Brands that Book with Davey & Krista Jones

Episode 155: How to Prep Your Business for Vacation

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One thing we've realized after 10+ years as business owners is that it's actually harder to take a vacation as a business owner than it was a...

Episode 154: How to Avoid Burnout

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you experiencing burnout? After an uncertain past 2 years, we know many of you are faced with challenges that result in burnout. Today Da...

Episode 153: How To Get Website Traffic Quickly

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a way to build website traffic quickly? We think so! In this episode, you will learn how to gain traffic to your website quickly by ...

Episode 152: How to Improve a Landing Page Design for Conversion

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An effective landing page can make-or-break a lead generation campaign or product launch. This episode covers what we look for whenever we're...

Episode 151: How to Get Started as a Website Designer

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Interested in getting started as a website designer? In this episode, Davey & Krista cover everything from learning the skills to buildin...

Episode 150: How To Start and Grow a YouTube Channel in 2022

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Trena Little, YouTube strategist and creator of the Video Strategy Academy, joins me on the podcast today to chat about how to start and grow...

Episode 149: Crafting Copy with Soul

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Copywriter Olivia Carson joins me on the podcast today to discuss crafting copy with soul. While our conversation focuses primarily on websit...

Episode 148: Automating Your Life and Work: The system Graham uses to work only 5 hours a Week

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The entrepreneur, YouTuber, and Business Coach Graham Cochran joins me on the podcast to discuss how to automate and optimize your life and w...

Episode 147: How Photographers Can Make More Money using their Online Gallery

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gavin Wade, founder of CloudSpot joins me on the podcast today to discuss how photographers can make more money using their online gallery. G...

Episode 146: How to Optimize a Google Business Profile for Local SEO

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are chatting about optimizing your Google business profile formerly known as a Google My Business listing. If you're a local busines...

Episode 145: How to Create and Sell an Online Course

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Becca and Chad Campbell from the Course Company join me today for a discussion about how to create and sell an online course. You may recogni...

Episode 144: How to Optimize Your Pinterest Account for 2022

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pinterest expert Vanessa Kynes is back for our annual episode on Pinterest and what businesses need to do to be successful on Pinterest in 20...

Episode 143: How to Make Your Content More Shareable on Social Media

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Krista and I sit down in today's episode to chat about how to make content more shareable. Content takes time to create, and you want to make...

Episode 142: Our Favorite Tools for Website Optimization

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Leah MacDaniel, SEO Specialist and Account Manager over at the Till Agency, joins me for another Brands that Books Show and Stuff Marketers S...

Episode 141: What You Need Know for SEO in 2022

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Leah MacDaniel SEO specialist and account manager over at Till Agency joins me for this special Brands that Book and Stuff Markers Say podcas...

Episode 140: How to Refresh Your Website without a Redesign

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode Krista and I are chatting about some our favorite end of year activities just to reflect on the past year. But then, we tu...

Episode 139: 5-minute Method for Getting Organized

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

If you've listened to the podcast for any significant amount of time you know that my systems for organization and productivity have evolved....

Episode 138: How to get your Website ready for Black Friday

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa Kynes is back on the podcast today chatting with me about how to prepare for a Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale. We originally were goi...

Episode 137: 3 Pricing Mistakes: What You Should Do Instead

20 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bonnie Bakhtiari from “B is for Bonnie Design” is on the podcast today chatting about the three most common pricing mistakes that she see...

Episode 136: How to Start a Podcast

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s podcast is about – podcasting. Melissa Guller of Wit and Wire joins me to discuss how to get started with podcasting. We cover a ...

Episode 135: How to Create a Strong Visual Brand

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode Krista and I are covering the components of a strong visual brand identity. We're diving into a few things to consider whe...

Episode 134: 5 Common Website Mistakes You Might Be Making

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode Krista and I cover five website mistakes that we commonly see people make. If you're looking for higher conversion rates o...

Episode 133: How to Create a Subscription Box Website

08 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a fun one because I get to share a little bit about another business of mine that I haven't shared much about on this podc...

Episode 132: 7 Cool Things You Can Do on Your Website

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode is a bit random but Krista and I thought it would be fun to have a quick casual conversation about 7 fun ideas for your we...

Episode 131: 5 Elements of a High Converting Landing Page

18 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a special crossover episode with my other podcast over at the Till Agency, Stuff Marketers Say. In this episode I chat wi...

Episode 130: Is Showit bad for SEO?

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today we're answering the question that we get a lot, is Showit good or bad for SEO? To help us answer that question I'm chatting today with ...

Episode 129: Showit vs. Elementor

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode Krista and I or continuing to compare different platforms. Today which everything two popular website platforms Showit an...

Episode 128: Kit vs. Flodesk

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode Krista and I are chatting through two popular email marketing platforms Kit and Flodesk. If you're interested in getting started to...

Episode 127: 5 Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself Today

21 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Life coach Joe Malizia joins me on this episode to discuss five powerful questions that you can ask yourself today to move beyond where you'r...

Episode 126: Core Web Vitals: What You Need to Know

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Google is rolling out with a major page experience update this coming June. It’s an update that was originally scheduled to be released in ...

Episode 125: The Purpose of Every Web Page

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Krista and I discuss the purpose of every page on a website. Well not every page but we discuss many pages that one would lik...

Episode 124: Reflections on Building a Team

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Krista is back on the podcast and this week we're chatting about what we've learned over the past few years about building team. Everything f...

Episode 123: Impact of an Integrator

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week's guest is this Creative at Heart founder and integrator Kat Schmoyer. Kat joins me on the podcast to discuss what an integrator is...

Episode 122: Writing Sales Pages that Sell

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Copywriter Jess Jordana is back on the podcast to chat about writing sales page copy, we actually recorded this episode when&n...

Episode 121: Tips for Creating an Engaged Email List

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Copyrighter Jess Jordana is back on the podcast to chat about email marketing. We're covering email platforms, the kinds of emails that peopl...

Episode 120: 8 Steps to Building and Marketing your Online Course

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Photographer and digital marketer Hope Taylor joins me on the today’s podcast to chat all about building online courses, the most reliable ...

Episode 119: 5 Tools for Optimizing Your Website

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode Krista joins me for a discussion about 5 tools you can use to optimize your website and assess your websites health. One...

Episode 118: Growing Your Business with TikTok and Instagram Reels

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest on the podcast is photographer and educator Natasha Coyle. Natasha joins us to discuss how you can grow your business and bring...

Episode 117: Marketing Your Business in 2021

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest is Meghan Brown, the director of B2B marketing for The Knot Worldwide. Meghan joins me to discuss marketing and advertisi...

Episode 116: Pinterest Trends for 2021

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa Kynes is my guest on the podcast today and she is helping us get ready for the new year by sharing what we can do to be successful on...

Episode 115: About Page Dos and Don'ts

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Krista is back on the podcast and we're talking about one of the biggest obstacles people face as they build their websites: the about page. ...

Episode 114: Business Planning for the New Year

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shay Cochrane, the founder and CEO of Social Squares, joins me on the podcast for a timely discussion about planning an end of year retreat t...

Episode 113: Website Tools: Part 2

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Krista joins me on the podcast to continue our discussion of different website tools. Today we discuss the options for email marketing, inclu...

Episode 112: How to Book and Price Destination Photoshoots

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is one of our favorite photographers, Renee Dickerson of Renee Hollingshead Photography. Renee travels the world shooting weddi...

Episode 111: How to Run Black Friday Promotions

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a special crossover episode of the Brands that Book podcast and a new Till Agency podcast, Stuff Marketers Say. We just launched t...

Episode 110: Utilizing Free Content to Grow Your Email List

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

LaShonda Brown is the latest guest on the Brands that Book podcast and we're chatting all about how she uses MemberSpace and Flodesk to grow ...

Episode 109: How to Build a Team

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Megan Kuethen, also known as the Queen of Ops, joins me on the podcast to chat about building a team. Megan and her team work with fast growi...

Episode 108: Our Favorite Tools for Website Visuals

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We talk a lot about strategy on the Brands that Book podcast, whether it be mailing lists or social media, or scaling and building a team. Bu...

Episode 107: How to Scale to Multiple Locations

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sarah Chancey of Chancey Charm joins me to chat about scaling her wedding planning business. Originally founded in Denver, she eventually mov...

Episode 106: The 5 Rules of a Solid Daily Routine

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Disclaimer: We are NOT providing the professional services of a coach, nutritionist, doctor, or any other kind of licensed or certified profe...

Episode 105: How to Become an Educator

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is educator and fellow podcaster, Laylee Emadi, and we're talking about just that: education. We chat all about what it means t...

Episode 104: Unearthing Your Brand Identity

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Abby Grace returns to the Brands that Book podcast to discuss creating a brand identity. And just like her first Brands that Book interview, ...

Episode 103: Crafting a PR Strategy

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is Dr. Tiffany Eurich, a PR expert who gives us an absolute master class on PR and how it has the potential to get $1,000,000...

Episode 102: How to Handle Feedback and Criticism

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Wright of Anna Kay Photography joins me on the podcast today to discuss growing from the no’s: how to learn from feedback and criticis...

Episode 101: Building Trust & Increasing Demand

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa Kynes is back on the podcast and we're chatting about the two elements necessary for booking services or selling products: building t...

Episode 100: You Asked, We Answered

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve reached episode 100! Well, technically we've already passed episode 100, if you count the intro and the Founder Series episodes. But ...

Episode 99: Building a Mastermind Program

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Vanessa Hicks of Vanessa Hicks photography and we're chatting all about how she built her mastermind program. We cover how s...

Episode 98: Contracts and Handling Difficult Client Situations

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Magi Fisher, The Artists' Lawyer of Magifisher.com, where you can find legal resources for your creative business. Magi join...

Episode 97: How Film Supply Club Began

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is serial entrepreneur, Braedon Flynn. Braedon has not only built successful photography businesses, but he's also the founder ...

Episode 96: How to Get Started with Affiliate Marketing

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Want to make some extra money sharing the tools, resources, and products you already love? If so, maybe affiliate marketing is for you. In to...

Episode 95: 3 Favorite Tools for Selling Online

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Vanessa Kynes and I riff about a few of our favorite tools for selling online. We cover quite a bit of related material i...

Episode 94: Turning a Service Into a Product

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dani Stringer of KidNurse, joins me on the podcast today to discuss building an online community and becoming an online educator. It's always...

Episode 93: Balancing Business and Creativity

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is luxury, destination Wedding and Editorial Photographer, KT Merry. It's an interview I've been really excited for, because ...

Episode 92: Bookkeeping and Accounting for Creatives

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

CPA, Amy Northard, the Accountant for Creatives, joins me today for a conversation about bookkeeping, accounting, and a few of the governmen...

Episode 91: Building Systems into Your Business

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Brands that Book, Dawn from Tech Savvy Creative and I chat about building systems into your business. Dawn provides a real...

Episode 90: The Possibility of Something Better

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I welcome back Katelyn James to the Brands that Book podcast to talk about a subject that I've largely avoided: the quarantine. For tho...

Episode 88: How to Follow Up & Get a Response

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today Vanessa Kynes and I are chatting about how to effectively follow up with people. Or in other words, how to follow up in a way that gets...

Episode 89: How to Build a Luxury Level Brand

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Film Wedding Photographer, Lauren Fair, joins me on the Brands that Book podcast today to chat about building a high end brand. We chat about...

Episode 87: How to Build Hype for a Website Launch

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are chatting about a topic that I've been wanting to tackle for quite some time now: how to build hype around a website launch, or r...

Episode 86: 5 Pricing Mistakes to Avoid

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

BTB regular, Vanessa Kynes, joins me for a conversation about 5 pricing mistakes I see businesses make. We talked through lots of different e...

Episode 85: Discovering Your Brand's Voice

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Copywriter Kayla Hollatz joins me for today's episode to chat about discovering your brand's voice. Writing about yourself or your business c...

Episode 84: Cancellations, Rescheduling, and Enforcing Your Contracts

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Attorney Paige Griffith, of The Legal Paige, joins me for a special live episode of the Brands that Book podcast to discuss contracts, specif...

Episode 83: 5 Facebook Audiences to Target

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode we are chatting about different audiences that you can create and target when advertising on Facebook. And one of my Till ...

Episode 82: 5 Tips for Creating a Productive Schedule

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Vanessa Kynes is back and joining me for a discussion on building a block schedule. We review a blog post I wrote a few years ago on block sc...

Episode 81: Flodesk and the Importance of Putting Your Customer First

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Martha and Rebecca, the founders of Flodesk, join me today for a conversation about email marketing and how Flodesk came to be. Flodesk launc...

Episode 80: How Virginia Dare Dress Co. Began

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Rebekah Murray, founder of Virginia Dare Dress Co. I was really looking forward to this interview because I haven't intervie...

Episode 79: How to Get Started as a Website Designer

19 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Chris Misterek, the founder of Self-Made Web Designer and he's here to chat with us about just that: getting started as a we...

Episode 78: 5 Steps to Creating Content

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Jess Dang, founder of Cook Smarts, an online meal planning service. Jess started Cook Smarts in 2012 to help families live h...

Episode 77: How to Craft a Mission Statement

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is Emily Sexton, the founder and CEO of The Flourish Market, a shop where every product has a bigger purpose, just like you. An...

Episode 76: The Ins and Outs of Quarterly Planning

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am joined by Creative at Heart conference host and founder, Kat Schmoyer. Kat is joining me on the podcast to talk about quarterly pl...

Episode 75: How to be a Compelling Presenter (Post-Showit United 2019)

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 of my 2-part series with Speaking Coach Mike Pacchione. If you haven’t listened to the first episode, no problem! You can li...

Episode 74: How to be a Compelling Presenter (Pre-Showit United 2019)

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am joined by Speaking Coach Mike Pacchione. Mike has flown around the world teaching people how to give presentations. And he’s wor...

Episode 73: The Secret to Being a Good Sales Person

15 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am joined by photographer and business coach, Chad DiBlasio. Chad is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Central Ohio and he...

Episode 72: Creating an Optimal Website

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a bit different. This is actually the recording of an interview that I did for Devin Robinson's podcast, The Anchored Podcast...

Episode 71: How We Built Another Business Quickly

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today I am joined by my Till Agency co-founders, Ryan Akins and Jesse Morquecho. I have mentioned it before on the podcast, but earlier this ...

Episode 70: How to Use Instagram to Grow Your Business

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode features photographer Devin Robinson, founder of Anchor and Veil and co-owner of the Kreativ Summit. I had the opportunity to...

Episode 69: Parenthood and Business

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today Jamie Findlay, cofounder of Evolve Workshops, joins me for a conversation about parenthood and business. While Jamie might be most reco...

Episode 68: Founders' Series: Korie Herold, The Weekend Type

27 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode features author, artist, and founder of The Weekend Type, Korie Herold. Korie recently released her third book, "Our Christ...

Episode 67: 10 Common DIY Website Design Mistakes

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Krista and I are back continuing our mini-series on brand and website design. And we’re chatting about the 10 most common mistakes we see o...

Episode 66: 5 Tips for Writing Website Copy Quickly

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Copywriter, Jess Jordana, is back for another episode of the Brands that Book podcast! We are continuing our mini-series on branding and webs...

Episode 65: 5 Ways to Get More Out of a Branding Project

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It has only taken 60 plus episodes, but Krista has finally joined me for an episode of the podcast. It is the perfect time too, because we ar...

Episode 64: 5 SEO Fixes to Make on Your Website

30 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Somehow, in nearly 60 episodes, we haven't chatted about SEO. Mostly because I find it is easier to share on a blog post or video tutorial, b...

Episode 63: 9 Ways to Get More Out of Your Content

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week Vanessa and I are continuing the discussion around content marketing. Specifically we’re chatting about strategies for making the...

Episode 62: How to Create Content that Connects with the RIGHT Client with Elisabeth Young

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If creating content has been a struggle for you—or maybe you’re not even sure this is something you be spending time on—this episode is...

Episode 61: How to Build a Trusted Brand - Tim Newton, Ramsey Solutions

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today we are chatting with Tim Newton, Senior Creative Officer of Ramsey Solutions. In this episode, Tim shares how Ramsey Solutions have bui...

Episode 60: The Super Simple Guide to Email Marketing

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly everyone has an email address. Your audience may be scattered throughout different social media channels, using one or two more h...

Episode 59: How to Scale a Business - Ryan & Jake, Freedom Edits

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Want to grow your wedding business to 25 events a year? What about 50? What about 250? Today I am chatting with Jake and Ryan, the founder...

Episode 58: The 4 Components of an Effective Facebook Ads Campaign

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I mentioned a few times in passing on the podcast, but I started another business at the beginning of 2019 with two friends of mine, Jesse Mo...

Episode 57: Getting to Yes: Crafting Prices People Will Pay

11 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve discussed this before, but being good at what you do is simply not enough much of the time. For better or worse, people don’t comp...

Episode 56: Erin Youngren - How to Find Your Dream Clients

14 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Erin and Jeff are based out of Southern California, but they have shot across the US and around the world. They also manage two other photog...