{"podcast":{"title":"Motherhood Anthology: Photography Education for a Business You Love","slug":"motherhood-anthology-photography-education-for-a-business-you-love-5769829","podcast_index_feed_id":5769829,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/DMXPO9221399528","website_url":"https://themotherhoodanthology.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a8a287da-9f3c-11ed-98f8-0390af01b98f/image/363d43528724b5d5a5a865f4b62bc021.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Kim Box from The Motherhood Anthology","episode_count":198,"summary":"Welcome to The Motherhood Anthology podcast: photography education to create a business you love. This podcast will serve as an invaluable resource to guide you in the world of motherhood photography and owning your own successful photography business. Tune in weekly to hear from us and some of our most admired friends and colleagues as we share some of our greatest tools, how-tos, successes, failures, and everything in between.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:18:24.018301+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motherhood-anthology-photography-education-for-a-business-you-love-5769829"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 171: The Messy Middle: How Baby Plans Changed This Member's Business","slug":"episode-171-the-messy-middle-how-baby-plans-changed-this-member-s-business","published_at":"2026-04-28T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motherhood-anthology-photography-education-for-a-business-you-love-5769829/episode-171-the-messy-middle-how-baby-plans-changed-this-member-s-business","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motherhood-anthology-photography-education-for-a-business-you-love-5769829","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DMXPO2036047066.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DMXPO2036047066.mp3","summary":"In this Messy Middle episode, Ali sits down with TMA member Hayley Hudgins, a North Carolina-based motherhood and birth photographer who took a leap on baby plan memberships two years ago and has watched them transform her business. Topics covered: How Hayley transitioned out of weddings and restructured her offerings around motherhood and birth photography Why she built a baby plan membership to replace wedding income and create consistent, recurring revenue How she pitches the baby plan to inquiring clients, and how to handle price inquiries Automating contracts, invoicing, and payment reminders so she can stay present with her family Why patience matters more than momentum when building a sustainable photography business from the ground up If you have ever set up a baby plan and heard crickets, or wondered whether the model could actually work for your business, Hayley's story is exactly what you need to hear. Building something that lasts takes time, and this episode is a reminder that slow, steady growth is still growth. Referenced in This Episode: TMA Baby Plan Freebie: https://themotherhoodanthology.myflodesk.com/babyplan Elevate Your Edits Workshop ($15): https://themotherhoodanthology.com/elevate-your-edits-3#/ Pixie Set: https://www.pixieset.com Connect with TMA: Website | Membership | Courses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.themotherhoodanthology.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/themotherhoodanthology ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/themotherhoodanthology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Kim: Site: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kimbox.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kimbox ⁠⁠","meta_description":"In this Messy Middle episode, Ali sits down with TMA member Hayley Hudgins, a North Carolina-based motherhood and birth photographer who took a leap on ba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2084,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/motherhood-anthology-photography-education-for-a-business-you-love-5769829/episodes/episode-171-the-messy-middle-how-baby-plans-changed-this-member-s-business/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motherhood-anthology-photography-education-for-a-business-you-love-5769829/episode-171-the-messy-middle-how-baby-plans-changed-this-member-s-business.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}