Updating Images on Hubs

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   sallybeaposted 7 years ago

   
   I wonder how many people regularly add fresh images to their pages!  Perhaps these are just as important as renewing the text.  What a difference an image makes.

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      Will Apseposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      When I update, I change as many images as I can and add any new ones that are relevant. I see images as being just as important as text, for both freshness and improved reader appeal.
      
      If you can take your own images, great. If you can get public domain images, edit them to suit your needs and it will also make them original in the eyes of search engines.

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         sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Definitely beneficial, my traffic has improved vastly as a result and HubPages staff have seen fit to snip and make changes to this hub. I would say it is as important to update images as it is to change the text.

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      chef-de-jourposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      That is some felt hat, a gorgeous mix of blended pastel with a hint of dark cloud looming. I'd wager there's no other image like that on t'internet! A search engne's dream.

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         Will Apseposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         They wear them to church in Cornwall.

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            sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

            The people in Cornwall must have good taste:)

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         sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         chef-de-jour, that is one of the nicest compliments I have received.  There is only one hat like this and I am proud to say that I made it:)  I am the photographer too so that makes me doubly proud.  The hours I have spent learning my craft have been repaid.in full measure.  Thank you so much!

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      TIMETRAVELER2posted 7 years agoin reply to this

      I do updating when I find an image that needs improvement, which is often.  However, I rarely update all of the images that appear in any given article.

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         sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Not all hubs are easy to improve and I am sure not many of yours need improvement:)

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            TIMETRAVELER2posted 7 years agoin reply to this

            Oh, you'd be surprised!  I update quite a bit!

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      kenneth averyposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      @ sallybea, what a refreshing (no pun intended) idea. Thanks so much. I believe that I will try this. And have a peaceful night.

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         sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         Always good to hear from you Kenneth, you have a peaceful night too.

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   srsddnposted 7 years ago

   Great idea! I need to try it. I would, initially, try only if a better substitute is available. It may not be feasible in all cases. Thanks for your suggestion.

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      sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      You are very welcome.  I was always told that just a slight change to either words or text means Google has to refresh the material and that can only mean that even a small change will make a difference.

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   Titiaposted 7 years ago

   I often change photos when updating hubs. I almost always use my own photos and if not I try to find better ones. I had a tendency of showing too many photos, so I'm taking a lot of them down.

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      Will Apseposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      As long as the images are relevant and add to a reader's understanding of the subject matter, I don't think that you can have too many.
      
      Pointless prettification of a page is not going to help.

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         sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

         It is often the picture which draws me in and if my own traffic is an example I would say that my traffic has improved since making these changes.  The images are definitely part of the subject matter, they are the original item photographed in a different way.

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   TheWritingHubposted 7 years ago

   This is brilliant, I will have to start using gifs more intentionally as  "content" on my website.  Thx.

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      sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      You are welcome.  Can't see why it would not work.

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   Kierstin Gunsbergposted 7 years ago

   Hey Sally! This is one of my regular "maintenance" tasks for my published hubs

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      sallybeaposted 7 years agoin reply to this

      Good on you, I am sure it pays off, well, I like to think so.

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