A virtual assistant for photographers means you're the one who answered, even mid-shoot, when a couple messages five photographers the same Saturday afternoon and books whoever replies first, often within the hour.
30 minutes, no pitch. If your gap is small, you will be told that.
Only the first one needs anything from you, and it takes a single conversation.
Your packages, your availability, your pricing, the questions clients actually ask before booking a session, and the things it should never say.
It gets written to sound like your photography business rather than a script, texting back the way you would between shoots instead of the long AI-sounding paragraphs people have learned to spot.
A couple messaging five photographers the same Saturday gets your reply first, on whatever channel they used, in seconds instead of after you finish editing.
Once the client is qualified they get booked, instead of a promise that someone will get back to them once the current shoot wraps.
This is built for photographers who get most of their inquiries through Instagram DMs, not a phone line. If a slow reply has ever cost you a booking, this closes that gap.
Couples and clients message the first photographer who replies fastest, and a booking lost to a slow reply is gone for good. This answers Instagram, SMS and website chat the moment a message lands, so you're never the one who replied a day late.
Now count last month's unanswered messages, and the decision usually makes itself.
| Option | After hours | Answers your busiest channel | Monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nobody checking | No | No | Free, and it shows |
| You checks when free | No | Rarely | Time pulled off other work |
| Extra hire to monitor messages | No | While on shift | Payroll |
| Basex8 | Yes | Yes | $67 first month |
It's one call with no pitch, and you'll come away knowing more about your photography business either way.
No pitch, just a conversation. Pick a time that works and tell us a little about your photography business.