Hi everyone !
I was wondering if anyone had ever used Dropified for their dropshipping business and what they thought of it?
Thank you so much
Sarah
Any thought on this 'dropified' software?
Hi everyone !
I was wondering if anyone had ever used Dropified for their dropshipping business and what they thought of it?
Thank you so much
Sarah
I've never used it, but have read some reviews that detail the features. From the general information I've gathered, it is a good application, but priced for larger online stores that have thousands of products to sell. The general consensus seems to be that it's a bit expensive for someone starting out, but does work well.
Hopefully someone will have some real experience with Dropified to share with you!
Hey guys !
I was wondering if you could help me turn my current makeup website into a more professional merchant website. Right now what peop
to prevent doing anything to your site - have you thought of adding a subdomain?
THis way you can have shop.
You can have any theme you want - so you can choose one compatable with woocommerce and there is a plugin to show a catalog rather than dropshipping.
Am looking into this myself so thanks for making me think!
Good luck
Like how you have develped the makeup profile pictures.
Phil
hmmmmmm I never thought about that! You guys are giving me really amazing advice, thank you so much ! I'm going to have to digest all this and see what I do with my website
Let me know what you do with your website, so I can take a look at it please!!!
Oh and thanks for the makeup profile pictures, I'm happy you like them... it's one of my little hobbies lol
Unless you are working with a drop shipper, you'll need to either have the products yourself or not get in between the merchant and the consumer any more than just passing along the consumer.
ok I get it. So I need a drip shipper. That shouldn't be too hard... right? do you have a merchant website yourself?
SHOPIFY is a great place to start and learn about creating a merchant account. Oberlo is also good for dropshipping. AliExpress is another area you can search out.
With SHOPIFY you must set up shop on their site.Then you can advertise your products on your WA site.
Thanks !! I created a shopify page the other day but haven't got myself around it yet ... and I know of aliexpress... had a very bad shipping experience with them once, my product never got here... but I guess I can give them a second chance lol
Here are some ideas for product stockage Sarah! https://www.popsugar.com/beauty/Best-Beauty-Products-Feb-2018-44530310
1. Look at Sephora’s layout or fragrance.net to see how it can apply to you definitely I believe:)
2. What you want is something akin to drop shipping which makes great money in a profitable niche like yours.
Another great idea is to adopt styles like eBay or Gilt.com techniques to still write enough item specifics and include bullet point summary of product reviews.
Then below add the option of add to cart or buy it now. View cart or continue shopping. Offer promo codes as slide show option at the top of the header bar on your website. Something like Saks.com. And add a link to click : see details .
3. On the top slider where you want to add only 4 coupons. Mention terms and exclusions .
4. Preferably on your home page, a slow mo vector diagram / fashion designer sketches of a woman wearing makeup :video
I don’t know if I’m making it clear to visualize? Hopefully?
5. Add categories: face: eyes: lips: skin: hair as top bar menu categories. Choose high contrast colors and geometric trends .
6 or your categories can present themselves as a timed slideshow on your home page. For a merchant website I think Gilt.com is a good structure to follow .
7. That way you can include add now/ buy it now, add to cart, modify quantity and add your personal how to’s below.
8. Sometimes the key is to bullet point facts or product reviews and keep it summarized fully.
9. You can still include : the blog run or some pun on cosmetics, to suggest product reviews.
Ie: what your niches mood sets is a big factor also.
10. frame margins on all pages, even product review (billeted and concise) . People will take you as a reference .
wow what a fantastic answer, thank you very much for taking the time to write all this! I really appreciate it as it's going to help me so so much ! you're awesome
You are most welcome my dear . Your niche is definitely well selected and in alignment with your passions.
Yes it should be a renewing sense of joy to see vibrancy on your page. You should fall in love with your work always and pine for it :) lol talking of which I too better get my butt seated at my desk chair to write my niche blogs :)
You will enjoy it and listen to music that you like or a slow audiobook at times is a great companion to creativity.
Later you keep adding videos and link within Quora also. A lot of people ask meaningful questions about makeup.
Include a few pages for skin types with faces against a white background and a slow mock up makeup . Or to spice it up like no site can match you ?
INCLUDE AN OVAL SQUARE FAcial contour, this can be done through adobe suite, XD and to envato tutorials on adobe, teaches adobe hacks to create concealed vector illustration. Actually through adobe illustrator on layers and visibility function. Save the file . I’m sure you can embed a picture upload function ( similar to members and visitors who can upload profile pics.
So then the oval with faint grey outlines or any soothing colors, becomes the space for your visitors to upload close up fresh faced no makeup photos . Then the products they have selected can start slowly turning about the face.
Click on any product, to TRY IT ON LAB . Even create an app on adobe XD to link back to your website after keeping app devoted to trial of product virtually.
They can see results on virtual makeovers. They will decide and with promo codes only on holiday seasons , before and after holidays.
The virtual makeover will boost you to the top
You need to set up a woocommerce dropshipping site (or a shopify site using a different platform).
You need to download the woocommerce plugin also and get a reliable wholesaler to do the drop shipping for you (or use alibaba/ aliexpress )
I addition to that:
You can also link to Amazon from a WooCommerce store.
But you have to make sure to follow all their rules in regards prices, images, etc.
thank you both so much for the quick answer ! About amazon, sometimes their prices change or the products are no longer available. Does that mean I have to check aaaall the products regularly ? what if someone wants to buy something on my website but it's not the same price anymore or it's no longer available? Will they still be charged or told about the different price???
ok I just downloaded woocommerce and I'm looking for a woocommerce friendly wp theme right now. At what point do I get a wholesaler? do I do that while I'm setting up my woocommerce or is it a step I have to do separately? I'm sorry, this is Chinese to me lol
Getting a wholesaler or signing up with aliexpress needs to be done first. Take a look at "wholesale ted" videos on YouTube and you will learn alot more about aliexpress- there are pros and cons...(example long delivery times)
You can also find wholesalers in trusted wholesale directories. For example "worldwide brands" (there is a lifetime once off membership fee to get access for 299 usd)
If you do Amazon with WooCommerce they won't buy on your site. Instead you send them to Amazon as well.
It just looks like a store.
There are plugins that update prices from Amazon but I heard that they are not always reliable.
You'd have to worry more about Amazon...if your prices are outdated they might shut you down.
Dropshipping is something completely different.
I would educate myself first as this is rather complex.
I see hmmmmmm. So it seems it'd be more reliable for me to use links directly from the brands themselves rather than amazon links, right? brands are more unlikely to change prices and they update links I believe or at least send you a notification, hopefully. I will see what I do about amazon and I'm definitely going to learn about dropshipping, thanks a lot again !
If you do dropshipping, your customer pays the price you display.
Then you buy the item for the wholesale price and keep the difference.
Your margins must be high enough to cover your costs.
And if the wholesale price changes it's up to you to adjust your price.
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How do you create a merchant website?
Hey guys !
I was wondering if you could help me turn my current makeup website into a more professional merchant website. Right now what peop
to prevent doing anything to your site - have you thought of adding a subdomain?
THis way you can have shop.
You can have any theme you want - so you can choose one compatable with woocommerce and there is a plugin to show a catalog rather than dropshipping.
Am looking into this myself so thanks for making me think!
Good luck
Like how you have develped the makeup profile pictures.
Phil
hmmmmmm I never thought about that! You guys are giving me really amazing advice, thank you so much ! I'm going to have to digest all this and see what I do with my website
Let me know what you do with your website, so I can take a look at it please!!!
Oh and thanks for the makeup profile pictures, I'm happy you like them... it's one of my little hobbies lol
Unless you are working with a drop shipper, you'll need to either have the products yourself or not get in between the merchant and the consumer any more than just passing along the consumer.
ok I get it. So I need a drip shipper. That shouldn't be too hard... right? do you have a merchant website yourself?
SHOPIFY is a great place to start and learn about creating a merchant account. Oberlo is also good for dropshipping. AliExpress is another area you can search out.
With SHOPIFY you must set up shop on their site.Then you can advertise your products on your WA site.
Thanks !! I created a shopify page the other day but haven't got myself around it yet ... and I know of aliexpress... had a very bad shipping experience with them once, my product never got here... but I guess I can give them a second chance lol
Here are some ideas for product stockage Sarah! https://www.popsugar.com/beauty/Best-Beauty-Products-Feb-2018-44530310
1. Look at Sephora’s layout or fragrance.net to see how it can apply to you definitely I believe:)
2. What you want is something akin to drop shipping which makes great money in a profitable niche like yours.
Another great idea is to adopt styles like eBay or Gilt.com techniques to still write enough item specifics and include bullet point summary of product reviews.
Then below add the option of add to cart or buy it now. View cart or continue shopping. Offer promo codes as slide show option at the top of the header bar on your website. Something like Saks.com. And add a link to click : see details .
3. On the top slider where you want to add only 4 coupons. Mention terms and exclusions .
4. Preferably on your home page, a slow mo vector diagram / fashion designer sketches of a woman wearing makeup :video
I don’t know if I’m making it clear to visualize? Hopefully?
5. Add categories: face: eyes: lips: skin: hair as top bar menu categories. Choose high contrast colors and geometric trends .
6 or your categories can present themselves as a timed slideshow on your home page. For a merchant website I think Gilt.com is a good structure to follow .
7. That way you can include add now/ buy it now, add to cart, modify quantity and add your personal how to’s below.
8. Sometimes the key is to bullet point facts or product reviews and keep it summarized fully.
9. You can still include : the blog run or some pun on cosmetics, to suggest product reviews.
Ie: what your niches mood sets is a big factor also.
10. frame margins on all pages, even product review (billeted and concise) . People will take you as a reference .
wow what a fantastic answer, thank you very much for taking the time to write all this! I really appreciate it as it's going to help me so so much ! you're awesome
You are most welcome my dear . Your niche is definitely well selected and in alignment with your passions.
Yes it should be a renewing sense of joy to see vibrancy on your page. You should fall in love with your work always and pine for it :) lol talking of which I too better get my butt seated at my desk chair to write my niche blogs :)
You will enjoy it and listen to music that you like or a slow audiobook at times is a great companion to creativity.
Later you keep adding videos and link within Quora also. A lot of people ask meaningful questions about makeup.
Include a few pages for skin types with faces against a white background and a slow mock up makeup . Or to spice it up like no site can match you ?
INCLUDE AN OVAL SQUARE FAcial contour, this can be done through adobe suite, XD and to envato tutorials on adobe, teaches adobe hacks to create concealed vector illustration. Actually through adobe illustrator on layers and visibility function. Save the file . I’m sure you can embed a picture upload function ( similar to members and visitors who can upload profile pics.
So then the oval with faint grey outlines or any soothing colors, becomes the space for your visitors to upload close up fresh faced no makeup photos . Then the products they have selected can start slowly turning about the face.
Click on any product, to TRY IT ON LAB . Even create an app on adobe XD to link back to your website after keeping app devoted to trial of product virtually.
They can see results on virtual makeovers. They will decide and with promo codes only on holiday seasons , before and after holidays.
The virtual makeover will boost you to the top
You need to set up a woocommerce dropshipping site (or a shopify site using a different platform).
You need to download the woocommerce plugin also and get a reliable wholesaler to do the drop shipping for you (or use alibaba/ aliexpress )
I addition to that:
You can also link to Amazon from a WooCommerce store.
But you have to make sure to follow all their rules in regards prices, images, etc.
thank you both so much for the quick answer ! About amazon, sometimes their prices change or the products are no longer available. Does that mean I have to check aaaall the products regularly ? what if someone wants to buy something on my website but it's not the same price anymore or it's no longer available? Will they still be charged or told about the different price???
ok I just downloaded woocommerce and I'm looking for a woocommerce friendly wp theme right now. At what point do I get a wholesaler? do I do that while I'm setting up my woocommerce or is it a step I have to do separately? I'm sorry, this is Chinese to me lol
Getting a wholesaler or signing up with aliexpress needs to be done first. Take a look at "wholesale ted" videos on YouTube and you will learn alot more about aliexpress- there are pros and cons...(example long delivery times)
You can also find wholesalers in trusted wholesale directories. For example "worldwide brands" (there is a lifetime once off membership fee to get access for 299 usd)
If you do Amazon with WooCommerce they won't buy on your site. Instead you send them to Amazon as well.
It just looks like a store.
There are plugins that update prices from Amazon but I heard that they are not always reliable.
You'd have to worry more about Amazon...if your prices are outdated they might shut you down.
Dropshipping is something completely different.
I would educate myself first as this is rather complex.
I see hmmmmmm. So it seems it'd be more reliable for me to use links directly from the brands themselves rather than amazon links, right? brands are more unlikely to change prices and they update links I believe or at least send you a notification, hopefully. I will see what I do about amazon and I'm definitely going to learn about dropshipping, thanks a lot again !
If you do dropshipping, your customer pays the price you display.
Then you buy the item for the wholesale price and keep the difference.
Your margins must be high enough to cover your costs.
And if the wholesale price changes it's up to you to adjust your price.
See more comments
Hi guys!
I got a message from someone who owns a website and would like me to publish one of his posts. He wants to know what I ask in return.
"Hi, I am interest
I would never have thought to ask money for guest posts, and I am happy if anyone wants to add an article - but it must be totally related to the topic of my sites. And so far hardly anybody wanted their links inserted. And I would accept that if I know that they are serious people with valuable sites.
Yeah, this surely should be a guest posting only when you run similar niches, so just go check the person's website out and decide for yourself but pricing is a no-no to me cos we are not there yet.
I did a post on something similar not too long ago, Sarah! It kinda smacks of an exchange link. One of my sources told the story of how it all began with a request to host a blog and a link... Here's an excerpt from my post:
Any links in your web content should be earned links. Earned links are our friend. Exchange links are links to external websites that often have nothing to do with your website or its content and they can and will hurt our websites. Many times the exchange site is selling something and quite possibly is loaded with Google Ads. Their site(s) may even be up for sale and a link from your profitable and/or highly-seen website might boost their asking price. Many times the target site of the link will be a scam site... Google has begun to frown on these types of links and will even penalize you for having them on your website. Many website visitors, once they are aware of the type of link it is may leave your website because they will feel they are being given a sales pitch instead of the information they were seeking.
Definitely check them out thoroughly and be careful!
Mike
As everyone else has said .. and if your Niche is similar or complementary then you could do a Guest Post on his Blog especially if his followers/readers are higher than yours. Cheers, William.
I agree with Alanna, you need to vet them before you agree to anything. Have them send you their proposed post before you go any further, you dont know what type of reputation they have, or if their beliefs/ writing is in line with yours, you work too hard at your business to allow someone else's work to bring it down. Check it out and see!
It sounds like a way of guest blogging, and creating backlinks. I don't know how the process works, but if you research these two topics you might find your answer. Let us know what you find.
I agree with both comments below.
Check the website out and the amount of followers and niche area.
If you are not going to benefit financially and enhancing for you're website, I would not get too involved.
Why can't he advertise his own posts on his website?
I agree it sounds just like a guest posting to me also.
Cheers Tosh :)
Well, the first thing I would do is check this person's website. If it's a website within your niche, then I'd ask them to submit a post for consideration. I wouldn't give a yes or no until you see the content. If you feel that the content can enhance your website and provide readers with a good experience then talk about price or perhaps a reciprical arrangement. I wouldn't know what to charge. This sounds more like a guest posting to me.
I'm in the process of writing a post on guest blogging, which is what this is. I would say that if he has more followers than you do, he can blog there, if not, sell him advertising. LOL
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How much do you ask to feature someone on your website?
Hi guys!
I got a message from someone who owns a website and would like me to publish one of his posts. He wants to know what I ask in return.
"Hi, I am interest
I would never have thought to ask money for guest posts, and I am happy if anyone wants to add an article - but it must be totally related to the topic of my sites. And so far hardly anybody wanted their links inserted. And I would accept that if I know that they are serious people with valuable sites.
Yeah, this surely should be a guest posting only when you run similar niches, so just go check the person's website out and decide for yourself but pricing is a no-no to me cos we are not there yet.
I did a post on something similar not too long ago, Sarah! It kinda smacks of an exchange link. One of my sources told the story of how it all began with a request to host a blog and a link... Here's an excerpt from my post:
Any links in your web content should be earned links. Earned links are our friend. Exchange links are links to external websites that often have nothing to do with your website or its content and they can and will hurt our websites. Many times the exchange site is selling something and quite possibly is loaded with Google Ads. Their site(s) may even be up for sale and a link from your profitable and/or highly-seen website might boost their asking price. Many times the target site of the link will be a scam site... Google has begun to frown on these types of links and will even penalize you for having them on your website. Many website visitors, once they are aware of the type of link it is may leave your website because they will feel they are being given a sales pitch instead of the information they were seeking.
Definitely check them out thoroughly and be careful!
Mike
As everyone else has said .. and if your Niche is similar or complementary then you could do a Guest Post on his Blog especially if his followers/readers are higher than yours. Cheers, William.
I agree with Alanna, you need to vet them before you agree to anything. Have them send you their proposed post before you go any further, you dont know what type of reputation they have, or if their beliefs/ writing is in line with yours, you work too hard at your business to allow someone else's work to bring it down. Check it out and see!
It sounds like a way of guest blogging, and creating backlinks. I don't know how the process works, but if you research these two topics you might find your answer. Let us know what you find.
I agree with both comments below.
Check the website out and the amount of followers and niche area.
If you are not going to benefit financially and enhancing for you're website, I would not get too involved.
Why can't he advertise his own posts on his website?
I agree it sounds just like a guest posting to me also.
Cheers Tosh :)
Well, the first thing I would do is check this person's website. If it's a website within your niche, then I'd ask them to submit a post for consideration. I wouldn't give a yes or no until you see the content. If you feel that the content can enhance your website and provide readers with a good experience then talk about price or perhaps a reciprical arrangement. I wouldn't know what to charge. This sounds more like a guest posting to me.
I'm in the process of writing a post on guest blogging, which is what this is. I would say that if he has more followers than you do, he can blog there, if not, sell him advertising. LOL
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Hi !
I was wondering if we were allowed to use someone else's pictures on our website, provided we give their name and a link to their website?
Thanks!
Sarah
You need to ask permission first.
I need a diagram for my next blog but could not find a copyright free diagram. So, I emailed the website owner of a diagram that I like and is suitable for my blog. She replied the next day and gave me permission, providing I give credit back to her website.
I like www.pixabay.com for copyright free photos.
I love pixabay too. Most of the time I find what i need there, but sometimes I don't lol so I have to be a little bit more creative =)
Asking permission sounds reasonable and fair to me... I'm glad she gave you permission and hope i will be as lucky as you when I ask permission =)
Cheers
Sarah
Hmmmm we can leverage any content here yes because we're using affiliate links, but I was wondering about pictures you can find on google and other search engines
Thanks for stopping by
Sarah
Yes, you can babe.
This is how I use pictures I source online for now, check out this link. http://babeonideas.com/freelancing-using-your-skills-to-make-money-online-with-freelance-jobs
I also use freepik a lot, they have wonderful free pictures you can use but with attribution.
Cheers
Thanks for the link I will check it out right away!
I've never used freepik, I use pixabay all the time.. but I will check out freepik =)
Cheers
Sarah
I have a friend that is a photographer so I asked him if he had any photos that I may need and he said yes, told me where to look on his site, and told me to get what I needed. The pictures have his watermark (?) on them and I did put a link to his site on the page also.
Good to know, thanks for sharing! I do have friends who are photographers... I could ask them too
As a working photographer - No you can't use it. Unless the photographer has given you a license to use it or allowed you to use it for free. A photo credit does not put food on the table and you are basically stealing someone's work. With sites such as pixabay photographers have given their permission for their photos to be used. So it's a good idea if you find an image to ask the photographer - if you can't find the photographer then that doesn't mean that you can use it as someone will own the copyright.
Using Tineye or google image search it is actually not that difficult for a photographer to find out if their photos are being used where they shouldn't. About once a month I do searches and have sent invoices to some sites and then a copyright takedown notice to their ISP if they don't pay.
Hi Sarah,
I'm going to be the spoil sport and say emphatically No. You need to have specific permission to use others photos. If you can find the copywrite owner, you can request permission to use. This way you protect yourself from copywrite infringement.
That's what I thought... lol it's fine. I don't mind asking them for permission and if they say no... well, it's all right lol =) I'll find another picture
Thanks !!! =)
Sarah
Unfortunately, it's not that easy.
If you can't find any information, whether you can use it or not, don't use it!
Of course, chances are small that the copyright owner will find out, but if he does, you could be in trouble.
Even if you give attribution. Many copyright owners don't want others to use their images, and they have the right to forbid it.
Depending on my site, I find images on pixabay or Google.
Do you know that you can filter the pictures on google, so that it only shows the images you can use commercially?
But even then you have to double check, if you really can use them.
All the above is especially important if you are planning to make money with your site.
Cheers
Moritz
Thanks Moritz. Yeah I will definitely never use someone else's picture if I don't have their information lol... I wanted to know if with a name and a website url it was legally possible to do that or if we should just ask them for their permission
Yes I know about google filter and I use pixabay all the time, but sometimes (rarely) I can't find what I need, so that's why I was asking
Thanks again
Always ask for permission, if they don't have the required information displayed on their site. :)
Better safe than sorry.^^
Moritz
Edit: And I know the pain. I sometimes struggle a lot when I need pictures for my archery site.
Yeah you are right. I am a naturally anxious person, I don't need to worry about being sued lol
Oh my yeah archery pictures... this must be tricky indeed. Do you have to take your own pictures then?
Haha. So far I always found what I needed. But it was really difficult in the beginning. Now I am quite skilled in finding images I can use. ^^
yeah I know what you mean by being skilled lol... I also almost always find what I need... except for that 1% time I am like "grrrrrr I need this particular image but it's not copyright free".... but with pixabay and google image labeled for reuse images (and taking your own pictures) it's almost impossible not to find what you need, that's for sure. It just requires a little bit of patience sometimes lol
If you know the person it is better to ask. If you don't know them, it depends of your judgement.
You can find many free photos on PIXABAY OR UNSPLASH where you don't need to refer to anything.
In case someone uses my photos I would like to be named, but I wouldn#t insist. It is nice to get your work into the world, anyway.
Yeah I love pixabay and use it 99% of the time. I will also use my own pictures but sometimes... rarely I can't find a picture or I can't take it myself so I was wondering if we are allowed to give someone's credits for their picture. They would benefit from it and I can use a picture that is really hard for me to find... I thought it was a win-win situation but I'm not sure it's legal
I have a lot of photos on Google photos, many albums are public and you can download whatever you like.
my G+ profile is https://plus.google.com/+AdelheidHornlein/posts
I am not sure at the moment how to access all my Google albums. I need to find that out.
This is slightly incorrect - a photographer does not benefit from someone using their picture for free on their site. A credit does not put food on the table. And it's not legal to decide to use someone's photo without them giving permission. If the photographer has not given you a license to use their shot then you shouldn't use it unless you ask them. Some may then allow you to use it for free but others may ask for a license fee.
There is a problem with this - you are basically stealing someone's work. Better to either look at pixabay where photographers have already allowed their work to be used for free (depending on their license terms) or ask the photographer if their photo can be used.
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Can you use someone else's picture if you give them credits?
Hi !
I was wondering if we were allowed to use someone else's pictures on our website, provided we give their name and a link to their website?
Thanks!
Sarah
You need to ask permission first.
I need a diagram for my next blog but could not find a copyright free diagram. So, I emailed the website owner of a diagram that I like and is suitable for my blog. She replied the next day and gave me permission, providing I give credit back to her website.
I like www.pixabay.com for copyright free photos.
I love pixabay too. Most of the time I find what i need there, but sometimes I don't lol so I have to be a little bit more creative =)
Asking permission sounds reasonable and fair to me... I'm glad she gave you permission and hope i will be as lucky as you when I ask permission =)
Cheers
Sarah
Hmmmm we can leverage any content here yes because we're using affiliate links, but I was wondering about pictures you can find on google and other search engines
Thanks for stopping by
Sarah
Yes, you can babe.
This is how I use pictures I source online for now, check out this link. http://babeonideas.com/freelancing-using-your-skills-to-make-money-online-with-freelance-jobs
I also use freepik a lot, they have wonderful free pictures you can use but with attribution.
Cheers
Thanks for the link I will check it out right away!
I've never used freepik, I use pixabay all the time.. but I will check out freepik =)
Cheers
Sarah
I have a friend that is a photographer so I asked him if he had any photos that I may need and he said yes, told me where to look on his site, and told me to get what I needed. The pictures have his watermark (?) on them and I did put a link to his site on the page also.
Good to know, thanks for sharing! I do have friends who are photographers... I could ask them too
As a working photographer - No you can't use it. Unless the photographer has given you a license to use it or allowed you to use it for free. A photo credit does not put food on the table and you are basically stealing someone's work. With sites such as pixabay photographers have given their permission for their photos to be used. So it's a good idea if you find an image to ask the photographer - if you can't find the photographer then that doesn't mean that you can use it as someone will own the copyright.
Using Tineye or google image search it is actually not that difficult for a photographer to find out if their photos are being used where they shouldn't. About once a month I do searches and have sent invoices to some sites and then a copyright takedown notice to their ISP if they don't pay.
Hi Sarah,
I'm going to be the spoil sport and say emphatically No. You need to have specific permission to use others photos. If you can find the copywrite owner, you can request permission to use. This way you protect yourself from copywrite infringement.
That's what I thought... lol it's fine. I don't mind asking them for permission and if they say no... well, it's all right lol =) I'll find another picture
Thanks !!! =)
Sarah
Unfortunately, it's not that easy.
If you can't find any information, whether you can use it or not, don't use it!
Of course, chances are small that the copyright owner will find out, but if he does, you could be in trouble.
Even if you give attribution. Many copyright owners don't want others to use their images, and they have the right to forbid it.
Depending on my site, I find images on pixabay or Google.
Do you know that you can filter the pictures on google, so that it only shows the images you can use commercially?
But even then you have to double check, if you really can use them.
All the above is especially important if you are planning to make money with your site.
Cheers
Moritz
Thanks Moritz. Yeah I will definitely never use someone else's picture if I don't have their information lol... I wanted to know if with a name and a website url it was legally possible to do that or if we should just ask them for their permission
Yes I know about google filter and I use pixabay all the time, but sometimes (rarely) I can't find what I need, so that's why I was asking
Thanks again
Always ask for permission, if they don't have the required information displayed on their site. :)
Better safe than sorry.^^
Moritz
Edit: And I know the pain. I sometimes struggle a lot when I need pictures for my archery site.
Yeah you are right. I am a naturally anxious person, I don't need to worry about being sued lol
Oh my yeah archery pictures... this must be tricky indeed. Do you have to take your own pictures then?
Haha. So far I always found what I needed. But it was really difficult in the beginning. Now I am quite skilled in finding images I can use. ^^
yeah I know what you mean by being skilled lol... I also almost always find what I need... except for that 1% time I am like "grrrrrr I need this particular image but it's not copyright free".... but with pixabay and google image labeled for reuse images (and taking your own pictures) it's almost impossible not to find what you need, that's for sure. It just requires a little bit of patience sometimes lol
If you know the person it is better to ask. If you don't know them, it depends of your judgement.
You can find many free photos on PIXABAY OR UNSPLASH where you don't need to refer to anything.
In case someone uses my photos I would like to be named, but I wouldn#t insist. It is nice to get your work into the world, anyway.
Yeah I love pixabay and use it 99% of the time. I will also use my own pictures but sometimes... rarely I can't find a picture or I can't take it myself so I was wondering if we are allowed to give someone's credits for their picture. They would benefit from it and I can use a picture that is really hard for me to find... I thought it was a win-win situation but I'm not sure it's legal
I have a lot of photos on Google photos, many albums are public and you can download whatever you like.
my G+ profile is https://plus.google.com/+AdelheidHornlein/posts
I am not sure at the moment how to access all my Google albums. I need to find that out.
This is slightly incorrect - a photographer does not benefit from someone using their picture for free on their site. A credit does not put food on the table. And it's not legal to decide to use someone's photo without them giving permission. If the photographer has not given you a license to use their shot then you shouldn't use it unless you ask them. Some may then allow you to use it for free but others may ask for a license fee.
There is a problem with this - you are basically stealing someone's work. Better to either look at pixabay where photographers have already allowed their work to be used for free (depending on their license terms) or ask the photographer if their photo can be used.
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Hi guys
This is the first time this has happened to me : I am trying to share a youtube link on facebook but the thumbnails doesn't show and it really doesn't look engag
Hi Sarah, I guess this may help you : )
Youtube:
http://bit.ly/1n3l41b
Try and let me know if it solves your issue.
If it does not work, try following solutions:
Solution #1
This trick will help not only with videos but also with other website links you are trying to post in Facebook but are unable to see the thumbnail you were expecting to see. You will need to be logged into Facebook to use this solution then go to https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug.
Add your YouTube video link in the Debugger box and hit Debug button. This will show you what Facebook has for a Thumbnail and other details about the link. Should the information Facebook has cached not be correct, hit the “Fetch new scrape information” button and Facebook will update its cache and in most cases will solve your issue with posting your video on your timeline.
Solution #2
Assuming your YouTube video link is correct, simply add the following code “&feature=related” to the end of the link then paste it back on your Facebook timeline and see if it does the trick. For some people this solution works but does not work for all.
Solution #3
This solution involves shortening your link using something like bitly.com link shortener. Simply take your original YouTube video link and paste it in Bitly which will give you a short link which you can add and post on your Facebook timeline instead of your original one. Some people claim this works, but again, not for everyone!
Solution #4 (BEST)
This final solution is the only solution I have found after many hours of frustration. This works 100% of the time and if you have been through all the above solutions without any success, you will be glad you’ve read this far down the page. This is so simple your grandmother can do it! Simply go to the video in YouTube, under the video click on Share, then choose the Facebook logo and the share screen will pop up for you to add your comments that you want to go with the video. This is the simplest and easiest solution that works 100% of the time like a charm.
To get examples of above solutions, take a look here:
http://bit.ly/2c6Gg8E
Hope it helps )
Best,
Ali
wow you are awesome O.O ! yes I did read this all the way through lol
thank you soooo much for taking the time to write all this! I'm sure it'll help more people in the future!
YOU ROCK
Sarah
HEY HUN, LOOKING REALLY CYBORG THERE HONEY....HOW ARE YOU AND LITTLE KITTY DOING XOXO
I HAVE TAGGED THIS FOR LATER :-)) XOXO
WHICH OPTION WAS THE DEBUG THINGY UNDER PLEASE XOXO
Thank you... =) I had a lot of fun doing this cyborg makeup !
I was afraid you would ask me about Juliette =(.... she is gone, I haven't seen her in three weeks. I think someone stole her from me while she was in the garden. She was so cute and adventurous that someone might just have kept her ... someone in the neighborhood. I was so sad but I just hope she's well treated and happy where she is :tears:
The debug is the first link Ali-M gave me, at the top top of his post
Cheers
Sarah
yes... I am still hoping she'll show up.. but she was so cute and friendly I am pretty sure whoever took her will want to keep her forever =(
I still have my jeejee... hope she's safe and happy
thanks honey
Cheers
Sarah
hey honey, so you had 2 cats and now you only have jeejee the kitty from your profile pic? or am i losing the plot altogether? xoxoxox
Al and Tania
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Why youtube thumbnail doesn't show when I post on facebook?
Hi guys
This is the first time this has happened to me : I am trying to share a youtube link on facebook but the thumbnails doesn't show and it really doesn't look engag
Hi Sarah, I guess this may help you : )
Youtube:
http://bit.ly/1n3l41b
Try and let me know if it solves your issue.
If it does not work, try following solutions:
Solution #1
This trick will help not only with videos but also with other website links you are trying to post in Facebook but are unable to see the thumbnail you were expecting to see. You will need to be logged into Facebook to use this solution then go to https://developers.facebook.com/tools/debug.
Add your YouTube video link in the Debugger box and hit Debug button. This will show you what Facebook has for a Thumbnail and other details about the link. Should the information Facebook has cached not be correct, hit the “Fetch new scrape information” button and Facebook will update its cache and in most cases will solve your issue with posting your video on your timeline.
Solution #2
Assuming your YouTube video link is correct, simply add the following code “&feature=related” to the end of the link then paste it back on your Facebook timeline and see if it does the trick. For some people this solution works but does not work for all.
Solution #3
This solution involves shortening your link using something like bitly.com link shortener. Simply take your original YouTube video link and paste it in Bitly which will give you a short link which you can add and post on your Facebook timeline instead of your original one. Some people claim this works, but again, not for everyone!
Solution #4 (BEST)
This final solution is the only solution I have found after many hours of frustration. This works 100% of the time and if you have been through all the above solutions without any success, you will be glad you’ve read this far down the page. This is so simple your grandmother can do it! Simply go to the video in YouTube, under the video click on Share, then choose the Facebook logo and the share screen will pop up for you to add your comments that you want to go with the video. This is the simplest and easiest solution that works 100% of the time like a charm.
To get examples of above solutions, take a look here:
http://bit.ly/2c6Gg8E
Hope it helps )
Best,
Ali
wow you are awesome O.O ! yes I did read this all the way through lol
thank you soooo much for taking the time to write all this! I'm sure it'll help more people in the future!
YOU ROCK
Sarah
HEY HUN, LOOKING REALLY CYBORG THERE HONEY....HOW ARE YOU AND LITTLE KITTY DOING XOXO
I HAVE TAGGED THIS FOR LATER :-)) XOXO
WHICH OPTION WAS THE DEBUG THINGY UNDER PLEASE XOXO
Thank you... =) I had a lot of fun doing this cyborg makeup !
I was afraid you would ask me about Juliette =(.... she is gone, I haven't seen her in three weeks. I think someone stole her from me while she was in the garden. She was so cute and adventurous that someone might just have kept her ... someone in the neighborhood. I was so sad but I just hope she's well treated and happy where she is :tears:
The debug is the first link Ali-M gave me, at the top top of his post
Cheers
Sarah
yes... I am still hoping she'll show up.. but she was so cute and friendly I am pretty sure whoever took her will want to keep her forever =(
I still have my jeejee... hope she's safe and happy
thanks honey
Cheers
Sarah
hey honey, so you had 2 cats and now you only have jeejee the kitty from your profile pic? or am i losing the plot altogether? xoxoxox
Al and Tania
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I've never used it, but have read some reviews that detail the features. From the general information I've gathered, it is a good application, but priced for larger online stores that have thousands of products to sell. The general consensus seems to be that it's a bit expensive for someone starting out, but does work well.
Hopefully someone will have some real experience with Dropified to share with you!