A 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 articlePhotography website design inspiration.
Ideas and examples for building great photo websites. For more photography & business inspiration, also check out the “Interviews” category to learn from other professional photographers with successful businesses.
In-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 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 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Read articleSpring cleaning: 12 ways to freshen up your outdated photo website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 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-ups, homepage layouts, flash websites
The struggles of starting out and getting traffic, thoughts on pop-ups, homepage layouts, flash websites and more...
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.
Read articleWhy and how to use excerpts on your blog index page
A common mistake I see photographers doing on their site is: not using excerpts on the blog index page. Let's explore ways to solve the issue and improve the blog page layout and user experience.
Read article[▶️] Watch 4 in-depth video reviews (screencasts) of photography websites
These free screencasts include tens of tips that you can use on your own website. Or if you don't have those particular website issues, you can at least understand some key concepts in web design, usability, SEO etc.
Read articleIn-depth guide: Navigation menu best‑practices for photography websites
Sadly just an afterthought for some photographers, the navigation menu is critical for the effectiveness of a photo website. Even though it takes up just a few pixels, it can truly make or break the site. These are all-important recommendations for building a clear & effective navigation menu, with examples along the way.
Read articleWordPress now powers 1/3 of the Internet
How powerful WordPress themes have become + examples of WP-based photography page elements.
Read articleThe importance of whitespace in photography website designs
Many factors come into play to create a good design, but whitespace is great for obtaining a cleaner and more readable website.
Read articleThe case against background images in photography websites
Your website visitors should be drawn to your site because they love your images, so don't distract them with background images or textures.
Read articlePhotography website trends
A short piece on trends I'm currently seeing in the web-design industry.
Read articleIn-depth guide: 15 best features of successful photo websites (and how to design yours)
Learn from successful photographers and follow these website ideas and best practices for building your own amazing photography website.
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 articleCase Study: Contact page overhaul example
Details of the redesign process for improving a photography Contact page (planning ideas, screenshots and benefits).
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 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.
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