20 quick tips to reduce your bounce rate and keep visitors on your site longer
Quick list of things you can do to improve your visitors' browsing experience (and, in turn, your photography website's bounce rate and SEO).
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The importance of whitespace in photography website designs
Many factors come into play to create a good design, but whitespace is great for obtaining a cleaner and more readable website.
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The beginner’s choice: personal portfolio vs. social media profiles
As opposed to social media profiles, a website is an asset you can control, that you have copyright over.
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The case against background images in photography websites
Your website visitors should be drawn to your site because they love your images, so don't distract them with background images or textures.
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Photographer interview: Patricia Davidson
Learn from Patricia about the importance of looking professional online & her thoughts on what makes an effective photo website.
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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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Google penalizes non mobile-friendly websites
Understanding why Google started ranking mobile-friendly websites higher and what you can do to improve your photo website in Google's eyes.
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Interview on the PhotoBizX Podcast: “How To Build A Photography Website That Converts Visitors To Clients”
Andrew 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.
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Interview on the Sprouting Photographer Podcast: “Your photography website as a multiplier of your work”
Bryan Caporicci and I discuss what makes a good photography website, responsive design, SEO, web-design trends & other important topics.
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One single SEO tip to rule them all
Make 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.
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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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Photography website trends
A short piece on trends I'm currently seeing in the web-design industry.
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Curated links #1
Here's some quality reading material to help you brush up on your web-design knowledge (and then take your photography website to the next level).
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In-depth guide: 15 best features of successful photo websites (and how to design yours)
Learn from successful photographers and follow these website ideas and best practices for building your own amazing photography website.
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How to work efficiently with a web designer on your photography website
Working with a great designer can totally super-charge your photography business, but it's important to have the right mindset.
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In-depth guide: The complete guide to building your amazing photography “About” page
Simple at first sight, there are a lot of details that go into writing the perfect "bio", so the process can become quite challenging unless you have some guidelines in place. Understand the best-practices of writing a clear & concise "bio" text, and get inspired from effective "About" page examples.
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12 quick actions you can do today to improve your photography website
Back to ForegroundWeb's core mission, let's get more practical and explore 12 simple ideas to upgrade your web presence.
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Photographer interview: Patrick Endres
Extraordinary in-depth interview with Patrick Endres on managing a successful multi-faceted photography business.
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Case Study: Contact page overhaul example
Details of the redesign process for improving a photography Contact page (planning ideas, screenshots and benefits).
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Watermarking your images: Pros & Cons
Image watermarking is a game of preferences and compromises. Lets explore the top advantages and disadvantages.
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Photographer interview: Paul Kerins
A very insightful interview with Canadian photographer Paul Kerins, sharing his thoughts on photo websites & the industry.
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Photographer interview: Steve Greer
With experience in lifestyle and tourism photography, Steve is experimenting with new types of commercial projects.
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Photographer interview: Sébastien Mérion
He talks about managing his online presence, having bi-lingual sites, offering free wallpapers & the importance of a blog.
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Welcome to ForegroundWeb
The official launch of ForegroundWeb, the new place to get inspired and learn about photography websites.
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