Even starting from scratch? I'm sorry I do not share the same opinion, I simply haven't the time to begin venturing into yet another new area. I think our commitments to photography are quite different too.
Thanks for your background, very interesting story you have there and I'm appreciative to know a little about you. I to, am self employed.
My background has revolved around performing arts and music, I studied performance art at college, I played guitar in a punk rock band for seven years, toured all round the UK, recorded 2 albums (one at DEP, UB40's place) played in front of thousands (full house at manc academy), although we never really broke out of the underground, we had a great time and experienced the rock n roll lifestyle.
I've been a sound engineer, lighting rigger/operator in a theatre, I've also recorded, produced and engineered a few EP's and albums too. I've been a senior sales guy in a large independent music store, advising on hi tech audio, multi-track recording, studio outboard, guitars and amplification.
Since then I have migrated from the UK and established myself in a different country. Within one year of deciding to turn a hobby into a career I have successfully started my own business and been employed by the likes of Getty. I must be doing something right.
Now I shoot for a living and it pretty much takes up all of my time, my spare time is devoted to the ones I love, learning to drive and trying to learn the third most difficult language in the entire world.
I simply haven't the time nor brain power to become proficient in SEO, regardless of how much you may say how suited it is with photography.
I think you also have to have passion in your profession, without it output is somewhat drab and limp.
I have an accountant as I'm the worst person in the whole world for book keeping, it's my nature. I am mentally inefficient with numbers, I've had severe issues with math since forever.
I have accepted it and I retaliate by eliminating the possibilities for mistakes by hiring 'they who know'. Also, as my understanding of the Finnish language is quite limited and all bills, statements and paper work materializes as such, I feel it better to hand that responsibility over to the experienced.
Developing my photography and making 'those who employ' happy is priority number one and funnily enough takes up the majority of my time.
If this issue with my site remains, then this too, will have to be eliminated by calling upon 'they who know'.
I give my advice freely, I am not sure why you feel the need to be critical about it
When I am approached for advice (to my surprise it happens often), I ensure that what I'm communicating is easily understood, checking this at multiple stages. I also make the person(s) who I'm advising feel comfortable enough to stop me and ask a question, no matter how stupid they think it may be.
People who are unfamiliar to something, need to familiarize themselves with it, get a feel for the new 'territory'. They not going to feel so comfortable if the teacher is waving a boner of self righteousness around, ridiculing them for their lack of knowledge.
Also, if the advice your giving is not understood, it's overall, a huge waste of everyones time isn't it? The intent is lost and the result is the opposite.
Your first post was, to me, impossible to decipher. I still have no idea what it means, and you were also brandishing attitude. (
It's obvious, you should know better, it's merely common sense, your stuffing this and that etc)
If your writing a book, I do hope this is not evident, even if you are targeting an advanced market.
This is why I am critical. Capiche?
. Very informative post. I have actually learnt a bit from this thread - content (relevant) is king for SEO.
Keyword Stuffing is massive in SEO and happens a lot when sites get banned. You had me scratching my head when you said he stuffed the word photography. I was looking for keyword stuffing.
