Question from a Business Blogging student:

One student from our Advanced Business Blogging course asked a great question the other day in re: to customizing her new word press blog that we showed her how to create very easily.

She wanted to make her blog look good and have pictures, but couldn’t afford to hire a graphic artist or photographer to get cool photos to place on her upper header on Word Press.

Here’s one really quick resource I recently learned from John Paul, and I shared it with her.

(I’ll check with JP and his friends in the blogosphere to see if he minds if I share another resource on how to customize our blog reader’s word press blogs, and perhaps he’ll post a comment on this quick post.)

Here’s a clip from what I shared with her.

Let’s start by at least getting you set up with how to find the perfect photo for the topic you’re looking to blog about or highlight in your promotional material, shall we?

Here’s just one way - to get you started:
First go to Google.com
then hit “Images above the Google Search box

(hint: normally it defaults to “web” for search.)

Next type in the image you’re looking for.

For example, if you’re looking for pictures on … let’s say: Boxes! just type in the word boxes, and hit search. Voila! Look at all the images you have to choose from.

Now, all you need to do, is filter through and see which ones are appropriate and which ones are free to use. Because you never want to use one that is protected by copywrite.

Have fun!
That should keep you busy for a while. :+) Until tomorrow when I’ll share with you an even cooler resource - once I get permission to share it!

Coach Deborah Cole Micek