I recently saw this on a number of photography directory type websites. They said to place the link on your website and then email them. This would speed up the time it would take to list your photography website or give your website some kind of priority within the directory.

While this is a nice way to encourage eager listings, the directory is really looking for back-links to build their authority and rankings within search.

While we plan to create some rad looking buttons for photographers to put on their website, these buttons and links will not be necessary at all. The links won’t speed up listing time or placement within the directory.

We want to continuously educate photographers on making their own listing more relevant via inspiration. As I mentioned, the links back to MegaPixeld are unneccessary but being scarce with your own linking could come back to bite you.

Links make the internet go round. Links build rank, authority, trust, page rank, and relationships. Understanding the power within a link and the anchor text of the link will help you save money on search engine optimization.

Linking to MegaPixeld

If you link to us, to your photography category, and link to your photography business listing then you’re letting Google and everyone else know that this website, category, listing are cool with you. The more often these links occur and get picked up by search engines, the better that page feels inside.  Overtime, your photography category and photography business listing are going to build rank and authority and pass it right back to you again through the outgoing links.

Now do you see why linking back to MegaPixeld is not necessary? However, it is recommended to build a more powerful listing.

In our minds, this entire notion of not requiring a link back reinforces those PRO listings. A photographer that has put a small investment, $17 right now, will probably share their listing on social media, and their website. These photographers have an understanding that being a bit vocal about their listing here will get picked up by search engines sooner too. Potential clients may have a bit easier time locating or stumbling upon the photographers website or listing in the long run compared to the photographer that wanted to be scarce with their hotlinks.

We’re of an abundance mindset here at MegaPixeld. We’re in love with links and find opportunities to link to the photographers listed within this directory. It’s like putting you’re photography business and website on our radar.

Remember there is great power in links for your listing within our world class photography business directory.

When we got the upload from Mark we were blown away by his New York based HDR and Street Photography!

Rightly so, Mark wanted his work to be front center and became a Pro Listing. The photography listing for Mark Garbowski Photography is hitting the initial vision for a listing within the directory.  Showing off the awesome photography, listing important info about how the Mark Garbowski Photography website is formatted and ways to get in contact via social media.

Since we published the Mark Garbowski Photography in the photography directory, I’ve noticed his Klout score has changed 3 points.  We have no idea if posting these buttons is giving Klout scores a boost but it’s a pattern we’re got our eyes on.

Oh and If you’re an iPad owner, check out their site because you’ll find free iPad wallpapers to use from NYC *bonus*

Check out the Listing for Mark Garbowski Photography