Thursday, January 7, 2010

"I've been on a lot of the wedding planning websites and I don't see you listed as much as some other photographers. When I do see your name, it's just a basic listing that doesn't tell me much about you. Some of the other photographers have such nice fancy ads - why don't you?"

The web-based wedding planning services sites charge big $$$ for the wedding vendor internet ads you're seeing. That's their business - how they make their money. The bigger, slicker and closer to the top of the page those ads appear and the larger geographic area they cover, the more the photographer is charged. The more popular the website is, the more money they charge. On my end, I could easily spend a couple of thousand dollars or more a month advertising my business via Internet wedding planning sites. If I did that, I'd would have to pass the cost on to my customers - and that's you! I have a few ads out there in cyberspace right now - and I've decided that's all I'm going to do. I choose to keep my wedding package prices lower and let my body of photographic work posted on my website do my advertising for me. My photographic website details everything you need to know about me to make an informed decision regarding contracting my photographic services. If you want references from my former clients check out my website's customer feedback page - or contact me. And why not take a few moments to view my website's wedding galleries - after all, one photo is worth a thousand words, right?!! Here's a link to my portrait gallery too.