My presentation for Reach Further's quarterly briefing held in June 2012.

1. Finding and editing images to illustrate your content
Bryony Taylor, Social Media Consultant and Trainer
Reach Further Don’t Blink briefing 26 June 2012
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2. Why?
Images are becoming everything:
- popularity of Pinterest
- Facebook edgerank algorithm
means photos ‘float to the
top’ of your news feed
- Even twitter profiles feature
recently shared images
- They drive click-throughs!
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3. So?
Here are 5 tips for finding, editing and using images
in your social media
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4. 1. Use a royalty free image site
to find great images
Sites we use are:
http://sxc.hu
http://flickr.com – do an
advanced search for
Creative Commons
content
ALWAYS check the license and follow the usage guidelines
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5. 2. Think laterally
For example, if your post
about what can
is about 'connecting
illustrate your
people' – do a quick
content
brainstorm for ideas eg.
A paper chain, holding
hands, a chain with links,
etc. and search for
images based on that
idea. An abstract image
can draw a person in to
read the article.
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6. 3. Take a photo with your camera phone or iPad
• I used iPad app skitch to
create this image with writing
on it
• You can also create great
images to share on social
media using the Instagram
app
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7. 4. Edit your image and add text –
personalise your picture
Provided you have permission to
modify your picture use a free
photo editing software like:
http://picmonkey.com
Or
http://picasa.google.co.uk/
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8. 5. SHARE your image on all your channels
Eg. write a blog post, add your image to it. Share the
image on Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter and this
will drive traffic back to your blog!
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9. Find out more, I’m happy to chat!
0113 278 1800
bryony@reachfurther.com
@vahva
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