wordpress for photographers - william bay - wordcamp san diego
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William BayFlaunt Your Site
Web design, marketing and SEO for Photographers
ContactWeb: http://flauntyoursite.com
Email: [email protected]: @williambay
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/williambay 619.813.1919
Why Photography• I am a photographer• Know their special needs• Speak their language• I am in those communities
http://williambay.com
Website Options for PhotographersPortfolio Site
BlogBlog/Sites
Portfolio Options for PhotographersPortfolio SitezBluDomain
Photo Shelter
Problems with Portfolio SitesOften Flash Based
Branding is a ProblemTerrible User Experience
Blog
WORDPRESS, Duh…
Constraints with Blogs
No real great solution for photos.WordPress is built for content first.
Blog/Sites
Best of both worlds.
http://sharideangelo.com
http://mariabernalphotography.com
http://krisgordon.net
Modifying Your Templates
Make a Slideshow.
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Best Practices for Photographs• Resize them before you upload.• JPEG compress them to 80 or lower.• Remember your Alt Text for SEO.• Title Attribute for the blind.• Always credit photos you borrow.• Don’t steal.
Flaunt Uploaderhttp://flauntyoursite.com/tools/
$10 for WordCamp San DiegoPromo Code: WCSD
WordPress ResourcesWordPress Codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page
WordPress Forums: http://wordpress.org/support/
Photography Blog ResourcesBlog Themes:
ProPhoto – netrivet.comTofurious - tofurious.com
Flaunt Your Site - Future
Photography ResourcesGeneral:
Flickr Groups: flickr.comThe Modern Tog: themoderntog.com
Digital Photography School: digital-photography-school.comPhoto Lovecat: photolovecat.blogspot.com
ContactWeb: http://flauntyoursite.com
Email: [email protected]: @williambay
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/williambay 619.813.1919