The SEO Mistakes Most Photographers Make with Alex Vita
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059 - Alex Vita of Foreground Web has been building websites exclusively for photographers for the past 13 years. And in that time, he's seen a lot of change. But the one constant\\u2014something that's about to get even more important with Google's upcoming algorithm change\\u2014is the need to write for actual human beings, not an army of bots.\\xa0
This week, Alex joins me to talk about the common website and SEO mistakes photographers make, and how YOU can avoid them.\\xa0
What To Listen For:\\xa0
- Why focusing too much on SEO is a big mistake
- What blogging is and what it isn't\\u2014plus a long list of post ideas
- How to help guide your readers with a lil' thing called "behavior flow"
- The huge performance bottleneck you must avoid on your website
- Why Alex prefers WordPress over Squarespace\\u2026
- ...and the common platform he's adamantly against\\xa0
Cue up this latest episode for tons of actionable search-optimization tips!
Resources From This Episode:\\xa0
- Foreground Web
- Google Page Speed Insights & GTmetrix (free page-speed tools)
- Newsfeed Eradicator (for Chrome)
- Hair of the Dog Academy
- Hair of the Dog Facebook group
- Hair of the Dog Elevate\\xa0
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JOIN THE PARTY:
- Join our free pet photography community
- More pet photography resources here
- Connect on Insta
- Ready to get serious about your pet photography? Join us inside Hair of the Dog Academy!
- Check out my gear and my favorite books.
- Grab my book! Pet and Horse Photography for Everybody