Now that the initial work of posting images and pricing has been done and the rudimentaries of ading the polish well underway, what would be the best means of safely getting the word out to the smugmug community and the world. I'm sure that many of you are very experienced in internet based marketing or cooperative marketing, but I am something of a rookie. I am familiar with web rings and link exchange capabilities, but at a very generic level..i.e. I know they exist. But, what are the proven and safest means to actually let folks know you are hear, both within the smugmug community and to buyers in general? Any special settings I need to be sure to check to allow the word to get out, BUT still offer safe viewing?

Keyword your galleries and photos to death.

I have first page google search views linking to me because of it. It is so cool to see analytics of where my hits are gcoming from and see that India, Japan, Columbia, etc, visit my site from a google search.

Smugmug communities. I'm in Birds and Dgrin right now. There are a ton of different ones there for people with similar photography interests.

What am I missing? How does one get the google search initiated? Sorry to be such a rookie? Too, what other ways, tools, resources, site submissions, processe, etc might the rookie investigate to bring folks from across the internet to image galleries and products? It seems that getting the site up and attractive is step one, but unless there is widespread notification and posting of info and access to the site across a wide variety of vehicles, step one results in a pretty site, but nobody knows you're here or what you have to offer. here, I'm not talink so much about just posting the gallery, but active marketing. Thanks SO much!

Originally Posted by Khaos Keyword your galleries and photos to death. I have first page google search views linking to me because of it. It is so cool to see analytics of where my hits are gcoming from and see that India, Japan, Columbia, etc, visit my site from a google search. Smugmug communities. I'm in Birds and Dgrin right now. There are a ton of different ones there for people with similar photography interests.

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