The SEO for Photographers Podcast
A weekly podcast concentrating on SEO for photographers by Corey Potter and Dylan Howell from Fuel Your Photos.
We discuss SEO tactics, organic marketing, and more. Join our group on Facebook to ask questions or be a guest on the show.
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Episode 38 – The End of Flothemes (Emergency Recording)
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 Style Cloud. We take a look at…
Episode 37 – Our WordPress Stack
We share our current WordPress stack. The domain registrars, hosting, themes, page builders, and plugins that we use and recommend for photography sites. Full blog post here: https://www.fuelyourphotos.com/our-wordpress-stack/  ​ ​
Episode 36 – How has AI changed Search?
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!
Episode 35 – Interview with Steph Zakas
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”https://www.stephzakas.com/25-introvert-marketing-freebie and more info about her Iceland Retreathttps://www.stephzakas.com/iceland-retreat…
Episode 34 – Automated SEO Tools (Should You Use Them?)
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 The recommendations can be inaccurate, outdated, or simply incorrect.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.
Episode 33 – Specific SEO Goals for Photographers
In this episode, we go over our new blog post 33 Examples of Specific SEO goals for Photographers. Follow along as we discuss each section!
Episode 32 – Where do you put your keywords?
Let’s chat on-page SEO, where to use your keywords, and what pages to use for ranking for your main specialty and/or multiple specialties!
Episode 31 – The Membership.
We’ve released our membership. The SEO course + online community. A new model for our education that will push engagement and long term results. More info: https://fuelyourphotos.com/membership/
Episode 30 – ChatGPT, AI Writing, and AI Assistants – The Future?
We spend over an hour on the hottest topic of the week, ChatGPT. We talk about how you should be using this tool, how not to use it, and how it changes the game. Blog post: https://www.fuelyourphotos.com/chatgpt-for-photographers/Tools Mentioned: https://chat.openai.com/, https://github.com/features/copilot. https://stablediffusionweb.com/, and https://openai.com/dall-e-2/ More Reading: https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/02/openais-chatgpt-shows-why-implementation-is-key-with-generative-ai/https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/01/while-anticipation-builds-for-gpt-4-openai-quietly-releases-gpt-3-5/
Episode 29 – Blogging, With a Twist!
We recap the history of blogging for photographers, talk about what we’ve recommended over the past few years, and what we might be changing going forward!Â
Episode 28 – Our New Favorite SEO Plugin
In this episode we talk about the new SEO plugin that we’ve both switched to for our own sites, SEOPress. We also dive into how it compares to the other popular SEO plugins, Yoast and Rank Math.
Episode 27 – The SEO for Photographers Guide
We just finished a major overhaul of the SEO for Photographers Guide. This episode takes you step by step through the entire process!Â
Episode 26 – The site: Search Operator
We share five different ways you can use the site: search operator to help your SEO efforts!
Episode 25 – SEO Browser Extensions
In this episode, we chat about our favorite SEO browser extensions!
Episode 24 – When Is your SEO “good”?
We talk about typical industry benchmarks, traffic levels, metrics, and other ways to know when you’ve reached a good point with your SEO efforts and can scale back your work load.
Episode 23 – Guest Posting
We talk all things guest posting.. and have a challenge for both us and the listeners at the end!
Episode 22 – Nofollow Backlinks
Should you be mad if a directory or blog uses a nofollow attribute on the backlink to your site? We dive deep into the real world impact of those attributes and when/where they should be used.
Episode 21 – Kadence WordPress Theme Review
We review our current favorite WordPress theme and block plugin.
Episode 20 – Blogging in 2021
We chat blogging and content marketing for this year.
Episode 19 – Course Group Live Q+A
Live Questions from Our SEO Course Members
Episode 18 – Keyword Research
Is Keyword Research important?
Episode 17 – Monetizing Your Photography Website
We discuss often overlooked opportunities for leveraging your site’s traffic!
Episode 16 – Diagnosing a Ranking Drop or Algorithm Change
How to quickly diagnose a ranking drop or algorithm change that has affected your site.
Episode 15 – What is Cornerstone Content?
We talk about Cornerstone, Supporting, and Hero Content.
Episode 14 – We Chat Directories with Nick from Wandering Weddings
Should you join a directory for the backlink? And more!
Episode 13 – We Test Popular Keyword Research Tools
We were very surprised by the data, and you will be as well!
Episode 12 – Ranking in Multiple Markets
Do you want to rank in multiple markets? Or are you moving your business?
Episode 11 – We Interview Nina Larsen Reed about Cornerstone Content
A great conversation with Nina about her SEO journey and what has worked best for her along the way.
Episode 10 – Image Search Strategies
How to Improve Your Image Search Traffic
Episode 9 – Improving Your Website Performance
We talk improving performance for Wordpress (+Squarespace / Showit / Others)
Episode 8 – Three Most Asked Questions About SEO
Exact Match Domains, Page vs Post, and Sitelinks
Episode 6 – What We Do for SEO Daily / Weekly / Monthly
Our tips on organizing your SEO efforts
Episode 5 – When to Hire a Copywriter
When is it a good idea to hire out writing for your blog content?
Episode 4 – How SEO for Photographers is Different
We compare typical SEO advice to specific photographer situations.
Episode 3 – We Show How We Built Backlinks to Our Sites
We look at 30 different links to our sites and tell how we got them.
Episode 2 – What to do once you’ve implemented the basics..
Going Beyond Basics with SEO