Traffic Exchange Just For Photographers

Regular traffic exchanges can bring much traffic to your new photography website but most of the traffic will mainly click on by without even hardly giving a second look to your site. That is because most traffic exchange users are seeking traffic themselves as quickly as possible to their own websites. At first when I pursued this method it seemed promising when my traffic stats went up considerably however still no sales. Even when setting my traffic to specific targeting it still did little.
So I googled some more for other methods to help promote my photography site. Yes, I have submitted to the search engines and free web directories. Then I stumbled up on something that really caught my eye. It is a new traffic exchange just for photography. I thought to myself that this was a neat idea because it is an exchange focused just for photos. Pretty neat, hey! It is also free to join too which is an added bonus. So for all you aspiring photographers just check out the link at the top of this blog. There is nothing to lose except letting it pass on by.

Time And Patience

Okay, you have your business venture all planned out and your ready to set up your website. Now one of the most difficult tasks is driving traffic to your new website or online store. You can pay enormous amounts of money on advertising or pay for internet traffic. Sometimes this is not feasible for some people who are starting out on a tight budget.
One site that will help promote your site is Link Referral. There is a free and a paid upgrade version. The point of this site is that you read and review other sites for credits to help promote your own site. One can also submit their URL to all the free web directories and major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing. Writing articles in relation to your website and submitting articles to the free web directories is also another way one can help get their website recognized. Another alternative is to blog, blog, blog.
You can advertise your site by blogging and linking everything together. It is also advisable to keep the content updated and add new content frequently. This will help the search engines find you easier. It can also help to have as many different blogs as possible on many different subjects each including the links that you want to guide traffic to your website without seeming too self promoting and pushy.
All the above suggestions can be put to use but will not get you the business overnight. It takes much time and patience. Internet marketing and advertising is the most time consuming part of setting up an online business which requires much time and patience from the proprietor. Many have given up after a few months of trying. The fact is it may take a couple of years or more to get an internet business established with a steady stream of traffic.
So one would be advisable to hang on to their day job a little longer before considering making a living with an online business. The upkeep and maintenance of an online business is a 24/7 job especially in the early stages. It is just a matter of being fully dedicated.

Cheap Indoor Studio

I love to take outdoor photos. I also love taking macro shots indoors of still life. My living quarters is already quite cramped as it is. Therefore, I have no room left to set up a professional studio. Renting space in an office building is out of the question. So, it came to thought if I just wanted something small and compact to snap pics of the little things of life, why not just use a simple piece of black or white fabric as a photo backdrop tacked to a wall. It's as simple as that.
All one has to do is purchase some cheap fabric at Walmart or any other store that sells fabric. It would be good to have both black and white material for use as your backdrop. A few thumbtacks or tape and good lighting and you're set to go. It only takes a few moments to set up a little studio and take it down when not in use. This easy to do studio can also be adjusted to size as needed according to the amount of material needed to serve as the backdrop.
One will never be able to tell the difference if the pictures were taken in a professional studio or at home in your own kitchen or livingroom. It is the most economical way to get those macro shots or any type of shot that requires a simple backdrop. Cheap and easy!