Website design for photographers is essential for any photography studio these days.
If anyone requires a photographer (for a wedding, graduation, anniversary), they will use the internet to search for you.
There are two challenges you face, having a great looking website and being found by your next customer.
If they do not like your website, they will go to your competitor. You need to have a good website! How, by getting a great web design agency that knows about website design for photographers.
If they have designed similar websites in the past, chances are they will know what you need.
Photographers are precise, and using the best website designer in 2020 is important to get the best one. But how do you find the best?
Was it a new website, or were you looking for a website re-design?
Firstly, we do advise talking to an agency that has experience of doing marketing with photographers in the past. Experience is something that is always useful.
As mentioned, the first place people will goto when looking for a photographer is the internet. Local search will then deliver Google local results and a list of local photographers that are ranked based on their SEO.
The days of walking down the high street and popping into a photography studio are gone, as is picking up the Yellow Pages and thumbing to Photographers and picking up the phone.
We live in the digital world, so having a website that looks modern and appropriate is important, as is appearing high on the search results in your local area.
There are lots of different web platforms on the market, and new ones are coming out all the time as technology marches forwards.
Most web designers only work on one or two different web platforms, but choosing the right one for your photography studio is important.
Here are just some of the better known web design platforms available:
There are lots of cheaper web platforms and free websites that can be used. With technology these days, anyone can use a web building platform and looks just as professional as a bespoke designed website.
The downside of cheaper website or free websites are that they do not have some of the features you may need as a photographer.
Website design for photographers needs to be local.
The reason is that it will need constant updating. New wedding photographs, a Christmas theme, Easter related photographs. Getting some website design advice will be useful on which themes would suit you.
You need to keep it current and up to date, so your customers will know your are reactive. From your site, you can engage with your potential customers, rather than just having another dreary one.
A meeting provides an excellent opportunity to get to know the designer. Are they a student working from home, or are they a professional design agency? You only know if you visit them. Many agencies make claims such as ‘Award winning web designer’ or ‘google approved’. Unless you meet them, you will never know.
Do you want ‘just another website’ like all your competitors? Or do you want the best possible one for your hard earned money? You want to make your website to stand out in the crowd.
There are different kinds of websites available:
Having a good idea of what kind you want will help the design company to give you thoughts on the kind you need.
The power of social media for photographers cannot be overstated.
Instagram, Facebook and TikTok are 3 great social media platforms for photographers to showcase your work. Facebook and Instagram in particular are used by thousands of photographers in the UK to show wedding photos, baby pictures and even edited photos in period clothes.
With digital photography a little fun can be had to keep things light hearted and keep things fresh.
Videos on your website are great for SEO and TikTok is a great way to market your videos to millions around the world.
Choosing a marketing company to build your website is always going to be challenging, as there are so many website designers to choose from.
Website design for photographers does not need to be expensive. Depending on what your budget is, there are good designers that help.
However, website design prices do vary, for 1 very good reason. All creative companies have their own profit margins.
It is essential to shop around and get quotes. The same website can be produced by two website designers and be thousands of pounds apart. Rather than spending time on google looking through countless websites, let us help.
It is not about comparing quotes in order to find the cheapest website, it is about finding the ‘right’ web designer for your photography studio.
Choosing a website designer for your photography studio is tricky, as there are tens of thousands of web designers in the UK to choose from.
Like any price comparison website, we want to help you get the best website, for the lowest price.
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