We put a huge emphasis on using original (or at least super high quality and legally used and properly attributed) photos in your Hubs, and with good reason. We live in an age where some of the most successful online content is very visual. Attractive images encourage people to pin their sources on Pinterest or click through when they see alluring thumbnails on Facebook or Google+, hence those looking to build an audience should make a point of including as many alluring visuals in one’s work as possible.
While photos are a great option, they are by no means the only option. Many Hubbers also augment their Hubs with custom illustrations, and in many ways, these have an even more meaningful impact.
Original, author-created sketches, drawings, images, and graphics:
- Stand out, as they are different from photos (which are still the most popular form of visual media on HubPages)
- Show that the author was willing to go the extra mile to create a special graphic to support his or her content
- More effectively illustrate complex situations or make it possible process statistics (via the use of diagrams, graphs, and charts)
As original illustrations can be so effective, we hope you’ll consider working more into your Hubs in the days and weeks to come. To help you do so effectively, we’ll be sharing tips and tricks on including custom made graphics throughout the month of October.
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Good move, Simone. I’ve been using some of my drawings during my early years on HubPages.
Making it official will draw inspiration to fellow hubbers. 🙂
Nice one, me too I love to include photos in my stories and sometimes I use my art too which I learned I think more than 5 years ago… Learned to draw via MS Paint, and I used my finished products in some of my hubs.
I have been wondering how exactly to put photos of any kind into my hubs. I inserted a photo once but that photo just automatically went to the bottom of the hub. I have seen people put images at the start of their hubs, or in the middle somewhere. How do I do this? I would really like to know. So if someone could explain to me step by step how to do this, so I can also put images in my hubs, and not just at the bottom, that would be awesome. Thanks!
my computer is my hubbing space now a days always dream about all my friends in all over the world to share with them
I believe learning never ends.
Thanks travel_man1971! And it’s super awesome that you do that!
Right on, maria cecilia!
Brynn, to move the Photo Capsule around your Hub, use the green up/down/side arrows on the capsule itself or the re-ordering bar (which lists all of the capsules) on the right hand side of the page. For more tips on using the Photo Capsule, check out this Learning Center guide: http://hubpages.com/learningcenter/video-tutorial-the-photo-capsule
Ever since starting HubPages, I’ve been incorporating my own illustrations because I thought it added to my overall Hub look. Today, I see more and more Hubbers using added illustrations, lines, circles, scribble-I love it. I think it looks great and adds to the articles overall appeal.