3 Social Media Image Size Hacks for Quick Visual Content
3 Social Media Image Size Hacks for Quick Visual Content
Visual content is just as important as written content, especially online and social media. Choosing and understanding the right image size for your social media project can feel confusing and overwhelming. [Especially because it feels like they change every 5 minutes]. Thankfully, the hacks below will help you head down the right track. Need more tips? Come on in and schedule a FREE social media consultation.
1. Portrait, Landscape, Square
For your purposes, you only need to know about a few image sizes: portrait, landscape, and square. A landscape image works best for Twitter and Facebook. If you create a portrait image, you should use it for Google+ or Pinterest. Finally, a square image is what you should have for Instagram and Facebook. Knowing this information will help you save time and eliminate frustration during the creation process. You won’t have to start over at the end of the day.
2. Create Three Images in Varying Sizes for Every Blog Post
When you’re putting together a blog post, you need to think about the various places where you will be advertising the post. You can’t sit back and wait for people to discover your post – you have to get the word out. The original image for your blog post might look strange on Facebook or Google+, so it’s important to have three different images that you can rotate. That way, when you link to your blog post, you won’t run into issues.
3. Be Smart With Square Images
You might think that square images limit you and should be avoided, but this isn’t the case. When you’re clever, you can accomplish your goals without a lot of space. Placing the title of your blog in the middle third of the image ensures the important information won’t be cut off. It also gets the message across to potential visitors quickly and easily.
Don’t let visual content confuse you. The information above will help you with your online presence. Visual content is KING.
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