A Question for You About Your Photography Website

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Hi - this is on the topic of photography but its about our photography websites so feel free to move this and sorry if its in the wrong place.

I want to build the best photography website template around and I am looking for some honest feedback so if you could answer the below questions that would be totally awesome - and for everyone that takes the time to answer I will happily give you the template for free when it is complete.

Q1: If you was to launch your own photography website, or upgrade your existing one what are the main features that;

A) Are totally essential and could not live without? (I.E Gallery, Contact form etc)

B) Are purely your personal requirement or you just cant get anywhere at the moment? (E.G fancy fonts, social media icons, etc)

Q2: Software wise - what is the one tool that you just haven't been able to find out there that would really help you out?

Thanks for your help guys and girls :)

Dave
 
Keebsuk said:
The big one for me is being unable to use Adsense with my Zenfolio based website.

Andy
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Thanks Andy - and would you change your website if it meant you could you keep your features and have adsense?
 
shrimperblue said:
I want to build the best photography website template around and I am looking for some honest feedback

Q1: If you was to launch your own photography website, or upgrade your existing one what are the main features that;
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To not use a template....... sick of seeing the same sites all the time.. someone posts saying check out my website.. I go look and its the same as the last one I looked at.. just a different colour..

website templates.. hate em..
 
It just needs to be simple to update - ie: add photos to etc, and also for the end user (consumer) to navigate.
 
The Prophoto template with a built in sales gallery.

Good luck on bettering the Prophoto setup though.

Can't link from here, but you should find it ok.
 
shrimperblue said:
Q1: If you was to launch your own photography website, or upgrade your existing one what are the main features that;

A) Are totally essential and could not live without? (I.E Gallery, Contact form etc)
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A unique, exclusive design/layout for starters. Sorry if that smarts a bit but I don't like all these cookie cutter templates used by ProPhoto, Wordpress, theme companies etc.

A gallery or method of displaying the images is essential, as is interaction. People being able to comment on gallery images or posts if they choose is a must.

Optimised for SEO.

Blog section.

Ease of use for the user.

I want to be able to update the content quickly and easily.

I also like being able to make quick and easy design changes to a site. Whether that be fonts, colours, backgrounds, drag-and-drop layout changes etc

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B) Are purely your personal requirement or you just cant get anywhere at the moment? (E.G fancy fonts, social media icons, etc)
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I guess everything on this list is my personal requirement :) Not quite sure what you mean by that. I already use fancy fonts, custom social media icons, custom ad boxes, rotators, twitter feeds, RSS feeds etc​

Q2: Software wise - what is the one tool that you just haven't been able to find out there that would really help you out?
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Can't think of anything at the moment.​
 
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