The Member Profile Page displays all of your important information conveniently organized on a single page. This provides easy access for visitors without the confusion of having to navigate different pages for viewing of Sample Images, finding your address/location and other details about you, that assist a potential client in making the determination that you are the correct photographer for their project.

Features:

• Free 10 Image Display Profile Page.
• Drag & Drop upload of your Images and automatic down-sizing of your large Images to square-cropped Thumbnail sized Images.
• Mouse-over of Thumbnail Images changes the large Image that is displayed.
• List of your Specialties.
• Section for up to 4 Representatives, their Contact information, and links to their websites and E-mail.
• Awards Section.
• Professional Organizations you belong to.
• Your Biography.
• Client List.
• Only the sections you actually populate with data from your Admin section are displayed on your Profile Page.
• You can even choose to show or hide your Address & Telephone from being displayed in Visitor View, if you so desire.
• Create links for up to 5 additional Websites that you may have Our E-mail Form prevents your E-mail Address from prying eyes, while allowing those that want to contact you to do so.
• "Email This Portfolio" feature let's a visitor on your Profile Page send a link to a colleague or a client, that will bring that person directly back to your Profile Page.
• You can have multiple Geographic Locations you work from, such as Chicago London, Paris -  including as much address and phone contact info as you desire to provide about each.
• Each Profile Page is directly accessible with a clean URL without strange squiggly lines, ampersands, and obscure ID numbers, at an attractive URL such as http://PhotographerIndex.com/profile/josevidaurre/.

PhotographerIndex.com FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. What is a PhotographerIndex.com Profile Page?
2. What are the steps for getting a listing and entering my Member Profile Details?
3. In what ways can I search PhotographerIndex.com?
4. What size files should I upload?
5. How do I Upload Images?
6. How do I organize the Images I have uploaded?
7. How can I increase my placement in the Search Results?
8. What is the additional Geographical Locations Feature?
9. What is the Nearest Largest Cities feature?
10. When I am logged into my Profile what is the "Favorite Members" section?
11. Can I purchase a Banner Advertisement on PhotographerIndex.com?
12. What is the cost of Banner Advertising on PhotographerIndex.com?
13. How can our Company become a sponsor of PhotographerIndex.com?
14. How can I delete my Profile from PhotographerIndex.com?
15. How can I add a link on my Web Site to PhotographerIndex.com?
16. Are there any Web Sites we consider to be better then PhotographerIndex.com

1. What is a PhotographerIndex.com Profile Page?

   The Member Profile Page displays all of your important information conveniently organized on a single page. This provides easy access for visitors without the confusion of having to navigate different pages for viewing of Sample Images, finding your address/location, and other details about you, that assist a potential client in making the determination that you are the correct photographer for their project.

   PhotographerIndex.com provides what we consider to be one of the most complete, useful, well-organized, and attractive Photographer's Profile page, of any available on the Internet!

   You can have your PhotographerIndex.com Profile Page up and running, and showing up in our Search Results, in less time then it would take you to go out for lunch.

   A Profile Page only displays information for the sections you have populated with data, while you were logged into your Profile. This data can include:

   Company Name
   Address
   City, State Zip/Postal
   Country
   Telephone
   Fax
   CellPhone
   SMS Messaging Number (For receiving text messages on your cell phone)
   Website(s)
   Languages Spoke
   Specialties
   Representatives
   Awards
   Professional Organizations
   Biography
   Client List
   10 thumbnail size samples of your Images. One large Image which changes as the mouse moves over the different Thumbnail Images is displayed on the page.

   We do not publish your E-mail address on the profile page, or anywhere else on the site. This is to prevent your E-mail address from being collected by spammers. If you want the address published, you can always type it in the Biography section of your Profile.

   If someone wishes to E-mail you a message they must use our Message Form. At the very top of the page there is a link for "Write An Email To MemberName" and at the very bottom of the page there is a link for "Contact MemberName".

2. What are the steps for getting a listing and entering my Member Profile Details?
   
   A. On the PhotographerIndex.com Home Page click on the link for "New Member Signup" or go directly to the New Member Signup Page:
   https://PhotographerIndex.com/user/?register_user
   
   B. Fill in the requested information. Note: The 3 fields for "Telephone" are designed to accept "The International Code", the "Local Area Code", and the "Phone Number". For Members in the USA the International Code is "1". As these fields have been setup to only allow the numbers 0-9 do not enter any of the following characters in the telephone fields: ( ) - , .
   
   In order to complete the registration Process we must send an E-mail to a Valid E-mail address, and you must respond by clicking the Confirmation Link in that E-mail. Please be sure to Whitelist the following E-mail addresses in your E-mail Software, and if necessary by contacting your ISP and requesting that they ensure PhotographerIndex.com is on their Domain List of allowed Mail Senders:
   admin@PhotographerIndex.com
   webmaster@PhotographerIndex.com
   member_newsletter@PhotographerIndex.com
   
   C. Select up to 5 Professional Photographers Specialties.
   
   D. Clicking on the titles of our other Profile Information Sections will expand these sections to allow for your entries (Represented By, Biography, Awards, Client List, Web Sites). Any of these sections that you leave empty will not be displayed on your Member Profile.
   
   E. Read the "Member Terms/Agreement" at the bottom of the form, click the "Submit" button, and check your E-mail in a few minutes for a message with the Subject "PhotographerIndex.com Registration Confirmation". Click the link in the E-mail and you will have completed the Registration process, and you will be ready to Login to your Profile.

3. In what ways can I search PhotographerIndex.com?
   

   A. Quick Search - http://PhotographerIndex.com/
   As soon as you get to our Home Page just type some keywords in the box for "Free-Form Text Search", and click "Search" (example: New York Fashion)
   

   B. Advanced Search - http://PhotographerIndex.com/
   The "Search Photographers" section in the top left corner of the Home Page let's you switch between  "Quick Search" and  "Advanced Search" - (Quick Search | Advanced Search).
   Advanced search let's you select specific criteria with which to target your search:
   Speciality:
   Country:
   State/Region:
   Miles From Nearest Large City Of:
   Professional Organization:
   Zip Code:
   Biography:
   Languages Spoken:
   Name:
   Filling in more fields targets the search more precisely but provides fewer results that match the search criteria. It is not necessary to fill in all fields.
   

   C. Popular Quick Searches - http://PhotographerIndex.com/
   We provide predefined popular searches for certain Specialties, Countries, States, and Cities. Just click any of the links to rapidly change the results displayed on our search results page.
   

   D. Visual "Search By Images" - http://PhotographerIndex.com/gallery_search/
   Browse Images based on the  First Letter of the Photographer's Last Name
   
   More about our Search Results: http://PhotographerIndex.com/news/?show_news&id=29
   Note: Quick Search, Advanced Search, and Popular Quick Searches allow you to quickly revise your search, immediately on the search results page.

4. What size files should I upload?

   All files should be 72DPI!

   We recommend uploading files with the following approximate dimensions:
   Maximum Horizontal Dimension — 9 to 12 Inches   Minimum Horizontal Dimension — 6 Inches
   Maximum Vertical Dimension    — 6 to   8 Inches   Minimum Vertical Dimension     — 4 Inches

   You only need to upload the large images, we will create the Thumbnail Images automatically. For aesthetic/design reasons we "square crop" the thumbnail images.

   (In no event should you upload images with any single dimension greater then 12 inches)

   Only RGB Jpeg files should be upload (.jpg extension). We suggest you save your Jpeg files at High Quality and recommend Photoshop Jpeg compression settings between 8 and 11.

5. How do I Upload Images?

   Once you have logged into your profile click one of the links for
   Manage: Profile Images · Search Results Images · Visual Search Images
   
   On the following page click the link for "Upload/Delete Images"

   You can upload up to 50 Images to your Image Library, so you can select different Images to display in each image display section.

   You can upload Images in 2 different ways:
   A.  At the bottom of the page just beneath "Upload more images" click on "Choose File" and navigate your hard drive to the location of the Jpeg File that you would like to upload.  You can select 5 images to upload at the same time or click the "+" icon to select more then 5 images.

   B.  The fastest and easiest way to upload images is to use our "java Drag&Drop Uploader" (Click the link located to the right of "Upload more images" )

   You must have Java installed on your computer. Java comes pre-installed on Macintosh and on some Windows computers. If you do not have Java installed you will be prompted to download it from Sun Microsystems.

   Our Java uploading applet was written by "Rad Ltd", and you will have to give the Applet permission to run on your computer during the Image Upload Process, by clicking the button labeled "Trust".

   Just drag the Jpeg files onto the Window that opens, and you can view a Thumbnail Image of each file as it is uploaded, as well as a progress indication of how much has been uploaded and how much remains to be uploaded.

   At the end of the upload refresh your browser window.

   NOTE: After uploading your images you must go into each section of "Manage: Profile Images · Search Results Images · Visual Search Images", and " Click any Image in the top section "Category 1" and drag it down to the bottom section "Category 2", and then click "Save Changes", as describe below in section 6.

6. How do I organize the Images I have uploaded?

   Managing the images you have uploaded is nearly identical for each section (Profile Images · Search Results Images · Visual Search Images).

   Click any Image in the top section "Category 1" and drag it down to the bottom section "Category 2".

   Arrange the Images in the order you want just by clicking/dragging/dropping.

   When finished be sure to click "Save Changes" in the upper right corner of the screen.

   (Don't exceed the maximum number of image permitted in each section, which is displayed to the right of "Category 2"

7. How can I increase my placement in the Search Results?

   1. Upload Images: Listings with Images are displayed before listings without images, so it is important that you upload images.
   

   2. The most recently edited listings are displayed first. The more often you login and edit your listing, the more often you will appear higher up in the search results.
   

8. What is the additional Geographical Locations Feature?

   If you work in multiple Geographic Locations or have Studios located in different cities it is generally beneficial to add them to your Profile. 

   If you are a Photographer that regularly works London, Paris, Miami  or LA, Tokyo, Sydney, you may want to list all of these as your Geographic Locations, wether you maintain a full-time Studio in each, or just a support team and the use of rental studios
   Another use for additional geographic Locations could be a wedding chain operation in a state such as Montana that has 5 or 10 wedding studios located throughout the state.

9. What is the Nearest Largest Cities feature?

   Nearest Large City listings help your listing to be included in many more search results, Based on the distance from your location to one of the nearest large cities.

   When you are logged into your listing go to Edit: Profile · Geographic Locations & Nearest Large Cities
   You will want to setup at least 1 Nearest Large city (often more) for each of your Geographic Locations.

   Example: Your Geographic location is in Hoboken, New Jersey, but you want to make sure you are not only in the search Results when a potential client is searching for Hoboken, but you would also want to be included in searches for the nearest large cities of New York City, Paramus, Hackensack, Atlantic City, etc.

10. When I am logged into my Profile what is the "Favorite Members" section?

    When you are Logged in and searching/browsing the site, if you see a another member whose photography you admire and you would like to keep a "reminder link" so you can periodically review their profile, or stay in touch with them, you can add them to your Favorite Members.

11. Can I purchase a Banner Advertisement on PhotographerIndex.com?

    Depending on a review of your company/site we do have the capability to place Banners of different sizes on different areas of our pages.
    
    Banner Ads can be targeted to display only to visitors from specific Countries, or to exclude Visitors from specific Countries, to run until a specified expiration date, or to run for a specific number of impressions.

12. What is the cost of Banner Advertising on PhotographerIndex.com? — Contact

    admin@PhotographerIndex.com

13. How can our Company become a sponsor of PhotographerIndex.com? — Contact

    admin@PhotographerIndex.com

    What is the cost? — Contact admin@PhotographerIndex.com
    
    What are the benefits?
    Your Micro Banner will be displayed in the "Our Sponsors" section on our Home Page, and on all of our Search Results Pages.
    
    You will get exposure to our Members and Visitors.
    
    In every periodic Newsletter we E-mail our Members, appreciation of your Companies support will be mentioned with a request that when a need arises they consider your products and/or services.
    
    If you provide a specific discount or promotion to our Members we will include a paragraph describing the offer in our Member Newsletter, with a link directly to your Web Site — (upon our approval of the offer).

14. How can I delete my Profile from PhotographerIndex.com?

    If you are no longer engaged in Professional Photography or would like to have your listing removed from our Worldwide Directory of Professional Photographers for some other reason:
    
    Please try this method first:
    
    •Login to PhotographerIndex.com
    •Go to Packages: Current Packages & Resources · Purchase a Display Package and at the bottom of the page you will find "Option 2: If you are not interested in a Profile Package at this time click the button and your listing will be deleted from our Database."
    • On the following "Delete Profile Confirmation page" check the box for "I am not interested in a PhotographerIndex.com Paid Professional Photographer Profile with Image Display at this time, please cancel this registration.", and you should receive the Confirmation Message: "Member has been successfully deleted!"   
    
    If you have any problem deleting your listing on your own, you may use this second method:
    
    • Send an E-mail to admin@PhotographerIndex.com with the Subject "Delete Listing"   
    • Be sure to include your:   
    • E-mail ID: The primary E-mail address you have listed in your Profile
    • Your full name: First name & last name
    • and your current Telephone Number - so we may properly confirm we are deleting the correct listing.
    
    We will be sorry to see you go, but will always welcome you back!

15. How can I add a link on my Web Site to PhotographerIndex.com?

    It would be very much appreciated if you would add a link on your Web Site back to PhotographerIndex.com — particularly from your Home Page.
    
     Text Link:
          <a href="http://PhotographerIndex.com" target="_blank">PhotographerIndex.com</a>
    
    This helps in keeping PhotographerIndex.com listed at the top of the search engines, which benefits all of the Members, including you.

16. Are there any Web Sites we consider to be better then PhotographerIndex.com?