Why Google Can't Find Your Photography Business (And the Fix Takes 30 Minutes)

Why Google Can't Find Your Photography Business (And the Fix Takes 30 Minutes)

Last year I audited the website of a photographer whose work made me genuinely stop scrolling. Sharp images, beautiful client relationships, clear pricing. She was doing everything right in the studio and almost nothing right online. Her homepage title tag read “Welcome to My Website.” She had no location mentioned anywhere in her copy. Google had no idea she existed, let alone that she was the best family photographer in her city.

Why Your Photography Website Isn't Booking Clients (And the Fix Takes One Afternoon)

Why Your Photography Website Isn't Booking Clients (And the Fix Takes One Afternoon)

Last spring I audited my own website the way I audit my clients’ studios: with a stopwatch and a notepad. I gave myself 8 seconds on each page, the same amount of time a real visitor spends before deciding to stay or leave. What I found embarrassed me. My homepage had three different calls to action, a gallery that loaded in 6.2 seconds on mobile, and a contact form buried two scrolls below the fold.