The WordPress Photography Podcast

This is going to be a very emotional one for me. This is my last episode of the WordPress Photography Podcast and my last episode for Imagely. Because I am officially leaving Imagely to pursue the next chapter in my career.

In this episode, we talk to Joseph Cristina about safely backing up your photography and videography in a system that is more flexible and guarded than your typic RAID or NAS.

In this episode, Tanya Smith shares advice for photographers of all experiences and genres to make their businesses more profitable and less busy.

In this episode, we talk to Peter LaGregor about running a photography business as a side hustle instead of a full-time career. We touch on strategy in business, photography, editing, and delivery.

Today we will be answering two questions from the community. The first about how fast your site loads on mobile devices. The second about errors displaying on the front end of your site.

We received a question from a customer that I thought would make a great episode. So here we are - answering your questions for the world to learn from. Today's question is about how to make your images look better on the web.

Things are changing here at The WordPress Photography Podcast., but the show is not going anywhere.

In this episode, we share a story from an international franchise that had some hiccups during a major charity-raising campaign.

In this episode we talk with BP Miller about the Pivots and Shifts he has experienced in his photography business. BP offers insights into ways you can pivot a photography business to help others in great need during difficult times.

Today we are talking about the products and services you purchase. You don't need the expensive stuff. You don't have to use a full-frame camera body or the f/1.4 lenses. You can work with inexpensive lights. Mailchimp might be more than what you need as a photographer. We want to encourage you, especially these days, […]

If you are struggling to find client work with your camera, then consider alternative revenue streams that can be done virtually and even in-person at a distance.

Clubhouse is an audio-only social media app, and one that's currently only for iOS but Android in the works. Since its launch, photographers are swarming to Clubhouse. Is Clubhouse for photographers? In this short episode, I talk about what photographers should expect on Clubhouse, and share my opinion on whether I believe photographer should be spending their time at Clubhouse.

In this episode, we discuss what we believe are three essential security items you need to consider for your photography studio. We touch on the network, credentials, and physical security.

Many photographers are losing their photo jobs or lost their feeling of creativity. For those looking to get out of the creative rut, a new platform is available. James Maher's Photo Salon is a fantastic way to meet other photographers like you, complete your portfolio or photo project and much more.

In this episode we talk with Jan Koch about identifying areas of your photography site to improve conversions. We discuss Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity and more. You will also learn about WordPress agencies and how they can help your site.

In this episode, we share a discussion between Scott and Jed on behalf of WHCC's podcast, This Conversation. You will walk away from the 25-minute conversation will some really good, actionable advice for your photography website.

In this episode we talk with Jamie Rose about the Pivots and Shifts she has experienced in her photography business. Jamie offers insights into ways you can pivot a photography business to recoup and grow a photography business during the pandemic, instead of closing the doors.

Today we are sharing some incredible news during Cyber Week here at Imagely. Listen to this episode to learn about our new product release and huge Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale.

In this episode we talk with Marika Moffitt about the Pivots and Shifts she has experienced in her pet photography business. Marika offers insights into ways you can pivot a photography business to recoup and grow a photography business during the pandemic, instead of closing the doors.

In this episode we talk with the one and only Skip Cohen about the Pivots and Shifts he has seen happening in the photography industry. Skip offers insights into the things you can do during the pandemic to help your photography business.

In this episode, Scott talks with photographer and attorney, Rachel Brenke, about the changing photography industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, they talk about things photographers should be doing to protect themselves from possible future problems that could arise.

In this episode, Scott asks a very important question. Have you given up on WordPress? Being that you are tuning in to this episode and that WordPress runs a third of the Internet, we imagine you have not given up on it. However, we know you likely have some concerns and frustrations. We want to hear about them.

In this episode, Scott talks to Jenny Midgley about how she pivoted her personal brand photography business into a familiar, but new territory. Instead of coaching her photography clients, she's now coaching anyone with a personal brand and in turn, growing her photography business. This is part of a miniseries we're calling Pivot and Shift where we discuss how photographers are adapting to this new world changed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this episode, Scott talks about what happens when a plugin conflict breaks things on your WordPress site. Specifically, Scott addresses a recent major conflict between two popular plugins, WooCommerce and WP Rocket Cache. He offers advice to follow when this happens to you before you open a support ticket with any company.

Dive into WordPress 5.5 with us and see what is new that will help you create new content with the amazing block editor. See how you can keep your site running fast and secure and how you can modify images in your media library directory in the block editor.

Backups are an essential part of a photographers workflow. But it can be automated at times. Backups go beyond just ensuring photographs are redundant and safe. It also means your website and its data is redundant and safe. You also need to make sure any backup can be easily restored and recovered in a crisis. In this episode, Scott answers a question from the Imagely community and dives deep into his own photography and website backup workflows.

In this episode we speak with photographer and copywriter, Kimberly Anderson, about what photographers can do to step up their content game.

In this episode we speak with branded lifestyle photographer, John DeMato, about his take on branding as photographers, finding a niche, and other things you can do to get more business.

Page builders are a funny thing. At first glance, you most likely think that they will make your life easier as a website owner. The fact that you can design your site however you want with a beautiful drag and drop interface. But in reality, many of these things are causing some harm to your site. Nothing that is irreproachable of course. But some, more than others, can not only confuse you in your WordPress experience but can also cause an immense amount of work down the road. In this episode, we touch on the topic of page builder plugins for WordPress.

A very popular issue that comes up in many WordPress forums, groups and even the Imagely support inbox are about how emails are sent. Depending on your host and how the server is set up, emails could come from an address you do not want to be used. You can adjust this with one easy free plugin. In this episode, we discuss the plugin.

Today Scott talks to Corey Potter and Dylan Howell from Fuel Your Photos. These are two guys who study and implement search engine optimization for the photography industry. Corey has been running a very large SEO Facebook group for many years, and he brought Dylan on as a partner as he has been growing the Fuel Your Photos brand.

When photographers only focus on one type of photography services it is much easier to create a website that is finely tuned for lead generation and customer conversions. In this episode, we will discuss recommendations for how headshots photographers can do some sharpening up.

With all going on during the COVID-19 pandemic, we thought it would be important to educate you on things you can do when at home, or in the studio during downtime. What you will hear in this episode will help you get a step ahead when the world goes back to normal and the economy bounces back.

Today we are celebrating 100 episodes of WordPress education, around 3 years of this podcast and of course, we are celebrating WordPress.

This is The WordPress Photography Podcast presented by Imagely. My name is Scott Wyden Kivowitz and I am your host and the Chief Community Officer here at Imagely. This is the podcast for photographers looking to learn and do more with their WordPress photography websites. Conversations tailored to making WordPress more than just a tool and more of a part of your photography business. With that said, this podcast goes way beyond WordPress. It is marketing, online marketing, photography websites. That is what we celebrate, teach and discuss in every episode. Click subscribe or follow wherever you listen to podcasts.

Hulafrog surveyed a lot of local businesses and found that 80% of local businesses spend money on ads. However, 60% have a limited budget. That's why we wanted to share some of the advice from Hulafrog, and our own advice, to help you determine where what, why, and how to advertise in various places.

In this episode Scott talks to Aaron Nace of PHLEARN about optimizing images for the web and advice for photographers traveling with only an iPad.

In this episode we talk with Alex Vita about SEO and user experience, blogging, image optimization and more.

Jason Groupp was originally a wedding and engagement photographer in New York City but is now a family portrait photographer in St. Louis. At the age of 51, Jason is starting over with a new genre of photography, in a new location of the country. In this episode, Scott talks to Jason about branding and rebranding at his age.

If you have less than 10,000 followers on Instagram then you cannot natively do a swipe up inside of an Instagram Story. But there is a workaround that anyone can utilize. In this episode, we will show you exactly how to do it.

In today's episode, we dive a little deeper into what was discussed in Episode 92 and 93. We talk to Christine Tremoulet about Instagram marketing, and hear her advice for focusing on local networking and engagement for increased business.

In today's episode, we dive a little deeper into what was discussed in Episode 92. We look at three tools that are designed to help save you time and to be strategic on Instagram.

In this episode, Scott talks with Devin Robinson about actionable Instagram strategies, what's working, and how you can make things happen on Instagram today.

In today's episode, we are going to share three things your photography business needs, and an introduction to the new blog series.

For the first time ever in WordPress, professional photographers can have their prints automatically fulfilled and delivered to their customers. The first lab we have integrated with is WHCC (White House Custom Colour) with others on the way. What makes this so special is the way NextGEN Gallery and NextGEN Pro handle print sales and the lab that's printing and delivering them.

In today's episode, we are going to start a conversation about adding plugins to your site. We will discuss security, backups, server strain, and even a term that gets thrown around a ton, bloat.

In this episode, Scott talks about site speed and its importance for SEO these days. He also talks about a real world test to determine how fast your site really is.

In this episode, Scott talks with Eric Rosenberg about essential finance tasks every photographer should be doing in their businesses.

In this episode, Scott talks with Kylee Ann about her blogging strategy and how she used it to gain Chuck Norris as a client. We also discuss her move to ShowIt and how she could have avoided it by sticking with WordPress.

This is the last episode for season 3 of the WordPress Photography Podcast. Please excuse the poor audio in this episode. I am displaced from my studio for a few weeks as it's repaired from water damage. So I recorded this episode using my headphones and cleaned it up as much as I could.

We are extremely excited to launch our 7th annual Imagely Fund which offers $5,000 to one environmental and one humanitarian photographer to use toward an interesting and meaningful project.