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Get Serious About Password Security
I see the crazy-weak passwords every day. Otherwise perfectly smart photographers will pick the weakest passwords for their website admin logins. It baffles me every time. Please do it right. It is easy, I promise.
Read morePhotographers: Protect Your Archive Images With A Watermark
Remember when a photographer’s archives used to be their retirement plan? Those days are long gone but you should nonetheless protect your work from theft. And there is only one truly effective way to do that: embedding a watermark.
Read moreMake Your Website Mobile-Friendly (Or What Is Responsiveness?)
In 2015 all websites should be responsive. But what does responsive mean? Why is it so important? Will it affect my Google ranking? How do I go about making my photography site responsive? Here are some answers.
Read moreThe Correct Copyright Notice on a Photographer’s Website
Under US law a copyright notice is no longer required to protect copyright. Yet it makes sense to include one. A copyright notice indicates that a work is protected by copyright, identifies the copyright owner and shows the year of first publication. And it’s pretty simple to add one.
Read moreHow Does a Photographer Find Her Blogging Voice?
Photographers often ask me if they should blog. Blogging is hard. It takes time. People will judge the result. And what will you write about anyway? Well there are several reasons for a photographer to have a blog and ways for her to find her voice.
Read moreTools I Use: Managed WordPress Hosting by WPEngine
Choosing a hosting provider isn’t easy. They all claim you won’t find better. Here is my hosting recommendation for a WordPress-powered photography site based on personal experience and minimum requirements for a business setup.
Read moreWriting Your About Page On Your Photographer’s Website
Most photographers dread having to put their About page together. Not only do you have to go all metaphysical (Who are you? Really) but you have to do it in writing. Short or long text? Funny, factual or inspirational? First or third person voice? Modest or self-confident? Headshot or not? It makes editing your own […]
Read moreUse WordPress And PhotoShelter To Build Your Photographer Website
There are many ways to skin a cat. When it comes to websites for photographers my favorite setup is WordPress + PhotoShelter. That combo provides excellent design flexibility, more SEO options, good admin interfaces and e-commerce-enabled photo archive management.
Read moreFor or Against Blogrolls on a Website? Against.
Remember blogrolls? Those lists of recommended links to other websites usually placed in the sidebar used to be ubiquitous. You don’t see them as much nowadays. And that’s a good thing. They are bad for your website in many ways and should be left in the 1990s where they belong. Some argue that providing your […]
Read moreRecognize Fake Comments On a Website
FYI, those sweet-but-slightly-weird comments you get on your blog are fake. I see these comments on sites all the time and you probably have too but may not have noticed anything particular about them. They look more or less normal. They’re always positive, often enthusiastic even. And who doesn’t like to see that someone out […]
Read moreEasy Artist’s Statements For a Photography Website
Some photographers include an artist statement on their website, either a general one or project-specific ones. I’m no artist and I have never written one but I can imagine how painful it must be to formulate clearly in words the inspiration and ideas that drive a creative process. And quite frankly that difficulty often shows. […]
Read moreClickable Website Addresses in Email Signatures
Too many photographers send out emails with footer signatures that don’t include a clickable link to their website. Learn how to get it right.
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