Episode 14 - We Chat Directories with Nick from Wandering Weddings
SEO for Photographers by Fuel Your Photos
Release Date: 12/01/2020
Episode 41 - How to Tell If a Platform is Good for SEO
SEO for Photographers by Fuel Your Photos
We often get asked, "Which website platform do you recommend for SEO?" In this podcast, we don't really answer that question.. but we do walk you through our process of evaluating a website platform, what we look for, why, and how.
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Episode 40 - Should You Block AI Bots & Creating Custom GPTs
SEO for Photographers by Fuel Your Photos
We talk about blocking, or not blocking, AI bots from crawling your photography website. We also go into creating Custom GPTs to better handle individual tasks.
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Episode 39 - Why Do People Visit Photography Websites?
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In today's episode, we discuss common reasons that people end up on a photographers website. This is part one of a two part series on optimizng your website for its users. In the next episode, we'll use the answers from this exercise to create better content, a better user experience, and hopefully better conversions for our goals!
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Episode 38 - The End of Flothemes (Emergency Recording)
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Flothemes announced this week that they would be shutting down their WordPress theme operation in one year. The flex builder / flex block will not work after September 24, 2024. We talk about alternative solutions and where to go from here! We also talk to Melissa Love from . We take a look at Kadence themes from as well!
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Episode 37 - Our WordPress Stack
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We share our current WordPress stack. The domain registrars, hosting, themes, pagebuilders, and plugins that we use and recommend for photography sites.
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Episode 36 - How has AI changed Search?
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We discuss ChatGPT (3.5 & 4.0), Google Bard / Google SGE, Github Co-Pilot, the new Bing, and their effect on search and SEO. We then speculate on what could change in the future!
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Episode 35 - Interview with Steph Zakas
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Steph ranks #1 for "Iceland Elopement Photographer", but her marketing and digital marketing is so much more than that! She's a Master Coach, Sales Expert, Photographer, and Podcast Host. Check out her free guide "25 Ways to Market Your Business As An Introvert, without relying on social media" and more info about her Iceland Retreat It's a 2-month experience starting with a group coaching micromind on June 1st to shift your money confidence and ending in a 3-day Adventure Retreat in Iceland July 17-19. It's a metamorphosis of shedding the layers holding you down, finding...
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Episode 34 - Automated SEO Tools (Should You Use Them?)
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Automated testing tools can be helpful in certain circumstances, but there are also downsides. The recommendations can be inaccurate, outdated, or simply incorrect. Further, they can miss actual issues impacting your rankings! We chat about them today on the podcast.
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Episode 33 - Specific SEO Goals for Photographers
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When we do SEO consultations, we often start off by asking “what are your goals when it comes to SEO?” The response is almost *always* some form of: “I want to rank on the first page!” While it’s an understandable aspiration, this type of goal is not specific or action-oriented. SEO is a broad field, with thousands of factors impacting search rankings. In reality, there is no one thing that can easily be identified as “doing SEO.” Instead, you need to identify specific tasks that can help you accomplish your goals. Knowing your objectives will enable you to select the most...
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Episode 32 - Where do you put your keywords?
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Should you put your main keyword in your H1 heading? What about a secondary specialty in your H2? We talk keywords, on-page, SEO, and how to navigate these questions!
info_outlineWe interview Nick Edmundson from Wandering Weddings, the directory for elopement photographers and vendors.
We get his story behind creating the site, why he continues to push forward in the space, and get more details about his recent rebrand and website redesign.
We have a great SEO discussion about the value of a backlink from directories like Wandering Weddings. Definitely listen to this episode if you're considering joining a directory.