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Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

Amanullah Khan. — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:10:24 -0000

Good explanation. Artistic deliberation on the subject. Looks likable personality.
Job well done.
kauonetwo

Re: Reader Photo of the Week: Black Rain II

Imran — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 04:03:22 -0000

Light is the life of tree.... Above picture proved it again... marvelous shot.

Re: Reader Photo of the Week: Singapore Newest Icon- Marina Bay Sands

income tax calculator — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:15:25 -0000

absolutely amazing

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

greeting card mailing service — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:06:25 -0000

A good portfolio is always a good thing. Show them what are your visions and maybe lessen the elements in your site. Also research and try to figure out how can you be unique. Be the apple in a basket full of mangoes.

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

Kris — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:12:00 -0000

Useful info, thanks for the post. Oh, and fully agree about music on websites, makes me just close the browser and i work from home :/

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

shopping cart software — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:44:24 -0000

These are really use full ways to get your self promoted in this field, but most important you should have sound knowledge of what you are doing with out it you couldn't be successful.

Re: Documentaries on Photography: Your Recommendations

Damien Franco — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:11:24 -0000

I've seen that one and yes it is very good.

Re: Documentaries on Photography: Your Recommendations

Drew Shannon — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:08:48 -0000

I absolutely love documentaries, but admittedly haven't found many great ones about photography (granted, I haven't looked that hard). Looking forward to seeing what people recommend!

Re: Documentaries on Photography: Your Recommendations

Antonella — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 12:02:48 -0000

Manufactured Landscapes about the work of photographer Edward Burtynsky. Enjoy!

Re: Documentaries on Photography: Your Recommendations

Irish Bug — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:28:37 -0000

"Exit through the Gift Shop" is a very interesting documentary about street art and the guy trying to photograph it.

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

Damien Franco — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:11:16 -0000

Noted...and thanks for stopping by!

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

Damien Franco — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:09:04 -0000

If you're having problems with spam comments then I suggest tapping into Akismet. You're using wordpress so you're halfway there.

The first thing that jumps out to me when I visit your blog is that it's only showing one post at a time. I'd up that to either 3 or 5 depending on your average length of blog post. You want people to get a good feel of what you're writing about. Also, consider adding a plugin like "Yet another related posts plugin" that will automatically find content, within your own blog, that is likely related to the content of each post. This let's people wander about your blog a little more and that helps them got hooked a little more.

As far as PPA or any other memberships...that's a business decision. Can your business afford it? If not, consider joining up with photowalk groups that are free. You'll easily meet many photographers who are passionate about photography more than business. Meetup.com is a great resource for that.

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

Damien Franco — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 03:00:41 -0000

Here are a few random motivational quotes to get you going;

Tough times never last, but tough people do. - Dr. Robert Schuller

You see things; and you say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say, "Why not?" - George Bernard Shaw

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination. - Tommy Lasorda

Now go forth and build links!

; )

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

Damien Franco — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:57:11 -0000

Yes, personal projects should probably fall into the "art" category (depending on your business).

You should be able to get a "personalized" URL for your fanpage and that should shrink the URL quite a bit.

Log into Facebook.

Go to: http://www.facebook.com/userna...

You can give your Facebook page it’s own unique username and that will give you a shorter URL.

As for getting more people to "like" your fanpage. It's all about the content and the engagement.

Re: Thomas Struth: Photographs 1978-2010 [Book Review and Giveaway!]

Wjpoynton — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:03:35 -0000

I love taking photos!

Re: Weekly Photography Links: 02/12/2011

Jjjjj — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:48:08 -0000

terrible

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

MorayPhotographics — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:50:52 -0000

I found this really interesting but my generation is being rather slow to discover Facebook and getting people to Like my Facebook page is hard work. It also seems to have a huge address when I link to it which isn't helpful. I guess people can just search for Moray Photographics or for Jan Barrett-Photographer but how to get them to know I'm there to do the search first.

Facebook relies on people passing stuff on and many don't. I've had some success with my art project Babes in the Wood but that's not brought any commercial value as yet to my business. But then, personal projects are for the art aren't they?

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

Amanda Hill — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:17:07 -0000

I laughed out loud when reading about link building. Only because it seems like a far fetched dream to get traffic to sites. Thank you for not mentioning "believe in yourself/dream big".
Great post!

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

Karrie — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:59:43 -0000

Given how many brides browse for wedding services at work, if they hit a site with music they just shut it down instantly so absolutely no is my vote!!
PS Our websites are up for major overhauls to incorporate both video and photography together.

Re: 7 Ways To Get Your Photography Business Noticed Online

Marjolein Katsma — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:49:10 -0000

That popup is clicked away so fast, there is not even time to display information, let alone for me to read it. Same with the top-bar ads. Poof! gone. Was there? No idea. And you've already annoyed me. It's not a good idea to ask people to sign up for anything at all before they've had a chance to see what you actually have on offer.
Even though this page may contain some useful information, I am not bookmarking it. I don't, as a rule, bookmark annoying pages.

There are ways to ask people to subscribe for something without annoying them - after they've had a chance to see your content and actually *want* to know more. Likewise, there are ways to advertise without being annoying. This site fails on both counts.

Re: What Level Is Your Macro Photography?

Visioplanet Photography tips — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:48:19 -0000

Macro photography, or any kind of photography does not need a fat wallet if one is willing to go DIY.
I once made a macro lens for myself. Didn't have the extension tubes though..
Great article btw...

Re: Reader Photo of the Week: Blinded by the light

Chris — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:44:22 -0000

Great photo, we just don't get scenes like in Perth Australia.

Re: Reader Photo of the Week: Blinded by the light

Perez Studios — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:13:13 -0000

Congrats to the winner!

Awesome Shot!

Re: Reader Photo of the Week: Blinded by the light

Robin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:37:22 -0000

Such a great shot!

Re: Weekly Photography Links: 01/30/2011

Robin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:36:27 -0000

I'm always forgetting cropping, it's something people always point out to me.