Most photographers end up with hundreds, if not thousands and sometimes tens of thousands of photos on their hard drives, collecting virtual dust. The aim of most photographers should be, in my opinion, to upload their best efforts to the internet and share them in a virtual gallery. How to do this? There are several ways.
Firstly, you can find yourself a dedicated photo sharing site and join their community. This has pros and cons. Some can be free, some have unlimited upload rights, but very few have both. Your photos are also often left at the mercy of site censors or the financial well being of the company you choose. Some very big names have departed the market and taken their users photos with them.
A more secure and flexible idea is to find a website hosting company and host your photos yourself, on your own website. It's really not difficult to do. There are plenty of programs which will create galleries for you from your photos and all you have to do is upload them. The customization possibilities are limitless, you can have your own domain name and share your favourite snaps for all to see.
The key is in finding the right web host. It's important to choose a company with a decent background. Reliability, financial success, user reviews are all things you should be checking. Fortunately for you, Web Hosting Geeks have done the hard work and made choosing the perfect host for your needs a cinch. They also have a great web hosting blog with lots of informative articles.
