Business Owner? Update Your Location On Facebook!

The Importance of Updating Your Location on Your Business Page on Facebook

As a business owner, it is crucial to stay ahead of the game in today's highly competitive digital landscape. One crucial aspect of maintaining an influential online presence is consistently updating your location on your business page on Facebook. Here's why:

1. Increased Visibility

Updating your location is instrumental in increasing the visibility of your business. When potential customers search for services or products in a specific area, Facebook algorithms consider location as a determining factor in showing relevant search results. By updating your location, you ensure that your business appears in relevant local searches, increasing the chances of attracting new customers in your vicinity.

2. Enhanced Credibility and Trust

Keeping your business location up to date on Facebook adds an element of credibility and trust to your brand. Customers are more likely to engage with businesses that display accurate and current information. By providing your exact location, potential customers can verify your authenticity, establishing a level of trust that encourages them to choose your services over competitors.

3. Seamless Customer Experience

Updating your location ensures a seamless customer experience, enhancing customer satisfaction. When customers visit your business page on Facebook and find accurate location information, they can easily navigate to your premises, reducing the chances of confusion or frustration. A seamless customer experience improves positive brand perception and encourages repeat business.

4. Targeted Advertising and Geotagging

By updating your location, you enable Facebook's advanced advertising features and geotagging capabilities. These tools allow you to target specific audiences based on their geographic location. With accurate location information, you can tailor your marketing campaigns to reach potential customers who are most likely to convert, maximizing your return on investment in advertising.

5. Leveraging Local Events and Trends

Keeping your location updated empowers you to participate in local events and trends effectively. By accurately identifying your location, you can tap into the pulse of your community, aligning your business activities with local events, festivals, or other opportunities. This proactive engagement with local happenings enhances brand visibility and fosters community connections, potentially driving more business through word-of-mouth referrals.

6. Maintaining Consistency Across Platforms

Maintaining consistency across your online profiles is essential for branding and user experience. By updating your location on your business page on Facebook, you ensure consistency with other online platforms, such as Google My Business or Yelp. This consistency helps build a strong online presence, making it easier for potential customers to find and recognize your brand through multiple channels.
In conclusion, updating your location on your business page on Facebook is of utmost importance for various reasons. It boosts your visibility, enhances credibility, facilitates a seamless customer experience, enables targeted advertising, allows for geotagging, helps leverage local events, and maintains consistency across platforms. By taking the time to keep your business location up to date, you position yourself for success in the highly competitive digital marketplace.

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There's a current and absolutely crazy trend going on in the photography world right now!  Fellow photographers are actually changing their names on Facebook RAPIDLY... just based on hearsay alone!  Sue Bryce, famous photographer and awesome business person, is said to have been the originator of this madness.. However, this fact is untrue.  She had a Creative Live class yesterday and the Facebook world literally went bonkers!  For the last 24 hours people's feeds and notifications have been on the fritz!  Many folks received notifications via Facebook like the one below....Folks, are doing this because they believe this will help with their SEO and so folks can get on the top of searches..

All you need to do is do this... below so people can essentially find you!

Facebook only allows business pages to change their name once and many will now be stuck with this name change for a good while. Just by changing this... see on edit address is only really what you need. She did not mean for folks to change their names.. She just wanted folks to make sure they list their location.Essentially, Sue Bryce broke the Facebook internet! It created a stir and craziness I've never seen before in the photography world! I'm glad she finds it humorous! I did after the first few notifications and thereafter it started to drive me mad!Keep up the good work, Sue.. Fellow togs... don't go jumping into something you haven't done your research on that can affect your business!  Now some folks are actually going to be stuck with this new name change.I think it FINALLY died down now, but did it drive you bonkers like me? Haha!

P.S. I can list these facebook notices because they are all public pages..

Happy Shooting, my friends!

Dee

A Typical Shooting Star Family Shoot

Here's another family shoot that was done last fall. I told you I was behind on getting things up on this blog, eh?  This family came all the way from Medford, Burlington County.  We started at the studio, here at Shooting Star in Salem County, South Jersey and then we went to a beautiful scouted location that is near my home.  I love all my locations!  These are scouted for their light, their elements. I love rustic, I love barn-styled shoots, I love nature!  

This has it all..  Plus, when shooting in midday sun... this place gives you protection from the harsh!  It's a win win!  I wanted to put together what a typical set or session looks like on here!I hope that you enjoy and really see what goes behind what I do!  There were even more images in the final product, but I wanted to put together a bit of variety as what a typical hour session entails.  I believe we went under an hour here.  Which is what I try to do! I know the kids are only patient for a certain amount of time!!The dog was also included in this fall shoot!  Well, because the furry babies are part of the family too!  

Daretown Lake NJ a beautiful family session with the dog.

The furry baby with his two sisters!

Two kiddos in the barn.

Sitting pretty in Salem County, NJ.

This shot was taken near our stream at the studio.

This one was a doll!!! These two sisters definitely have a love for one another!

The first family photo taken of the day! I love the furry baby included in this portrait!

Cuteness alert! I love this casual photograph!

The two beautiful sisters sitting on our garden stairs!

Time for a cutie close-up!

I love the black and white matte look!

The family and the fur baby!

Hanging out by the babbling stream!

This little one is showing me her little tooth that came out and what the tooth fairy brought her!

Mom and her two babies!

Just lovely, no words! Perfection!!

The furry baby needs to be included too!

Black and white matte shot!! =Classic!

What a classic beauty!

Bridge at Daretown Lake, Salem County.

Here's another family shoot that was done last fall. I told you I was behind on getting things up on this blog, eh?  This family came all the way from Medford, Burlington County.  We started at the studio, here at Shooting Star in Salem County, South Jersey and then we went to a beautiful scouted location that is near my home.  I love all my locations!  These are scouted for their light, their elements. I love rustic, I love barn-styled shoots, I love nature!  

This has it all..  Plus, when shooting in midday sun... this place gives you protection from the harsh!  It's a win win!  I wanted to put together what a typical set or session looks like on here!I hope that you enjoy and really see what goes behind what I do!  There were even more images in the final product, but I wanted to put together a bit of variety as what a typical hour session entails.  I believe we went under an hour here.  Which is what I try to do! I know the kids are only patient for a certain amount of time!!The dog was also included in this fall shoot!  Well, because the furry babies are part of the family too!  

This was a fun set to do! I am posting a lot of photos from this shoot.  I think mom got a total of 60 images from this!  That's how beautiful they turned out!I love adding a few artistic elements while keeping the beauty of the imagery intact.  My goal is to get everything perfect in camera so that I don't have to sit around and edit everything!  I think my total 60 images only took about one hour to edit, which in photography terms, is excellent!  Especially, with the imagery I was able to create with this set!I have written books and blogged about places to check out all around South Jersey, so I truly know all the cool and unique spots to photograph at!! FYI, we were the only ones here!  

There is also a lake here for those romantic shots that some folks adore!I truly treasure my clients!!! I go in with a great plan... and well, you see how the images turn out!  Plus, I am great with kids, having two little ones myself!!! I think that's a true difficulty that some photographers face these days, is connecting with the children!My goal is to provide a boutique-level of service!

 From start to finish!  I'm here to make the whole experience a fun and professional one!  I enjoy communicating with my clients and getting to know them prior to the shoot!  It helps in that everyone feels more relaxed and this in turn creates stunning images!  I don't know many folks who like to get their photos taken... Do You?I sure don't like my photo taken and I'm a photographer!  I have a very down to earth personality.  

I make our sessions fun, but with direction so that you get the most out of your session!I am gearing up for Spring and all the lovely families that have scheduled with me!! I purchased some great props and can't wait to utilize them!  I can't wait to see what this new year brings for me and for this new business!!! I love South Jersey and working with people here and I hope that shows through these images!!!We are also starting to see some blooming flowers here at the Studio!

 I can't wait to share it with all of you!  I love having a gorgeous private property as part of my accouterments of offerings!  Hope you enjoy these images and got to see what a typical session looks like!!!  And maybe got to know me a bit better? Trust me, you'll have a great time and I will make you laugh!  I promise!!!

Happy Shooting, my friends!

Dee

A Tisket, A Tasket... A Strawberry Baby In A Basket

Baby wearing a strawberry hat and in a strawberry basket.

Such a little cutie!

She wants nothing to do with this.

I got a leaf mom.

She wants out…

Now… she definitely wants out.

Photographing Babies

We've been having some very odd spring weather... Well I guess "normal weather" in what we see this time of year in South Jersey. Some days it gets hot out and up to 60+ degrees and then other days call for snow.I took advantage of the warmer weather the other day and I found a "strawberry" growing in our garden at Shooting Star!  The baby girl I worked with is 11 months old and we put a strawberry cap on her with a green diaper cover... put her in an adorable basket and magic happened!  She was such a doll to work with!The Shooting Star garden grounds are starting to come alive! 

Snowdrops are blooming, crocuses and daffodils are just about to bloom.  It's a beautiful site! In fact, we are hosting a weather here tomorrow... and yes, the weather is calling for snow... This will get interesting, but I think it will be a blast!  I love naked babies!  I know a lot of kids and young adults don't appreciate seeing themselves naked when they're older, but I think it captures the innocence and sweetness of them! Plus, I just adore babies!  I have two of my own and they'll always be my little babies in my eyes, no matter how old they get!

I have my first wedding shoot this weekend and will most-likely be in the snow and then Easter mini's this Sunday!  It is looking to be a very busy weekend!  I have also just ordered a bunch of new props for this upcoming Spring/Summer and will probably be offering outdoor mini's at one of my beautiful scouted locations next month!  I am so excited for what this year is going to bring!

I am also excited about our garden! We planted over 1,000 new perennials last year and I can't wait to utilize it for photo sessions!  I love that I can offer my clients that privacy... rather than going to a park and to be disturbed!!! However, my scouted locations also offer that privacy as well!   Give us a call!  We would love to welcome you to our garden and create lasting memories for you!

Happy Shooting, my friends! -Dee

Fall Family Photo Shoot- Woodstown, NJ Edition.

Woodstown, NJ family photo shoot.

The stunning kiddos!

Another great family moment!

Fun family shot! Kids being..kids with mom and dad!

Another great capture of mom and dad.. and the kids throwing leaves in the background!

The kiddos :)

I love getting single images of the kids too.

Mom with her little one.

What a handsome fella!

And we end with the cutest little pumpkin picker, ever!

Family Photography is Always so much fun!

I am attempting to get some of my work up on here.  I've been truly very busy! I'm writing two books and have been booking for this upcoming Spring and Summer for the photography business!  I'm truly glad that the weather is starting to get a little warmer because I love working outdoors!  I find that to be the most fun. Studio work is fine, but there is nothing like being outside! I just love most outdoor images. Am I wrong in feeling this way? Here's a family I did back in the fall!  We had so much fun!  Mom likes a little creativity so we tried to capture that!  Our session was done here at our studio in Salem County! 

The family is from the Pitman area. Here a few photographs from that session!By doing these posts, it's fun to see the progress I have made in such a short amount of time!  I really put in the hard work to learn and educate myself. A day doesn't go by that I'm a student and learning new things! I think this is why I love photography so much, it's a continuing process of love and learning. 

You could be a professional for twenty plus years, and still not know everything!  It truly is something really exciting to get into and boy, it's a challenge! The good thing is I love a challenge:)  I also love seeing how far I've come from when I first started this journey. I love growing! Anyway, enough of my ramblings... hope you enjoy some of these images! Many great things to come!  Just you wait!!  I am so passionate about photography and I love making people smile!  And Whew!  I have to get more work up on here, I have plenty more to share! 

Happy Shooting, my friends!

Dee       

Spring Easter Mini's at Shooting Star in South Jersey!

Capture the essence of Easter in South Jersey with Shooting Star Photography! Our Easter photography sessions offer a wonderful opportunity to create lasting memories in the beautiful backdrop of South Jersey. Whether you envision candid shots amidst blooming cherry blossoms or playful portraits with adorable bunnies, our skilled photographers are here to bring your creative visions to life. With our expertise in capturing the joy and warmth of this special holiday, we ensure that every precious moment with your loved ones is preserved in stunning, high-quality photographs. Book your Easter photography session with Shooting Star Photography today and let us transform your cherished moments into timeless treasures.

Shooting Star Photography is offering spring mini sessions, here in South Jersey, for March 22nd. A few folks have already booked... so make sure you book soon, if you are looking  to reserve a specific time!  Our garden is already showing signs of spring, there are so many bulbs popping up, it is going to be beautiful here. I always encourage my clients to peruse around our garden while they are waiting or if they just want to go for a little stroll around while they're here. It's always fun!

Happy little easter baby.

I think anyone would buy a bunny from this dapper young man. What do you think?

Another photograph of my little girl! She also took her first step today! Oh boy!

The kid is showing off his "merchandise" of bunnies!

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Our mini special is $49, this special includes a 25-30 minute session, 3 hi-resolution digitals to download from an online gallery and 1 8x10. You may order more items and all of our pricing is located on our price tab from the main page. I don't do these very often and am excited to announce that we will be doing spring mini's.  My mini's are very rare as they sometimes take a full preparative concept and then the entire planning of the set and even putting up and taking down can be a lot.Mini's are more than technically one session in an entire day, it could be 8-10 families or children that come to see you within that day, so one must have the energy to do them!  The equipment and my backup camera, batteries fully charged and memory sticks locked and loaded. In offering mini's, I like to welcome people to my home.

The setup is generally easier (I can walk right outside the door) and it's a matter of convenience.  Also, my garden acts as a beautiful backdrop and I love how private it is.  Privacy is what a lot of folks hold dear and folks feel relaxed and at ease here.I am not one for theme's.  I like more natural settings, but from time to time, they can be fun.  However, I do find the mini's beneficial to parents. 

Most kids, don't have the attention span to sit still for too long... after all they are kids, so instead of paying for a full-hour session in which parents know their kids and know some kids can't make it through an hour, that mini's are the most ideal.  They are quick and painless... plus, can be a ton of fun!

Yesterday, I took my kids out in the yard to take photographs of the potential setup we will be using.  I love my kids and they make the best models sometimes.  I also get their holiday sessions in... so it's a win-win on both sides. However, using my kids to model, it gives me a general feel in how I want the set to be designed. I also get to test out lighting in a particular location, or even test the overall design plan with general wear and tear. 

I will be fine-tuning this setup. I love some things, like the little stand and eggs scattered throughout, but there are a few other things I will be changing up to make this absolutely perfect for my clients.If the weather is going to be too cold, or it ends up raining that day, we will be doing studio shots indoors with a backdrop and this general setup, so either way, you will have a pleasant day!  BUT it is SPRING!  Outdoor photos would be most ideal to celebrate the season, don't you think? I guess we will see what Mother Nature has in store for us!  

Happy Shooting my friends!

Dee