cascoly wrote:
not to be too negative, but the in recent years it's become very difficult for an independent to get noticed. eg, most of the images you'll see in google images are from microstock agencies which spend large budgets with google adwords, or from other mega sites like pinterest
a more modest goal would be to design the site you describe for a well defined audience such as bird lovers on UHH and similar sites, and rely on word of mouth, not google
I guess that is what I was thinking - not a mega operation but a niche website for 1) people who would like to display their great bird pics with others who are similarly inclined and 2) for those who would like to browse such pictures. I'm not looking to sell my pics or go into the micro stock business. I'm confused about your suggestion to put the website "on UHH and similar sites" - how would one go about putting a website on UHH other than hosting a section of a forum?