ITB 079 What you need to know about the WordPress featured image

Featured images are a fun and easy way to add a touch of flair to your blog.Tip #1: Know your required image size in pixelsTip #2: Resize your image dimensions prior to uploadTip #3: Optimize your imageBlog Post link: http://bit.ly/1KOhiJTMashable: http://mashable.com/Drudge Report: http://www.drudgereport.com/Compression too: https://compressor.io/iTunes Review link: http://apple.co/1dgFZzEJust recently, I was giving a client’s blog a slight facelift. Her blog home page showed the full text of the latest blog post and readers often did not realize that more blog posts were below it.I wanted her readers to see quite a few blog titles above the fold. This is why I changed her front page to more of a magazine style blog. However, the theme does not pick up the in post image by default. She must select a featured image for each post.This is why I made a blog post tutorial about how to do just that. I will link to it in the show notes.In the blog post you will see how the blog looked before and after. Oh and I include step by step screen shot instructions along with 3 tutorial videos.This is why picking the proper image is crucial. Images add personality to a post. They can help you tell the story⁃They can also help brand you.⁃You can have quirky images that are fun⁃They can be flat design⁃They can always be people or babies or fruit or whateverSo make sure that your featured image is:LegalRelevanthttps://www.amazon.com/shop/iteachblogging