http://blog.photobiz.com Providing a tool for photographers on business and photography topics alike. Giving latest news from the PhotoBiz team and from around the industry. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:52:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What is It? Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" or un-paid ("organic”) search results as opposed to paid search engine placement. There are a number of factors that impact search engine optimization.  The most ... http://blog.photobiz.com/seo-basics If you’re like most people, you’ve heard the term “Search Engine Optimization” (SEO) before.  You can’t really escape it – the importance of a good SEO strategy as part of your overall marketing plan is seemingly on everyone’s lips (and websites) these days.  In this new feature we’ll look at ... http://blog.photobiz.com/welcome-to-the-seo-corner We have found the Best Background! We were on the search for the best background built within the PhotoBiz Community.  After, almost 50 entries of our (+)13,000 clients, we have narrowed down the competition to 10 finalists.  And the Votes are in... Congratulations to Smittee's Airbrush Smittee Zack with "Smittee's Airbrush has won ... http://blog.photobiz.com/october-faceoff What is a Contributing Photographer? With over 13,000 photographers using PhotoBiz, we realized that there is an abundance of talent and knowledge here.  The goal of our blog is to share our news, share industry news, and educate.  With that said, what better way to educate than to utilize some of the best photographers in ... http://blog.photobiz.com/your-brand-your-name Given the fact that today is Friday the 13th, we didn't want you to be scared so we are bringing joy by introducing 3 great new features!    1)  Enhanced Paging You will now have the functionality of scrolling pages of your images.  This is extremely useful when uploading hundreds of images.  Before, if you uploaded hundreds of ... http://blog.photobiz.com/enhancements If you are a PhotoBiz customer, I am proud to announce that you now have access to switch between 71 different Flash website templates with one click of the mouse and no additional costs as we release “Venice” today! The New York Times is quoted saying that Venice is, “undoubtedly the ... http://blog.photobiz.com/venice PhotoBiz and our Full Screen Collection are taking a wonderful trip overseas to Florence Italy to introduce its 70th Template!  Projected to be one of the most popular templates by design, there is also a new feature to check out with the addition of this new Florence Template. As you can ... http://blog.photobiz.com/florence Our November Featured Photographer of the Month Check out Jen's Website!      1. What equipment you do you use? I’m a loyal Nikon user all the way :) I currently shoot with a D700. I also use an SB800 for my flash, when I use a flash,  (usually rent a couple more for weddings) with ... http://blog.photobiz.com/november-featured-photographer   We previously discussed a lot of quick tips on Building your Facebook Fan Page and managing it successfully. In this second part of the series, I want to switch gears a little and talk specifically about growth strategies for your Fan Page.     I Need Fans, FAST! –Growth Strategies: 1.  Send out an ... http://blog.photobiz.com/growing-your-fan-page First of all, I am here to try and make things easier and more efficient for you.  We have a lot of great tips and tricks to share with you so this is Part 1 of our 2 part series.  As I manage social media for PhotoBiz, I often think ... http://blog.photobiz.com/facebook-tips-for-photographers-1