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As you might know, I've always warned you about using images that are not your own. You also might remember that I suggested using images from Unsplash.com if you couldn't use your own images as it was a safe place to find safe and legal images to use. I remember talking about it on one of our …
Images capture attention - they bring a post to life! We all have fabulous cameras at our fingertips these days (hint: your smartphone), but that also bring up a problem. The images coming from your camera are too big (both in pixel sizes and file size) for your website. If you have a …
I'm cheap. I also love Free Images. Every post on my site has at least one image. Often times there's a pun involved. In this case it's a dumb picture of my dog (lucky you). They say it keeps the reader interested, but really I do it mostly for me. It's important to …
This is the 3rd in the series of 20 Secret Blogging Tips in 20 Days! There’s no rhyme or reason to the order. Check out the bottom of this post to see the rest. I've written extensively about finding images for your wordpress blog posts before. I even shared a great plugin called …
A blog post is nothing if it doesn't have images. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. When it comes to the finding the images there are generally three options - using your own, using 'stock' images, or searching the internet. I'll show you how to do all three but before I do let me first …
Want better readers? Add images to your Wordpress Posts. I happen to be friends and work with a few lawyer types. It never ceases to amaze me the way they can read documents hundreds of pages long, word by word, line by line, comprehending the entire file. I'll be the first one to say it. I …
Sometimes I’ll use a photo or screen capture that illustrates a point. I’ll also use an image more as a pun. No matter which, it’s images are what make our posts interesting and appealing to the eye. What happens when you don’t have the right image? Do you do a Google Image search and just …
First of all – mad props to Vincent and the rest of the peeps at BorrowLenses.com for the radical 24mm f/1.4L Mark II USM Lens. All I can say is WOW!! While I wasn’t able to shoot the video I wanted, I was able to get some great images. I’m a complete n00b to the photography world and I have to …
Does that title sound like click bait or what? Let's start with this. WANT TO WRITE THE PERFECT BLOG POST? You'll see that this post is indeed the most comprehensive post on writing a perfect blog post that you'll ever see. The idea is that I don't hope you read it - I have a specific strategy …
BUT DIDN'T I'm constantly amazed when I hear complaints from website owners that their site isn't helping them reach their goals. I'm amazed not because they have a bad website, but because this conversation never happened. By this conversation, I am referring to a series of questions that …
TL;DR: I'm looking at the pros and cons for using Slack, a Chat app, and Discord for client or visitor interaction and would love your help. HELP! When I started this site way back when I was focused on all forms of communication and actively listening. I have always maintained that as a …
This week is a little different from normal. While this started out as a question from one of my clients, "Hey Mike, is this real?" they asked, I've now seen it across multiple client sites and more and more out in the wild. It's a new scam that comes in via a comment or form submission seemingly …
