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Our main focus is on supercharging your photos and your photo business, and this month, we’ve made two major strides to do just that. We’re continuing to invest in areas that will help you increase sales, interact with your customers more easily, and manage your business more effectively.
We have an unrelenting commitment to addressing problems that impact you and your customers. Here’s a list of the issues we resolved this month:
This month, Portfolio and Pro subscribers have access to a new feature under Selling Tools: Selling Promotions! Occasionally, we'll provide you with opportunities to opt into exclusive promotions designed to help boost your sales. For a limited time, you can offer your customers 10% off orders of $75 or more. We'll actively promote this offer to all your gallery visitors with the goal of increasing your average order value!
Stay tuned for more exciting improvements!
Stay tuned for more exciting improvements!
These updates are designed to supercharge your selling experience and keep your business running smoothly. Happy selling!
At SmugMug, we're always striving to make your experience better, and that includes ensuring your photos and galleries get the visibility they deserve. In the first quarter of this year, we embarked on a mission to enhance the SEO (search engine optimization) of your SmugMug sites to ensure they get more visibility in search results. Here's a breakdown of what it means for you and what's on the horizon.
We rolled up our sleeves and dove deep into the backend of SmugMug to improve the SEO performance of your photo sites. As we optimized for SEO, we also improved performance and reliability for your photo galleries. The proof is in the numbers.
Since beginning our SEO overhaul on November 2, 2023, we've seen significant improvements in key metrics, as reported by Google Search Console:
This means more of your sites are being crawled and, more importantly, more of your photos are being seen. Not just being seen, but clicked on and engaged with!
While these numbers speak volumes, it's essential to remember that SEO is an ongoing journey, and there's a lot you can do to help boost your own numbers. We've got a guide to help you do just that!
SEO improvements will continue to be one of our priorities. Our commitment to improving your photo site's visibility is unwavering. And while the work on SEO may never be finished, we're dedicated to elevating your SmugMug experience and helping your photos shine on the web.