Jun 17 2011

New Photoblogging Tips for SEO

Many say that photos are not ideal for SEO campaigns, but you want to put up a photo blog. You want to make money through your photos, but your friends tell you to forget it, since you’re not that popular. More than the money, you want to make a name out of your talent, but these people say that even SEO won’t be able to help you. Well, that was ten years ago.

A new decade has begun, and photoblogging isn’t as much of a risk if you’re considering PageRank and site stats. Of course, as a blogger, you want site visitors so you can fulfill your goals of starting a photo blog. If you’re still daunted by this reality, there’s nothing wrong with consulting your favorite search engine.

Examine the successful photoblogs on the Web. Why are there thousands of photoblogs that enjoy high rankings and even generate money in span of 8 months? The reason behind this is that even Google noticed the potential of photoblogs several years ago. So if you still doubt a photoblog’s capability of dominating a niche and generating realistic income, you can forget the idea of starting a photoblog. If you’re really passionate about the idea of photoblogging, though, I have some fresh SEO-photoblogging tips for you.

  • Pay attention to the power of keywords and don’t waste time on keywords nobody uses.
  • Choose a good domain name that’s related to your niche. Also, pick a niche–related blog name. It’s much better if your domain and blog share the same name, because this is one way of helping search engines crawl and index your site.
  • Let your photos be the only artwork on your blog. Avoid using Flash animation and glittery gifs. You’re an artist and your posts are enough to show the world how creative you are. However, website aesthetics shouldn’t be neglected either.
  • Don’t forget to include photo captions and related keywords, if necessary.
  • Use descriptive keywords in your photos’ filenames, because search engines rely on filenames to find your blog post photos.
  • Create a Flickr or Photobucket account. It’s easier to manage your file URL and details using these sites.
  • Learn how to use Corel Draw or Adobe Photoshop. This may not be necessary if you avoid editing your photos as much as possible, but these programs can help you upgrade your blog background or header’s appearance through simple cropping and editing functions.
  • Talk about your artwork. Write something about your photo, how you took it, and the story behind it. Write sensibly and passionately. Be creative and adventurous. Review photography books and other photoblogs, interview photographers, and do something new with your photos once in a while. Surprise your readers and give search engines something new to crawl on your site. More content means more keywords, and more sensible articles mean more readers and hits. Updating your blog regularly with new entries entices more readers and followers, and increases search engine indexing possibilities.
  • Forget about spying on other photoblogs. Focus on your keyword competition rather than blog competition. Instead, link to these blogs, befriend their owners, and enjoy these people’s company. Comment on their blogs, and maintain a healthy relationship with these people.
  • If you’re on a budget, use WordPress instead of Tumblr or other photoblogging-focused platforms. WordPress is still best when it comes to blogging, because the platform offers free, ready-to-use plugins that support your SEO campaigns.
  • Avoid unnecessary links, because these can contribute to clutter. Let search engines focus on finding your blog post and content links.
  • Avoid including non-related advertisements on your blog. This isn’t a problem for photobloggers with WordPress.com accounts, since the platform does not allow users to add advertisements to their sites.
  • Add a professional About Page to your photoblog. Don’t forget to include your contact details, a brief self-description, and some facts that may boost your credibility as a photographer and a photoblogger.
  • Create an SEO-friendly sitemap. Help your site visitors browse your website quickly and easily.
  • Use social media to improve your promotion campaigns. Get an account on Twitter, Google Buzz, and Facebook. These sites are perfect for photo blogging.
  • Track your site stats through Analytics and other similar tools. WordPress offers tracking parameters such as ‘phrases people click in search engines to find you’ and ‘people click on these sites to find you’ to help you figure out your daily stats.
  • Love what you do, and be consistent with your SEO campaigns. Be patient and don’t be obsessed with SEO. Instead, focus on satisfying yourself and your readers with your artistic photos.

Warner writes about SEO, Blogging, and Web Development and works with Endless Rise. Endless Rise provides SEO services to SEO Resellers Only. You can become an become an seo reseller today with no cost or obligation.

Warner Carter

Warner Carter

10 Responses to “New Photoblogging Tips for SEO”

  1. TriForce says:
    July 15, 2011 at 11:06 am

    HI,

    It is use full for ranking?

  2. Warner Carter says:
    July 15, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    these are some solid tried and true keyword related tactics.

  3. FD Thomson says:
    August 11, 2011 at 12:34 pm

    Very interesting way of explanation about the photo blogging tips. It is very interesting and useful to read.

  4. Warner Carter says:
    August 11, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    A photo just adds a lot to the presentation of any blog post

  5. Markus says:
    September 8, 2011 at 9:19 pm

    Sadly not enough people are going to take advantage of this tip. It’s taken quite a while to get decent at photography, but I would never publish my photos – I think they just arent good enough.

  6. Warner Carter says:
    September 10, 2011 at 2:24 am

    @Markus I bet you a donut your photos are better than you think and thanks for your comment.

  7. Johnny Anderson says:
    September 22, 2011 at 5:32 pm

    Highly useful thank you, I believe your trusty visitors might just want a lot more items like that keep up the great work.

  8. Warner Carter says:
    September 23, 2011 at 1:39 am

    @Johnny Thanks for your comment

  9. the ridges in summerlin says:
    November 13, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    Photo blogging is one of the best ways to make money online. The best part about this is that such bloggers do not have to spend hours thinking of what they will write. All they have to do is to get good pictures that will be of interest to their audience. You can add just a few sentences maybe to explain more about the picture and that is basically it.

  10. bever says:
    November 14, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    hello
    this is a good tips for seo for me,thank you to share,
    Very useful info specifically the last part I care for such info a lot.