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1. Consistently Posting Interesting Content
The easiest way to market your photography blog/website is to simply produce consistently interesting content. Just do what you are already planning to do, and do it regularly. By continuously providing valuable content to your readers, you are ensuring their return, but you are also creating excellent material for search engines to index your site, and send even more traffic to your site
2. Submit Your Site to the Search Engines & Directories
This is where the Google Sitemap Generator plugin and Google Webmaster’s Tools account really come in handy. Build your sitemap using the Generator plugin within Wordpress, and then make sure to validate your website within the Webmaster’s Tools site by submitting the sitemap. This will ensure that your blog is fully indexed quickly, and Google will be notified automatically when changes have been made to your site.
1. Shorter is Better
The general rule of thumb when it comes to writing for the web is that shorter is almost always better.
2. Formatting
Over time your largest group of visitors will find your blog via searching. Generally someone finding you through a search is looking for specific information. You can assist them by doing the following:
1. Define Your Goals
Before diving right in, you should first think about the goals you have for your blog. Are you simply looking to photoblog an ongoing stream of you’re work for fun? Or are you looking to get your name and your brand out in front of a much larger audience, online. Maybe you have an established client base, and just want a portfolio with some general contact information. Or if you are like me, you are looking for a way to supercharge your photography business, meanwhile creating additional streams of passive income. Whatever you’re goals are, you will be better off to establish them right off the bat, as they will play an important role in your decision making process down the line.
Blogging Photographer was created out of a passion for photography, blogging, and meeting other like minded individuals. The goal of this site is to provide resources for photographers who are interested in creating an online presence to take their business or hobby to the next level through the use of blogging.
I will be focusing on blogging, setting up an online portfolio, social media marketing strategies utilizing web technologies such as Facebook and Twitter, and then how to monetize your website to create additional sources of cashflow beyond selling your photography online, such as through stock photography referrals, affiliate programs and reviews.
