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How To Add Images To Your Posts

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(This post is part of a new series of Blogging Tips and tricks. The better we blog, the more we can spread great music. Enjoy.)

Photos add a lot to your blog. You know the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words...” Here’s how to add photos to your posts:

1. Search for the image using Flickr.
2. Copy the Image link.
3. Post it in your entry.
4. Format the image and text.
5. Credit the photographer.

Search For An Image

The best place to find pictures for your blog posts is at Flickr.com. Be aware that most of the photos at Flickr are copyrighted, so you aren’t technically allowed to use them without written permission.

Since getting written permission would be a HUGE hassle, I prefer to do an advanced search on Flickr for the Creative Commons licensed photos. By doing this, only pictures that I can legally use (with attribution) are returned in my search.

Click here for Flickr advanced search. Simply select the box at the bottom that says “Only search within Creative Commons licensed content.”

Copy The Image Link

Once you’ve selected your image, you need to get the image link. To do this, just control click/ right click and you’ll see an option that says something like “copy image location.” Highlight and select that option.

Add Link To Post

There are two ways to add the link to your post.

1. Plain HTML
Use code here:
<img src="IMAGE LINK” />
Paste the link you just copied into the spot where it says IMAGE LINK.

2. Using the Image Button in your blog software system.

Format The Image

To change the image size, just add “width=xx” to the img src tag. Like this:
<img src="IMAGE LINK” width="XX" />

Replace XX with the width that you want the image to be.

Also, your blog software should have an option to align the photo to the left or right. When you insert the image link, be sure to select the appropriate alignment. That will allow your text to flow around the image.

Credit the Photographer

Don’t forget to credit the photographer. At the image page on Flickr, just right click on the photographer’s name and select “Copy link location” and then past that link and the persons name into your post.

Like this:
<a href="LINK"> Photographer’s Name Here </a>

Conclusion

That’s it! You know now how to legally and easily add photos to any blog post. So go on out and make the blogosphere are prettier place.

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