Photo's by Greg Kureluk

I’ve had my FJ blog for close to two months now and with the recent official FJ launch, I figured it was time to give props.  So tonight I’ve decided to award MyFotoJournal.com a gold medal for being a truly first-class blog platform that was purpose built for photographers.

Why is MyFotoJournal.com a gold medal winner?

1. Quick and simple setup – I’m not a tech wizard and I had my blog setup in quite literally 15 minutes flat.
2. Templates - FJ has an awesome selection of blog templates.  Most awesome of all is the template control panel.  So easy to change the look and feel. 
3. Custom domain – Configuring a custom domain was a cinch.
4. Large image display/Load time – The first time I saw my photo’s on my FJ blog I was blown away at their size.  In the past, I’ve really only seen my images on sites like Picasa, Flicker, etc. It makes such a difference to see them online in high res.  As well, I think the FJ servers must run on unicorn sweat because FJ blogs are lightning fast.  No waiting for photo’s to load.
5. UI – I dare you to find another blog software that has a sexier user interface.
6. Uploading images is a snap – FJ is built for photographers by photographers which means that the photo’s are the priority.  Add photo’s first and text content second.  It’s the small things that make a difference.
7. Community – I’m a hobby photographer and I don’t have customers or even a audience that regularly visits my blog.  If I was a using a typical blog app, I simply wouldn’t have traffic to my blog nor would I ever receive comments.  With FJ everyone gets a bit of time in the spotlight on the homepage and comments are a regular occurrence.
   
8. Support – FJ is dead easy to use, but if you do have questions the support response time is wicked fast.
9. Price – FJ is a bargain.  I challenge anyone to try and built a feature rich blog from scratch for less than $80/year.  $80 is a steal of a deal.
10. SEO - Not sure how FJ does it, but Google and every other search engine I can think of has a habit of indexing my FJ blog within seconds of posting.  Also, Google Analytics is a snap to install.
    
11. Co-founders – Awesome guys with big plans.  FJ is going places.