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Smugmug website design

Get a well built and SEO optimised site

Smugmug is a simple website builder for photographers, but you might want help to get started.

Advantage to a Smugmug website

Smugmug is an easy website builder for photographers. It is ideal for photographers to easily build and manage their own website, display beautiful photo galleries and even offer them for sale. Your Smugmug website also acts online photo storage. You can upload full size photos and keep them for as long as you have your site. There is no storage limit either.

Depending on the plan you choose, you can even allow Smugmug to take care of all sales and fulfillment for you. Additionally, you don’t need to worry about all the technicalities of site maintenance or pay someone to fix things when they go wrong. This is all part of your Smugmug website package.

Building your Smugmug website

Building your initial website though can be a different thing. Although it is easy, it can be time consuming too. Additionally, a good layout and design is not always easy to achieve. A well presented professional look is very important. Smugmug has many great templates and tools, which helps of course. However, these also need to be customised to the look of your site..

Website user experience

A website must offer a great user experience. Visitors to your site should be instantly engaged and want to scroll on and navigate your website for more. Therefore, it is imperative that the site is well laid out, easy to read, and relevant content sticks out and is clearly visible. The viewer must be able to focus on the parts of the page that are relevant to their enquiries.

Website navigation

Website navigation is also important. If visitors want to read more, continue on and look through your site, or have decided to purchase then they want to easily see how to do this. Call to action buttons must be clear and prominent, and internal page ads and button links much easily direct people to other relevant information or promote alternatives.

Services offered

Complete design and layout
Redesign of existing site or pages
Improved layout of existing site or pages
Local SEO
Keyword research to find the best relevant search words
Optimized meta titles and descriptions
Page content review and better use of keywords
Setting relevant internal and external links
Setting internal page ads
Call to action buttons
Blogs and content writing

£ 30 per hour

Zoom consultation and price guide
SEO optimised
Keyword research
Meta titles and descriptions
Content review
Internal links
Internal ads

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   Steve Strong 
 8 December 2024
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Ian has been great to work with. He has been very responsive to my multiple queries and requests for detailed adjustments to my Smugmug website design. And he provided the instruction I needed to maintain my site going forward. I highly recommend him. You won't be disappointed.
  
 
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   paul placitelli 
 20 April 2023
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. What can I say! Ian was fantastic from the beginning concept to completion of the project and beyond with ongoing support. He listened to the vision I was after and made suggestions, not only with the design process, but also how he could optimise and maximise the platform online. Ian kept me informed with regular updates throughout, providing visuals on how the design was looking. Ian also provided me with ono to one training on how to amend and update the web page, during and after completion.  He has a very calming and nurturing teaching style, and is very patient, which is great, as it can take me a while to grasp technical information! His knowledge on web design is top class and he really knows his stuff, to be able to advise as to the best design for your needs.I am so pleased with the platform he has created for me, and I am already experience an uplift in customers since the launch. I would thoroughly recommend Ian to anyone looking for this service, without hesitation. Paul Placitelli.
  
 
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   Caroline Hurt 
 2 March 2023
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Ian has been fantastic at building my photgraphy website form scratch. He has also been very helpful at following up with any teething issues I had. I would highly recommend.
  
 
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   Back Road Photography 
 9 January 2023
 
 
 recommendsTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Facebook. Ian did a great job on helping design my photography website. He was informative and knowledgeable and delivered on what he said he would.. I would highly recommend him. Thank you again for the help!
  
 
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   Melinda golden 
 11 February 2022
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I am a new small business owner. I was really struggling putting together a website. While seeking to gain more knowledge, I came across Ian's SmugMug tutorial YouTube videos. After visiting his website, I discovered his web design services and decided to reach out. I am very glad I did. Through trail and error, he helped me create a website far greater than what I had envisioned. I am confident and proud of how my work is portrayed! Ian was flexible and patient with my schedule. He was quick to respond to any request or concern. Most importantly, he was able to work with me and provide my fantastic website within MY budget. No contract, hourly rates, and he has stated/proven he is available for further assistance if I need any! What I appreciated most about working with Ian; for every request I had, along with making the adjustments himself, he would send me a tutorial video, just so I could have an understanding/knowledge of how he accomplished something on my site. He made the process seamless and exciting for me. I am so thrilled I utilized his services. I would highly recommend for any service he offers!
  
 
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   Gabriella Atkinson 
 14 September 2021
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Ian really knows his stuff and created an excellent website for me in a timely fashion at a reasonable price. He is very professional and communicates well. I have had a great response  since the new website was launched and I can’t recommend him highly enough.

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