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Hi guys,
I have just made live my web site. Please have a look, see what you think before i tell advertise it. I am dyslectic so please if you notice any spelling mistakes let me know. I would appreciated any comments to make it better.
I am waiting for my domin name to go live but you can use this for now.

www.clikpic.com/6ftblonde

cheers
 
Hi 6' - looks like you have quite the drive to succeed there - well done you!

Re the site - you have some nice images in your galleries, but I don't think that the one on your homepage is the best representation of your work IMO.

One thing which jumped out at me immediately was the following comment "Well by far the hardiest to shot. I can take up to 100 images and only come out with a few usable prints" - you have a typo in "hardest" - but my personal feeling is that the comment as a whole rather gives the wrong impression, if I were a potential client looking at that I would read it that my time was likely to be wasted with very few keepers from a session. :shrug:

On my laptop screen at least some of the shots look a little overexposed - I'd be interested to see others views on that though as I appreciate it could be my screen.

I'm afraid I have to be blunt - the text on your wedding page needs to be scrapped and totally re-written. Nobody but nobody would book you on the strength of that I'm afraid - you're effectively saying that you will do a cheap deal as you;re still practising to get it right! Probably NOT the image you want to be portraying!

The overall layout and styling of the site is sleek and modern - from your shots that's clearly your image so that's a good start. I think you need to enlist the help of a friend on the text though - by your own admission the written word isn't your strong point - and at the moment the words are letting the images down.

I look forward to seeing how your site develops! :thumbs:
 
i'm no expert but a few comments:

1. it's hard to read the main title, separating the words would be better, not so trendy I know

2. prices. how about changing the wording so that it is in the purchasers interest that you shoot from home. I don't think you should say I will come to any venue, may attract seedy clients!

3. nice clean design, very modern

4. wording on front page could be tidier to make more inviting

5. more images are required, especially for weddings

6. just for you wording could be more positive, I know you are being honest but you can still be honest and more positive. Couple of spelling mistakes.

just my observations!
 
Hiya, i like the layout and colours, very simple and effective without looking too basic. My only concerns are that you only have one wedding photo example which if i where looking for a tog to do a wedding i would like to see an example portfolio of what i could expect to see. Also, surely a seperate (mobile) phone number would seem more professional than a joint buisness number with your plumbing other half. The only spelling mistake i saw was you put `shot` instead of `shoot` in your prices section. Hope this helps.
 
I like the look of the site. I ran a clickpic site for a while and I know that they can be a bit of a pain to get just how you want them

The images are all good, I really love the fish in the pet section.....DUH... like where else would the fish be. :lol:

I do have a bit of problem with pretty much all your text though. I'm all for honesty but what you have there is far too negative. You really need to write something more positive and if you don't feel like you want to over sell a certain area, write about something you do feel very comfy with.

I ran a portrait business for a while, it was going along side my commercial stuff and I was more or less happy to go with whichever flew best at the time. I couldn't be more glad that it ended up being the commercial route. I found that taking GREAT shots is just such a small part of the portrait business these days. You need to be able to really push the print sales if you want to make a decent living from it and that's just not me. I like to make images, I don't like sales at all.

Also, I personally think that your prices are too low. It's not about seeming like good value,. It's about building prestige into what you offer. It almost seems that unless you're silly expensive, people won't take you seriously. Get yourself familiar with the venture products and prices. They don't have well known or respected snappers behind the cameras (no offense to any venture folk on here) they have a brand name that people can put on the wall at home for everyone else to know how much they've spent. That's what it's all about these days..... sadly.

....oh, and private needs correcting in the glam blurb. :)
 
6ftblonde said:
Hi guys,
I have just made live my web site. Please have a look, see what you think before i tell advertise it. I am dyslectic so please if you notice any spelling mistakes let me know. I would appreciated any comments to make it better.
I am waiting for my domin name to go live but you can use this for now.

www.clikpic.com/6ftblonde

cheers
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Hi, The biggest problem with your site is that you appear very negative. Have confidence in yourself. If you don't sell yourself no-one else will!

Definitely get someone else to check the spelling and grammar on your site before going live, as there are quite a few errors.

Good luck with your project as I know it's very difficult to get a business up and running when you have young children.:thumbs:
 
Everyone's seemed to have said what I was gonna say, but I will add some more:

Don't tell people what you can't do, or what your not good at. As others have said, you want to be 100% positive about yourself and your work.

Picked out plenty of spelling mistakes that need to be changed, and the section on 'Just for you portraits':

Your Site said:
You can go to special studios to have this kind of image but you do pay for the experience, which I should image would be great but costly. So if you don't mind my dinning room and me thats great and a lot cheaper. I'm not making this sound very good am I, but I like to be honest. You can come around to have a chat and view my home with a friend before hand.
I can come to you but it will take time to set up and I will need a lot of space.
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Needs to be completely re-written along with the other sections. It dosen't sound professional at all.

You want to get the point across that you are hard working, professional photographer who can do EVERYTHING listed on the site to a very high grade.
 
On your prices pages it reads:

I try to keep my cost down, so i shot in my home or in your home if you have the room. I will come to any venue.
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Try a rewording like: "Clients pay pay mostly for my time and the images that result. You do not need to incur costly Studio expenses as work is carried out either at my home or on location."

Even this talks mostly about yourself so I would spend more time trying to think of ways to reference the client. To sell anything you should talk more about your customer and how your service benefits them.

You want people to call to enquire first and foremost as this will give you an opportunity to convince them you are a good option. Make this as easy as possible and work out how you can appear to be readily available without compromising other work and your own personal life.

Good luck!

:thumbs:
 
wow your all right i going to get a friend to come and add the text, I'm just not good at it. Negative again!!! I thought i was such a positive person. I'm going to remove the wedding stuff until I've got something to show.
thanks again
 
6ftblonde said:
wow your all right i going to get a friend to come and add the text, I'm just not good at it. Negative again!!! I thought i was such a positive person. I'm going to remove the wedding stuff until I've got something to show.
thanks again
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Don't be too down on yourself, it is a lovely looking site which with a few tweaks will serve you well and show you in the best possible light.

If you need a hand with the text I'm happy to jump in and give you a CV'd version of it all :)
 
Thats very generous of you. I would love a photographer to write it, as you know whats its all about. So feel more than free to have a go, i don't have many friends living near me so it i would have to wait until someone could help. (my husband is as bad as me!!!)
Thanks so much i just love this place very helpful. I feel like i don't give much back. I need more confidence and help others more.
 
The text seems a bit screwy, possibly due to the location of the picture... Some of the words are on seperate lines on my screen?

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Also, on a personal level I don't like the site all on the left of the page, I'd prefer it either full screen, or centered on the screen?
 
Hmm, not sure how they arrange things on there but more than willing to help out if you like :)
 
Hi 6ft,

Over and above what everyone else has mentioned, you need a very clear vision of how you want the look and feel of the site to be. I find the layout quite cluttered, the menus quite confusing and to be honest, I don't find the pictures are processed in a way that is best advertising your skills. On many the whites are blown and quite harsh (at least on all my 3 different calibrated monitors at home).

My other comment would be, that although you now have a basic site setup, there are no meta tags or description tags in the code so search engines will pretty much ignore your site. Something to remember for the future.

I have designed a number of sites, my own and 3 others, all are search engine optimised and most of all, scalable. :) PM me if you need help.
 
I would suggest changing the paragraph beginning "We operate" to the following:

We have a home studio which is more relaxing for our clients, and also more enjoyable for younger children.

A range of packages are available at very reasonable rates, please contact us for your individual requirements.

Avoid repeating same words too many times, for example; "prices" and "we".

Use of Words.
"Subject" is a little impersonal, "Operate" instills fear, "help relax" a little negative, better to use "more enjoyable"
 
Pets and People page
adage should be spelled with just the one d

otherwise - not bad at all

good luck!
 
lots more to think about thanks again. i will look at it again tonight.
I'm not looking for hundreds of clients haven't got the time, just when it happens it happens to, not going to over advertise it.
Bit of a money making hobby really.
 
hillwalkinggirl said:
I would suggest changing the paragraph beginning "We operate" to the following:

We have a home studio which is more relaxing for our clients, and also more enjoyable for younger children.

A range of packages are available at very reasonable rates, please contact us for your individual requirements.

Avoid repeating same words too many times, for example; "prices" and "we".

Use of Words.
"Subject" is a little impersonal, "Operate" instills fear, "help relax" a little negative, better to use "more enjoyable"
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mmcp42 said:
Pets and People page
adage should be spelled with just the one d

otherwise - not bad at all

good luck!
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*cough* they would be my errors not the OP's :eek:
 
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