Quest #95: Real estate photography
📋 The Walkthrough
- Identify your specific skill and niche — 'real estate photography' with a specialization pays more than generalist.
- Build a portfolio with 3-5 samples (create spec work if you have zero clients yet).
- Set up a polished profile on Direct (local) with a professional photo, clear headline, and portfolio.
- Start at slightly below market rate to land your first 3-5 clients and get reviews.
- Pitch 15-20 potential clients per day with personalized proposals — no templates.
- Overdeliver on first gigs to secure 5-star reviews — this is your growth engine.
- Raise your rates every 5 completed projects. Top freelancers charge 3-5x their starting rate within 6 months.
🤖 Arcane Guidance (Partial Automation)
- Hermes handles post-production: use `multicam-memory-safe-ffmpeg` for batch video/photo processing.
- Tell Hermes: 'Edit these 50 photos — crop, color correct, remove blemishes. Batch process them.'
- Hermes writes your client gallery delivery email and upsell script for prints or additional edits.
- Use Hermes to build and maintain your portfolio website — add new work, update copy, optimize for SEO.
- Have Hermes research which types of shoots command the highest rates in your area and suggest niching.
- Hermes manages your booking calendar, sends reminders, and handles rescheduling requests automatically.
- The shoot is manual, but Hermes turns a 4-hour editing session into 30 minutes of review and approval.
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