{"id":3405,"date":"2015-12-01T23:27:44","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T23:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/visual-content-publishing-checklist\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T15:58:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T15:58:48","slug":"visual-content-publishing-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/visual-content-publishing-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Content Publishing Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"introduction\">\n<h2> Introduction <\/h2>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tNHUw2xVVK3JFSt8XWVF0g.png\" alt=\"Introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tNHUw2xVVK3JFSt8XWVF0g.png\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Publishing visual content can be a quagmire of legal and technical issues if you are unfamiliar with the process. By using this checklist for each new image you upload, however, you can ensure that not only will there be no question of legal ramifications, but the image will both fit all mediums and rank well in searches.<\/p>\n<p>Let's get started!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"preediting-consideration\">\n<h2> Pre-Editing Consideration: <\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"check-you-have-the-appropriate-rights-to-publish\">\n<h2> Check you have the appropriate rights to publish <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>First you need to <strong>make sure you have rights to the image<\/strong> before publishing it. Use the <strong>form fields below<\/strong> to <strong>record a copy<\/strong> of the visual content (purely for ease of access), <strong>a link<\/strong> to the content and <strong>what right you have<\/strong> to publish it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Original Image <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Content Link <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"select-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Right To Publish <\/label><br \/>\n   <select disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><option value=\"An option will be selected here\">An option will be selected here<\/option><\/select>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>The easiest way to know<strong> you have the rights<\/strong> is<strong> if you took the picture<\/strong> <strong>or made<\/strong> <strong>the graphic yourself<\/strong>.&nbsp;If you did not, you need to make sure you have the rights to publish the image.<\/p>\n<p>There are a few ways to get this:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Use <strong>Public Domain<\/strong> Images<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purchase the image<\/strong> from a website that sells images with rights like Shutterstock<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get permission<\/strong> from the original creator<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Be careful however, as doing the above doesn't always 100% put you in the clear.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lifehacker<\/a> published a great post on making sure you are in the clear when <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5992419\/the-best-ways-to-be-sure-youre-legally-using-online-photos\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">publishing other peoples images<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediaexaminer.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Social Media Examiner<\/a> also did a cool post about it&nbsp;called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediaexaminer.com\/copyright-fair-use-and-how-it-works-for-online-images\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Copyright Fair Use and How it Works for Online Images<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"select-social-networks-to-publish-to\">\n<h2> Select social networks to publish to <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Next, you need to <strong>select the social networks which you will publish your image on<\/strong>. <strong>Record<\/strong> your choices with the <strong>subchecklist<\/strong>&nbsp;below (feel free to edit it to add any extra sites).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"multi-select-content form-field-content\">\n<ul class=\"items\">\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       1\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Facebook\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       2\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Twitter\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       3\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Google+\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       4\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      LinkedIn\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       5\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Pinterest\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       6\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Instagram\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       7\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Foursquare\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       8\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Quora\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<div class=\"step-number-container\">\n<div class=\"step-number\">\n       9\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"step-checkbox-container\">\n<div class=\"step-checkbox\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"item-name-static\">\n      Reddit\n    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>There are a couple of things to consider during this process, but we've divided it up into two easy segments.<\/p>\n<h5>Image Support<\/h5>\n<p>Most social networks these days have great image support, take for example the&nbsp;major ones;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;If you have a post with an image, you basically want to <strong>submit it to these 3 networks every time<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then there are <strong>image specific social networks<\/strong> such as <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest<\/a>. If you want to publish the images themselves from your post, these are great places to post.<\/p>\n<p>Finally there are&nbsp;<strong>blogging networks<\/strong> like <a href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/medium.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Medium<\/a>. These are great for posting a summary of your work&nbsp;plus the image, or just the images on their&nbsp;own.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Target Demography<\/h5>\n<p>Since all the networks support images pretty well these days, a better angle to consider might be <strong>the target audience<\/strong> you are going after.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below is a breakdown of the demographics of each social network by <a href=\"http:\/\/onboardly.com\/customer-acquisition\/7-ways-to-effectively-use-social-media-for-your-product-launch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Onboardly<\/a>:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mbNWAe-uYixMZ1xbXB9Ahg.png\" alt=\"Social-media-chanelle-demographics.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mbNWAe-uYixMZ1xbXB9Ahg.png\" \/> <\/a><figcaption>\n     Social-media-chanelle-demographics.png<br \/>\n   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"image-editing\">\n<h2> Image Editing: <\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"optimize-image-size-and-quality\">\n<h2> Optimize image size and quality <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Now it's time to <strong>optimize your image's size and quality<\/strong>.&nbsp;<strong>Record your choice of image size<\/strong> using the<strong> form field<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Image Size <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>The size of image you should post is constantly changing, and it's changing in the direction of bigger not smaller.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are starting to move into the world of retina mobile displays and unlimited 4G internet on mobile devices,&nbsp;which&nbsp;dramatically changes the size and quality of image you can serve up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are still some limitations however. <strong>Google will penalize you for slow load times<\/strong> on your website, not everyone has fast mobile internet and <strong>lots of blogs and social networks do not support full HD images<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>So what is the best size image to post?&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<p>On our blog we post images at 800px wide. This is a little higher than many of the standard publications.<\/p>\n<p>See this excerpt from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinmuldoon.com\/best-image-size-blog-posts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Muldoon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;<em>the technology blog&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.engadget.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Engadget<\/a>&nbsp;uses a width of 620 pixels and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Verge<\/a>&nbsp;use full screen images over 1,000 pixels in their reviews.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Many other blogs choose to use small images despite their designs being capable of displaying images much wider.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Smashing Magazine<\/a>&nbsp;tends to show images of either 500 or 550 pixels though their current design would easily accommodate 600 pixels.<\/em>&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Based on that, you can see the range is probably between 500-1000 pixels wide (height is less important as most pages run down and can handle quite tall images). So depending on your blog design, you should pick something in that range.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I would recommend between 600-800px wide.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>Image Quality<\/h5>\n<p>Image quality is a pretty complicated topic, but <strong>generally producing a jpeg at 80% quality will look great<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you want more info on how to optimize image quality, check out these posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.1dogwoof.com\/2013\/09\/10-tips-best-image-size-blog.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10 Best Tips for Image Size on your Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2010\/02\/the-myth-of-dpi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Myth of DPI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"crop-image-for-appropriate-social-networks\">\n<h2> Crop image for appropriate social networks <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Once you know what social networks you will be posting your post or images to, you need to <strong>make sure you have different images in the correct sizes<\/strong>. <strong>Record a copy<\/strong> of the image you are using <strong>for each social media platform<\/strong> with the <strong>file form fields<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Facebook Image <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Twitter Image <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Google+ Image <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> LinkedIn Image <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Pinterest Image <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Instagram Image <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> YouTube Image <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h5><strong><\/strong>Tips for Social Media Image Sizes<\/h5>\n<p>Depending on how you decide to post your images, you will need to <strong>alter the&nbsp;structure<\/strong> of your images and posts.<\/p>\n<p>For example on <strong>Facebook<\/strong>, you may decide to use one of the <strong>pre-loaded images<\/strong> that show up when you share your post or page, or you may choose to <strong>upload your own image<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s4nA2OPD6IfGgRBS1tJJMg.png\" alt=\"changenetwork.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/s4nA2OPD6IfGgRBS1tJJMg.png\" \/> <\/a><figcaption>\n     changenetwork.png<br \/>\n   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>In the above example, you can see my post image does not fit well with the Facebook post size, so in this circumstance it would be better for me to <strong>create a separate image<\/strong> <strong>with the right dimensions specifically for Facebook<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a cheatsheet from <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.constantcontact.com\/product-blogs\/social-media-marketing\/social-media-image-size\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Constant Contact<\/a> that gives you the optimal post sizes for each Social Network.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-content\">\n<figure>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kE4rxU20iZbGJbhUGndKCA.jpg\" alt=\"Crop image for appropriate social networks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kE4rxU20iZbGJbhUGndKCA.jpg\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"post-edits\">\n<h2> Post Edits: <\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"add-alt-tags-to-images\">\n<h2> Add alt tags to images <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Your image now needs to be given ALT tags<\/strong>.<strong> Record<\/strong> the <strong>alt tags<\/strong> chosen in the<strong> form field<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Image alt tags <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-content\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n   <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3NbuDpB_BTc?modestbranding=1&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> <\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h5>What are ALT tags?&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<p>If you just asked yourself the above question, this point is extremely important for you, so pay attention!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ALT Tags&nbsp;are invisible descriptions of images which are read aloud to blind users on a screen reader. Adding&nbsp;ALT&nbsp;text allows authors to include images, but still <strong>provide the content in an alternative text based format<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h5>Why are ALT Tags important?<\/h5>\n<p><strong>ALT Tags are what Google uses to find and sort and display your images<\/strong> in the Google image search, and to understand the content of your page as a whole for traditional search results.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a video from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattcutts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Cutts<\/a> (Chief Famous Search Dude at Google) explaining why Alt Tags are important and best practices when naming them.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"create-descriptions-and-hashtags\">\n<h2> Create descriptions and #hashtags <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Now your images are optimized for humans (as in they look all nice and pretty) it's time to optimize them for robots. This means <strong>creating descriptions and #hashtags for your image&nbsp;<\/strong>(remember to store them in the form fields below).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Image Description <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Image #Hashtags <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>By robots I mean the <strong>search engines<\/strong>. Obviously there is Google, but all the big social networks operate around search. Pinterest searches description and Instagram searches <strong>#hashtags<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To make sure your content is discoverable across the internet, you need to <strong>optimize your description and tags<\/strong> when posting images. Make sure to watch the video by Matt Cutts on the previous task for ideas on this. For more ideas on descriptions and #hashtags, watch the below video.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-content\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n   <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1WOHl-8xR0?modestbranding=1&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> <\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h4>#Hashtag Tools<\/h4>\n<h5>Twitter<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hashtagify.me\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hashtagify.me<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatthetrend.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">WhatTheTrend<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trendsmap.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trendsmap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tagdef.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tagdef<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ritetag.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RiteTag<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Instagram<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/instatagapp.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instatag<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/mycommenter\/id524638132?mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">InstaCommentor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.innovatty.instafollow&amp;hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">InstaFollow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/instamessage-chat-instagram\/id555260595?mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">InstaMessage<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"publish-images-to-blog-and-social-networks\">\n<h2> Publish images to blog and social networks <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Once you have published your images to your blog, the <strong>final step is to distribute them<\/strong> across the social networks.&nbsp;There are a few different ways you can do this - <strong>choose from the form dropdown<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to also <strong>record the date<\/strong> which you <strong>publish<\/strong> your visual content on with the <strong>form field<\/strong> below!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Visual Content Publish Date <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"date-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-calendar btn-icon\"><\/i> Date will be set here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"select-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Image Distribution Method <\/label><br \/>\n   <select disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><option value=\"An option will be selected here\">An option will be selected here<\/option><\/select>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<h5>Manually<\/h5>\n<p>The first way is <strong>manually<\/strong>. This would require you logging into each of the Social Networks such as Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and either pasting in the link to your post and\/or uploading the image directly from your computer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Automatically&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<p>You can <strong>automatically<\/strong> post from your blog to various social networks using tools like <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/jetpack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jetpack for WordPress<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/ifttt.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IFTTT<\/a>. These can be useful for saving time, however, the <strong>quality of the posts are generally sub-par<\/strong>. Images are not aligned properly (or the wrong images are selected) there are weird links added and posts generally don't look polished.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You may be able to tweak these tools to do what you want, but I have never been able to get them to work right on all the networks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>ViralTag<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viraltag.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Viraltag<\/a> is an awesome tool that lets you publish the images from your post to any of the major social networks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What's particularly cool about <strong>ViralTag<\/strong> however is they <strong>optimize the posts for images<\/strong>. With a few clicks you can post (or schedule) images to a number of social networks and trust they will look great.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-content\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n   <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_G5d8Khv9aE?modestbranding=1&amp;showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"> <\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Congratulations on completing the visual content publishing checklist!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"sources\">\n<h2> Sources: <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarafhawkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sarah Hawkins<\/a> - <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5992419\/the-best-ways-to-be-sure-youre-legally-using-online-photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Best Ways to Be Sure You're Legally Using Online Photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarafhawkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sarah Hawkins<\/a> - <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialmediaexaminer.com\/copyright-fair-use-and-how-it-works-for-online-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Copyright Fair Use and How it Works for Online Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Renee_Warren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Renee Warren<\/a> - <a href=\"http:\/\/onboardly.com\/customer-acquisition\/7-ways-to-effectively-use-social-media-for-your-product-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">7 Ways to Effectively Use Social Media for Your Product Launch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinMuldoon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kevin Muldoon<\/a> -&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kevinmuldoon.com\/best-image-size-blog-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Best Image Size For Your Blog Post Images<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1dogwoof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ChiWei<\/a> - <a href=\"http:\/\/www.1dogwoof.com\/2013\/09\/10-tips-best-image-size-blog.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">10 Tips on Best Image Size For Your Blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benthinkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ben Gremillion<\/a> - <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2010\/02\/the-myth-of-dpi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Myth of DPI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcorms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Danielle Cormier<\/a> - <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.constantcontact.com\/social-media-image-size\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[Infographic] 2014 Social Media Image Size Cheat Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattcutts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matt Cutts<\/a> - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3NbuDpB_BTc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matt Cutts Discusses&nbsp;the ALT Attribute<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elisem0reau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elise Moreau<\/a> -&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W1WOHl-8xR0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">How to Hashtag on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"relevant-checklists\">\n<h2> Relevant Checklists: <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/advanced-content-promotion-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Advanced&nbsp;Content Promotion Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/blog-pre-publish-checklist\/run-spell-check\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Blog Pre-Publish Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/get-your-first-100-podcast-listeners\/email-your-mailing-list-if-you-have-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get Your First 100 Podcast Listeners<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/10-questions-to-ask-before-you-press-publish\/have-i-pressed-save\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">10 Questions to Ask Before You Press Publish<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Publishing visual content can be a quagmire of legal and technical issues if you are unfamiliar with the process. 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