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Hi guys
I'm in the process of creating a page that will review/present some products. The thing is that I don't own any of these, so I can't take pictures of them.
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I'm doing book reviews myself and will be grabbing quality pictures from online merchants. If you're doing reviews, it should be categorized under fair use. Don't take my word for it pls, rather, check this site out.
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/copyright-fair-use-and-how-it-works-for-online-images/
Hope this helps. :)
There is no such thing as "fair use" in regard to images, it's a common misconception. An image or illustration constitutes the entire body of work, it's not a sample of it, in the same way as say quoting a paragraph or two from a book is "fair use". ") Rich.
Oh no, am I wrong then to take these pictures from say goodreads.com ? It's the cover of the book.
If you are affiliating with them, then they will have agreed the use of the images for their affiliates. If you're snagging them to use outside their affiliate program or they don't have one then I wouldn't advise it. 99.99% of the time you'll be OK, but if you're unlucky and end up being the the 1-in-1,000 who gets clobbered with a substantial bill or ends up having your site tank because the copyright holder files DMCAs against your site it can be devastating, several Members here have unfortunately discovered this to their cost. Rich.
If you're an affiliate with Amazon they provide the images for your use as do many other affiliate programs. However, if you do a search for the manufacturer or distributor + "press", "press release" or "media" you'll usually find the majority have broadcast media sites or sections where product images can be downloaded, ie. Sony http://presscentre.sony.eu/ImageLibrary/Default.aspx However, some companies guard their product images jealously, for example Apple and Disney, and are aggressive if they find someone not officially authorised to use them doing so, therefore you won't always find a resource. I recommend Kyle's training on image resourcing here: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/how-to-find-add-images-to-your-website :) Rich.
Thanks for the answers, guys. I checked the manufacturer's press release and they do offer it, but only for "qualified business partners" and "members of the media". I am not any of them. Maybe I could be considered a business partner, but the problem is that they have an affiliate program and I don't intend to use it.
Also, following the trainings here I should first build the content and generate traffic and only after that I should use affiliate links. So if I can only use the images after becoming an affiliate, do I have to generate traffic without them?
Thanks for your help.
It's finally up to you and what you're comfortable with. It's worth bearing in mind that it's very easy to track image use, there are simple tools like http://www.tinyeye.com and I myself use http://www.digimarc.com/digimarc-for-images/professional-edition to track my own and I file DMCAs against sites I find misusing them. If you are an affiliate with the program, obviously they'll make images available for your use. It's one of the reasons that many people go with Amazon as their first affiliate program as they tend to approve relatively new sites, many of the big brand affiliate programs are more "picky" and some won't approve sites until they have substantial content and traffic. :) Rich.
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Hi guys
I'm in the process of creating a page that will review/present some products. The thing is that I don't own any of these, so I can't take pictures of them.
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If you're an Amazon Associate I know you can use Amazon's linking tool to insert their product images into your blog posts.
My question is this: Amazon has additional screenshots/product images on their product pages that can't be accessed (as far as I know) through the image linking tool.
Can we use those images as well for promoting the games or are we limited to using the images that can linked to through the Amazon link tool?
I'm doing book reviews myself and will be grabbing quality pictures from online merchants. If you're doing reviews, it should be categorized under fair use. Don't take my word for it pls, rather, check this site out.
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/copyright-fair-use-and-how-it-works-for-online-images/
Hope this helps. :)
There is no such thing as "fair use" in regard to images, it's a common misconception. An image or illustration constitutes the entire body of work, it's not a sample of it, in the same way as say quoting a paragraph or two from a book is "fair use". ") Rich.
Oh no, am I wrong then to take these pictures from say goodreads.com ? It's the cover of the book.
If you are affiliating with them, then they will have agreed the use of the images for their affiliates. If you're snagging them to use outside their affiliate program or they don't have one then I wouldn't advise it. 99.99% of the time you'll be OK, but if you're unlucky and end up being the the 1-in-1,000 who gets clobbered with a substantial bill or ends up having your site tank because the copyright holder files DMCAs against your site it can be devastating, several Members here have unfortunately discovered this to their cost. Rich.
If you're an affiliate with Amazon they provide the images for your use as do many other affiliate programs. However, if you do a search for the manufacturer or distributor + "press", "press release" or "media" you'll usually find the majority have broadcast media sites or sections where product images can be downloaded, ie. Sony http://presscentre.sony.eu/ImageLibrary/Default.aspx However, some companies guard their product images jealously, for example Apple and Disney, and are aggressive if they find someone not officially authorised to use them doing so, therefore you won't always find a resource. I recommend Kyle's training on image resourcing here: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/how-to-find-add-images-to-your-website :) Rich.
Thanks for the answers, guys. I checked the manufacturer's press release and they do offer it, but only for "qualified business partners" and "members of the media". I am not any of them. Maybe I could be considered a business partner, but the problem is that they have an affiliate program and I don't intend to use it.
Also, following the trainings here I should first build the content and generate traffic and only after that I should use affiliate links. So if I can only use the images after becoming an affiliate, do I have to generate traffic without them?
Thanks for your help.
It's finally up to you and what you're comfortable with. It's worth bearing in mind that it's very easy to track image use, there are simple tools like http://www.tinyeye.com and I myself use http://www.digimarc.com/digimarc-for-images/professional-edition to track my own and I file DMCAs against sites I find misusing them. If you are an affiliate with the program, obviously they'll make images available for your use. It's one of the reasons that many people go with Amazon as their first affiliate program as they tend to approve relatively new sites, many of the big brand affiliate programs are more "picky" and some won't approve sites until they have substantial content and traffic. :) Rich.
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Another quick one: do accents make difference in search terms and keywords? I mean for example, in portuguese, "órgão" and "orgao", are they different keywords/search terms?
Another quick one: do accents make difference in search terms and keywords? I mean for example, in portuguese, "órgão" and "orgao", are they different keywords/search terms?
Hi guys
Quick question: when I choose a keyword that is part of another keyword, can I consider the stats for both? For example: "read books" and "read books online".
<Thanks guys. I will need some time to understand it fully but I´ll get there. It´s a lot of information right now, I´m sure you´ve all been there ;)
When thinking about keywords it's worth remembering that Google has changed its algorithms to a more 'human' system, for want of a better word. Try and think about what a potential customer would type into Google as a search request and then use this as a keyword. For example, "read books online" sounds a bit strange whereas "what are the best sites for reading books online" sounds much more natural and therefore likely to be a more valid keyword (or long-tail keyword) for you to use.
Yes. If you think about it, Google doesn't know whether your chosen keyword is "read books", "read books online" or "I want to read books online" or any other variation. As far as I can see there's no real limit to the length of the phrase, but it depends on what's being searched for and the context in which you've written it. "Read books" will be found in your text if someone searches for it, as will "read books online" if someone else searches for it.
I have the same issue on my site, where the shorter keyword is lousy, but by stretching it into something bigger I've got a reasonable term to search for.
No, they are two completely different keywords. I wouldn't get too hung up on this, I often rank for keywords I had not even thought of. It's much more important to focus on UEO, user engagement optimisation, than SEO. Search engines don't have wallets and won't spend a dime on your site. :) I'd recommend you read this: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/domw/blog/what-seo-is-really Rich.
Keyword that is part of another keyword
Hi guys
Quick question: when I choose a keyword that is part of another keyword, can I consider the stats for both? For example: "read books" and "read books online".
<Thanks guys. I will need some time to understand it fully but I´ll get there. It´s a lot of information right now, I´m sure you´ve all been there ;)
When thinking about keywords it's worth remembering that Google has changed its algorithms to a more 'human' system, for want of a better word. Try and think about what a potential customer would type into Google as a search request and then use this as a keyword. For example, "read books online" sounds a bit strange whereas "what are the best sites for reading books online" sounds much more natural and therefore likely to be a more valid keyword (or long-tail keyword) for you to use.
Yes. If you think about it, Google doesn't know whether your chosen keyword is "read books", "read books online" or "I want to read books online" or any other variation. As far as I can see there's no real limit to the length of the phrase, but it depends on what's being searched for and the context in which you've written it. "Read books" will be found in your text if someone searches for it, as will "read books online" if someone else searches for it.
I have the same issue on my site, where the shorter keyword is lousy, but by stretching it into something bigger I've got a reasonable term to search for.
No, they are two completely different keywords. I wouldn't get too hung up on this, I often rank for keywords I had not even thought of. It's much more important to focus on UEO, user engagement optimisation, than SEO. Search engines don't have wallets and won't spend a dime on your site. :) I'd recommend you read this: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/domw/blog/what-seo-is-really Rich.
Hi all
I´m a little confused about something. When I choose a niche and create a website, I will obviously have a few pages and many posts inside that site. My question is
Further to everything I've written about Hummingbird Rich, note that in the Google link above this post Google has picked up the word "website" despite the word "site" being used as a search term. Latent Semantic Indexing!
You try to use a single, relevant but different keyword for every page and post you create for your site. You put it in the title and first paragraph and write naturally around it. For example, one of your keywords for an orchid site might be "prune orchids", so for one post the title might be "How to prune orchids" and the first para might contain, "The best way to prune orchids is...". That's it! This is definitely worth a read too: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/domw/blog/what-seo-is-really :) Rich.
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Confusion about niche/keyword pages/sites
Hi all
I´m a little confused about something. When I choose a niche and create a website, I will obviously have a few pages and many posts inside that site. My question is
Further to everything I've written about Hummingbird Rich, note that in the Google link above this post Google has picked up the word "website" despite the word "site" being used as a search term. Latent Semantic Indexing!
You try to use a single, relevant but different keyword for every page and post you create for your site. You put it in the title and first paragraph and write naturally around it. For example, one of your keywords for an orchid site might be "prune orchids", so for one post the title might be "How to prune orchids" and the first para might contain, "The best way to prune orchids is...". That's it! This is definitely worth a read too: https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/domw/blog/what-seo-is-really :) Rich.
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If you're an Amazon Associate I know you can use Amazon's linking tool to insert their product images into your blog posts.
My question is this: Amazon has additional screenshots/product images on their product pages that can't be accessed (as far as I know) through the image linking tool.
Can we use those images as well for promoting the games or are we limited to using the images that can linked to through the Amazon link tool?
I've been told by others that we can use anything on the Amazon site.
Thanks for the reply SpiritRocker, good to know.