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Architect Portfolio SEO
SEO strategy for architecture practice project portfolio pages — combining descriptive project text (project type, planning authority, conservation area context, materials) with `ImageObject` schema, project-type landing pages aggregating case studies, and WebP image optimisation for CWV.
Definition
Architecture practice portfolio pages are the most differentiated organic content a practice can produce — each project page describes unique work that no competitor has done. Effective architect portfolio SEO: (1) **Project text content**: each project page must contain descriptive text alongside images — project type, planning authority (council), planning designation (conservation area, AONB, listed building), design approach, materials, timescales, and outcomes. Text content enables ranking for project-type + planning authority combinations; (2) **Project-type landing pages**: aggregate case study pages per project type — "house extension projects", "loft conversion projects", "new build residential projects", "listed building projects" — each serving as a landing page for the relevant project-type + location query ("house extension architect [area]"); (3) **`ImageObject` schema**: on project photography, establishing the practice as author and setting license metadata for Google Images discovery; (4) **Alt text**: each project photograph should have descriptive alt text — "single-storey rear extension with zinc cladding and frameless glazing, Oxford conservation area" — not generic "project image"; (5) **WebP compression**: portfolio images are typically the LCP element. WebP at 80% quality reduces file size 30-50% vs equivalent JPEG without visible quality loss.
Why it matters for SEO
Portfolio project pages combining text and images rank for specific project-type + planning authority queries that directories and aggregators cannot match — they contain genuine first-hand project experience that is intrinsically unique and demonstrates E-E-A-T via real examples.
How DeepSEOAnalysis checks this
DeepSEOAnalysis validates `ImageObject` schema on portfolio images, CrUX p75 LCP (hero project photograph), CLS on gallery pages (images without explicit dimensions), and broken image links in portfolio sections.
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ARB Registration as E-E-A-T
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ImageObject Schema
Schema.org `ImageObject` structured data for individual images — declaring image name, description, content URL, thumbnail, author, creator rights, and date created to support Google Images rich results and AI image search citation.
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Project Page SEO
SEO strategy for professional service project portfolio pages — combining descriptive project text with case study specificity (client brief, location context, planning authority, outcome), `ImageObject` schema on project images, and project-type aggregation landing pages.
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Portfolio SEO
SEO optimisation for portfolio websites — covering `ImageObject` schema for portfolio images, descriptive alt text, venue or client-specific portfolio pages, performance optimisation for image-heavy galleries, and schema markup for creative work types.
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