Matt Philbin
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Paul...
Much better. Now I'd just work on an artistic banner of sorts. Something that gives you that "wow" factor that everyone is going for.
The email link that you now have in place triggers Microsoft Outlook on my machine when I click on it. I think on your end, that means you have connected it to a phrase that resemles "xxxx mail to xxxx". The other way is to set up a page in it's own gallery (a gallery with no photos) for a mail forwarding system. Try this for starters, and visit DGrin to get help on setting it up.
http://www.emailmeform.com/
You mentioned your familiarity with web codes and such... I'm in the same boat. I learn relatively easily for a 37 year old, but had no exposure to any of this prior to doing this.
As far as being seen on the internet (or being found), there are threads on Dgrin that cover this to a point. If anyone had all the answers and could set up a bulletproof method, they'd be loaded. Google and Yahoo work a little differently, as do the other search engines. All you can do is maximize your position on the search lists when they come up. Without spending a lot of $$, this is tough to do. You have to determine who your ideal client is. Put another way, when someone searches and enters a certain phrase, what is that phrase that will allow you to come up? For me, it's things like keywords related to Chicago and Chicago Photography that I'm shooting for. Here are a few threads that I had saved. They're probably worth reading...
http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=127825
http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=45537
http://wiki.smugmug.net/display/SmugMug/Maximize+Search+Engine+Findability
Also consider using something like Google Analytics. I'm using it and it's pretty cool what it finds and tells you. Things like the number of hits in a specific time period, how long each person stayed on the site, what country they live in, and whether they came through a search or some other way to your site. It may also help to "put you on the map".
http://www.google.com/analytics/
I have the GoDaddy domain name that I created. PJ Matthews is a goofy variation of my name backwards. One of the criteria the search engines judge on (don't recall if this is just Google or if it's others too) is how long you have had your domain name and how long you have committed to it in the future. Sites with 1 year leases on domain names don't score quite as highly.
Last but not least, run your site name through this tool and see what it says. It should offer you a multi-point analysis of your site and how it could improve in terms of search performance. It's free, and safe.
http://www.websitegrader.com/
Good luck!
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