Great FREE SEO tools for photographers

Free SEO tools for photographers

Welcome! my name is Nina and I am a professional photographer based in the UK. I am passionate about marketing and business and if you want to ensure potential clients can find you your website and SEO are absolutely key!

This blog post lists some of the great FREE SEO tools for photographers so you know where you rank, what keywords are driving traffic to your site and some suggestions for related keywords you could be using.

The great news is search engines want to do the best job for people using them so if you put the effort into your website it will be rewarded!. Do your homework and understand what kind of blogs and content your potential clients really want to read. Create a brilliant website and make it easy for people to share. Do this and you will start to see your website traffic increase.

If you are keen to learn more, I also run an SEO course for Photographers which gets your website ranking in only 8 week. For more details click below

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Great free SEO Tools for photographers with Nina Mace

What does SEO actually mean?

For those of you new to SEO I thought it would be helpful first to answer what it actually is! SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is the name given to things that you do to increase your visibility on search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo.

Google ranks pages based on how relevant and how much of an authority Google thinks you are on the particular subject that people are searching. So as an example, if a potential client was searching for Camberley photographer it would assess my website and consider whether I am the best match for this search. It would look at where I actually live, how good my website is, whether my site is mentioned by other online sites and many other factors (over 200 in fact!)

Some interesting SEO statistics for photographers…

On average, 93% of website visits are referrals from a search engine.

70% of the links search users click on are organic and this means that…..

70-80% of users completely ignore the paid adverts, choosing the organic results.

75% of users NEVER scroll past page 1 of search results. The chart below shows the relationship between ranking position and conversion (source Advanced web ranking )

The Cornell University a user-behaviour study focused on search behaviour specifically on Google. They used an eye-tracking study of a sample of undergraduate students to determine clicks and attention distribution. According to their data, 56.36% of all clicks go to the top-ranked website. The last result on the first result page gets 2.55% of all clicks (Source: Serprobot)

Great free SEO tools for Photographers

Helping you understand where you currently are and what keywords to target in the future

Top SEO tips using Google Search Console

1. Google Console – helps you monitor, maintain and view how your photography website is performing.

Google Search Console is a free service offered by Google that helps you monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot your site’s presence in Google Search results. You don’t have to sign up for Search Console to be included in Google Search results, but Search Console helps you understand and improve how Google sees your site.

Search Console offers tools and reports for the following actions:

Confirm that Google can find and crawl your site.
Fix indexing problems and request re-indexing of new or updated content.
View Google Search traffic data for your site: how often your site appears in Google Search, which search queries show your site, how often searchers click through for those queries, and more.
Receive alerts when Google encounters indexing, spam, or other issues on your site.
Show you which sites link to your website.

Here are some top tips for using Google Search Console:

Verify your website: In order to use Google Search Console, you will need to verify that you own your website. This can be done by adding a HTML file to your website, using a DNS record, or using a Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager account.

Submit your sitemap: A sitemap is a file that lists all the pages on your website, making it easier for search engines to crawl and index your content. By submitting your sitemap to Google Search Console, you can help ensure that your website is indexed correctly and all of your pages are included in search results.

Monitor your search traffic: Google Search Console provides valuable insights into the keywords and phrases that are driving traffic to your website, as well as the pages on your website that are receiving the most traffic. By monitoring this data, you can learn more about what is working well and what may need improvement in terms of SEO.

Identify and fix issues: Google Search Console can help you identify any issues with your website, such as crawl errors, security issues, or mobile usability problems. By fixing these issues, you can improve your website’s performance in search results and provide a better experience for your users.

Use the Search Analytics report: The Search Analytics report in Google Search Console provides valuable insights into the keywords and phrases that are driving traffic to your website, as well as the pages on your website that are receiving the most impressions and clicks in search results. By using this report, you can identify opportunities to improve your website’s search engine rankings and performance.

Click here to go to google console

2. SEO Edge – Checks your SEO position (mobile)

Free app for your phone which allows you to track your position on up to 5 keywords
Rankings at a glance
Allows you to visualise your SEO progress

Download from app store

3. NEIL PATEL with ubersuggest – For Keyword and content suggestions for your photography website

An online tool that allows you to reverse engineer your competitors’ SEO, content marketing, and social media marketing strategy.

Looks at keywords, content and backlinks of your competitors.

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4. SERP ROBOT (was Serblab) – Check your SEO position (PC)

Free online system that allows you to check up to 5 keywords for free
Rankings at a glance

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5. The HOTH – Discover how people are currently finding your site

Tells you the keywords which are being used to find your site
Gives you the rank, volume and traffic percentage for each keyword

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6. Moz Keyword Explorer – How to discover which photography keywords have the highest volume

Supplies monthly volume of keywords
Linked keyword suggestions
Plus SERP analysis which shows the most popular web pages for those search terms

Here are some top tips for using the MozBar Chrome extension:

Install the MozBar: In order to use the MozBar, you will need to install it as a Chrome extension. This can be done by visiting the Moz website and clicking on the “Add to Chrome” button.

Use the Page Analysis feature: The Page Analysis feature in the MozBar allows you to quickly and easily see important SEO metrics for the page you are currently viewing. This includes the page’s MozRank, Domain Authority, and Page Authority, as well as its title and meta description.

Use the Keyword Explorer: The Keyword Explorer in the MozBar allows you to research and analyze keywords and phrases for your website. This can help you identify potential keyword opportunities and improve your website’s search engine rankings.

Use the SERP Overlay feature: The SERP Overlay feature in the MozBar allows you to see important SEO metrics for the pages that appear in search engine results pages (SERPs). This can help you understand the competition for specific keywords and phrases, and identify potential areas for improvement.

Use the On-Page Optimization feature: The On-Page Optimization feature in the MozBar allows you to see how well a page is optimized for a specific keyword or phrase. This can help you identify areas for improvement and ensure that your pages are optimized for search engines.

Visit MOZ here

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Free photographers daily planner & tips for refreshing your social media

FREE Downloadable Photographers daily planner

Plus tips for refreshing your social media for the start of 2020

Sadly the Christmas holidays are at an end BUT the good news is January is a great time to start planning as you are refreshed and re-energised from hopefully a lovely break.

I am currently working on my 2020 Business and Marketing plan and have the intention to be more organised and thoughtful about what I want to achieve on a daily basis.

Therefore I thought it would be useful to share my FREE downloadable Photographers Daily Planner which I created, plus some of my top tips for refreshing your social media ahead of this new year.

I hope you find these of use!

They say “You CAN have it all, you just can’t have it all at the same time” and this really rings true for me as a mum, wife, and business owner. Therefore, its important to me that I continue to better understand how many hours I have I really have to dedicate to my photography business and to set my goals accordingly.

In the last year I have moved over to a daily/hourly planner and now write in all my non-negotiables (walking to school with my children, evening activities and clubs, going to the gym, food shopping and general housework, meetings with builders etc) to understand more clearly how many work hours I have available. Some days this can be as little as 1-2 hours so I must prioritise my to-do list and anything that cant be done in that time is moved later into the week. It’s a very similar system I used many years ago in Marketing when I had a Franklin Planning system.

I have created a FREE PDF of my planner ( which you can download below) and I would encourage you to print off 5 for next Monday to Friday and spend half an hour planning your week and what you aim to deliver.

To download and print the daily planner click here >> Photographers Daily Planner

2020 social media refresh tips

1. Review the photos across the landing page of all of your socials and website.

If you were a new visitor to your facebook page, Instagram feed or website, would the images you see be a reflection of your most recent work? Also are the images now Spring-based rather than Winter? I would propose showcasing images which are a real reflection of what you love to shoot and will speak to your ideal customer. Also, whilst it’s lovely for us to see the evolution and growth of our work, it’s maybe not something potential clients need to see. Take some time to go back and delete old images which are no longer a real representation of your photography and editing style.

2. Update your Social media profile descriptions

When was the last time you updated your profile descriptions? Is what you have written still relevant and do all the links still work?

3. Look at the best time to post new content and schedule the posts for that time

Hootsuite recently conducted a survey using their substantial database and discovered that the best time to post on Facebook is between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and on the weekends from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The best time to post on Instagram is from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday. Why not plan your posts now and schedule them for the times suggested to see how this impacts the reach and engagement?

4. Review who you follow and what groups you are in!

Facebook can be like quicksand – you go in and never come back out! Sometimes we follow pages and are in groups which are not adding any value or getting us any closer to delivering our business goals. Why not take 15 minutes to review where your time is spent and why not remove yourself from any groups which are a distraction?

5. Review your recent posts for their reach and engagement

Look at which images or content did the best and try to analyse why. Was it a combination of time of day or was it that the content or image itself was so good it gained momentum? If you can understand the success then you can work to replicate it in future posts.

I hope you have found this blog post informative – If you are interested in Business & Marketing Mentoring or my group workshops please visit here.

NINA MACE | PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINER | PHOTOGRAPHER CAMBERLEY | PHOTOGRAPHY MENTOR

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