Episode 77: Putting in the Website Work to Get Found Online with Jamie Bugbee
What business owner doesn’t want to get found through Google and AI search? Jamie Bugbee spent over 20 years as a dental hygienist before postpartum depression led her back to a camera and a way to come home to herself. And once she put herself fully into learning and tackling SEO for family photographers, she was able to grow her photography business by 400% and leave her day-job to go full-time.
Jamie is a Portland-based family, maternity, newborn, and brand photographer who now teaches photographers how to grow through their own websites. We talk about the practical side of getting found online without leaning on social media: on-page and off-page SEO for family photographers, backlinks and local citations, and how to blog in a way that’s actually built to be found – not just written and forgotten. We also cover the tools Jamie uses to track what’s working and what’s not working, silent killers to your page speed and searchability that might be working against you, and more.
Find It Quickly:
2:20 – From dental hygienenist to photography
5:00 – Picking up a camera again after having kids
12:00 – The mentorship that finally clicked
14:20 – The bones of modern SEO for family photographers
21:00 – Blogging effectively
27:30 – Tools for tracking what’s working and what’s not
30:15 – Jamie’s Photo Fuel
Mentioned in this Episode:
Free Guide from Jamie: Luxury Client Journey
Connect with Jamie
- Portland Oregon family photographer (Jamie’s website)
- Jamie’s Instagram for photographers
- The PhotograpHER Podcast:
- The Booked Photographer (course)
Connect with Leah
Leah’s website: https://www.leahoconnell.com
Leah’s instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leahoconnell.photo
Learn Page with free resources + stay connected : https://www.leahoconnell.com/learn
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