Inexpensive and Professional web-solutions are out there for the taking… what are YOU waiting for?

Photography web-solutions are not so different than solutions for other industries.  You want something professional, easy to navigate, and visually interesting for your prospective client.  The chosen solution should feature what you are selling and be a great first impression for your customers!  Look for something that is both functional and SEO fantastic but not going to cost you an arm and a leg (or your first born kid!).   Here are a few recommendations of what you can do for pretty low cost out of pocket and have a rocking web-presence:

Start off with a simple wordpress blog and inexpensive flash site. You can even host your blog on the same server you host your site with as long as you get cpanel access. No need for multiple hosting accounts!  For example at bluehost for $6.95 / month you can host unlimited URLs on the same account (so multiple sites and sub-domains!)

For example:

• $50 bludomain.com template, hosted on your own server space.   Total = $100 total to bludomain ($50 to setup the site on your hosting account is extra!)
• $6.95 / month hosting from BLUEHOST (they rock, trust us!).
• Add on a FREE wordpress.org template and customize it to match your needs and branding (need help with this?  You are in the RIGHT place).
• Link the 2 together so your clients can easily navigate!
• 1-time fee for flash site =$100. $6.95 / month for unlimited hosting. Bam and done. CHEAP!

Eventually you might want to add-on photocart (by pictures-pro… highly recommended!) or a cart software but initially you can use a free or very inexpensive solution (even private flickr sets and a paper ordering form which is free!)

There are lots of very inexpensive but professional web-solutions available for starting out and even high-volume studios. You don’t have to spend a fortune!   The above solution would net you a splash page, flash-site and blog along with payment gateway (through paypal) for $15.28 per month for the first year and only $6.95 per month for additional years. It can be done!