In an internet switched on society, website design for photography companies is essential, if website visitors are going to turn into paying clients.
For this reason, selecting the right web design agency is essential.
The wrong designer could well produce you one that looks nice, but does not convert visitor into enquires.
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Certainly in today’s world having a website is essential for any business, but in particular for photographers.
Many people when looking for a photographer, they will turn to Google or Bing.
It allows you to showcase your work, it is your shop window to draw people in.
For example to show some of the wedding pictures you have taken. It is a place to put glowing testimonials, and to give potential clients a feel for the sort of services you can offer and the times you can work.
Do you have a website brief to send to a few local web designers? A website brief can be very helpful, both for you and the various designers, if anything it is a starting point.
A website brief is not telling agencies what you want, but it is an outline of what you are looking for.
If anything it saves you having to repeat yourself multiple times when talking to different local web design agencies.
Giving agencies a start point, as to what kind of website you want or need, here are a few things to consider:
There are of course going to be lots of other things to consider, but this should get you started.
They will vary in cost, depending on what exactly is required. Large website that have lots of picture albums will cost a lot, more than a simple one with a few representative examples.
Is your website a responsive website, one that people can login to view their photos (and buy them), perhaps for wedding pictures?
As web design prices will vary advice and quotes should be compared in order to ensure you are not overpaying.
All are private companies, so will have their own profit margins.
When choosing a web designer, it is wise to select one who already has experience in web design for photographers.
If they have created similar websites in the past, they should have a good idea of the kind of site that will work well, and what does not.
This could be for design and also the kinds of pictures that work well.
Once your website is live on the internet (or a web re-designed), the hard work then starts, as you need to get people to your website.
The search engines have thousands of websites in the UK to rank, and you will go right to the bottom of the search results for your search terms or keywords.
In the short term, advertising is advised, also known as pay per click marketing. This is done via advertising platforms such as Google Adwords.
In the long term, getting organic visitors is needed, rather than advertising online. This is called website optimisation or SEO for short, which can take a long time.
There are hundreds of SEO companies in the UK that can help with this, since most web designers do not offer SEO. SEO is very much an unknown, since the search engines do not reveal how they rank and list all websites in Taunton.
This is called digital marketing, and also includes social media marketing. Not all web designers offer digital marketing, so you may require quotes for digital marketing support.
Social media marketing has become a big part of the mix of SEO, on platforms such as Twitter and TikTok.
Have you considered using a social media influencer, to get you known to their thousands of followers? Many people now have a full time career as a social media influencer.
Comparing quotes from web designers is not about getting the cheapest quote, since with website design, you do not get what you pay for. The most expensive web designer in the UK does not make them the best.
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