Friday, February 1, 2013

I Won a SHOWIT Site {Lifestyle & Wedding Photography} Marin, Napa, Sonoma County Photographer...Shelley Hohe

A few months ago something very exciting happened.  I was watching a live workshop hosted by Karen and Isaac Stott {an amazing husband and wife photography team} on SHOWIT LIVE.  At the end of the show they were giving away prizes for the viewers who were watching and tweeting online.  To my surprise I won a free year of SHOWIT.  For those of you who don't know what SHOWIT is, it's a company {more like a family} that started with a photographer who wanted their website to be unique. From there SHOWIT was born offering other photographers the freedom of having a website that really portrays their business.

I have been wanting to change my website to SHOWIT for over a year but it wasn't in my budget {I thought they were more expensive than they really are} SHOWIT offers 3 different categories in building your website...1. build from scratch,  2. pick a style group and customize it yourself or 3. hire a designer.  I decided to choose #2...picking a style group and customizing it.  Since I love graphic designing I wanted to be the one customizing my site.  With so much support from SHOWIT and David Mendoza III (David is a website designer who helps you get started) I am in the midst of designing my site.  As I am designing away I am getting so comfortable with the program that now I am more or less going with #1 designing my site from scratch.    It's been a few months and it is taking me a little time for a few reasons....1. I am a homeschooling/stay at home mom to twins, 2. I am my husbands business partner {not really...I just help with his website and graphic designing} in his high end auto business Doctor Detail,  3. I am taking my time to really search my style and what I want my website to say about not just my business, but about me as a person.

With all this being said I have decided to blog a 3 part series next week about Branding & Rebranding your business....

Tuesday February 5th~ The importance of branding or rebranding your business
Wednesday February 6th ~ Finding your style and building your brand
Thursday February 7th ~  Adding a personal touch to your brand

Here is a little sneak peak of what my website background will look like...



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    1. Thank you John...My goal is to start shooting more weddings :)

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  2. Oh great patterns, such a great spring vibe from those!

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  3. Ooh I can't wait for you to launch your showit site! Love the colors!!

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  4. that's awesome! We are on showit and are in the process of rebranding and redoing our website which sometimes makes me want to bang my head against a wall. Can't wait to see your new site :)

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  5. I love the new colors! I just finished rebranding AND renaming so I know how much work it is! Best of luck!!

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  6. Oh my goodness! I am so happy for you. How very, very exciting. Wishing you all the best with your new look!

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