Mobile First The phrase mobile-first refers to both user experience in general and Google’s latest ranking strategy. When mobile-first is referenced in relation to user experience, it typically means that designers prioritize a visitor’s mobile experience over their desktop experience. More recently, Google uses the term mobile-first to refer to their shift of using mobile [...]
User Manual Our User Manual includes a comprehensive SEO guide that helps you get started. This document outlines fundamentals like titles, headings, keywords, and content. For keyword content, it provides you with samples and recommendations specific to photographers. Perhaps most importantly, our User Manual provides you with easy-to-read instructions on how to use our most [...]
We Speak the Truth Most photographers are working on SEO. Very few photographers are doing it well. And fewer still understand the nuances of what they’re supposed to be doing. There are no magical auto seo or seo wizards out there that will put you on the first page of search results for competitive keywords. [...]
Prioritizing Content We use several methods to improve perceived download speeds. One of those methods is content prioritization. We prioritize the resources needed to present the page to visitors. Above the Fold Content that appears above the fold is always loaded first. The term above the fold comes from the days of printed newspapers when [...]
Space Optimization We use several methods to improve performance on Good Gallery websites. One of those important methods is stripping unnecessary information and dynamically compressing information. Minification Through a process called minification, we remove all unnecessary characters from some of our source code. Examples of unnecessary information include programmer comments, new line characters, and whitespace [...]
Combining Files On most modern websites, there can be hundreds of pieces of information used to define how a page should be displayed. That information includes images, text, JavaScript, CSS, and a host of other data. We've carefully evaluated all these data and combined them where possible so that fewer files are downloaded when a [...]
Exif Exchangeable Image File Format (Exif) data is embedded in most image files. It contains date and time information, camera settings, and additional meta information like titles, descriptions, and copyright details. Imported Info When you upload your images, we import the Exif information associated with your files and store it in our database. If you’ve [...]
Preloading Content Our websites anticipate visitor behavior. For example, when visitors pause while looking at your gallery photos, we begin preloading the next three photos in your gallery anticipating that the visitor is going to continue viewing additional images. This behavior improves the perceived speed of your site and helps encourage visitors to spend more [...]
Lazy Loading We use a design strategy that delays the loading of photos until they’re needed by visitors. This means that pages load faster since thumbnails are only loaded when visitors move to that part of the page. This is done using a technique called lazy loading. With lazy loading, instead of loading every image [...]
Superior Browser Caching Browser cache is temporary computer storage for files downloaded by your browser. For your website, we cache many files including photos, buttons, multimedia, html, CSS, and JavaScript. Simply said, we use browser caching to make your website faster. Highly Optimized Transactions Our optimized caching reduces the number of transactions between servers and [...]
