It's been a while, but we're back! After a year+ long break during the 2020 pandemic, the Full Time Real Estate Photographer is back to kick off Season 2 with a re-introduction, our thoughts on the future of the podcast, and we answer 3 questio

E38 - Interview - iGUIDE - Virtual tours, floorplans, and how photographers can make more money

Feb 24th, 2020 1h 20m

This episode features one of the founders of iGUIDE, and we discuss virtual tours, floorplans, and how important these things are to the future of the industry. Don't worry, it's not a 90-minute sales pitch, all of the executives at iGUIDE are

E37 - Advertising and marketing your business, Systems we use to run our business, and a special update

Dec 18th, 2019 1h 6m

In this episode, we have a couple more questions to answer from a couple of our esteemed subscribers. I also share a very special update at the very end of the episode about an interesting case with a disgruntled photography client who went out

E36 - Listener Questions - adding video to the business, working with staging companies, and more.

Dec 7th, 2019 40m 40s

We have some great questions to answer from a couple of followers of the podcast. We discuss working with staging companies, how to set up business relationships to you can get more photoshoots, and how to bring up the issue of staging with our

E35 - Listener Question - Language Barriers, Presentation Skills, and deciding on starting in RE photography

Nov 27th, 2019 28m 9s

Got some great questions to answer from a listener of the podcast. We had a little more to say about office presentations and public speaking skills. We talked about the specific issues when you are presenting to clients when you arent 100% con

E34 - Listener Question - Office presentations - Scheduling software - and dealing with Competitors

Nov 8th, 2019 41m 41s

Got some great questions to answer from a listener of the podcast. We covered Office presentations, and what to do if you feel like you are striking out and not getting the number of presentations that you are looking for. We cover scheduling w

E33 - Fulltime Real Estate Photographer Interview - Dave Davis

Sep 16th, 2019 1h 4m

I had the opportunity to get a real estate photography business owner on the phone to discuss the business. Dave is from Alaska, and he currently has 11 team members in his business, and they are doing about 200 photoshoots per month. Dave reac

E32 - Hiring new staff, appointment booking and scheduling application

Sep 8th, 2019 41m 28s

This episode is a mashup of two listener questions. We cover hiring new staff. The types of employees I look for, and where I look for them. We also talk about the scheduling/booking solution that we are using, and go into detail of how we use

E31 - Banking, Taxes, and LLC. How to set up the business

Aug 31st, 2019 48m 13s

This episode is about how you can set up your business banking, your LLC, and even a few more recommendations for a business phone number, and address. It can seem daunting to set up a new business, but when you know which steps to take, it's n

E30 - Matterport - How to use it to make more money, and is it worth it?

Aug 23rd, 2019 48m 14s

This episode is all about matterport in your business. I review some of the issues with using matterport in terms of the cost, and I share some tips that can help you not only mitigate expenses, but to also profit more in your business.You can

E29 - Listener Question - The booking cycle, and the systems we use to run our photography business

Aug 3rd, 2019 31m 42s

On this episode I answer a couple questions that one of the FTREP podcast listeners sent in via instagram. It was a 2 part question about the business systems that we use, and an overview of the client booking cycle, from making the first appo

E28 - Interview - Starting a Real Estate Photography business from scratch

Jul 25th, 2019 1h 14m

On this episode we got Logan Eliot on the phone. Logan called in from Nebraska to discuss how he got started in real estate photography, and how some of the ideas he learned from listening to this very podcast, reading the Full Time Real Estat

E27 - What Gear to bring to a photoshoot?

Jun 25th, 2019 1h 39m

This episode is about all of the basic equipment you will need to get a real estate shoot done. We talk about the specific gear, how to use it, and so much more!You can find the Fulltime Real Estate Photographer book hereIn the interest of ke

E26 - Listener Question - I raised my prices, and my client's stopped calling me! What do I do?

May 21st, 2019 33m 43s

This episode answer's Angel's question about a new issue that he has been dealing with. Angel raised his prices during a busy time of the year, and now he is finding that his old client's aren't calling back anymore. I answered Angel's question

E25 - The "I'll give you so much business" promise, and why it's always a lie

May 10th, 2019 36m 16s

This episode is all about those awkward conversations we might have where some potential clients try to promise you that they will be bringing you so much new business, that you should give them a discount, or worse.You can find the Fulltime R

E24 - Listener Question - Camera, lighting, and starting your Real Estate Photography business

Apr 22nd, 2019 37m 26s

We got a few questions sent in by the great and powerful Michael Hirakami. I answer his questions about the camera he is using, whether he needs to upgrade, other gear that he could use, and even answering some questions about upgrading and inv

E23 - Photographer Trainee Interview - Madison

Apr 14th, 2019 40m 43s

I got to sit down with a brand new photographer trainee and talk about his experiences. Madison has had a lifelong passion for videography, and now he is working in my business as a Full Time Real Estate Photographer. We talked about how he got

E22 - Hiring Staff

Apr 6th, 2019 1h 8m

This episode is all about how bringing on employees can help you make quantum leaps in your photography business. We talk about growth oriented goals, the need to build a team in order to reach those goals, and the A->Z approach for growing you

E21 - How will you know when to finally go full time?

Mar 20th, 2019 43m 14s

This episode is about the tipping point that many photographers reach. When you start as a hobby photographer, enthusiast, or maybe even if you are taking some part time work already, when it it time to make the leap to go full time? In some ca

E20 - Booking fees, and Getting PAID in Advance

Mar 11th, 2019 43m 38s

This episode is all about how I implemented booking fees, minimum charges for photoshoots, and how it all works. You can find the Fulltime Real Estate Photographer book hereIn the interest of keeping my gear recommendation section a bit short

E19 - Real Estate Portfolio - how to make, share, and what to look for when updating your Real Estate portfolio shots

Mar 4th, 2019 40m 10s

In this episode we are going over your real estate portfolio. It's important to have one, and they might not be as difficult to pull together as you might think. In addition to talking about what a portfolio is and how anyone can make one (even

E18 - Offices (Do I even need one?)

Feb 23rd, 2019 47m 44s

In this episode I talk about the importance of offices for real estate photographers. It's not always for the reasons that you may first think, but offices can be very useful in your business. I talk about setting up and working in a home offic

E17 - Video

Feb 15th, 2019 55m 19s

This is all about adding real estate video to your business. I go over what I am using, how I am using it, and offer some advise on how you can do this too! In the episode I mention my instagram feed, which you can find here: @tomvargeletisI a

E16 - Client Interview - Keishla

Feb 8th, 2019 50m 15s

I had the chance to sit down with a client of mine in her office and talk about how she found her real estate photographer, what her experience was with working with that photographer, and so much more about the real estate photography experien

E15 - Photographer Interview - Mauricio

Jan 31st, 2019 45m 42s

Had the opportunity to talk with Mauricio, a new photographer getting his start in Real Estate. We talked about editing, gear, and a few tricks that will help Mauricio, and any new Real Estate Photographer work faster and make more $$!You can