Sharonhill
Sharon Hill is a wedding and event planner, author, and mentor to new wedding planners.
She started her event planning company, Sharon Hill Events, in 1998 after managing tradeshows, meetings, conferences, and product launches for one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world.
When she first opened her company, she handled events for corporations and Internet start ups around the country. She was then asked by clients to also handle their social events and weddings.
As her business grew, more and more people who wanted to become wedding and event planners contacted her to help them start businesses of their own. In order to help more people, she wrote the ebook, "Become a Top Wedding Planner - Start a Successful Wedding Planning Business." She also now mentors new wedding planners and maintains a blog and article site filled with business and marketing tips to teach them to be successful.
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Become a Top Wedding Planner Blog
http://becomeatopweddingplannerblog.com/
Tips on becoming a wedding planner, starting, running and marketing a wedding planning business and planning weddings as a professional wedding planner.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 449 )
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Wedding Planner Q&A – “How Do I Get a Bride to Hire Me at the End of Her Fre...
Like many wedding planners, you may be offering free consultations to attract new brides. Here are tips on how to get brides to hire you after your time... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planners – 3 Rules for Creating an Online Profile That Attracts Brides
Whether a bride meets you online or off, she’ll spend time looking at your social media sites and your website to get to know you before she hires you. Read more
Posted on 10 December 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planner Q&A – “What Are Good Giveaways for Bridal Shows?”
Bridal show season starts next month. Here are tips for selecting the promotional items to give to brides that will help them remember you. Question I’m... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planners – Here’s Your “Engagement Season” Marketing Checklist
This isn’t just the holiday season, it’s also “engagement season,” the time of year when most proposals take place. Newly engaged brides will begin planning... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planner Q&A – “How Can I Market My Business Without Spending Any...
Before your wedding planning business starts making a profit, you might need to find some ways to market and advertise free. Question How do I start attracting... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planners – How to Attract More Success
For those of us in the United States, tomorrow is the day that we set aside to give thanks. (If you aren’t in the US, you may have a similar holiday during... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planner Q&A – “What If a Bride Just Asks About My Rates?”
When you first start your new wedding planning business, it can be thrilling to receive that first call or email from a bride looking for a wedding planner. Read more
Posted on 21 November 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planners – 10 Things Your Should Know About the Brides in Your Niche
As a wedding planner, the more you know about the brides you’re trying to reach, the easier it is for you to not only create the services brides will buy from... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planner Q&A – “How Do I Choose My Niche?”
Successful wedding planners know they need to specialize in helping a specific type of bride in order to be to be successful. Here’s help in choosing the right... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planners – 5 Easy Tips for Attracting More Brides with Your Facebook Page
With “engagement season” only a few weeks away, it’s time to take a look at your Facebook Page and make sure it’s set up to help you attract more brides and... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planner Q&A – “How Do I Get Referrals from Wedding Vendors?”
As a wedding planner a great source of referrals is other wedding vendors but don’t expect them just to refer brides because you’re a wedding planner. Here’s... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planners – 5 Ways to Get More Brides to Follow You on Pinterest
As a wedding planner, you probably love Pinterest and use it to collect wedding planning inspiration. It’s also a great place to give brides a sense of your... Read more
Posted on 05 November 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planners – 3 Reasons Why New Wedding Planning Businesses Struggle
It’s exciting to start a wedding planning business, but many new wedding planners struggle because they fail to make plans and decisions that will set them up... Read more
Posted on 27 October 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planner Q&A – “I Don’t Have a Wedding Planner Certificate Or...
You may feel the passion and desire to start a wedding planning business right now, but it’s possible may not be the right time for you. Question I know... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planners – 3 Reasons Why You’re Better for Brides Than Your Competition
As a wedding planner, you know that other wedding planners aren’t your only competition. Venues often have event coordinators on their staff who help brides wit... Read more
Posted on 20 October 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planner Q&A – “How Do I Become a Destination Wedding Planner?”
If you’re a wedding planner in an area that can attract couples from other parts of your country, or the world, consider having a destination wedding business. Read more
Posted on 17 October 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
7 Traits Top Wedding Planners Look For In An Intern
Last week celebrity wedding and event designer David Tutera posted a request for interns for his New York City office on one of his Facebook Pages. What a... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planner Q&A – “I’m Discouraged, Is It Time to Give Up My Wedding...
It takes work to get your new wedding planning business off the ground, but have the confidence that you can do it. Like this new wedding planner, you might jus... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
Wedding Planners – Learn These 7 Habits of Wealthy Wedding Planners
Do wealthy, top wedding planners have habits that have helped them get and stay rich? Yes! An article in the current issue of Success magazine lists the habits... Read more
Posted on 08 October 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING -
“What Do I Do First? Get a Wedding Planner Certificate Or Start My Wedding...
With Engagement Season just around the corner, I’m getting questions from many of you who want to quickly start a wedding planning business so I’m answering... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2014 CAREER, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING