It doesn’t exist. But some are much better than others. We can’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
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Why Is Facebook So Bad?
For photographers, Facebook is one of the big letdowns. It began as a great new way to get your photos seen, and to connect with people who liked them. But in just a few years it went south – and today, it often seems like a river of trash. Was this inevitable?

SmugMug: Where Photography Goes To Hide
I’ve been trying for a long time to get my SmugMug gallery indexed by Google. And I’ve concluded that on SmugMug, photos have less visibility than the Loch Ness monster on a dark night.

Smugmug and Google: The Taste of Failure
For about 2 years now, I’ve tried to get Google to index my 700+ photos on Smugmug (and blogged about it, starting here.). At the start, I had 38 photos indexed. Today, after learning a few things about SEO, creating a blog, and jumping through lots of hoops, I have exactly 10. I can’t convey the taste of failure in print – but this is what it looks like:
