to your success!

Scott Thompson
Scott Shots Photography