JPEG, PNG or GIF? And what about compression?
I’ve had several emails recently (did you know you can contact me if you have specific questions? – go on, don’t be shy) about which file format to use when it comes to generating images for your photography based website.
There are actually many different types of image formats, but the three most common and relevant ones are: JPEG, PNG & GIF.
Backlinks
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 information… Continue reading Backlinks.
Understanding the extensions (.co.uk & .com)
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 both result sets:
As a rule… Continue reading Understanding the extensions (.co.uk & .com).
© – simples….it’s 2010
Very very quickly this morning as I need to get my albums into Jorgensen before the prices go up 
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I did some reasearch a few years back about how people generally tell how recently updated a site is. Over 70% of the people interviewed said that they look for any “Site last updated:” style marks, or, failing that, they look at the Copyright statement in the footer… Continue reading © – simples….it’s 2010.
What’s on your homepage?
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 Engines really really need some indexable, meaningful content on the homepage.
Very broadly speaking, the two… Continue reading What's on your homepage?.
Your photos & SEO
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 should be applied to our images too.
The processes of optimising… Continue reading Your photos & SEO.
Remember your site is for your clients, not for Google
One thing that we see a lot of when browsing the internet is an overly keen use of keywords in the text of the site. I’ve noticed this seems to be happening a lot on wedding photography sites that I visit.
The rule of thumb should be to build the text on your website for your target audience. Continue reading Remember your site is for your clients, not for Google.
