April 14, 2022
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Melonie Mottice
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Melonie ‘Mel’ Mottice, M.S. is the website designer behind Grassroots Creative Company, a Wix & Showit Website Design and Branding Studio for committed female entrepreneurs ready for the BEST version of their website. Designing from her judgment-free studio outside Cleveland, Ohio, her process is manageable, fun, and easy, consisting of genuine one-on-one partnerships built on kindness, respect, understanding, and accountability. Are you ready?
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Especially if you are running low on flat-lay images or didn’t think to get them when you worked with a professional brand photographer for your website photos.
But how do you use them effectively so they mesh well with the look of your site?
➡️ When using stock images, you need to be strategic. You shouldn’t use stock images as your only image source throughout your website as it does not provide originality, show off your personality or your brand. Use stock images where needed and only where they’ll work best.
➡️ When selecting your stock images, select those that align with your brand colors, website branding, and overall website style. We don’t want any pictures here that look misplaced!
➡️ And finally, when selecting your stock images, I’d recommend that you first search on Wix or your website builder may have pre-vetted images for commercial use. I also shared this great post last month in which I shared all the juicy details on what sites to use.
❗️Pro tip: If you’re only using stock images on your website, these photos can feel inauthentic, but it can be a poor experience to see the same picture again across multiple websites. This is something Google would like to avoid showing its users. So therefore, I would highly recommend investing in a brand photographer to get some original images for your website.
Save this post as a reminder for when you’re updating your website. 📍
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