Must Read - The first of over 25 Best USA Sites
Best
USA Photographers is the first of over 25 Best USA web sites that are designed
to stimulate the economy and help people find the positive rather than the
negative. I chose photographers first because photography is my passion.
Photography has taught me how to see, how to think, and how to care. There
have been many rapid changes in the photo industry, and those who fail to
adapt, will fail as a business. Best USA Photographers hopes to bridge that
gap by trying to make new marketing methods simple and easy to understand. However,
just like that first time you went into the dark room and saw that print
magically appear, nothing happens until you GET INVOLVED. So all these marketing
tools and informational programs mean nothing, IF you don't
get involved. Step back and you will notice there has been a major paradigm
shift. You see it happening in banking and automobile industries, politics,
environment, internet, everywhere. This shift is happening in photography
BIG TIME and its just starting. You need to do something about it, and stopping
it is not an option, as GM found out. Doing it alone is not possible. What
we do in photography can be applied to most other businesses. Interested
in receiving more information on Best USA.
Thank you - Randall Tomaras -Founder
Below are some of the Best USA Sites
These are web sites that pertain directly to photographers
| Best USA .Org |
BestUSA.org is the
umbrella site for all our web sites. This is the place to find any best
USA site. Sites are broken down as Contests - Public Service - Promotions - Marketing |
| Early in 2010 we will come out with Best USA Baby Names. This site will be in a book form where parents-to-be can look up potential names. The book will be 53 pages. A home page with the title "boys names" and "girls names" Under those names will be the alphabet. Each letter will link to a page. On one side of the page will be an image of either a baby or a maternity shot. The other side names starting with that letter. The first year our selection committee will just chose from images submitted from Best USA Photographers. The following year we will have a contest for Best USA Baby. | Best USA Baby Names .com |
Best USA Architecture .com |
Best USA Photographers submit their best architecture images in several categories throughout 2010. EACH QUARTER the selection committee will select a finalist in each category. Press releases will go out. Entries not chosen will proceed to the next quarter.The deadline for the last quarter will be November 30th.The online community will vote December 1-31. The title will be announced sometime after the Rose Bowl but before the Super Bowl. If you are interested go to Best USA Architecture. That is quite a title to receive for the owners of the building, the architects, and the photographer. Plus it is a great way to meet people. |
| When most think of models they think
of super models.
Best USA Photographers make their living photographing all kinds of people,
including super models. Our model contest will have male and female winners
in the following categories
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Best USA Models .com |
Best USA |
Each year Best USA Wedding Photographers submit their best wedding pictures in various categories. ( i.e. dress – cake – flowers – invitations – bride – groom – wedding party, etc ) Best USA Photographers compiles an e-book of the best wedding images in the country and we give it away for FREE to those that ask for it. Best USA Wedding ebook is a great way to get ideas for the wedding or to communicate with the wedding planner. Those that ask for the book will be given a ballot to vote for their favorite in each category and the best overall. Best USA Weddings is the web site that will host the interaction. The only way for a bride and groom to be in the Best USA Weddings book is to have a Best USA Photographer photograph their wedding. All Best USA Photographers are jury selected to insure quality. |
| We do not hear enough good and there is a lot more good than bad. Beginning July 2010 Best USA Citizens is a way for a Best USA Photographer to work with the Mayor's office, Rotary, or Chamber of Commerce and promote the good things that happen in their community. We can almost guarantee you there will not be any money in taking the picture of the Local Best USA Citizen, but it will generate publicity. Each Best USA Photographer in coordination with the Mayor's Office, Rotary, or Chamber, can submit one citizen per month. Naturally an original story must accompany it. Photographers this is an excellent way to build relations. Online voting will determine the favorite story each month and at the end of the year. Additional citizens can be added from non Best USA Photographers if the town is a member of Best USA Cities. | Best
USA |
Best
USA Heroes .com |
There are people who do heroic things every month. We all live on this planet together and we need to recognize those that go above and beyond the norm. Best USA Heroes is an opportunity to do just that. We will take entries from verifiable news agencies and government officials. As a Best USA Photographer this is your chance to work with news, government and a local hero. Best USA will place entries in categories yet to be determined. This site will be an inspiration for us all. A place where good deeds go noticed. Over time and as this site populates it will be an outstanding example of human spirit. |
| Teachers make a difference in our lives. Every year they come up with a State or National Teacher of the Year. It hits most papers one day. We'd like to make this a site where their stories stick around as examples for others that want to be teachers. This could be a great learning tool for current teachers also. We are not sure yet how we will run this site, we'd like to just hook up with the existing teacher of the year program and just give them some extra publicity. We'd also like to add a four year and two college recognition in addition to an adult education. This will be an excellent way for Best USA Photographers to network with their local high schools and colleges. If you want to be kept informed on Best USA Teachers let us know. | Best
USA Teachers .com |
Best
USA Cities .com |
Best USA Cities is a way for the city to promote BOTH economic growth and quality of living. There is a yearly charge of $350 which can be paid for through service organizations or donors if the city does not have a marketing fund. Best USA will work with a designated city official to put together a 10 page mini-site that boasts of the city's economic benefits, cultural activities, sports and recreation, history and what they are doing to make the city even better. This site does not kick off until July 4th 2010, but there will be advantages to being the first in your state, so cities should respond now. If the city uses a Best USA Photographer for their photographs they will receive a 50% discount their first year. |
| People are always looking for something to do. Best USA Destinations provides people with a list of events or locations by state. All events and locations go through a qualification process. Quality is a founding principle for Best USA. There is a huge value in being a part of the Best USA Network. People viewing one Best USA site check out other Best USA sites. You can see from our various sites, our network generates traffic. If a Best USA Photographer provides the images for your event or location , you will receive 50% off the first year making it $175. | Best USA Destinations .com |
| Best USA Photography .com |
There are a number of photographers that got tired of seeing their work show up on YouTube and viral videos with out the slightest credit or way of getting back to them. Some of these emails that go viral reach millions and hundreds of millions people. So let's beat them to the punch. We make our own inspirational and beautiful videos from our Best USA Photographers. Every time an image is shown a readable photo credit is seen and it will be a Best USA Photographers production. You won't believe the amount of traffic this will generate and the photographers deserve the credit. |
| This site is not scheduled until January of 2011, but it should not stop you from applying today. It will provide a venue for home, office and business decor to be bought and sold. All items accepted will be jury selected and a percentage will be added to the selling price to pay for the web site and work. If you are in the arts and have original, unique decor we want to talk to you. We will be marketing wall decor and 3 dimensional objects of original art work. Because the artist will be drop-shipping their art it must originate from the United States to avoid problems with customs. Of course we recommend a Best USA Photographer to photograph your art. | Best USA Decor .com |
Best USA Health .com |
Your health is more important than anything else. We don't think much of it until we have a problem. Best USA Health is a site that everyone can use. The focus will be on keeping healthy, maintain a healthy weight, eating the right foods, getting exercise and alternative health options but not medicine. This site will start in 2011 or 2012, so stay healthy until then. I know photographers don't always eat the best because we are always in a hurry to catch the light or wedding or something. Knock off the fast foods and take time to exercise. |