Blogger’s Corner
With thousands of websites, the PhotoBiz team is constantly looking at the creativity that photographers put into their website. We are going to showcase some of our favorite websites here on the bloggers corner and tell you a little about them.
Absolutely stunning photographers, we came across the husband/wife couple behind Deo Studios at WPPI 2011. One of the crazy things that really stuck out to me was that they signed up toward the end of the first day of the conference. The very next morning, they came back to me and thanked me saying, “It really was as easy as you said it would be”. Then, they continued on to show me their new site was live and online! That’s right, in the matter of a few hours in a hotel room, the online presence for deostudios.com was created, and I’m proud to showcase it here.
Sean Busher is easily one of my favorite photographers and graphic artists. The conceptual work that he creates using CGI and other nifty processes is absolutely mind blowing. Sean works with many high profile clients to create marketing pieces. As you look through his portfolio with PhotoBiz, you are just captured by his photography in a way that makes you want to keep watching.
Some of the coolest guys I know and have had the pleasure of meeting are Mike Fulton and Cody Clinton of TriCoast Photo. As a sponsored platform speaker with PPA, WPPI, After Dark and many other photography organizations, you would be hard pressed to go in a room of photographers that don’t know who they are.
Showcasing 4 different PhotoBiz websites, TriCoast Photography has segmented their online presence to: Weddings, Seniors, Workshops and Events.
Monica Burby is an incredible photographer that we showcase often. We’ve used her images in PPA and Rangefinder magazine ads and have showcased her talented photography on our sample templates as well. Monica has a unique photography and graphic design background that have helped her build a very unique website that truly utilizes many PhotoBiz features. Her creative backgrounds complimented with each of her 3 PhotoBiz websites make a perfect match to market a style of her own to clients.
I've never felt the need to write before but it just dawned on me that i might just have something to say! Like most of your clients I too have been blown away with how classy and gorgeous my site looks and how easy it is to update and manage, one of the main things though is your customer service. I'm based in the UK and to be honest any question or help that you need to do with computers is usually met with elitist-show-off's who aren't the least bit helpful and its always such hard work to get a straight answer. Almost like they want to punish you for not knowing enough in the first place. Whenever i've dealt with American companies (for my web set up as well as you guys) i've been astonished with how much you care, how overly helpful you are and how easy it all is. Thank you so much!!! (oh and I don't mean everyone in the UK is like this but honestly most of the companies I've encountered for web and Mac issue's could learn ALOT from you guys in the US) www.terivincent.com
terivincent Thank you SO much, that is so nice of you to say and I will definitely share your enthusiastic appreciation with our passionate support team that really deserves all the credit. If you'd like to submit your comment as an "official testimonial", please send an email with your profile pic to testimonials@photobiz.com and we will feature you here: http://photobiz.com/testimonials.cfm
DavidHutnik great will do - thanks x
After using the same company for over 10 years for my website, I wanted a more contempary look with a more easily manageable backpage. After waiting NINE MONTHS and LOTS of $$$, I still didn't have what I'd requested!
I emailed several of my "Texas Terrific Ten Photographer" girlfirends (If you want to know more about our amazing ladies group, go to my website and email me!) several of them use... tada... PHOTOBIZ! Within hours I had EXACTLY what I wanted! The support is Fantastic... their responds time is short,efficient and PATIENT... the program is user friendly, easily managed and looks so professional! My clients LOVE it and so do I! Thanks, Photobiz!
Dear Photobiz,
you have made the business aspect of photography a breeze. I absolutely love your exceptional customer service, customizable color themes, and your affordability! I would love to share my experience and be featured as a young and upcoming photographer!
Have been using Photobiz for a little over a month now in order to showcase some of my photos and generate traffic. I'm new to the business and love the professional look I'm able to generate using Photobiz.
Still very much a work in progress but it's been much easier to get up and running than I would have thought.
Thanks so much!
I couldnt agree with everyone! Photobiz has been the best thing for my business. I used another for three years, and it wasnt as user friendaly and deffinately not geared towards photographers but other types of industries. I was so impressed with the staff. They walked me through every step! Still working on a few things( my fault), but love my new website, thaks to photobiz!
I can't believe how easy photobiz.com was for launching my website!! They have so many great templates that are simple to use but look so profesional! From the moment my site went up my business took off. I was unsure if it was going to be worth it to have my own site, and now I am so glad I did. My photobiz site has brought in so much new business I am astounded!! Now I am even making money selling prints and I am able to take deposits by credit card for my sessions because the shopping cart is so easy to use.. I am so thankful to photobiz.com and I will forver being using them!!!!!!!
The most impressive thing about PhotoBiz is that the company progressively comes up with new features. The company is constantly coming out with new templates and new functionality for easier control. PhotoBiz employees are also very friendly and dedicated. For example, I called Photobiz and gave some ideas of what I would like to see in a template and I saw templates that actually had the components that I wanted within a month after talking to a Photobiz staff. Lastly, Photobiz is great because its price is reasonably right unlike many other companies that charge too much for a dull website that is no where close to the flexibility that PhotoBiz provides.
Photbiz has taken my photography to another level literally.
Thanks to photobiz and their easy to use templates and SEO optimisation my photography is reaching thousands a week instead of a thousand a year!
I was looking for a solution which would portrait my wildlife shots in the true setting they deserve. Photobiz has enabled me to do this and much more, my images look sharp, crisp and above all I get compliments frequently from my clients telling me how great my site looks.
The ease of use and creative control over my site is exactly what I needed to grow my business. Your customer service is second to none and nothing is to much trouble, as the Americans say you guys are Awesome and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!
MrShutterbug
Mrshutterbug Wildlife Photography.
I love the new advancements that are making it so much more easy to release that creativity in me even more. I like to think that as I grow as a photographer that the tools I use to project my work are changing as well. This is about not having to conform to a certain predetermind look and taking it as far as you can imagine. It provides limitless ways to always be on the cutting edge of your craft and keeps people coming back for more. Very user friendly. There's No Biz Like PHOTO-BIZ
While I love the tutorials, ease of use, and the ability to modify the stylish, modern templates to my own branding style, I must say that the thing I'm most impressed with is the Customer Service. You guys are so easy to reach, and always offer expert advice. I've never called with a problem that you guys couldn't explain how to fix. The SEO features work well for me, too!
I love the choice of templates! So easy to use and great to be able to update your own site when you want! I sell gallery canvas art and Iam also a specialised high quality canvas printer so I've modified things a bit on my site...I'm really impressed! I'm here for good!
IN ONE WORD..."MARVELOUS!" That is how I describe Photo Biz to all my fellow photographers! Oh, and guess what..."They've all switched with you guys!" HAHAHA! Keep up the great work!
I can only echo the other comments here. Photobiz has some awesome tools as well as an awesome support team. I've never had any problems, and any questions I've had have always been answered super quickly. Looking forward to working w/ Photobiz for a long time to come. Thanks guys!
I love my new website!
Photobiz customer service just ROCKS!!
Thank you for making all of this so easy!
I had NO idea how wonderful the shopping cart would be for my business! It's awesome and helps me keep track of everything!
Thank you for working so hard at providing such a wonderful service!
@Doug-
Thanks for the compliments! As far as album designs,I would recommend some of the companies on our affiliates page: http://photobiz.com/affiliates.cfm
David
http://photobizfanclub.com
Photobiz.com has made it so easy for us to get a site up and running. Still working on getting it where we want but at least we're on a path. Great choice of template designs to suite anyone. Customer service has been extraordinary. Thanks Photobiz! BTW...can anyone direct me to the best way to do album design. I've had some success with Black River (album templates) but have had difficulty on the back end of the design. Any advice or direction is welcome. Thanks. Doug
Photobiz has been amazing. It is so easy to maintain my site and keep it looking fresh. I love how responsive your tech department is. I have recommended so may other photographers to this site (I think some months your referral checks pays my monthly fees!) and they all love it also. You guys are really awesome. I also love how you keep the site new and up to date with new features. thanks Photobiz
PhotoBiz has been amazing. I had a very old and tired web site for the last several years and I recently switched to a new designer who led me to PhotoBiz. As more and more people do all their research for vendors on the web, I feel it is critical to have a web site that catches one's eye. PhotoBiz does just that.
Thank you all for your comments on the PhotoBiz Blog! We really appreciate the kind words that you all have to say about us here at PhotoBiz. In regards to the video - Jere, it is available for you now in your control panel. Take a look at our latest blog video: http://blip.tv/play/Af7AUpX0Dg
Photobiz has been nothing but excellent so far. Great customer service which is really lacking in every other website company I have been with in the last 15 years.
Really looking forward to the video upload capabilities.
I LOVE Photobiz!! When I started my business I used Photobiz to get up and running. They have everything that I need and want. The customer service is AMAZING!! I am a customer for life.
Can't say enough about how great this company is. I have had two photographer friends sign up as a result of me ranting about their customer service and great site abilities. I WILL NOT LEAVE! The gift registry alone has landed me weddings. Brides say how great the website looks (flash) but are even more impressed that I offer gift cards and online galleries for their friends and relatives. Keep it up guys! You are rockin' the competition.









So every once and a while I pop in to see if there is anything in the blog that pertains to me as a fashion/commercial photographer and quite honestly there is usually not much here. I understand most of the users here probably are wedding/senior photographers (I used to be one as well), so I'm sure the blog is going to be geared more towards their interests and needs. I would just like to see some more work and input from some one in another market other than the wedding/senior portrait market :) I really like the way Photobiz makes it easy for any kind of photographer to use their products and be successful and I'm sure I am not the only one who would like to see what is happening in other markets. Is there any chance of this happening and is this even the correct place to ask? Thanks!
Matt
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