A Picture is Worth a Thousand Dollars

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Many businesses are willing to invest time and money in high quality photography for print materials. We think it's just as important for the company web site.

Discussion Points

• Quality photographs tell us about your products efficiently and emotionally.
• Poor quality pictures actually lower the value of what you are selling.
• Your brand suffers when your web site is out of sync with your offline presence.
• Use photos that make sense to the context of your pages.

• Be sure the photos are processed correctly so they convey maximum clarity and beauty.

  IN	OUT
  Investing regularly in web site upgrades	Spending a lot of money on print materials
  Having a professionally built web site	Having a friend or relative do your business web site
  Upgrading your web platform as needed	Leaving your web site alone for years in a row

  Featured Photography Sites

  Getty Images
  stock.xchng
  istockphoto

  UPDATE:
  Since I originally posted this, Presentation Zen created a thorough review of online photo sites.