{"id":13982,"date":"2017-04-25T13:30:50","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T20:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ubertor.com\/?p=13982"},"modified":"2018-12-17T17:54:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T01:54:50","slug":"how-to-pick-photos-for-your-real-estate-website-without-wasting-time-down-the-internet-rabbit-hole-step-5e-of-10-how-to-create-a-farm-area-website-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ubertor.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/25\/how-to-pick-photos-for-your-real-estate-website-without-wasting-time-down-the-internet-rabbit-hole-step-5e-of-10-how-to-create-a-farm-area-website-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Pick Photos for your Real Estate Website Without Wasting Time Down the Internet Rabbit Hole (Step 5e of 10 &#8211; How to create a Farm Area Website)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/4834500\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/forward\/no-cache\/true\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/f79a41\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/ubertor-real-estate-marketing\/id1172484761\" target=\"_blank\">Click to subscribe to audio Podcast on iTunes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=123562&amp;refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\">Click to subscribe to audio Podcast on Stitcher<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Website designers make it look so easy\u2026<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">By the time you\u2019re looking at a live website, all the decisions have been made. Colours, fonts, logos, photos.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But if you\u2019ve ever been on the other side of the creative process, <strong>you know just how time consuming it can be to piece together a vision<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So, <strong>how can you both find great photos for your website<\/strong>, and yet not spend all your time and energy on it?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You know what photos you like, but you don\u2019t know what the perfect photo for your new website looks like until you see it\u2026 and then suddenly hours have slipped away.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Before you know it, you\u2019ve got over a dozen new tabs open in your web browser, and you\u2019re still looking for \u201cthe one\u201d photo amidst all the stock photo websites that Google offers up.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Start small and work your way up.<img class=\"mce-hs-more\" style=\"height: 20px !important;\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" \/><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Your first and foremost goal is to create a simple and professional website that you can get up and running immediately. <strong>You can get fancy, spend more money, and take more time and energy on it later.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I know this is some of the best advice I can give you. Over 90% of Realtors who\u2019ve done this have got a professional real estate website up and running quickly. Once done, the urgency to make it more than it needed to be&#8230; passed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">They were satisfied without the flashing lights, bells or whistles.<strong> They realised simply having a website was the most important part of the process, that clients weren\u2019t gained or lost by fancy effects or imagery.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It\u2019s the \u201ceyes are larger than stomach\u201d syndrome. Don\u2019t go to a buffet when you\u2019re starving. Don\u2019t grocery shop while you\u2019re hungry.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Now let\u2019s apply that to the project of selecting photos.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Remember that <strong>a single image isn\u2019t going to make or break your website<\/strong> (you know, as long as it\u2019s professional and relevant).<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Essentially, my advice is to just pick something.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I know you still want to look around, so here\u2019s how to stay focused and efficient:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Set a timer and\/or put on some upbeat music. You\u2019re looking to stay focused, and not have time suddenly disappear. Let\u2019s aim to do this in <strong>20-minute sprints<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Open up no more than 4 stock photo websites.<\/strong> Just Google \u201cstock real estate photos\u201d and you\u2019ll find several options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>I\u2019ll just take a moment and mention that I assume that we all know that you should be purchasing stock photos, not downloading anything from Google Image Search. Right? Right. <strong>Plan on paying for the images you use for your website.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Use the search feature within the stock photo website.<\/strong> You can name your city + the word \u201cviews\u201d or \u201ccondos\u201d or \u201chouses\u201d, or you can look for nicely styled interiors. \u201cModern condo kitchen\u201d or \u201ccharacter house living room\u201d can be a great place to start. Don\u2019t hesitate to follow suggested searches.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>First, for every photo you like, open it in a new tab.<\/strong> Limit your selections to about 30-40 photos, but you\u2019re looking to cast a wide net over any photos that look alright to you <strong>at first glance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Next, <strong>be ruthless in trimming of your least favourite images<\/strong>, so that you\u2019re narrowing it down quickly. Close the tabs of the ones you are trimming. Get it down to no more than 10 photos, and just keep chopping away.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Still undecided? Look at the prices of the photos!<\/strong> You can certainly find a good photo for under $20 if that helps you decide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Finally, buy one image!<\/strong> You want a photo that is at least 2000 pixels wide (the pixel width is the first # that is listed). If you\u2019re really torn, pick one, and bookmark other favourites so that you can come back to them if you\u2019re still not happy once the website is all set up.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">At least you&#8217;ll be moving forward, even if you come back and tweak it later.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thinking of using some photos from properties you\u2019ve sold? Check with your photographer that you have their permission to use their photos on your website. Photographers typically retain the license to the photos, so you wouldn\u2019t want to assume you\u2019ve got a perpetual right without checking. Your photographer will appreciate your vigilance and consideration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That\u2019s it! 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