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When people look at your blog, they want to see something that appeals - something that looks nice. Pictures are an essential part of this, but it’s important to know how to effectively utilize them.

CHOOSING IMAGES

PICK ANY PICTURE - it doesn’t have to relate to the content whatsoever. Say you’re writing about something that’s not very exciting; extreme snowboarding, for example. Which of the below pictures would you choose?

OR

The correct answer is the picture of the camel. Why, you ask? Well, it’s more exciting. The snow in the snowboarding picture evokes coldness. As we all know, cold temperatures cause molecules to slow down and become less excited. This is not the desired effect you are looking for. The camel, on the other hand, spits globs of saliva at people. What could possibly be better than your reader envisioning this happening to them?

ALWAYS USE PICTURES
No matter how small a section is, pictures will always make it better. They’re just that good.

PICTURE ALIGNMENT
When you’re blogging, there are lots of complicated buttons that look like this:
These, apparently, control the alignment of your blog images (right, left, center, conservative, liberal, chaotic evil, etc). What works for me is selecting the one that seems most attractive at the time. Feeling like compromise? Click the center alignment button! Is your seat broken and leaning towards the left? Pick the right option to get some equilibrium into your life! As you can see, endless possibilities are available (three, actually).

A FINAL NOTE ON BLOG IMAGES
If you pick good pictures, then your readers will be distracted from how dull your writing is. This is an added bonus.