front up or show up?

Question

In article ‘How To Use the “Seven Deadly Sins” to Turn Visitors into Customers’ in the Smashing Magazine the autor used the word ‘front up’:

Showing off your customers. People want to use tools that big brands use. SEOmoz does a great job of fronting up the logos of famous companies that pay for their tools, with a simple call to action prompting you to be as successful as these top brands. This entices users to try this tool: “I want to use something big brands use.”

I don't know he is a native but I have not found the proper definition. Did he use it right or simply made a mistake?

Answer 1

An odd phrase and one I haven't heard before. From the context it seems to mean 'promoting' or 'pushing to the front'. In other words, SEOmoz is good at 'pushing' the logos of famous companies to the forefront of their advertising.

Answer 2

Front Up means "Appear somewhere for a short time". It's used in Australian English. Here it means to show the logos in a web page for a short time.

Example:

I hate these occasions, but I'll front up for the first half.

Answer 3

Show up would mean be conspicuous or clearly visible, informal arrive or turn up for an appointment or gathering; showing up doesn't seem to suit in this case.

I think the author uses fronting up to mean to show on the front page or simply to show on the front of the page.