From time to time, I am called by someone who is frustrated with their website because their current website feels old and stagnant. They usually feel this way because the content on the website hasn’t been changed or updated in quite some time. However, coming up with all new content for your website may be a very daunting task.
So what can you do to change up your website without taking up much of your time or needing a programming degree?
Change The Pictures on Your Site!
It is amazing how simply changing the images used on your website can give it a new, updated look. In addition, for most websites, changing out an image is not a difficult task and can be completed in a few minutes.
So where do you get the images to use on your website? Below are three easy options for finding images:
- Use pics from your phone or camera: Sometimes that pic you took of the sunset, kids playing in the park, or group of friends is a good fit for an image that you can use on your website.
- Reuse images that you have used in the past. If you have written blog articles, used images in other media, or built other websites, you may have images you have used before that can be used again. The image used in this post was also used in a post from a couple of years ago;)
- Stock images: There are plenty of stock image websites like Shutterstock or iStockphoto from which you can purchase stock images. However, if you want stock images for free there are also other options. In this past blog post, we wrote about some of the websites you can go to that offer free stock images.
What are your thoughts? Is it time for you to change the images on your website? Please post your comment below.