I think it was Evan or Sam who suggested posting some "teaser" shots in the blog for all shoots, minus bridal shoots. Just wanted to say a quick thanks to you guys because it is working beautifully. Hits to my blog jumped from 80 in May to 255 in June. Thanks for the tip guys!

THE BLOG

P.S. If you don't have a blog, get one!

Edited by Cathy Yount on Jul 03, 2008 at 02:38 PM GMT

how do you know how many hits your blog and your site gets? I am sure this is a stupid question but I really don't know.

~Sarah

Google Analytics...great tool. It breaks it down by pages within your site visited, referral sites, the countries where the vistors came from, general hits, and the percentage of visits from the total for each page.

Yet another thing my techy wiz husband did! He's done wonders for our marketing.

Cathy Yount wrote:


Yet another thing my techy wiz husband did! He's done wonders for our marketing.

I want a techy wiz husband! I have no idea where to start with this kind of stuff.
Yay for you, Cathy.

Clicky is great as well. Free account plus an upgraded account for a few bucks a year. Great deal:

http://getclicky.com

Glad it's working out for you.

~Sam

Suzi,
I can't believe what he's been able to accomplish. He's a wiz at marketing, but he also built my website (has a new one in the works that looks amazing...he's building me a Blu-style site by scratch) and has a BSBA degree in Computer Information Systems. That covers marketing, branding, business etiquette and practices, website, technology, etc. I've got it made!

He's gotten us a front page ranking on nearly all cities in our county through Google (many are number one and number two), as well as throughout western NC (that part depends on where you search). We live in the foothills, but get about one wedding a year at the beach too. It's pretty cool.



Edited by Cathy Yount on Jul 03, 2008 at 02:46 PM GMT

And I like your blog, everything a person would want is right there, easy to see and click on, no waiting, or gimmicks.

Thanks a bunch...hahaha...just figured out how to arrange it seemingly organized. The pictures used to be all over the place.

Cathy Yount wrote:
Suzi,
I can't believe what he's been able to accomplish. He's a wiz at marketing, but he also built my website (has a new one in the works that looks amazing...he's building me a Blu-style site by scratch) and has a BSBA degree in Computer Information Systems. That covers marketing, branding, business etiquette and practices, website, technology, etc. I've got it made!

He's gotten us a front page ranking on nearly all cities in our county through Google (many are number one and number two), as well as throughout western NC (that part depends on where you search). We live in the foothills, but get about one wedding a year at the beach too. It's pretty cool.



Edited by Cathy Yount on Jul 03, 2008 at 02:46 PM GMT

That is so wonderful. I'm really learning that marketing is as or more important that the images themselves, and it's great that people will get the chance to learn about you and see your work.

cathy-

you do some awesome work. =)

//ed

Is it generating extra clients?

Great WORK! I just started my BLOG. Very excited too!!!

congrats - i posted my first wedding and a link to my blog and got 1200 hits in a DAY cant believe it! haha

Is it generating extra clients?

Right now, its too early to tell. I've only been doing this for about a month now. If I remember, I will definitely repost.

57suzi wrote:
Cathy Yount wrote:


Yet another thing my techy wiz husband did! He's done wonders for our marketing.

I want a techy wiz husband! I have no idea where to start with this kind of stuff.
Yay for you, Cathy.

Hang out at Starbucks....

57suzi wrote:
Cathy Yount wrote:
Suzi,
I can't believe what he's been able to accomplish. He's a wiz at marketing, but he also built my website (has a new one in the works that looks amazing...he's building me a Blu-style site by scratch) and has a BSBA degree in Computer Information Systems. That covers marketing, branding, business etiquette and practices, website, technology, etc. I've got it made!

He's gotten us a front page ranking on nearly all cities in our county through Google (many are number one and number two), as well as throughout western NC (that part depends on where you search). We live in the foothills, but get about one wedding a year at the beach too. It's pretty cool.



Edited by Cathy Yount on Jul 03, 2008 at 02:46 PM GMT

That is so wonderful. I'm really learning that marketing is as or more important that the images themselves, and it's great that people will get the chance to learn about you and see your work.


Way more important.....

Of course, a strong set of images is always the first and most important thing...however, once you master that, marketing does become more important in most cases. If not, you're just sitting on some pretty images.