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Alex Vita

I'm the web-designer, writer & creative entrepreneur behind ForegroundWeb, and have been building photography websites exclusively since 2009.

📸 Stop chasing AI SEO. Do this instead.

Jun 9, 2026

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9 min read

📸 Stop chasing AI SEO. Do this instead.

No llms.txt. No special markup. No AI-voice rewrite. Here's what's actually left once you delete the acronyms.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 WordPress just put AI in the admin

Jun 2, 2026

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9 min read

📸 WordPress just put AI in the admin

And Google quietly shipped its AI optimization guide

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Why pulling on volume keeps your income flat

May 26, 2026

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7 min read

📸 Why pulling on volume keeps your income flat

Lever one is maxed. Two and three are sitting on pages nobody wants to rewrite.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Where your bookings actually die

May 19, 2026

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8 min read

📸 Where your bookings actually die

Pull your last three booked clients. The leak is hiding in plain sight.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 The vendor link photographers keep ignoring

May 12, 2026

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8 min read

📸 The vendor link photographers keep ignoring

What to offer venues that isn't a bribe and isn't photos.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Run the math on the site you already have

May 5, 2026

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7 min read

📸 Run the math on the site you already have

Five-minute math. Usually a sobering number.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 When your clients can't figure out what you charge

Apr 28, 2026

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7 min read

📸 When your clients can't figure out what you charge

One sentence from a potential client rewrote this entire site.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Your best marketing takes 30 minutes a month

Apr 21, 2026

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7 min read

📸 Your best marketing takes 30 minutes a month

Why your Instagram followers aren't booking (and your inbox could be).

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Why your inquiries ghost you (and the fix)

Apr 14, 2026

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13 min read

📸 Why your inquiries ghost you (and the fix)

A photographer had 40+ open inquiries and zero follow-up beyond the first reply.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Two questions that make client testimonials better

Apr 7, 2026

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14 min read

📸 Two questions that make client testimonials better

Generic praise doesn't book sessions. Specific stories do.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Treat your blog as a glorified FAQ

Mar 31, 2026

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12 min read

📸 Treat your blog as a glorified FAQ

20 posts is all you need to change your blog strategy.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Your website won't save your photography business

Mar 24, 2026

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9 min read

📸 Your website won't save your photography business

The grocery store analogy that changed how I think about photography websites.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Your website makes perfect sense to you (and that's the problem)

Mar 17, 2026

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9 min read

📸 Your website makes perfect sense to you (and that's the problem)

Plus 3 quick tips on fewer clicks, boring sites, top vs left menus

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 7 signs you've outgrown your current business

Mar 10, 2026

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8 min read

📸 7 signs you've outgrown your current business

Plus 3 quick tips on organic traffic, mobile speed, nav menu order

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Selecting images for a strong & coherent portfolio

Mar 3, 2026

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10 min read

📸 Selecting images for a strong & coherent portfolio

Plus 3 quick tips on mobile menus, losing bookings, logo link

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Personality beats accolades on your photography website

Feb 24, 2026

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10 min read

📸 Personality beats accolades on your photography website

Plus 3 quick tips on instant clarity, agentic AI, multiple services

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 What "defining your target audience" looks like

Feb 17, 2026

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9 min read

📸 What "defining your target audience" looks like

Plus 3 quick tips on structuring value, conversion problems, true mobile-friendliness.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Troubleshooting your business positioning

Feb 10, 2026

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12 min read

📸 Troubleshooting your business positioning

Plus 3 quick tips on homepages, custom fields, mentors

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Raising your prices as a positioning tactic

Feb 3, 2026

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9 min read

📸 Raising your prices as a positioning tactic

Plus 3 quick tips on UX tweaks, AI era, positioning.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Where is the industry heading? (photographer opinions)

Jan 27, 2026

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14 min read

📸 Where is the industry heading? (photographer opinions)

Plus 3 quick tips on “good enough” sites, GBP, nav menus

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Your clients aren’t “in a funnel” anymore

Jan 20, 2026

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10 min read

📸 Your clients aren’t “in a funnel” anymore

Plus 3 quick tips on platforms, contact info, dropdowns

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 The “pinball” buyer journey & your website

Jan 13, 2026

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9 min read

📸 The “pinball” buyer journey & your website

Plus 3 quick tips on competition, copy refresh, social links

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Start thinking like a business owner in 2026

Jan 6, 2026

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10 min read

📸 Start thinking like a business owner in 2026

Plus 3 quick tips on selling outcomes, text-heavy sites, blog categories

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 Imagine a future... 🤯 (2026 and beyond)

Dec 30, 2025

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8 min read

📸 Imagine a future... 🤯 (2026 and beyond)

Plus 3 quick tips on original ideas, brand strength, content problems

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
📸 How to manage multiple platforms without confusing clients

Dec 23, 2025

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13 min read

📸 How to manage multiple platforms without confusing clients

Plus 3 quick tips on storytelling, lightboxes, provenance.

Alex Vita
Alex Vita
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