Did you know that the date-based archive system that you find on most blogs can hurt your chances of ranking higher in the search engines? Compared to blogs that use a category archive to organize older posts, date-based archives are much less effective, and here's why:. . . read more
In today's article I'm going to talk about a seldom-used SEO technique that can be very effective for artists with their own art blog or online portfolio - but first, let me start off with a question. . .. . . read more
Take a look at your online portfolio or art website. If it contains a splash page, it's a whole lot harder for visitors to find your site through search engines - which doesn't help your chances of making a sale.. . . read more
Today I won't be explaining a normal search engine optimization technique for artists, or for that matter, an SEO tip at all. Instead, this article is about the proper mindset an SEO-savvy artist should have if they truly want to see more people finding their art online.. . . read more
If you really want to get someone's attention online, a simple link might do the job faster than sending an email or using a contact form. Why? Because it's human nature to be curious - for instance, every time I notice a new inbound link to EmptyEasel, I just have to go see what's up on the. . . read more
If you want to sell your art online, you need to help people find it. In this article I'll be comparing the two most popular methods for getting people to visit your website - search engine optimization (SEO) and paid advertising.. . . read more
There are three main types of artist websites you'll find online: HTML, JavaScript or Flash websites. What you WANT is a plain HTML site, but keep reading because I’m going to quickly explain each type of artist website and why it makes such a big difference to the search engines.. . . read more
Unlike some of my past SEO tips, today I’m going to share a free online tool that you can use to find out where Google is ranking your art website for various keywords and search terms. It’s called SEOdigger, and it's a fantastic SEO tool for optimizing your website or art blog. . . . read more
Here are some tips for choosing a domain name and creating good page URLs for your art website or art blog. Search engines pay special attention to domain names and URLs, so picking a good domain name is pretty important.. . . read more
In the next few paragraphs I’ll explain two methods for immediately drawing attention to your blog posts: the first is pinging and the second is simply smart social networking.. . . read more
