In-depth guide: 15 best features of successful photo websites (and how to design yours)
Learn from successful photographers and follow the same best practices for building your amazing photography website.
Read articleHow to work efficiently with a web designer on your photography website
Working with a great designer can totally super-charge your photography business, but it's important to have the right mindset.
Read articleIn-depth guide: The complete guide to building your amazing photography “About” page
Simple at first sight, there are a lot of details that go into writing the perfect "bio", so the process can become quite challenging unless you have some guidelines in place. Understand the best-practices of writing a clear & concise "bio" text, and get inspired from effective "About" page examples.
Read article12 quick actions you can do today to improve your photography website
Back to ForegroundWeb's core mission, let's get more practical and explore 12 simple ideas to upgrade your web presence.
Read articlePhotographer interview: Patrick Endres
Extraordinary in-depth interview with Patrick Endres on managing a successful multi-faceted photography business.
Read articleCase Study: Contact page overhaul example
Details of the redesign process for improving a photography Contact page (planning ideas, screenshots and benefits).
Read articleWatermarking your images: Pros & Cons
Image watermarking is a game of preferences and compromises. Lets explore the top advantages and disadvantages.
Read articlePhotographer interview: Paul Kerins
A very insightful interview with Canadian photographer Paul Kerins, sharing his thoughts on photo websites & the industry.
Read articleIn-depth guide: The essentials of building an effective photography “Contact” page
The Contact page is a critical component of your website, often underrated. You simply can't keep doing the default (bad) things and wonder why people are not contacting you. Learn the secrets of designing a great Contact page, one of the most important ways to optimize your photo website.
Read articlePhotographer interview: Steve Greer
With experience in lifestyle and tourism photography, Steve is experimenting with new types of commercial projects.
Read articleIn-depth guide: Embracing minimalism in your photography website
Everything you need to know about minimalism, as applied to the design of photography websites: what minimalism is and isn't, benefits and best practices of going minimalist, plus a lot of examples of minimalist photography websites for your inspiration.
Read articleNew top-level-domains (TLDs) for photographers
All you need to know about migrating your photography site to a new TLD: benefits, problems, examples and a Q&A section.
Read articleThe art of sequencing your portfolio & slideshow images
Learn to strategically arrange your print or web portfolio images for the most visual impact, plus notes from a photo editor.
Read articleBest broken link checker tools for photographers
Broken links are frustrating visitors and sabotaging your search rankings. Use these free tools to find and fix them.
Read articleTracking internal site search in Google Analytics
Learn how to use Google Analytics to track what people on your site are searching for, and how to take advantage of this data.
Read articlePhotographer interview: Sébastien Mérion
He talks about managing his online presence, having bi-lingual sites, offering free wallpapers & the importance of a blog.
Read articleIn-depth guide: The photographer’s guide to email signatures
You've worked hard to create an awesome website to showcase your images, and you want as many visitors as possible. You might be overlooking one of the simplest promotion tools you have: the email signature. Here's what to include or not, best practices, resources & examples.
Read articleYour images matter most, stop looking for shortcuts
Let's get this straight: CONTENT IS KING. Your photo website is just a magnifier of the quality of your images.
Read articleForegroundWeb is born
The official launch of ForegroundWeb, the new place to get inspired and learn about photography websites.
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