Sam Starnes

Founder, Elope Your Life · 1 appearance on the record.

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Sam Starns is an Oregon-based adventure elopement photographer who specializes in guiding and capturing couples holding non-traditional outdoor wedding ceremonies worldwide. She is the author of the book Elope Your Life: A Guide to Living Authentically and Unapologetically, Starting With I Do.

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Insight

Starnes: Why Elopements Generate Drastically Fewer Referrals Than Traditional Weddings

“Word of mouth is actually very, very, very low, and the booking rate for the few word of mouths I do get is very low, and I've found through research and tracking all this stuff, it's because elopements don't tend to have all those guests there that actually g…”

Sam Starnes Feb 10, 2021 ▶ 11:17 Give It All Away — The Truth About What Clients Actually Pay For

Insight

Starnes: Giving Away Free Expertise Attracts Higher-Value Paying Clients

“A lot of people are really afraid to give things away, give information away, because that's sort of what they feel like is You know, why people hire them. And it's taken me a long time to figure out, give it away, because when people see you giving away all t…”

Sam Starnes Feb 10, 2021 ▶ 19:06 Give It All Away — The Truth About What Clients Actually Pay For

Disclosure

Starnes: Local Clients Make Up Nearly Zero Percent of Elopement Bookings

“Now I have one couple in the past three years that has actually booked me that has been A local couple. Everyone usually comes from at least a 180 miles away, if not across the country or across the world.”

Sam Starnes Feb 10, 2021 ▶ 6:22 Give It All Away — The Truth About What Clients Actually Pay For

Disclosure

Starnes: Monetizing Client Lodging Recommendations With Airbnb Affiliate Links

“I also am sort of a partially a planner for them. So I help them with, hey, do you need Airbnb recommendations? All this stuff, so it's sort of, you know, a way for passive income because I have an Airbnb affiliate or associate associate profile, so I can earn…”

Sam Starnes Feb 10, 2021 ▶ 9:42 Give It All Away — The Truth About What Clients Actually Pay For

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Episode	Date	Speaking time
Give It All Away — The Truth About What Clients Actually Pay For	Feb 10, 2021	15m

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