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I am making a website but dont have the money to buy a domain name of to have an ad free site.
I am only a novice photographer,is that unproffessional to have an add on the site? I dont control it unless I upgrade and pay money,and I cant afford it.
I DIDN’T put up the ads,the people who own the site did
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It depends largely on the purpose your photographs serve. Generally speaking, the ad banners attached to free webpages are distracting nuisances that work against you.
You seem concerned about looking unprofessional. That is understandable, especially when you are starting out (and I presume you intend to conduct a photography business, using the site to promote your work).
If you want a place on the Internet to simply "hang your work," I suggest temporarily using the site it sounds like you already have. A detriment to this is that many of those sites include a clause in their Terms of Service that specifies that they are able to use your images as they see fit. An alternative would be posting an online gallery at http://photo.net which gives you space for a limited number of images free; you can upgrade to an unlimited-image plan for a very affordable $25.00 per year. With the holidays approaching, you may ask for a year’s membership as a gift from someone. Since much of my work (96-98%) is done with film and other non-digital media, and I don’t rely heavily at all on web-based promotion, I have little need for a website. However, I did register my domain, and I have it pointed (redirected) at my photo.net portfolio, in case anyone wants to glance at samples of my work without requesting a mailer or full print portfolio.
If, however, you are looking to build a website that promotes your business (which would naturally require a domain name registration and ad-free hosting), Set aside part of your income until you have enough for the domain name and, say, 3 to 6 months of hosting. That way you will have some time to come up with the following months’ hosting fees and have a "home" that is all your own. In the meantime, use offline methods of promotion, such as postcards (either sent to prospective clients or placed strategically around town, if you are dealing with the general public), CDs with your portfolio (or better, your website HTML code and images), and professionally printed business cards (even glossy 2-side full color cards are fairly inexpensive these days).
The short answer: it is bad to have ads on your photography website. Work toward the goal of eliminating hosting services which incorporate ads. People visit the site to see your work, not ads. Give them what they want. After all, that’s the first rule of business…
I hope this helps! Good luck!
Darin
unless you are making money from them paying you to put up the ads it is probably not the best cause it either makes you look cheap or really succesful depends how you think theyll look at it!
Why do you have a "Website" if you aren’t producing a revenue stream? If you want to put up pictures to show friends, go to Flickr. I don’t see why you need a personal, designated site with ads if you don’t want to promote your business.
Well, if I was a paying client I would find ads on your business website rather unprofessional. If it’s more a private website or simply one to show your work, I wouldn’t really be bothered. Most internet users have evolved the ability to see website content and block out ads at the same time.
Anyway, ads wouldn’t bother me that much either way, but as a paying client I wouldn’t expect to see them.