Blog Tips
Posted by Lorren on January 28, 2010
I just learned that I’ve been doing things the hard way, presumably since I started using Wordpress. I just had a huge “duh” moment. If you’re using Wordpress to write your blog, perhaps you can benefit.
Photos liven up anything that you see on the internet. The problem is getting the photos to your site. I can often find a photo to use (although not for this post) using Wikimedia Commons or sxc.hu, or sometimes I have my own photos. Now you can use Creative Commons photos if you attribute the photo, and you can always use public domain photos, but you can’t steal their bandwidth. So you have to get it on your server. So I’ve always downloaded the picture, then manually uploaded it through cPanel. It can be a pain, especially because then you have to type in the location of the photo manually.
While working on The World Competes (which I’m really excited about), I noticed a little button on the top of my screen: Add media. All I have to do is click on a little button, and it will let me browse my hard drive for the photo I want, give it alt text (where I can easily put Creative Commons info), and save it on the server for me. Then it’s in my library to use later. Doh. It’s so much easier to do now.
So if you haven’t seen that little button up there, you can save yourself a lot of time by using it. Yay!
Katie said,
That’s a great tip! I’m actually planning on using wordpress for my upcoming show website and I’m going to try to keep that in mind.
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and leaving me a comment about friendship. It’s good to know that I’m not the only person who struggles with this. I hope you stop by again soon!
Lorren said,
I also sometimes use Zazzle and AllPosters… sometimes you can find the right photo there (especially if you need a celebrity photo for Allposters), and someone might actually buy a poster from you so you earn a little extra income!
But it’s so much easier using that little button. You can also save the creative commons info in the alt tag so you can properly attribute it every time you use it.
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