Search engine optimization for photography websites.
Google is becoming more human. Make it your friend.
What do you do? What makes you unique as a photographer? Understanding answers to those questions in a very nuanced way is incredibly valuable to the long-term success of your photography business. And having a clear "unique selling proposition" (USP) can help you build a focused and attractive website.
Read articleIf your photography website is gathering cobwebs, it's about time you do a quick audit and change things up.
Read articleDesign & usability concerns for grids of images, thoughts on hosting server location, and recommendations for custom fonts.
Read articleHaving gotten a lot of great questions from photographers over the years, I'm sharing my answers to some of the best ones.
Read articleBlogs are a great way to show your personality, to create a more personal connection with your audience. But don't just keep an "online journal" or blog only for SEO reasons.
Read articleSometimes, photographers ignore or misinterpret web-design best practices because of looking at it from the wrong perspective. A shift in mindset might be the exact thing you need right now. My aim instead is to give you CLARITY.
Read articleGoogle is protecting users from having a bad browsing experience on your site! Learn to use the definitely mobile-friendly test, how to make your site responsive, and steps you need to take beyond that.
Read articleThese free screencasts include tens of tips that you can use on your own website. Or if you don't have those particular website issues, you can at least understand some key concepts in web design, usability, SEO etc.
Read articleWrite your SEO titles and meta-descriptions as if you were describing the website to an acquaintance over dinner (using natural language).
Read articleYou might already know that creating quality content (image galleries, blog posts, products) is what Google values more and more, along with the experience that users have on your site. But having links points back to your site from respectable places is highly important.
Read articleI've worked on over 200 photography websites so far, so I've heard all the possible web-design requests from photographers. Let's explore some wrong things photographers focus on when building their website.
Read articleQuick list of things you can do to improve your visitors' browsing experience (and, in turn, your photography website's bounce rate and SEO).
Read articleUnderstanding why Google started ranking mobile-friendly websites higher and what you can do to improve your photo website in Google's eyes.
Read articleAndrew Hellmich from PhotoBizX talks with me about using your photography website as a marketing engine, improving your site's pages and SEO, working with a web-designer & much more.
Read articleBryan Caporicci and I discuss what makes a good photography website, responsive design, SEO, web-design trends & other important topics.
Read articleMake your website visitors happy, and it will be impossible not to rank well in search engines. Learn how to pay more attention to your audience.
Read article50 (yes, fifty) detailed SEO tips (all with examples & resources) for building a photo website that both users & Google will love! You will be learning SEO basics and more advanced tactics, how to avoid common SEO mistakes, how to increase conversion rates & promote your photography website online.
Read articleA short piece on trends I'm currently seeing in the web-design industry.
Read articleLearn from successful photographers and follow these website ideas and best practices for building your own amazing photography website.
Read articleBack to ForegroundWeb's core mission, let's get more practical and explore 12 simple ideas to upgrade your web presence.
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