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Use of images article

Posted by Craig McGinty on July 6, 2008 at 2:08pm in Marketing
I have recently been in conversation via the network with Kerrie on the best way to get your images seen by search engines. I will write up a piece drawing together a few of the points I passed on, but also wondered if people have other questions? I don't want to go into the technical elements of taking good photos, I'm not the best person for that, but I can help with the search side of things. So if you've any questions please add them below and I'll try to answer them in an article, or two if necessary. All the best Craig
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    Phil Voice July 6, 2008 at 2:20pm
    Hi Craig

    Turning an image into a link but still keeping the image justified lefo or right with wrapped around text would be good.
  • Jill Le Claire July 6, 2008 at 4:53pm
    Hi there-is it a good idea to given the photo more than one name?
  • Richard Loader July 6, 2008 at 5:42pm
    Hi Craig - getting images seen on the web is two-edged. The more they are found and seen the greater the chance that they will be mis-used. For the landscapers here the worst danger is that their images might be used by another landscaper for promotional purposes - it could even by a competitor.
    Of course as the law stands copyright remains with the photographer but policing the use of images is very difficult.....and enforcement should it become necessary even harder.
    What thoughts do you have on protecting our images yet getting them viewed as much as possible.
    Should we have a creative commons option on this network so that we can specify to what extent we want our images protected?.......after all some folks might be very happy for their photos to be used freely.
    I know Phil wants to keep this LJGN free and open, and I agree that's the way to go as much as possible..........any thoughts?

    Cheers

    Richard
  • Classic Gardens July 6, 2008 at 7:26pm
    Can we not watermark the photos i know a lot of sites i use do the same
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    Craig McGinty July 9, 2008 at 5:51pm
    Hi all,

    Many thanks to everyone for their comments, I will put together an article on the effective use of images in the next day or so.

    All the best
    Craig
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    Craig McGinty July 16, 2008 at 5:10pm
    Sorry it's taken me a wee while to write the piece on using images to help in search results, but here we go:

    Using images effectively to improve search results

    Craig
  • Lara Warner July 17, 2008 at 9:29pm
    Wow Craig - thanks so much - I wondered how the googlebots never returned what pictures I wanted!!

    Now I will have to rename all our files before I get the over to our web developer ready for our new portfolio site which should be live in the next week or so!
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    Craig McGinty July 18, 2008 at 8:11am
    Hi Lara

    Glad the article proved useful :-)

    Don't forget you could always use the network as a way to gain some feedback on the new site, always found it helps to let some fresh eyes take a look over a site you've been busy with.

    All the best
    Craig
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