Tips for Helping Photographers Use the Web Correctly
One of the questions I get asked a lot on my Business Courses for Photographers is: How do I know when I have dropped down in the rankings in Google? Well, with all the recent shenanigans going on at Google, specifically with the Panda updates, Matt Cutts has released a very informative video … [Read more...]
So, just where do I rank in Google? Google is making so many changes to the way we search - and all positive in my opinion. They are "humanising" search, so to speak. However, this means that when we search Google we are often being given skewed results compared to what others are … [Read more...]
Many people ask me what I put in the meta keywords for posts. Well, the answer is - nothing. Ziltch. Zero. If you are spending five minutes considering you meta tags, you'd be better off spending five minutes considering a better page title or more engaging page content instead. That's … [Read more...]
Google. Plus 1. Plus One? Plus what? That's what I'm hearing from most photographers in the UK at least when I mention the Google +1 button. In this post I'll try and explain a bit more, and how you can implement it on your photography website too. What is the Google +1 … [Read more...]
OK - once again, sorry for the delay in posting anything of note here recently. A very hectic schedule involving weddings, opening a new photography studio and a new baby son have gotton the better of this website but I do promise to be much more active here going forward. So, last year, I … [Read more...]
Google made one of the biggest changes ever to its search results earlier this month, which immediately had a noticeable effect on many Web sites that rely on the world's biggest search engine to drive traffic to their sites. The main tweak, aims to drive better content driven sites to the top of … [Read more...]
You may have noticed some changes to Google recently. At the end of October, Google rolled our "Place Search". According to Google, this is a new algorithm that combines the organic results with Google Places results. So, what impact does this have for photographers? A massive impact in my … [Read more...]
Having our photography website appear organically at the top of Google is something we are all try to achieve for our chosen keywords. Given that that our sites are often image heavy, rather than text heavy, then we rely even more on inward link buildingas a way of achieving those higher … [Read more...]
Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of posts recently. I’ve been taken a bit by surprise by how busy this wedding photography season has been so far. I'm well and truly into the season now, and its time to start taking more attention of this blog. By the way, I'm going to start reviewing … [Read more...]
Yesterday, after being confused once again by the "quarterfinal" system on Masterchef, I decided to get out my trusty iPhone and do some browsing of local wedding photographer sites. I knew which sites I wanted to visit, and of the ten that I visited I was greeted with the following screen shot on … [Read more...]
You've probably all heard of Bing by now. Microsoft's re-born search engine and tools. Have you checked your web stats? Have you noticed the usage of Bing as a source of referrals increasing? I have, and it will increase much more over the next three months. Microsoft are about to start … [Read more...]
Friend-of-the-blog Keith Adams recently asked that I do a post specifically about Back links and the benefits to SEO etc., As it happens, good blog-friend Jason D Moore has just posted an article that explains it all very succinctly. Take a look at: SEO for Bloggers: Links on his site for more … [Read more...]
Flash based websites can look absolutely stunning; some of my favourite sites in fact are Flash based. Two of my favourite ones currently in the UK are: Crash Taylor SMW Photography Both sites are very elegant and really show off the best of the work of both of these great … [Read more...]
You know when you use Google - have you ever noticed the radio buttons beneath the main search that says "search: the web | pages from the UK"? Well, research suggests, around 1 in 3 people (in the UK) select the "pages from the UK" option. Have you tried? - make sure your site appears under … [Read more...]
In these days of multiple browsers and massively differing screen sizes, have you ever wondered what the average person actually sees when they open up your website? Well, Google (isn't it always Google these days?), has come up with an intriguing tool call Browser Size. "Google Browser Size is … [Read more...]
As wedding photographers, there is a dilemma in how to build the homepage of our websites. Our instinct, and creative mind encourages us to have our lovely big photos on the homepage and little else. However, the little nagging SEO demon in our head reminds us that Google and the other Search … [Read more...]
Your photos have a direct impact on SEO. As photographers, images form a very focal part of our websites (or at least they should). We are all aware of the importance of text and key words in our sites with regards to Search Engine Optimisation. There is a whole world of SEO that can and … [Read more...]
If you use WordPress for your photography sites - and a LOT of you do, then you will probably be aware of plugins and widgets. Google have recently started to introduce Website Performance as part of their ranking algorithms. So, if your site is not performing very well in terms of page loads … [Read more...]
Hi All - this is what I'm calling a "Quick Hit". These are going to appear more regularly than the weekly main articles and will be simple hints and tips that can be followed up quickly. One thing that we see a lot of when browsing the internet is an overly keen use of keywords in the text of the … [Read more...]