VPS Award
(Very Professional Site!)

Winners

Our VPS Award is given out once a quarter to a photographer succeeding in the area of marketing. While all sites must be in the photographic industry, our goal is to choose a site that is using a variety of tools to help get the site noticed online.

We select our award winner from the sites submitted (chances of winning are based on number of sites submitted).

We focus on the marketability of the site - what online marketing techniques are you utilizing, and how well are they working?

We judge your site based on how your customers view your website, how well your site entices people to take action, and how well your site is attracting new clients in the online world.

Want to read more about what we look for in our award winners? Take a look at our newsletter in which we go over some of the details.

Summer 2007

VPS Award Winner

A great presentation and lots of linking is what gave this site it's edge this quarter. When we start evaluating sites, we don't start by looking at the site. Instead, we look at the marketing. We see how many other sites are referring you, where your site address shows up online, and how Google ranks you. Then from our top ranking sites we head to the site and visit if for the presentation. This site made our final cut by having a lot of references with other sites. And a great presentation. This site makes you want to learn more about the photographer, and take the time to click from page to page..

Congratualtions!

Spring 2007

VPS Award Winner

This month's winner has done two things right: lots of content, and no Flash programming. Because of this, their site is very searchable by the search engines, and offers them a lot of room for growth in the future. BlueMoon Studios provides a full sales presentation within its pages. It gets the visitor involved with the site, offers lots of options, and presents information very well. A prospect can easily move around, gain a lot of knowledge, and make a well-informed decision before making contact with the photographers (another plus is the form which prompts comments from the visitor).

Congratualtions!

March 2007

VPS Award Winner

When we look at the entries, we don't start with the looks of the site. Instead, we start our research in places like Google and Yahoo, and with some of our internal marketing tools, and look at the stats of the site. We want to find out how well you are marketing your site before we look at how well you designed your site. Once we have our stats in hand, we begin surfing your site. This month, Madeline Duval Davids with Duval Distinctive Photography submitted the site with the highest marketing results. She had the highest level of linking of all the sites submitted, and has a site filled with content � making it more approachable for both clients and search engines. She also shared with us, "We use Successware software, and our more info page downloads directly into Successware Inquiry client area where the request is handled and tracked in Successware". That's the way to run your business efficiently.

Congratulations Madeline!

VPS Award Winner

Julia Greer has a website that handles both the presentation and the marketing of her photography business. It's visually pleasing, and draws prospects and clients to click further. She also has a variety of SEO techniques in place, providing her with the ability to connect with people searching for portrait information on the search engines.
Congratulations Julia!

VPS Award Winner

Jane and Christian von Kirchbach have designed a clean, visually pleasing site that allows them to connect with their clients. They have a variety of galleries to show prospects their work, and still use enough marketing techniques to begin connecting with people outside of their normal marketplace. Congratulations Jane and Christian!

VPS Award Winner

David Lloyd has created a site that showcases his photographs and albums - and makes people want to take action. The key to a good website is to motivate them with your content, and make them want to take the next step. David understands it takes more than a few photos to motivate - and has included a variety of layouts from many weddings, giving people a choice as to how much they wish to see. Congratulations David!

VPS Award Winner

Jonah Gilmore has used a simple, clean design to capture the hearts of his clients. His site is using a variety of online marketing tools to help rank in the search engines, and a variety of content to help attract new clients, and motivate them to take action. Congratulations Jonah!

VPS Award Winner

Sam Chinigo has been online for a couple of years, and has spent time not only promoting his work, but also his website. He has a wide variety of links to other websites, creating many ways for people to find his business. He understands how to work his website content with his website programming, and use it to reach out to his ideal customer. Congratulations Sam!

Are you proud of your website? Do your friends and clients love spending time on your site? Then it�s time for a little recognition.

VirtualPhotographyStudio.com�s VeryProfessionalSite Award is designed to recognize the achievements of a few select professional photographers* each year. Each quarter, we will review submitted entries, and determine who has created an outstanding website. Each site will be individually critiqued by our judges, who will rate several core elements on each site, including: site design, navigation, use of photography, your message to your visitors, and the marketability of the site.

And if you do win our VPS Award, you win in many ways. In fact, we�ll shower you with prizes.

• You�ll be awarded with the rights to use our VPS Award Winning Site logo on your website and within your marketing, proving you have one of the best sites in the photography business!
• You�ll be prominently displayed on the home page of VirtualPhotographyStudio.com for the quarter following winning the VPS Award! (Check back the first of every month to see our newest winner!)
• By winning the award, we know you have done a lot of work online. We want to help you grow even farther. We�ll provide you with our Virtual 3 Step Analysis, a report that will provide you with 3 key strategies to help you grow your business, personalized for your website and business! (This alone has a value of $49!)

So what are you waiting for? Sign up today, and see if you will be our next VPS Award Winner!

Yes, I want to apply for the VPS Award!

*All sites winning the VPS Award must be websites for professional photographers. We will accept photographers from any field. We will not accept sites from vendor-related websites.