Q. I am an amateur photographer and really enjoy taking photographs. I am now really interested in creating my own photography website to advertise my work and hopefully get people to buy my images. I have no idea where to begin though. I do not have a clue on how to do the web design so would be looking for a website creator that provides easy set up and design. I don't want something that looks too cheap and has the hosts name spread all over the website. I would be prepared to pay to have my own domain name though. Can you help?
A. The easiest way would be to get web hosting which includes one click install of Wordpress, then just install some Photo Gallery theme. Use Photoshelter for the sales: http://www.photoshelter.com/. It has also been recommended that you could use use Godaddy.com to start your webpage. For selling zenfolio.com has also been suggested. The advantage to zenfolio is they take care of payments and shipping allowing you to spend less time working and you can keep your costs down. Importantly, it is suggested if you plan on posting online that you spend the money to copyright your pictures too.