If you are a birth photographer you need to set up your website quickly. According to a New York Times article, birth photography industry is growing pretty fast and competition is getting tight. Having a website is the best way to beat your competition.
The fact is, these days people are doing online research on vendors before meeting them. You need to make sure that when mothers and fathers go online to research on best birth photographers they will find you and not your competition.
What You Need To Know So That Online Visitors Find You And Not Your Rivals.
If you Google the words "Birth Photographer" the following website comes top http://www.dfwbirthphotographer.com. One reason is this site is quoted as an authority in birth photography niche from this New York Times article. That is the secret of Google ranking. Getting power house brands to link to your site. You may never get a link from New York Times but you can get one from local magazines, enzines or newspaper. Don't go asking for a link because you will be turned down. Try offering them an interesting image on birth photography and only ask for a link to your site from there website.
How they link to you matters. If you cared to look at that NY Times article you will see our example site was linked with the Keywords "Birth Photographer" Choose appropriate Keywords.
According to Google Keyword tool, there are 1900 monthly searches for Birth photographer and nearly 300,000 searches for birth photography. My advise is you should try to rank for keywords related to your area. e.g birth photographer Los Angeles or birth photographer Seattle etc. Leave the broad terms and try to rank number one in your location.
Get a Free Domain Name for Your Birth Photography Site
Include the keywords birth photographer in your domain name. Something like www.yourlocationbirthphotographer.com. There is evidence that shows having a keyword in your domain name may boost your ranking on Google search engine. Domain names cost between $10 - $20 a year but I recommend you get a free domain name from Bluehost or web hosting hub. These two site hosting companies will give you a free domain name when your purchase web hosting from them.
Make Sure You Have A well Designed Birth Photography Website
My recommendation is build, set up or create your birth photography site using Wordpress. It is free and easy to use. If you have never used wordpress before, go to www.wordpress.com and register for a free blog site. Use that free blog to learn how wordpress work. I don't recommend you use it for business because it will look so unprofessional. Once you get comfortable, you can switch to a self hosted site.
For a very well designed wordpress template, check out my post on Best Birth Photography wordpress theme.
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Sunday, 17 June 2012
Friday, 15 June 2012
How To Set Up A Blog Site For Your Cat
If you have an interesting Cat you should set a blog site where you can share it's life with the rest of the world. The cat story can be told in form of written text by you and posting of cat pictures and cat videos.
Securing Domain Name For Your Cat
The first step in setting up a cat blog is purchasing the domain name for your site. Cat.com is not available so your domain name should be something like maruthecat.com. The trick is combining your cat name plus the word cat.
Free Domain Name For Your Cat Blog
Domain names cost from $9.99 - $20. But you can get a free domain name from web hosting companies such as Bluehost and Web Hosting Hub. This companies will give you a free domain name when you purchase blog hosting service from them.
Build Your Cat Blog Using Wordpress
Wordpress is the best software to build and create your cat blog. It is easy to use and you don't need website skills to use it. If you have never used Wordpress, go and get a free blog site at wordpress.com. Registration will take 5 minutes and you can start blogging about, what your cat ate for breakfast, post a video of your cat chasing the neighbourhood cat and pictures of your cat during your summer vacation.
Best Hosting For A Cat Blog
For those who prefer having a self hosted Wordpress blog, you can never go wrong by purchasing hosting from my recommended blog hosting services.
WebHostingHub.com
Web Hosting Hub, is an award-winning hosting company, provides affordable web hosting services with the highest level of technical support and customer satisfaction. Their All-in-One hosting plan starts from only $3.95/mo and includes all the features you'll need to get your cat website or blog online fast.
Bluehost.com
BlueHost has become well known for providing some excellent features at the low cost. At the same time, great customer service and excellent products is what really sets BlueHost apart from other web hosting companies. Their technical support is ranked as one of the best on the market. If you look around for your cat blog hosting, you might be able to find cheaper web hosting companies but with BlueHost you will get the best value for money.
Popular Cat Blogs That May Inspire Your Cat blog
One way to learn all about cat blogging is by following some of the most popular cat blogs in the web.
Misha The Cat
Henry The cat
When your cat blog goes viral make sure to contact www.kickerhosting.com so that I may list your cat blog here.
Securing Domain Name For Your Cat
The first step in setting up a cat blog is purchasing the domain name for your site. Cat.com is not available so your domain name should be something like maruthecat.com. The trick is combining your cat name plus the word cat.
Free Domain Name For Your Cat Blog
Domain names cost from $9.99 - $20. But you can get a free domain name from web hosting companies such as Bluehost and Web Hosting Hub. This companies will give you a free domain name when you purchase blog hosting service from them.
Build Your Cat Blog Using Wordpress
Wordpress is the best software to build and create your cat blog. It is easy to use and you don't need website skills to use it. If you have never used Wordpress, go and get a free blog site at wordpress.com. Registration will take 5 minutes and you can start blogging about, what your cat ate for breakfast, post a video of your cat chasing the neighbourhood cat and pictures of your cat during your summer vacation.
Best Hosting For A Cat Blog
For those who prefer having a self hosted Wordpress blog, you can never go wrong by purchasing hosting from my recommended blog hosting services.
WebHostingHub.com
Web Hosting Hub, is an award-winning hosting company, provides affordable web hosting services with the highest level of technical support and customer satisfaction. Their All-in-One hosting plan starts from only $3.95/mo and includes all the features you'll need to get your cat website or blog online fast.
Bluehost.com
BlueHost has become well known for providing some excellent features at the low cost. At the same time, great customer service and excellent products is what really sets BlueHost apart from other web hosting companies. Their technical support is ranked as one of the best on the market. If you look around for your cat blog hosting, you might be able to find cheaper web hosting companies but with BlueHost you will get the best value for money.
Popular Cat Blogs That May Inspire Your Cat blog
One way to learn all about cat blogging is by following some of the most popular cat blogs in the web.
Misha The Cat
Henry The cat
When your cat blog goes viral make sure to contact www.kickerhosting.com so that I may list your cat blog here.
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
3 Things You Need To Set Up A Website
I received the following email from one of my readers
Hello,
My husband and I are avid collectors of coins and we were thinking of setting up a website where we can sell some of our collections. What Do I need to set up a website.
Regards
Paula.
Setting up a website may seem like rocket science to someone who knows nothing about web technology but the reality is it is very easy, you just need to learn and you will be good to go.
Learn Through Practice.
Before I set up my website I registered for a free website/blog from wordpress.com. I used the website to learn the basics of website management. Little things such as writing and editing content and changing the look of a website. These are things that may seem difficult to the uninitiated but once you do them for a while they become obvious.
By registering with a free service you will be getting tuition without paying fees. The free website will give you an opportunity to put to practice what your learn online from how to blog gurus.
Get Your Custom Domain
A wordpress.com website is good but it is not good enough to run a small business. You need to buy a domain name that will show you are professional. Domain names cost $10 a year but you can get a FREE DOMAIN NAME from blue host web hosting. Blue host web hosting will give you a free domain name when you purchase there web hosting service.
Get Hosting Service For Your Website
A good website needs a good home. You need to shop around for a reliable web host that will host your website.
A good host should provide:-
Hello,
My husband and I are avid collectors of coins and we were thinking of setting up a website where we can sell some of our collections. What Do I need to set up a website.
Regards
Paula.
Setting up a website may seem like rocket science to someone who knows nothing about web technology but the reality is it is very easy, you just need to learn and you will be good to go.
Learn Through Practice.
Before I set up my website I registered for a free website/blog from wordpress.com. I used the website to learn the basics of website management. Little things such as writing and editing content and changing the look of a website. These are things that may seem difficult to the uninitiated but once you do them for a while they become obvious.
By registering with a free service you will be getting tuition without paying fees. The free website will give you an opportunity to put to practice what your learn online from how to blog gurus.
Get Your Custom Domain
A wordpress.com website is good but it is not good enough to run a small business. You need to buy a domain name that will show you are professional. Domain names cost $10 a year but you can get a FREE DOMAIN NAME from blue host web hosting. Blue host web hosting will give you a free domain name when you purchase there web hosting service.
Get Hosting Service For Your Website
A good website needs a good home. You need to shop around for a reliable web host that will host your website.
A good host should provide:-
- Customer support
- Affordable services
- Technical support
Thursday, 15 March 2012
How To Set Up A Photography Website
A photography website or blog is the perfect place to showcase your best work. That is not all, having a website for your photography business shows potential clients you are serious and professional.
First Get The Domain Name For Your Photography Website
Before you get into other small details of setting up your photography website or blog I would recommend you first check out whether your desired domain name is available and purchase it. Bluehost web hosting will give you a FREE DOMAIN NAME if you sign up for their cheap web hosting package.
Qualities of An Effective Photography Website
An effective photography website i.e. a website that make customers give you business should include the following.
First Get The Domain Name For Your Photography Website
Before you get into other small details of setting up your photography website or blog I would recommend you first check out whether your desired domain name is available and purchase it. Bluehost web hosting will give you a FREE DOMAIN NAME if you sign up for their cheap web hosting package.
Qualities of An Effective Photography Website
An effective photography website i.e. a website that make customers give you business should include the following.
- Contact details - It is no use having a website and you don't give essential contact details. Put your real names, email, telephone numbers, Facebook page and Twitter handle.
- Testimonials - Ask your satisfied customers to writer a testimonial for you. Research from Amazon.com has shown customers are more likely to purchase when they read customers reviews. The testimonials are seal of approval.
- Your Portfolio - Upload some of your best work so that visitors to your photography website can see you are the real deal.
- Attractive Homepage - The homepage design should contain an Image that makes a visitor pause for a minutes and say WAW! Internet visitors are impatient lot and you have to work hard to capture their attention.
- Have a blog on your website - Blogs are popular with search engines and having an active blog will help your website to rank high on Google.
Design the Photography Website
The above points should be clearly communicated to the designer of your photography website. If you are not sure how you want the photo website to look like, you can check out online for photography website templates.
The following is a list of some of the best photography websites that you can have a look at for some inspiration.
Promoting Your Photography Website
The best places to promote your photography websites are photography forums, Facebook and Twitter. Check out digital photography school. Write frequent guest posts on popular photography blogs to build your back links and get targeted traffic.
Web Hosting For a Photography Website : Upload Unlimited Photos
Photography websites are multi media websites with lots of images. These images eat up space and bandwidth. Bluehost web hosting have unlimited hosting plan that doesn't give you a limit on the number of images you can upload.
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