Over the last few episodes we have mentioned websites and putting things on your websites but we haven't talked about where to get started. In this episode, we are going to take you through step by step on how you can get your place on the world wide web. That and more, coming up.
What’s Up I’m TJ and I'm Justin and welcome to the Talking Pixels Podcast: Helping you take your photography from a hobby to a career!
So we’ve regularly mentioned websites in our past podcasts, but we haven’t really talked about them in-depth. A website is as important as a business card if not more important in the digital age. Justin, do you think people even need a website any more with social media sites like Facebook and Instagram?
Intro thoughts:
How do you build a website?
Where to start with your website?
Justin - Naming your business, what goes into it, etc.
https://www.namecheckr.com/
TJ - Domain Name & SSL & TLD
https://www.godaddy.com/
Justin - Hosting
https://www.siteground.com/
https://www.godaddy.com/
TJ - Application
HTML
Hired out web design
Adobe Portfolio
Wordpress
Joomla
Squarespace
Wix
Justin - Photobiz
https://www.photobiz.com/refer/?ref=46632
Action Items
- Make a list of 10-15 names and share them with others.
- Use name checker to see if your name is available
- Visit other photographer’s websites and see if you can find out what they are using
- Create a benefit-cost sheet for various services to find what the right fit is for you.
- Purchase a domain name and hosting
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