I am not going to lie. Business has been slow. I tried the wedding shows at the Reliant Center, a magazine here and there, I even try to promote my creativity through facebook. I am not going to give up. I love taking pictures. I think part of the problem is not having enough exposure on what 85% of the population uses to get their information; the Internet. I am going to assume that most people inquire about what they either through word of mouth or by searching for it on Google, Yahoo, or Bing. So the quest begins to be listed as number one on those search engines. I came across several web sites that "help" you get to number one, but you have to pay for it. I am looking to do get ranked high at a very minimum cost; until I can afford it of course. Nothing in life is free.

A makeup artist introduced me to several websites that I think will help me get noticed. The first is Thumbtack.com. It kind of looks like a AT&T yellow pages. I posted my info and hopefully in due time, the site will help me rank higher on search engines.

The second site is Weddingwire.com. This one targets anything and everything wedding related. It has a nice interface and can be both very helpful and overwhelming in regards to finding services pertaining to weddings. The search tool on there is not very accurate in relation to your zip code. It's a start regardless.

Having listed these two sites, I'll continue to document how they perform. Maybe I can book some weddings or quinceanera's this year from having my business listed on them. Only time will tell. In the mean, I'll continue to keep pushing my photography business.