Photographer Website Search Engine Optimization

Photographers websites often don't have links to other sites.

Who are they going to link to, their competitors? more...1 point

Who are they going to link to, their competitors? Search engines rank pages with external links higher than ones who are an island to themselves.1 point

Photographic websites often have a bunch of frames, java, or flash.

They make the photos look good, but the site doesn more...1 point

They make the photos look good, but the site doesn't look good to search engines. Many search engines are believed to ignore frames, flash and java content.1 point

Photographers don't get their very own urls.

If you don't, then you are limiting your SEO abili more...1 point

If you don't, then you are limiting your SEO ability.1 point

Search engines are mainly designed to search for text.

It's hard to Google a photo.0 points

Photo's don't contain text.

They are worth a thousand words though.0 points

Photographers don't want junky text on their home page.

It's a photo website for Pete's sake.0 points

Photographers often don't update regularly.

Search engines rank sites higher that are updated more...0 points

Search engines rank sites higher that are updated periodically.0 points

Add a blog to your site.

This gives you a great excuse to write text conten more...1 point

This gives you a great excuse to write text content.1 point

Write some text.

A paragraph is never enough to get you anywhere in more...1 point

A paragraph is never enough to get you anywhere in the search engine world. Write a little bit about the content of your pages, on the pages, not in the flash or java apps on the site.1 point

Link to other GOOD photographers websites.

Ask them for a link back to yours. Only link to p more...1 point

Ask them for a link back to yours. Only link to photographers websites that have good content, and are dedicated to the process. If you chose every Johnny come lately you will find you have dead links popping up all the time. If you choose unprofessional photographers it reflects badly upon your taste. Make sure these are set up to open an new window so your viewer isn't directed away from you site.1 point

Add links to your site to your Myspace account.

The more places your site link shows up on the int more...1 point

The more places your site link shows up on the internet, the higher your site rating.1 point

Participate in forums, and add a link back to your websites.

Don't spam, participate and your link will be gene more...1 point

Don't spam, participate and your link will be generally well received. The more places your site link shows up on the internet, the higher your site rating.1 point

Make sure your site is listed in Google.

Type in site:yoursitename.com in the search bar. more...1 point

Type in site:yoursitename.com in the search bar. If you get nothing, submit your site to Google.1 point

Get your own URL.

It doesn't cost much, take the plunge. If you are more...1 point

It doesn't cost much, take the plunge. If you are working on a business, then you need to look professional. Having a free website with a bunch of adds isn't a good first impression on a client!1 point

Work on the meta tags.

This is how your site is categorized for relevance more...0 points

This is how your site is categorized for relevance.0 points

Work on your keywords.

No frivolous keywords or you could get banned from more...0 points

No frivolous keywords or you could get banned from Google.0 points

Don't use link factories.

These are still out there. Google will ban you if more...0 points

These are still out there. Google will ban you if they find your link on a link factory site.0 points

Pay for adwords or adds.

Advertise if it's in your budget.0 points

Make some adds Craigslist or other classifieds site.

With your website link of course.0 points

Make sure you add a sitemap.

This ensures that the search engines spider all of more...0 points

This ensures that the search engines spider all of the content of your website.0 points