Splash Page Builder and SEO Guide

May 5, 2010 Buy Products
Splash Page SEO Guide Cover

This 5 page guide breaks down all the critical elements needed to successfully rank a splash page and includes examples of keyword-rich text you can copy for your own page. Get the skinny on your splash title, meta description, images, and body text in this easy to understand SEO guide.

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SEO Chat with PhotoMerchant Exec Kain Tietzel

April 15, 2010 Reviews
PhotoMerchant Homepage

I’ve talked about PhotoMerchant before, but have yet to mention Sydney-based rockstar Kain Tietzel. He’s their Creative Director and Digital Strategist who has been working in digital media since 1995, creating award winning campaigns and online applications for clients such as Audi, Yahoo, Virgin Blue, Telstra, Optus, Foxtel, Channel 4, BBC, Southern Star Endemol, Sony [...]

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Hey Girl, Nice Shot Blogger/Photographer Shares SEO Tips and Tools

April 6, 2010 Photographer Interviews
Bubble Gum Tree Photography

After working as a project manager and web developer for 10 years, Jessica Grieves started her Houston child photography business. Bubblegum Tree Photography has captured portraits of children that are casual and vivid for 4 years. She’s also chronicled her journey to become a professional photographer on her blog: Hey Girl, Nice Shot. After [...]

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Make Your Photographer Blog Search Box Lijit for SEO

April 2, 2010 PhotoBlog SEO
Lijit Networks Blog Search

Lijit Networks incorporates social media and user-generated content into search results. It’s the search box I use on the right side of this blog. I use and recommend Lijit search for photographers because it offers insight to what users search for while on your blog (or site) and that provides data for building content that [...]

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Juice Analytics Concentrate on Long Tail Search Keywords

March 24, 2010 Keywords and Meta Tags
Concentrate long-tail search analytics

Into advanced keyword research? Check out Juice Analytics. Its a company that makes applications so you can understand and act on your data, which in my mind is one of the most important things about SEO.

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Jill Carmel Talks About #1 Ranks for Child Photography

March 22, 2010 Photographer Interviews
Jill Carmel Photography

This photographer interview with Jill gives insight to how a family and child photographer ranks #1 for multiple keywords in her city.

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Shedding Light in Michael Alan Bielat’s SEO

March 18, 2010 Photographer Interviews
Paramour Photography

The photographer SEO interview series gives insight to individual photographer experiences with implementing search engine optimization. I find it insightful and helpful to learn from their growth and mistakes.

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PhotoMerchant New Website, US Launch, and Free SEO Book

March 8, 2010 Reviews
Photomerchant

PhotoMerchant announced an array of items including a new website, service in the United States, and a partnership with Zach Prez and the Photographers SEO Book. For a limited time, new paid PhotoMerchant subscribers will be getting a free copy of the ebook as well as a custom How to Guide I wrote specifically for [...]

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Photography Blog SEO Nirvana: Plugins & a Theme to Get You Ranked

March 8, 2010 PhotoBlog SEO

Any search engine optimization (SEO) expert or enthusiast will tell you  WordPress.org is the foundation for a photographer that wants to get optimal traffic from Google for a blog. You won’t reach nirvana by preaching the blogger.com, wordpress.com (they host it for you) or some home-baked blog religion. In my 6 years of SEO consulting, [...]

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5 Minute Photography Blog SEO Overhaul

March 8, 2010 PhotoBlog SEO

Blog titles and descriptions are a critical element in photography blog search engine ranking. Here’s a quick way to control these SEO elements for WordPress.org blogs plus SEO recommendations for photographers.

WordPress.org with All in One SEO Pack
WordPress.org is your best chance at optimizing your photography blog, so if you have a self hosted blog with [...]

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