The importance of WordPress maintenance: what types of problems you can have if you don’t care for your WP site
WordPress' popularity leads to complexity as well. Combining this with poor hosting services, improper management, security attacks and negligence, and you get a slew of possible errors. The solution is prevention: properly manage your WordPress site to avoid security and functionality problems down the line.
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Q&A #11: website caching, WordPress hosting, paid links and image sizes
Answering your questions about website caching, good WP hosting providers, paid/affiliate links and how to size images on your site (for good performance).
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Q&A #9: how to get stated, slideshows & galleries, child themes, photography website services
Answering your questions about getting started with your first photography website, WP child themes, slideshows, etc. Plus: a chat about comparing photo website services.
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Q&A #8: domain names, images sizes, SEO and keyword research tools
Answering your questions about changing domain names, on-page SEO for blog posts, image sizes and keyword suggestion tools.
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The 4 types of thumbnail grids: what’s the best way to display thumbs on your photography website?
A comparison of the most common ways to display photo thumbnails (along with examples and recommended plugins).
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Q&A #7: building a new site, image sizes, newsletter automation and optin plugins
This Q&A covers structuring and building a new site, recommended image sizes, newsletter automation and optin plugins.
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In-depth guide: 60+ photography website mistakes – the complete guide to finding and fixing your website problems
With straight-forward ideas and many examples & resources, this guide will get your site on the right track. Fix as many mistakes as possible to achieve photo website mastery! All ideas are short and come with their own resources and solutions to help you eliminate any website problems.
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Backing up your photography website – guidelines & resources
Essential guidelines for doing a proper backup of your photo website, with instructions for WP, Squarespace & more.
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Q&A #6: WP themes, PhotoShelter integrations, SEO, copywriters
This Q&A covers WordPress themes, tips & integrations with PhotoShelter, SEO thoughts and a curated list of copywriters.
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Q&A #5: On-site vs off-site SEO, PhotoShelter vs WP, finding sites in your niche
In April's Q&A we cover on-site vs off-site SEO, PhotoShelter vs WordPress, and how to find other websites in your niche.
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Spring cleaning: 12 ways to freshen up your outdated photo website
If your photography website is gathering cobwebs, it's about time you do a quick audit and change things up.
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Q&A #4: My web-design process, WP plugins, errors in Google Search Console
Details about my web-design process, WordPress plugins for content protection and errors in Google Search Console.
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WP Engine hosting – excellent speed & reliability for your WordPress site
The importance of a quality hosting providers, and all the reasons why Pro photographers should use WP Engine.
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Q&A #3: Grids of images, hosting location, custom fonts in WP
Design & usability concerns for grids of images, thoughts on hosting server location, and recommendations for custom fonts.
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8 quick wins to improve your photography website
It's time to grow your business by making some important (but often neglected) changes to your photo website.
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WordPress now powers 1/3 of the Internet
How powerful WordPress themes have become + examples of WP-based photography page elements.
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Internet Explorer 6 usage is growing rapidly again
Updates on web browser market shire, and how Internet Explorer 6 impacts the way you build and mange your photography website. Happy April Fools' Day!
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In-depth guide: The complete SEO guide for photographers: 50 tips to maximize your Google rankings & get found online
50 (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.
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