Sunday, July 31, 2011

The simple way to Publicize Your Pro Photography Business Online Part 1 of 3

By Clwyd Probert


There are a few methods to generate clients on the internet. The 3 most popular techniques are:

- Universal listing in the search sites like Google
- PPC (Pay-per-click) advertising
- Paid adverts in online websites and directories

The technique you select will rely on a considerable number of factors and each system could be pertinent for different photographers at different times in their cycle. Let us take a look at each method in turn and analyse its weaknesses and strengths. In this piece we will look at the first of these strategies.

Common Listing In The Search Engines

In principle, this is the handiest method and the one which each photographer wants. Everybody would like to be number one in Google for the keyword phrase 'wedding photography'. However with roughly 95 million (95,000,000) web pages being returned for this search term, it isn't reasonable for most photographers to achieve this target. However by carful use of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) techniques either thru work all alone or by hiring an expert SEO advisor, it's actually possible to target less competitive terms which would be concentrated on a neighborhood like 'wedding photography London ' and build traffic this way.

It's important to follow some essential guidelines before starting out on a SEO campaign. Remember the three things that must be in place before you consider promoting a specific search term for your website:

- The term must be topical for your business. There is no point in being number one on Google if the people that come to your website are not especially interested in what you do
- The term must drive traffic. Use the Google keyword tool to guesstimate the number of visitors you'll get if you do well for the term Remember the 1 spot takes a high proportion of all traffic.
- The term should have low competition. If you try to challenge a strong existing competitor, then it could take you a considerable time to generate results, if ever.

The downside is that the effort required to do the market analysis, change the internet site and promote it takes both cash and time and the results aren't quick. A common SEO campaign will take 3 to 6 months to begin to generate results.

Conclusion: A good strategy for the long run. Research the field and hire a SEO expert to help you. The cash and time invested will pay off.




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