What are famous photographers doing right on their websites? Or better yet, what are they doing awfully wrong despite being successful? Read this detailed research project to learn more.
Read article"It’s increasingly competitive due to the democratisation of photography through phones. I think the days of a photographer thinking they can survive on only one niche are past."
Read articleI’m answering your questions about photography websites, business, marketing, SEO, and more. You can ask me anything. I’ll try to answer within 24 hours, and the most useful questions get featured here on the newsletter too. Need any help with your
Read articleSlideshows are usually bad for user-experience, performance and SEO. Not to mention boring. So let's explore some cool elements you can replace them with, for better website engagement.
Read articleMing Poon is an award-winning photographer/director of photography based in Lake Tahoe, California. Passionate about outdoor pursuits, travel, and making a difference, Ming is inspired by culture, nature, music, friends and family.
Read articleHave you ever checked if your pictures are not being used without your consent? Learn how PhotoClaim monitors the Internet and keeps track of your pictures, fighting for your rights. Get the income and recognition that you deserve.
Read article"I am impressed with the impact Tech companies have on the photography industry. The world keeps spinning, there are new ways to advertise and make your business stand out."
Read articleGrowing your website traffic should happen after building a solid foundation. Learn how to define the "funnel" for your photography business, and how to fix it if you're losing leads.
Read article"Over the past few years my main photography specialty has been photojournalism, with a focus on conflict and humanitarian crises in the Middle East."
Read articleEach gallery on your photography website should ideally have a description at the top, above the thumbnails, explaining what the images are all about.
Read articleLearn how to use Google Analytics to track what people on your site are searching for (whether that's images or blog posts), and how to take advantage of this site search data.
Read articleYou've worked hard to create an awesome website to showcase your images, and you want as many visitors as possible. You might be overlooking one of the simplest promotion tools you have: the email signature. Here's what to include or not, best practices, resources & examples.
Read articleLet's get this straight: CONTENT IS KING. Your photo website is just a magnifier of the quality of your images.
Read articleA great photography blog can bring huge SEO benefits. Get my blogging course for photographers and learn how to set up a sustainable blogging practice and how to never run out of blogging ideas.
Read articleAnswering your SEO-related questions about writing unique titles & meta-descriptions for your pages, menu items, blog snippets, image rankings & more.
Read articleI was fortunate to be recently invited to the WordPress Photography Podcast for a 30-minute chat with Scott Wyden Kivowitz, and we cover a few topics that I care about.
Read articleThe importance of blogging and writing lots of meaningful content for your target audience, from the words of successful UK wedding photographer Linus Moran. Get inspired and learn how you can improve the content on your site.
Read articleLearn what "auto-fulfillment" is, why it matters, and how you can now build a completely automated print-selling website on WordPress using the NextGen Pro plugin.
Read articleIs it's difficult to include a target keyphrase into your content? Learn some strategies you can use when natural language fails you: use variations/inversions, use the words separately, or only show them to Google.
Read articleAnswering your questions about updating old blog posts & broken links, what to do after launching a site, image download prices & fixing 301 redirects.
Read articleNew interesting reading material & videos that I discovered recently about photography website design, marketing, SEO and other business tips.
Read articleWe'll take a site example with poor typography, and go through a few simple steps to try to improve the look and readability of the text. Something that you can then apply to your own photography website.
Read articleIs your website ranking for completely unrelated keywords because of a rogue post? Should you delete it or try to update it to promote your more important pages or services?
Read articleI'm going to try to do a video exclusive, I'll try to act as an image thief, sort of a hacker if you want, just to prove how easy it is to steal large images from the source code on WordPress, Squarespace, and Wix.
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