Upmarket: The Business of Real Estate Photography & Media

Upmarket Studios

Talking about the business of Real Estate Photography, Video, 3D Imaging and Marketing, with an emphasis on learning how to scale a Real Estate Media business.

read less

Ep. 29 - Feeding the Content Beast with Dom.
3d ago
Ep. 29 - Feeding the Content Beast with Dom.
This week Reed sits down with the King Troll of the Real Estate Photography Facebook groups, Dominic Wilkerson! Dom is probably the undisputed KING of posting content on Instagram and Facebook in our industry. Reed tries to get to the bottom of how and why Dom produces all this content. In the second half of the episode the guys get personal, revealing that Dom is the Troll with The Heart of Gold and that Reed actually has a life outside of Upmarket. As always, the episode ends with a couple Action Items that listeners can use to help grow their own Real Estate Media Businesses!Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod. Our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business is at UpmarketCourse.com!!!! Use code "Launch35" to get 35% off through April 2nd!The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Upmarket is also sponsored by localmarketingdept.com, where you can start turning your Real Estate Media Business into a Real Estate Marketing Agency. If you mention "Upmarket" when signing up with Local Marketing Department, you will receive all the following: One month free service (that's one month of no subscription fee for the Media company); One Local Marketing Package to offer your agents (3 months free); One Social Media Management Package to offer your agents (3 months free)Upmarket is additionally sponsored by Pixlmob.com. Pixlmob is an online marketplace of Real Estate photo editors where real estate photographers can browse verified editor profiles, order photo edits, and process payments - all in the same platform. They are giving upmarket listeners $25 in credit when they sign up at pixlmob.com/upmarket.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.
Ep. 28 - Two Steps Forward, One Step Back. A Quarterly Business Check-In.
Mar 14 2023
Ep. 28 - Two Steps Forward, One Step Back. A Quarterly Business Check-In.
This week marks the Official Launch of our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com!!!! Use code "Launch35" to get 35% off through April 2nd! Reed and Mark chat about the course a bit this episode, but the bulk of time is spent talking BUSINESS. Specifically, how with Chelsea on vacation for 2 weeks, the guys are feeling thrust back into the pre-merger, pre-scaled version of their companies. It is not fun. Especially as it has now been 4 straight months of record-low listings in Ventura County and the business is feeling it. But don't despair! Hope is on the horizon. The guys shed more light on the big brokerage deals they're finalizing, and the surprising new avenues these deals are opening up for expanding Upmarket Media. As always, the episode ends with a couple Action Items that listeners can use to help grow their own Real Estate Media Businesses!Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Upmarket is also sponsored by localmarketingdept.com, where you can start turning your Real Estate Media Business into a Real Estate Marketing Agency. If you mention "Upmarket" when signing up with Local Marketing Department, you will receive all the following: One month free service (that's one month of no subscription fee for the Media company); One Local Marketing Package to offer your agents (3 months free); One Social Media Management Package to offer your agents (3 months free)Upmarket is additionally sponsored by Pixlmob.com. Pixlmob is an online marketplace of Real Estate photo editors where real estate photographers can browse verified editor profiles, order photo edits, and process payments - all in the same platform. They are giving upmarket listeners $25 in credit when they sign up at pixlmob.com/upmarket.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.
Ep. 27 - Diversify Your Revenue by Adding... Home Staging?
Feb 28 2023
Ep. 27 - Diversify Your Revenue by Adding... Home Staging?
This week Upmarket Pod is thrilled that Anthony Taing and Kamika Bruland of CoLab Media have made the long trek from Olympia, Washington to Ojai CA to sit down with Reed and Mark to dish all things Real Estate Media. Anthony and Kamika talk about how they have diversified their Real Estate industry offerings to include home staging and even house cleaning to their menu of options. They also share the ups and downs of life as business, as well as romantic partners. It was so fun to talk with this engaging, inspiring couple and get a ton of actionable advice for Upmarket listeners. Speaking of action, everyone throws down an action to end this fun episode on a high note!Follow Anthony and Kamika on IG at @colabmediaco.Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar and our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Upmarket is also sponsored by localmarketingdept.com, where you can start turning your Real Estate Media Business into a Real Estate Marketing Agency. If you mention "Upmarket" when signing up with Local Marketing Department, you will receive all the following: One month free service (that's one month of no subscription fee for the Media company); One Local Marketing Package to offer your agents (3 months free); One Social Media Management Package to offer your agents (3 months free)Upmarket is additionally sponsored by Pixlmob.com. Pixlmob is an online marketplace of Real Estate photo editors where real estate photographers can browse verified editor profiles, order photo edits, and process payments - all in the same platform. They are giving upmarket listeners $25 in credit when they sign up at pixlmob.com/upmarket.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.
Ep. 26 - "Have confidence. Show your value." REALTOR advice for Real Estate Photographers.
Feb 14 2023
Ep. 26 - "Have confidence. Show your value." REALTOR advice for Real Estate Photographers.
"We have no idea what we're doing, ever." This week, we finally get a REALTOR to admit that out loud! Ignacio Anzaldo, a REALTOR from LIV Sotheby's International Realty in Ventura CA joins Reed for a super fun and (sometimes off the rails) chat about the current state of the overall real estate market (will any of us ever work again????) Ignacio tells us not to fret, that all the smartest REALTORS will be doubling down on their marketing during lean times. With beers flowing, HOt tAEkS abound in the second half of the show when Reed asks Ignacio questions crowdsourced from the private REP Facebook groups. They cover a lot of ground and make some BOLD STATEMENTS. This unfiltered episode finally ends with a couple of earnest Action Items from the guys.Follow Ignacio on IG at @ignacio_anzaldo.Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar and our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Upmarket is also sponsored by localmarketingdept.com, where you can start turning your Real Estate Media Business into a Real Estate Marketing Agency. If you mention "Upmarket" when signing up with Local Marketing Department, you will receive all the following: One month free service (that's one month of no subscription fee for the Media company); One Local Marketing Package to offer your agents (3 months free); One Social Media Management Package to offer your agents (3 months free)Upmarket is additionally sponsored by Pixlmob.com. Pixlmob is an online marketplace of Real Estate photo editors where real estate photographers can browse verified editor profiles, order photo edits, and process payments - all in the same platform. They are giving upmarket listeners $25 in credit when they sign up at pixlmob.com/upmarket.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.
Ep. 25 - Big Deals Pt. II: 70,000sf of Matterport + Brokerage Deals.
Jan 31 2023
Ep. 25 - Big Deals Pt. II: 70,000sf of Matterport + Brokerage Deals.
The long-awaited sequel to Upmarket Episode 16: Big Deals, this episode gives listeners the lowdown on the current statuses of the BIG DEALS talked about in the previous episode. Spoilers ahead if you haven't listened to Ep 16 (go back and do it now!)... In this follow-up, Reed and Mark dish on the the (somewhat) mini version of the the big retail job they were up for last fall that they just landed. Turns out it the perfect timing to help alleviate the (extremely) slow season blues Upmarket has been having the last few months. Then in the second half of the show, they guys update on their (suddenly fruitful) attempts to land some brokerage deals. As always, they (with producer Chelsea chiming in) end the show with their action items!Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar and our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Upmarket is also sponsored by localmarketingdept.com, where you can start turning your Real Estate Media Business into a Real Estate Marketing Agency. If you mention "Upmarket" when signing up with Local Marketing Department, you will receive all the following: One month free service (that's one month of no subscription fee for the Media company); One Local Marketing Package to offer your agents (3 months free); One Social Media Management Package to offer your agents (3 months free)Upmarket is additionally sponsored by Pixlmob.com. Pixlmob is an online marketplace of Real Estate photo editors where real estate photographers can browse verified editor profiles, order photo edits, and process payments - all in the same platform. They are giving upmarket listeners $25 in credit when they sign up at pixlmob.com/upmarket.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floorplans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can use the code UPMARKET at checkout and any new subscriber will get a 1 month free trial.
Ep. 24 - It's Not All Wine & Roses. Scaling is Hard.
Jan 17 2023
Ep. 24 - It's Not All Wine & Roses. Scaling is Hard.
On this episode Reed sits down with Brianne Ippolito, co-owner and Operations Manager of Zoon Media in Calgary, Alberta Canada to talk about the realities of scaling your Real Estate Media business. After Reed's presentation at PMRE 2022 in Las Vegas, Brianne pulled Reed aside and took issue with a few of his assertions from the talk, so he invited her on the podcast to talk through some of her thoughts. Brianne chats about the hardest parts of managing her team of 15 and the high volume of shoots they do on a day-to-day basis. Mo' Shoots = Mo' Problems, basically. They also get into how Zoon has expanded into nearby markets and what it takes to manage that from afar. Reed and Brianne end the show with their Action Items!Follow Zoon Media on Instagram and also throw a follow to all your buddies at Upmarket Pod!Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar. During the pre-launch phase, get 35% off our course on How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business by using the code PRE35 at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Upmarket is also sponsored by localmarketingdept.com, where you can start turning your Real Estate Media Business into a Real Estate Marketing Agency. If you mention "Upmarket" when signing up with Local Marketing Department, you will receive all the following: One month free service (that's one month of no subscription fee for the Media company); One Local Marketing Package to offer your agents (3 months free); One Social Media Management Package to offer your agents (3 months free)Upmarket is additionally sponsored by Pixlmob.com. Pixlmob is an online marketplace of Real Estate photo editors where real estate photographers can browse verified editor profiles, order photo edits, and process payments - all in the same platform. They are giving upmarket listeners $25 in credit when they sign up at pixlmob.com/upmarket
Ep. 23 - In Comes the New. Rolling Out New Services & Prices to Your Clients.
Jan 3 2023
Ep. 23 - In Comes the New. Rolling Out New Services & Prices to Your Clients.
All the new things are on Reed & Mark's minds as they embark with Producer Chelsea on this first Upmarket Podcast of 2023. The gang talk about all the new services, products and prices that Upmarket Media will be rolling out to their clients in the first part of 2023. They strategize about timing, the best ways to get the word out and try to finalize exactly what in the heck they'll actually be rolling out. In the second half of the show they respond to a listener who writes in with a contrarian Hot Take about where the Real Estate Media industry is headed if and when there is a large downturn in the broader real estate market. They end the show with the inaugural action items of 2023!Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar and our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Upmarket is also sponsored by localmarketingdept.com, where you can start turning your Real Estate Media Business into a Real Estate Marketing Agency. If you mention "Upmarket" when signing up with Local Marketing Department, you will receive all the following: One month free service (that's one month of no subscription fee for the Media company); One Local Marketing Package to offer your agents (3 months free); One Social Media Management Package to offer your agents (3 months free)Upmarket is additionally sponsored by Pixlmob.com. Pixlmob is an online marketplace of Real Estate photo editors where real estate photographers can browse verified editor profiles, order photo edits, and process payments - all in the same platform. They are giving upmarket listeners $25 in credit when they sign up at pixlmob.com/upmarket
Ep. 22 - SWOT Analysis 2022. Strengths. Weaknesses. Opportunities. Threats.
Dec 20 2022
Ep. 22 - SWOT Analysis 2022. Strengths. Weaknesses. Opportunities. Threats.
It's SWOT Analysis time on Upmarket Pod! We take our listeners in depth in this MEGA epidsode into Upmarket Media's 2022 SWOT Analysis. SWOT is Strengths, Opportunities, Weaknesses and Threats. Reed, Mark and producer Chelsea go in-depth on everything Upmarket Media is thinking and feeling heading into to 2023. This episode is long, but hopefully worth it and maybe can inspire others to do their own SWOT as we believe it is a great way to focus and analyze how your business is doing.Follow along with their SWOT bullet points and find out what questions you should ask yourself when you do your own SWOT with this document: https://bit.ly/3PBMwJjDon't worry, they still end the show with their Action Items... things that any listener can do right now help lay the foundation for scaling their Real Estate Media Business.Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar and our course How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Upmarket is also sponsored by localmarketingdept.com, where you can start turning your Real Estate Media Business into a Real Estate Marketing Agency. If you mention "Upmarket" when signing up with Local Marketing Department, you will receive all the following: One month free service (that's one month of no subscription fee for the Media company); One Local Marketing Package to offer your agents (3 months free); One Social Media Management Package to offer your agents (3 months free)Upmarket is additionally sponsored by Pixlmob.com. Pixlmob is an online marketplace of Real Estate photo editors where real estate photographers can browse verified editor profiles, order photo edits, and process payments - all in the same platform. They are giving upmarket listeners $25 in credit when they sign up at pixlmob.com/upmarket
Ep. 21 - Big News & Slow Season Strategies.
Dec 6 2022
Ep. 21 - Big News & Slow Season Strategies.
Reed and Mark return for another episode where they announce some BIG NEWS regarding a free Upmarket Media webinar and the pre-launch special for their online course on How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business. After a few minutes of shameless self-promotion, the guys move into talking about what REP business owners should think about as they navigate the start of the slow season. They touch on everything from finishing up long-term projects (like the perpetually put-off employee handbook) to developing new products to setting prices and to assessing costs for the new year. They end the show with their Action Items... things that any listener can do right now help lay the foundation for scaling their Real Estate Media Business.Check out Upmarket's FREE webinar on How and Why to Scale Your Real Estate Media Business at upmarketcourse.com/webinar. During the pre-launch phase, get 35% off our course on How to Grow and Scale Your Real Estate Media Business by using the code PRE35 at UpmarketCourse.com. Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is Aryeo, the best place to help grow and manage your Real Estate Media business. Use the code "Upmarket" at aryeo.com to get 15 free bonus listings with any new account.Upmarket is also sponsored by localmarketingdept.com, where you can start turning your Real Estate Media Business into a Real Estate Marketing Agency. If you mention "Upmarket" when signing up with Local Marketing Department, you will receive all the following: One month free service (that's one month of no subscription fee for the Media company); One Local Marketing Package to offer your agents (3 months free); One Social Media Management Package to offer your agents (3 months free)Upmarket is additionally sponsored by Pixlmob.com. Pixlmob is an online marketplace of Real Estate photo editors where real estate photographers can browse verified editor profiles, order photo edits, and process payments - all in the same platform. They are giving upmarket listeners $25 in credit when they sign up at pixlmob.com/upmarket