Comments on: Why Use Images in Blog Posts and Where to Find Them

By: Linda Stacy

Linda Stacy — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:49:00 +0000

In reply to jay.

Hi Jay. That’s a good point – the image can also encourage discussion. I’m glad you found the post helpful.

By: jay

jay — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:50:36 +0000

I have been adding images to my blogs for a long time now.
I agree photos attracts readers and makes reading the post not boring.
Also some photos says it all :), makes easier for commenting.

I have mix photos on my blogs, some are my own shots others i get on the net, im careful where i get them though, always careful on copyrights.

i have also recently learned to put keywords on my pics.

thanks for this helpful post, im bookmarking this for later reading, will check on your other links.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 15 May 2011 04:35:25 +0000

Hi Linda, I found this post via a tweet from Mr Dale. I just wanted to say many thanks for the advanced search in Google tip. This is a new one on me. Like you, I have limited ability behind the camera and even less with photo editing software.

I’ll be adding this to our list of tools for gathering images.

Cheers

Mark

By: Linda Stacy

Linda Stacy — Fri, 13 May 2011 12:35:42 +0000

In reply to Jane.

Hi Jane. I’ve tried to use my own photos too. Problem is, I’m not a very good photographer. LOL! I keep saying I’m going to carry my camera in the car all the time, because more often than not I see great blog post photo ops when I don’t have my camera with me.

By: Linda Stacy

Linda Stacy — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:50:47 +0000

In reply to Paul.

Dreamstime looks interesting. Thanks for pointing it out Paul.

By: Linda Stacy

Linda Stacy — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:26:47 +0000

In reply to Eren Mckay.

I just recently found Google’s advanced image search myself. And this morning I realized there’s a “sort by subject” choice in the left hand column of the results page makes it a little quicker for me to find the right image. (It helps to look around a page from time to time LOL!)

By: michael haley

michael haley — Thu, 12 May 2011 10:21:37 +0000

It seems images that are optimized (right click and edit image properties before uploading) rank higher in image searches. I wonder if it carries over to the page it appears on.

By: Carolyn Nicander Mohr

Carolyn Nicander Mohr — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:39:52 +0000

Linda, thank you for this very helpful blog. I too didn’t know about Google’s advanced search options. I have just about exhausted the entire Creative Commons photo library at Flickr.

I value pictures in blogs, they definitely add to the message in the ways you listed, but finding the right ones has been a challenge. Thank you for providing these resources. I agree with you about searching endlessly for “just the right picture.” The sense of satisfaction upon making that discovery is huge, which is why I spend too much time in that pursuit. I need to realize not every blog needs to have THE perfect picture, though it’s hard to let go of that ideal.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 11 May 2011 18:34:26 +0000

Finding a picture for the blog post was always a problem for me. I was thinking about shooting or making pictures in Photoshop, but it takes so much time. I never can find the right time to do it ;).
I use SXC.hu and I like it very much. You can find different categories and many high quality pictures. Of course it takes time to find the good one, but it’s you choice – money or time. There is nothing free ;). Thanks for sharing this information.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:39:22 +0000

Like Eren above I never thought about the advanced search in Google, nice tip.

Ditto for Freefoto.com and for sxc.hu (who I see Getty Images now own).

dreamstime.com are worth a look over too. As well as cheap high res images they have 190,000 free photos etc.