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The right way to Advertise Your Professional Photography Business Online Part 1 of 3

By Clwyd Probert


There are many techniques to generate clients online. The three most best methods are:

- Generic listing in the search companies such as Google
- PPC (Pay Per Click) advertising
- Paid ads in online sites 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.

Universal Listing In The Search Sites

In principle, this is the most convenient method and the one which each cameraman wants. Everyone wants to be number one in Google for the search term 'wedding photography'. However with about 95 million (95,000,000) internet pages being returned for this key term, it is not reasonable for most photographers to try to achieve that goal. However by carful use of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) methodologies either thru work on their lonesome or by hiring a consultant SEO specialist, it's possible to aim towards less competitive terms which would be focused on a neighborhood like 'wedding photography Kent ' and generate traffic this way.

It is important to follow some essential rules before launching on a SEO campaign. Remember the three things that really must be in place before you consider promoting a particular keyphrase for your website:

- The term must be relevant for your business. There is not any point in being number one on Google if the people who come to your site are not especially interested in what you do
- The term must generate traffic. Use the Google keyword tool to guess the amount of visitors you will get if you do well for the term Remember the 1 spot takes a high percentage of all traffic.
- The term should have low competition. If you try to compete with a robust existing competitor, then it might take you a very long time to get results, if ever.

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

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




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