Skip to content

Results-oriented photo website tips
Get expert advice on building a stunning photography website.

#marketing 0 Comments

In-depth guide: Business positioning for photographers: How to thrive (not just survive) in today’s saturated industry – with insights from pros

Not getting enough inquiries or sales? Are you constantly under-priced by your competition? Sick of struggling and know that you need to change something? The solution is positioning, and I’ll try to convince you why.

Read article
New #marketing #SEO #web-design 0 Comments

Selling nature prints online, part 1: getting found

Part 1 of 3 on selling nature prints from your website: the searches that actually sell prints, how AI tools pick a print seller, a homepage that works like a storefront window, and why a slow gallery is a closed shop.

Read article
New #marketing #web-design 0 Comments

Selling nature prints online, part 2: showing your work

Part 2 of 3: curate before you sell, put the images on the prints page, take buyers straight from gallery to cart, keep prices readable by bots, and stop letting a heavy watermark undersell the work.

Read article
New #marketing #web-design 0 Comments

Selling nature prints online, part 3: closing the sale

Part 3 of 3: the last thirty seconds where print sales leak, starting lean, pricing like art, bringing the not-ready buyer back, and what actually makes a stranger buy.

Read article
New #case-studies 0 Comments

A 23-language travel photography site on WordPress, kept running through six years of growth

Nico Trinkhaus grew sumfinity.com to 23 languages and 72 travel guides. Six years of support kept it running underneath him.

Read article
New #case-studies 0 Comments

A Myrtle Beach real estate photographer’s WordPress site, rebuilt for realtors instead of couples

Matt Baugh's 2013 site was built for weddings and patched toward real estate for 9 years. The 2022 rebuild speaks to realtors only, from the contact form to the portfolios.

Read article
New #case-studies 0 Comments

A Geneva portrait photographer’s website, formal on purpose and still hers three years on

Amber Roberts wanted a website that felt formal rather than sweet and chit-chatty. Three years on, it has carried her move to family and legacy portraits without a rebuild.

Read article
New #case-studies 0 Comments

From a 90-minute review to a bilingual website: a Zurich family photographer’s story

Kati Schneider started with a 90-minute website review in 2021. Four years later her family photography site was rebuilt in English and German.

Read article
New #case-studies 0 Comments

A Penn State print shop and wedding portfolio on one WordPress site, run by the photographer himself since 2019

Bob Lambert's three separate sites became one WordPress site with a Penn State print shop built in, run by Bob himself since 2019.

Read article
New #case-studies 0 Comments

From Mosul to Mongolia: a photojournalist’s website that grew into prints, photo tours and a book

Claire Thomas's 2020 website was built to sell prints. Six years on, it also carries photo tours, exhibitions and a book without a rebuild.

Read article
New #inspiration #web-design 0 Comments

What photographers really worry about when they write to me about their websites

I went back through every email photographers sent me since the start of 2025. They rarely ask for a fix: they describe symptoms, they're scared to touch their sites, and AI search is already sending them clients. Here's what that means for your website.

Read article
#case-studies 0 Comments

The template I threw away: rebuilding Ryan Brenizer’s website

Ryan Brenizer's new website started as a template project. Halfway through the build, the template had to go. The full story of the rebuild, and the 20-year SEO migration underneath it.

Read article
#interviews 0 Comments

🎙️ Interview on the PhotoBizX Podcast: “Why photographers need to be picked by AI, not just ranked by Google”

I'm back on the PhotoBizX podcast for the third time (with host Andrew Hellmich), and this round was all about the question I get asked more than any other right now: is SEO dead now that AI answers everyone's searches before they reach your website?

Read article
#case-studies 0 Comments

When your clients can’t figure out what you charge

When Nikki's potential client said "I can't work out how much it costs," that one sentence redesigned her entire site. Here's the before and after of a Sydney photographer's booking path.

Read article
#marketing #SEO 0 Comments

Your clients aren’t “in a funnel” anymore

Clients don’t move through clean funnels anymore. They bounce between platforms, content, and trust signals. Here’s why the funnel is dead — and how photographers should adapt.

Read article
#web-design 0 Comments

Imagine a future… 🤯 – Your photography website in 10 years: what changes, what breaks, what still matters

AI will decide which photographers get seen, trusted, and booked — often before a client even visits your site. Here’s what that means for your photography website.

Read article
#case-studies 0 Comments

Case study: Clarifying a mobile headshot studio for corporate clients

A real-world case study on clarifying a mobile headshot studio for corporate buyers: fixing SEO, sharpening positioning, and making the value obvious in seconds.

Read article
#web-design 0 Comments

How to manage multiple photography platforms without confusing your clients

Using multiple photography platforms isn’t the problem—confusing clients is. Here’s how to create one clear home base, simplify navigation, clean up links, and guide buyers exactly where you want them to go.

Read article
#web-design 0 Comments

Stop guessing what to write on your website: my “Content Gap Analysis” shows you exactly what’s missing

Your photography website might be missing key content that’s costing you bookings. A content gap analysis reveals exactly what to fix for stronger SEO, clarity, and more inquiries.

Read article
#case-studies 0 Comments

Case study: Turning Zoggavia into the go-to archive for classic aviation imagery

How we helped a 150,000-image aviation archive improve clarity, search, SEO, and sales, without rebuilding the site or dumbing down the collection.

Read article
#inspiration #web-design 0 Comments

How to use FAQ sections to boost your photography website’s SEO and AI visibility

Your site’s missing an easy SEO win. Learn how to add real client FAQs and structured data to boost your visibility in Google, AI tools, and voice search — and get more clicks.

Read article
#marketing #SEO 0 Comments

More traffic, fewer bookings? Here’s why.

Getting more visitors but no new clients? Your photo website might be attracting the wrong crowd. Here’s how to fix your targeting and convert the right visitors into bookings.

Read article
#SEO #web-design 0 Comments

Your photo site isn’t ready for AI (yet): 3 ways to fix that

AI now shapes how clients discover photographers. Here’s how to make your site understandable to both humans and machines — so you show up higher and convert faster.

Read article
#marketing #SEO 0 Comments

Why more traffic won’t save your photography business

Traffic is down everywhere, but that’s not your problem. Learn why photographers should stop chasing pageviews and focus on trust, conversions, and qualified leads instead.

Read article
#SEO 0 Comments

The image page SEO myth: what Google actually wants photographers to do

Google’s advice about “unique image pages” sounds helpful, but it can ruin your SEO if you take it literally. Here’s the smarter way photographers should structure their portfolios.

Read article
 

Want me to write about something specific?
I'm always crafting new content, but would love to hear from you. Send me a message to suggest a topic.

Fix Your Photography Website in 7 Days

One quick website fix per day, plus instant access to all 10+ of my downloadable guides and two premium email courses in the private subscriber hub (a $240 value)! And then get weekly deep dives & quick tips on design, SEO, copywriting, and marketing. Join thousands of photographers already in.
My BEST advice. Your inbox. Free.

No spam ever. You are free to unsubscribe at any time. 

Photographer looking through a camera with a long lens

“If you haven’t subscribed to Alex’s newsletter yet you’re a nutjob!”

Photographer in a knit hat shooting in a lupine field

“SO MUCH good stuff in there – where have you been all my life!!”

Smiling man in a black polo shirt

“Definitely worthwhile subscribing  – always full of great info.”

Woman laughing in front of a leaf mural

“The most useful out of everything I get via email. So thank you!”

Smiling man with glasses, hat and vest

“So much interesting content. It got my head spinning.”

Woman smiling at her laptop in a cafe

“It’s so comprehensive and I love Alex’s brutal honesty”

Photographer in a magenta top holding a camera

“One of the very few emails that I allow to show up in my inbox.”

Sports photographer with a camera on a football field

“Straightforward, to the point, no nonsense, solid information.”

Photographer sitting on the floor with her camera, black and white

“You have so much good information – it’s almost overwhelming!”

Smiling woman in a red top outdoors

“The best information & advice on photography websites anywhere.”