livebooks success stories

I decided to make the switch to liveBooks nearly two years ago for two reasons. First, I noticed most of the professional photographers I admire (and who are successful) have a liveBooks website. The second reason was SEO. liveBooks puts a lot of effort into giving you the tools necessary to keep your site highly ranked in search engine query results. Knowing that liveBooks has my back allows me the freedom to do what I do best: be a photographer.

I recently re-vamped the face and content of my website to showcase my more recent work and I couldn’t be happier with the results. liveBooks’ customer service is second to none and the process of switching to a brand spanking new Scaler site was seamless. The interface is incredibly easy to work with and the editSuite makes the site a dream to update. I cannot wait to migrate my blog over to liveBooks as well!

Having a website is indeed crucial to getting new business. There are two things my mother always told me. First, “Always put your best foot forward”, and “You only have one chance to make a first impression”. She was a stay at home mom, but her teachings are what led me to choose liveBooks.

Before liveBooks I was using a flash template, because that was all I had in my technical skill set. I had neither ability nor interest in starting a new career as a web developer. The site clearly didn’t make a good impression. But that was OK since the flash template was pretty much locked out of the SEO world, so no one saw it. liveBooks has all manner of SEO optimization tools that steer people who have never heard of me to my website.

liveBooks also allows me to work with great designers to create and update a custom site that carries and represents my brand without spending thousands and thousands of dollars. It frees me to budget for more design, and less code. I’ve recently upgraded to the Scaler site, and without liveBooks a major website change like that could be a nightmare. The whole process was quick, painless, and straightforward; and the results are stunning. From the moment I signed on with liveBooks I’ve been very pleased at how quickly support has been able to address changes I’ve needed to make along the way. Regardless of how complex the issue seemed to me, it has always been a piece of cake for the liveBooks support staff.

Why is my liveBooks site important to my business? It addresses both of my Mom’s truisms. It helps me put my very best foot forward, and even steers clients to my site where I can make that killer first impression, even when I’m behind the camera shooting for someone else.

A website can quite often be a first impression for potential clients. Either through word of mouth, or direction, it’s the first opportunity most people have to view our work. I feel it’s important that the initial viewing make a lasting impression.

A colleague originally turned me on to liveBooks several years ago, and it’s worked for me ever since. My initial design, developed in part by the liveBooks team, stayed with me until a brand redesign a couple of years ago. The experience of my graphic designer and the liveBooks design team working together was a very smooth process, with great success and positive feedback.

With the arrival of Scaler, it allowed us to freshen up the site once again. Using the principals of the brand, Zoelle, our Digital Artist, worked with the liveBooks design team to simplify the website to be even more streamlined. The result is what we see today.

The ability to refresh the site and make changes as required help to keep things feeling new. Ease of navigation, flexibility in design and now being able to maximizing image size all add up to a great result. The customer support staff is fast, responsive, and always follows up to make sure any issue is resolved. This is why we keep working with the liveBooks team.

Having a custom designed website that reflects my brand was a key factor in my decision to go with liveBooks. The large image size is perfect for showcasing my food and travel photography and the portfolios and pages are easily updated using the editSuite. The website loads quickly, is easy to navigate and the feedback I’ve received has been nothing but positive. I recently went through a re-branding project and the liveBooks design team implemented the revisions by my brand designer, Brand Envy, efficiently and well within the timeframe needed. Not only is the website great, but the bells, whistles, outstanding people and the support team are nothing short of amazing!

I chose liveBooks initially because it was the leading provider of portfolio websites and was highly recommended based on its responsive client support. I have found this to be true from my initial contact, and can honestly say that even as the company has expanded and evolved, I have been treated very, very well by liveBooks at all levels – sales, design, and support.

liveBooks gives me a very professional looking site that is easy to update anytime with new images. Most importantly, their search engine optimization places me at the top of Google search results in five categories in the food photography and styling business as well as geographically.

As our work progressed so did our style, technology and need for personal control of our website. When we needed to make updates to our previous site we had to depend on a designer and a developer. This became inefficient and costly. I decided to switch to liveBooks so we could easily manage our content, provide our clients with personalized access, and the ability for others to view the site on the iPhone and iPad.
Getting our website up and running was easy. I was able to find answers to all my questions in liveBooks’ video tutorials. My time is no longer spent updating my website. It is spent creating new images and running my business. liveBooks keeps us up on the latest technology and features so we do not have too. As a photographer and a small business this is really important. They are a great business partner!

I am thankful to have found liveBooks. Their websites are easy to use and they give me the freedom to update my website anytime. And most importantly traffic to my site has increased as a result of using liveBooks!

I love that my liveBooks website allows me to edit my website whenever I want. There is no waiting for designers and web gurus to change my images for me. It’s also easy to experiment with new galleries because my site comes with unlimited portfolios. Thanks for helping me build a great site!

I’m constantly shooting new work and love the ease at which I can update my liveBooks site – it’s incredibly user friendly. My custom designed companion wordpress blog provides a unique alternative for which I can provide context for my work.