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Photos - Hints and Tips
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Basics - The easiest way to quickly add a photo is to select the green + photo button.
Tips
1. You can select the + photo button at any stage whilst using the site and this screen will appear. You might be looking at a town in Australia and think ‘I’ve got a photo for this place. Just hit + photo!
2. It is best to upload low resolution files. These files are smaller in file size and will be quicker to upload into the site. I tend to make most of my photos around 400 pixels wide and 272 pixels high or less than 100kb. This is a good size for standard images.
3. Make file names lowercase and without spaces. Applying good file naming conventions has its benefits – most importantly photos are more easily found by users, the site and search engines.
GOOD: the-beach.jpg BAD: IMG 1256#.JPG
4. The + photo button will only allow you to upload photos in jpg format – you cannot add zip files of photos using + photo. To upload a zip (batch of several images) use the ‘import’ tab – This is an advanced user option.
5. Spend time writing a comprehensive description and select relevant key words for the image. Photos with relevant key words and well thought out descriptions receive the greatest number of views.
6. Once saved, don’t forget to submit for publishing. To edit the image again after it is published it must be re-tracted again.
