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I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
over, and give me a critique.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html

On 2 Aug 2006 06:49:55 -0700, "Chris" <> wrote:

>I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
>hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
>over, and give me a critique.
>
>http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html

Have you posted the ad before? The ad this link points to has been
there for only 1 day. Getting "bites" in one day may be overly
optimistic.

I LIKE that "creepy" pic. We get a lot of brides who want something off
center. Mom, no, but the bride, yeah. CraigsList tends to bring the not so
mainstream brides out, the conservative ones go to bridal shows, get
referrals from friends, hang out at The Knot and Bridal Insider, look at
magazines.

--
Skip Middleton
www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
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> Chris wrote:
>> I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
>> hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
>> over, and give me a critique.
>>
>> http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html
>
> Yup, I have to agree with the other posters. Get rid of the somewhat
> creepy pic; start with something standard and staid - it's not only the
> bride that'll be looking, it's the bride's MOTHER. Some L.A. moms may
> be looking for "artistic" but most will want romance, lace and soft
> focus. And the flash on your site loaded too slow on my (fast)
> broadband, I lost patience, especially for such small hard-to-see
> samples. Not that I'm a wedding pro, but just my two cents worth.
>
I LIKE that "creepy" pic. We get a lot of brides who want something off
center. Mom, no, but the bride, yeah. CraigsList tends to bring the not so
mainstream brides out, the conservative ones go to bridal shows, get
referrals from friends, hang out at The Knot and Bridal Insider, look at
magazines.

--
Skip Middleton
www.shadowcatcherimagery.com

On 8/2/06 8:49 AM, in article
. com, "Chris"
<> wrote:

> I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
> hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
> over, and give me a critique.
>
> http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html
>
From the above url:
" Also, I am opening my prices to an hourly rate with no minimum time."
I'll take 75 seconds. Where do I send my $4.17?

Kill your Television wrote:
> On 2 Aug 2006 06:49:55 -0700, "Chris" <> wrote:
>
> >I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
> >hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
> >over, and give me a critique.
> >
> >http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html
>
> Have you posted the ad before? The ad this link points to has been
> there for only 1 day. Getting "bites" in one day may be overly
> optimistic.

I wonder what kind of ratio, I could expect? Hits per Bite? I have
posted on craig's list before, and I'm learning that refining your post
helps a TON. After about three iterations, I started getting 2 to 3
bites per day on a movie production ad, but before I refined my ad, I
wasn't getting anything.

Chris Maness

Chris wrote:
> I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
> hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
> over, and give me a critique.
>
> http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html
>
Your sample photo is too.....offbeat.

--
John McWilliams

George Kerby wrote:
> On 8/2/06 8:49 AM, in article
> . com, "Chris"
> <> wrote:
>
> > I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
> > hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
> > over, and give me a critique.
> >
> > http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html
> >
> From the above url:
> " Also, I am opening my prices to an hourly rate with no minimum time."
> I'll take 75 seconds. Where do I send my $4.17?

I'm counting on the fact that it's wedding photography, and I've never
had a request shorter than two hours for a wedding. Bussiness is a
little slow right now, and whatever I can do to get more of it is cool.

John McWilliams wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> > I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
> > hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
> > over, and give me a critique.
> >
> > http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html
> >
> Your sample photo is too.....offbeat.
>
> --
> John McWilliams

By offbeat, do you mean edgy? (that is a California word to mean artsy
fartsy to the exteme)

Chris wrote:
> I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
> hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
> over, and give me a critique.
>
> http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html
>
I think most people are looking for good color prints. Your picture
might be interesting to some but not to the majority of people wanting
wedding photos.

I loved the site and pictures.
I would however redesing the site and stay away from complete Flash
solution because it lowers sites postion in search engines. Not sure if
this is your objective however.
Overall it is a very nice site. Who developed it, if not a secret?

Rod Williams wrote:
> Chris wrote:
> > I posted a wedding photographer ad on Craigs List. I'm getting several
> > hits, but no bites. I'm wondering if you guys / gals could look it
> > over, and give me a critique.
> >
> > http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/evs/188888942.html
> >
> I think most people are looking for good color prints. Your picture
> might be interesting to some but not to the majority of people wanting
> wedding photos.