Q&A #22: what it means to be a pro, SEO blog titles, WP plugins, nav menu items
Answering your questions about what it means to be a pro, SEO blog titles, WordPress plugins and navigation menu naming tips.
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Q&A #21: deleting old posts, blurry images, optimizing your homepage, slideshow performance
Answering your questions about deleting old posts, blurry images, optimizing your homepage, slideshow performance on photography websites.
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Q&A #20: email newsletters, blog SEO, promoting new services & more
I’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
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Q&A #19 – SEO edition: titles & meta-descriptions, menu items, blog snippets, image rankings & more
Answering your SEO-related questions about writing unique titles & meta-descriptions for your pages, menu items, blog snippets, image rankings & more.
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Quick SEO tips on targeting a weird location keyphrase
Is 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.
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Q&A #18: updating old posts & broken links, Analytics stats, licensing prices & fixing 301 redirects
Answering your questions about updating old blog posts & broken links, what to do after launching a site, image download prices & fixing 301 redirects.
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Q&A #17: text on the homepage, pages vs posts, ALT tags & sharing buttons
Answering your questions about including text on the homepage, whether pages rank better than posts, image ALT tags & sharing buttons.
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In-depth guide: How to change your site’s domain name (URL) without losing SEO rankings (7 steps + FAQ)
A step-by-step process for changing your site's URL while maintaining search engine rankings and avoiding indexing problems. Especially important when rebranding your business or when switching to a shorter domain name.
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Q&A #16: old portfolio images, dashes in domain names, comments, SEO tags & redirects
Answering your questions about keeping old portfolio images on your site, using dashes in domain names, transitioning from Blogger to WP, Yoast media redirection settings & more.
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Q&A #15: font sizes, ALT tags & geo-tagging for SEO, Google Search Console and more
Answering your questions about Google Search Console, font sizes, structured data, ALT tags and geo-tagging for SEO.
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Q&A #14: site rankings, Google Analytics reports, using large WP themes, changing domain name
Answering your questions about tracking site rankings, Google Analytics reports, using & customizing large WP themes, and a detailed domain name conundrum (changing domain name or changing site content when you have new business goals)
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Q&A #13: WP theme, benefits of my work, future of the industry, WP caching
Answering your questions about my favorite WP theme, the benefits of working with ForegroundWeb, my thoughts on the future of the photography market, and troubleshooting your WP site not saving your changes.
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Q&A #12: Google Analytics, retina images, protecting high-res images, Yoast focus keywords
Answering your questions about filtering your own visits in Google Analytics, the balance between retina image quality and website performance, selling high-res images while still protecting them, using Yoast's focus keyword feature.
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[▶️] Photography website user experience
I was recently invited for a live Facebook event (hosted by Julie Christie from Togs in Business) where I shared some insights into what photographers like you should be thinking about when it comes to photography website user experience.
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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 #10: Portfolio tools SEO, domain name tips, blog vs portfolio pages
Answering your questions about SEO-shortcomings of portfolio tools, tips for choosing your domain name, differences between blog & portfolio pages.
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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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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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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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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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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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Q&A #2: Getting traffic, pop-ups, homepage layouts, flash websites
The struggles of starting out and getting traffic, thoughts on pop-ups, homepage layouts, flash websites and more...
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