Are you in Facebook groups that help you inspire and grow your
business? I am in several and one of them is
#BoldBossTribe. The two leaders of the group post Mondays through Friday to get the group to interact. One of the questions inspired me to write a blog post so I could tell you all a little bit more about myself to you all.
What Inspired you to start your business or blog? That is a very good question and insightful. So the summer before I graduated college I interned for a photographer in hometown name Mary Margaret Chambliss Photography. When she was ordering professional photograph prints she was ordering them from New Orleans. I was telling my professors about this and they thought this was interesting especially since Birmingham has some magazine companies located here. My professors and I discussed my options during my senior year. Photographers go to L.A., Colorado, or New York (those general areas). But my professors knowing how much I dislike like the cold did not see me up north or in the west. The also did not see me in L.A. So that is when we began discussing going back to my hometown and beginning a business. I could sell my artwork and advertise printing professionally for other photographers.
But now how to come up with a name for my business? The name was quite simple actually. I went by my nickname Allie Ray. It just flowed really well and it also was a way to honor my dad who passed away before I entered college. He always loved art and nature. Now I just had to get my business started and my name out there for the world to know!
As an introvert that takes some time, but as someone who has learned to give up I work hard and promote like crazy. I have found several ways to keep getting likes on Facebook and Instagram despite the algorithm changes. I have a great support system and I have many willing models to practice my photography skills on throughout the year. I still can't believe I started my business almost 6 years ago! Thank you for following along this journey with me.
A Christmas gift a mom gave her adult child
A Christmas gift that a husband gave a wife
At a recent art show in February
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