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The relaunch of foregroundweb.com comes with many design improvements and, most importantly, with many more web-design articles and resources.
Read articleThe 4 types of thumbnail grids: what’s the best way to display thumbs on your photography website?
A comparison of the most common ways to display photo thumbnails (along with examples and recommended plugins).
Read articleQ&A #7: building a new site, image sizes, newsletter automation and optin plugins
This Q&A covers structuring and building a new site, recommended image sizes, newsletter automation and optin plugins.
Read articleIn-depth guide: 60+ photography website mistakes – the complete guide to finding and fixing your website problems
With straight-forward ideas and many examples & resources, this guide will get your site on the right track. Fix as many mistakes as possible to achieve photo website mastery! All ideas are short and come with their own resources and solutions to help you eliminate any website problems.
Read articleBacking up your photography website – guidelines & resources
Essential guidelines for doing a proper backup of your photo website, with instructions for WP, Squarespace & more.
Read articleQ&A #6: WP themes, PhotoShelter integrations, SEO, copywriters
This Q&A covers WordPress themes, tips & integrations with PhotoShelter, SEO thoughts and a curated list of copywriters.
Read articleA quick overview of integrating a blog into your photography website
Your options for integrating a blog into your existing site and combining different platforms into a hybrid photo website.
Read articleIn-depth guide: The process of selecting images for a strong & coherent portfolio
Properly choosing your portfolio images is important, but also very difficult. This article includes guidelines for building a better (online & offline) photography portfolio, and a curated selection of resources to learn more.
Read articleCommon web-design worries expressed by photographers
A round-up of answers given by photographers (looking to build a website) when asked what they're worried about.
Read articleIn-depth guide: Having separate photography websites or merging them?
Understanding the compromises you have to make when promoting multiple photography specialties on the same website. It's a game of compromises, and sometimes, the benefits outweigh the problems.
Read articleIn-depth guide: Information architecture for photographers: how to structure your site for optimal user experience & conversions
Organizing your content is a highly important process and should come before any design and technical considerations, before SEO. Don't let your site theme/template dictate how you structure your website. You need to decide that first, and then customize the site to meet your needs.
Read articleQ&A #5: On-site vs off-site SEO, PhotoShelter vs WP, finding sites in your niche
In April's Q&A we cover on-site vs off-site SEO, PhotoShelter vs WordPress, and how to find other websites in your niche.
Read articleIn-depth guide: How to define your target audience & elevator pitch (and use them on your site)
What do you do? What makes you unique as a photographer? Understanding answers to those questions in a very nuanced way is incredibly valuable to the long-term success of your photography business. And having a clear "unique selling proposition" (USP) can help you build a focused and attractive website.
Read articleWebsite makeover case study: polishing & modernizing an existing WordPress site
Thought process and screenshots from redesigning the PhotoBizX Podcast website. Small details can really help you improve your photography WordPress site.
Read articleSpring cleaning: 12 ways to freshen up your outdated photo website
If your photography website is gathering cobwebs, it's about time you do a quick audit and change things up.
Read articleQ&A #4: My web-design process, WP plugins, errors in Google Search Console
Details about my web-design process, WordPress plugins for content protection and errors in Google Search Console.
Read articleWP Engine hosting – excellent speed & reliability for your WordPress site
The importance of a quality hosting providers, and all the reasons why Pro photographers should use WP Engine.
Read articleQ&A #3: Grids of images, hosting location, custom fonts in WP
Design & usability concerns for grids of images, thoughts on hosting server location, and recommendations for custom fonts.
Read article8 quick wins to improve your photography website
It's time to grow your business by making some important (but often neglected) changes to your photo website.
Read articleQ&A #2: Getting traffic, pop-us, homepage layouts, flash websites
The struggles of starting out and getting traffic, thoughts on pop-ups, homepage layouts, flash websites and more...
Read articleTen questions to ask potential web designers before you hire them
So if you've decided to work with a web-designer on your photography website, here are some great questions you can ask him/her to really kickstart a great work relationship.
Read articleThe new ForegroundWeb monthly Q&A – answering your questions about photography websites, business, SEO & more…
Having gotten a lot of great questions from photographers over the years, I'm sharing my answers to some of the best ones.
Read articleWhy PhotoShelter responsive portfolios are an excellent DIY website solution for photographers
A special 20% discount to all PhotoShelter plans. You get beautiful ready-made templates (which are mobile-friendly too!) that you can customize to make them your own. You also get impressive image management & selling capabilities.
Read articleThe importance of blogging (and doing it for the right reasons)
Blogs are a great way to show your personality, to create a more personal connection with your audience. But don't just keep an "online journal" or blog only for SEO reasons.
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