Promoting your photoblog

Since I recently had a very short stint in the industry of photography, much shorter than I would have liked, I did learn a fair amount about what people do to try to gain additional readers to their photoblog. Here’s a quick list of the things I see successful photographers do relative to things like Social Media:

Register your blog at Networked Blogs (requires a Facebook account).

If you are a pro photographer, or if you are just looking to get additional exposure, consider creating a Facebook fan page as well.

Consider creating a Twitter account. You should also view this fairly comprehensive list of Twitter photography resources, and you should also consider adding yourself to the Wefollow Directory under Photography.

Register at Cool Photo Blogs.

Register at VFXY Photoblogs.

Register at Photoblogs.org.

Some other tips for promoting your photoblog.

As always, don’t expect a massive influx of visitors overnight just because you do these things (not all of us are photography pros like Stuck in Customs).  But if you gain a few more readers to your blog that appreciate your work, doing some of the little things I mentioned will be well worth the 20 minutes or so it takes you to do all of  the above.

Note: Localized photographers, such as wedding or event photography professionals, would do well to keep an eye on what customers are saying about them on services like Yelp.

Tags: photoblog, photoblogging, Photography, promoting