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A website always needs appropriate footage. From the popping visual entrant on your homepage (in English, this is a very hero image ) to the professional profile picture on the "About Me" page. The chosen pictures set the tone for your website and largely determine if you are able to make your website work for you, to convey your message properly. I share 5 common mistakes that people make when using images for their website.
Error 1: Use of "weak" images on the homepage
The homepage is often the first page to see people from your website. Logically, that's why this homepage has to punch, it must come in well. You are obviously going to have a good photo on your homepage. No honey-second-haired, third-generation-no-photo! If you want to use photos, go for images that your website can wear!
Error 2: Do not use a picture at all with your blog posts.
Do not get me wrong: I love minimalist websites. But a blog post without pictures just can not. The use of an image on your blog is not just from a decorative point of view but is intended to relate the reader to your blog text. And if you use a photo, do not overlook the top: make sure the image does not occupy the entire screen. The reader can then start reading right instead of first scrolling down.
Error 3: Use too many "default" stock photos.
I assume you do not want your website to look like an online kilo caller: cheap, tasteless and non-original. No, you do not want to? Still, it's something I see too often: excessive use of just wrongly selected stock photos ... All clichés will look back and believe me: website visitors are becoming increasingly allergic to it. You do not distinguish yourself if you choose for the convenience of the obvious stock photo. Therefore spend some more time finding a good, appropriate photo or video or make it one. Can still be a stock photo, but one that fits well with what you want to radiate with your website.
Error 4: Incorrect image with bad image
You can put a totally wrong image if you use a bad photo on your website. Do not hesitate to photograph a photographer if you want to show a profile photo of yourself or a photo of yourself in action with a customer. Good pictures and videos make you right out of your competition! Therefore, think of each image on your website what the purpose of this image is. And in case of doubt: let some people look forward to giving you honest feedback.
Error 5: Remove photos directly from Google
"Yes, I have carefully co-organized the pictures", I sometimes hear from students. .... There is now a siren, alarm bubbles, hard drum cutoff ... For quite simply, this is totally illegal! The 90% of the images are not free to reuse. You must purchase a license for that image or make the photo yourself. Images are also copyrighted and abuse can give you a punished fine. There are all kinds of tools that let you check if someone has "borrowed" your image on a website like https://www.tineye.com/ With Tiny Eye, you can see exactly how your photo is reused on the web. Will not get caught!
My favorite sources of free images
- Footer: http://foter.com/
- Free Images: http://www.freeimages.com/
- Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/
- Public Domain Archive: http://publicdomainarchive.com/
- Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/
- Pond Five: http://www.pond5.com/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Request permission
Often people forget this option: Just ask the photographer if you can reuse their photo, possibly with copyright and photographer's name. You're amazed how easily people give permission if you ask them to use an image.
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