Pete Delaney
Prominent Member
I took the plunge yesterday and bought a domain name ending in .com So here I am feeling all pleased that I came up with a good name but what about the way ahead?
I would love to hear your thoughts as I am pondering the future of my website and how it will evolve.
I would like to be able to sell my work and hopefully make a few pounds to pay for the site. I would like to discuss photography and what I'm up to... so blogging will be important. I need to market my site in a very, very big way. Most of all I want to set foundations now for more dedicated photography in the future. We all have jobs (hopefully) and I have mine with photography being my hobby and certainly something that sits on the back-burner. But I need to slowly start turning up the heat... in not too many years from now I want it to take front stage, and so I'm planning that strategy now.
What kind of website will work best in your opinion? There are so many hosts out there that offer what seem reasonable services in the £100 to £150 bracket. I don't think I need to spend more at the moment, as I'm not going for a sprint finish here...I want a slow and gradual build up with a manageable learning curve. I hope to eventually run a business with my wife taking part, as I know so much marketing and administration will be involved. Eventually I would look to go into portrait work...private and or corporate as well as sticking to my love of simply taking pictures.
Zenfolio offer a business service that will allow me to use my own .com and at £100 per year that is my benchmark. But I really don't know??
Please guys... thoughts... what do you think? Remember this is a slow process I'm looking at, but I would love to get a website running soon. I have tried cheaper options in the past and that hasn't worked too well. I realise the best site in the world is nothing without daily marketing. But I also need a truly elegant site for everyone to enjoy whether it's just to read and take part, or just a visit of curiosity.
Pete
I would love to hear your thoughts as I am pondering the future of my website and how it will evolve.
I would like to be able to sell my work and hopefully make a few pounds to pay for the site. I would like to discuss photography and what I'm up to... so blogging will be important. I need to market my site in a very, very big way. Most of all I want to set foundations now for more dedicated photography in the future. We all have jobs (hopefully) and I have mine with photography being my hobby and certainly something that sits on the back-burner. But I need to slowly start turning up the heat... in not too many years from now I want it to take front stage, and so I'm planning that strategy now.
What kind of website will work best in your opinion? There are so many hosts out there that offer what seem reasonable services in the £100 to £150 bracket. I don't think I need to spend more at the moment, as I'm not going for a sprint finish here...I want a slow and gradual build up with a manageable learning curve. I hope to eventually run a business with my wife taking part, as I know so much marketing and administration will be involved. Eventually I would look to go into portrait work...private and or corporate as well as sticking to my love of simply taking pictures.
Zenfolio offer a business service that will allow me to use my own .com and at £100 per year that is my benchmark. But I really don't know??
Please guys... thoughts... what do you think? Remember this is a slow process I'm looking at, but I would love to get a website running soon. I have tried cheaper options in the past and that hasn't worked too well. I realise the best site in the world is nothing without daily marketing. But I also need a truly elegant site for everyone to enjoy whether it's just to read and take part, or just a visit of curiosity.
Pete
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