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Images are the new call to action!

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SEO Tip of the day

“Images are the new call to action (CTA). If people come to your blog and can’t share it easily, they won’t.” – +Peg Fitzpatrick

A good tip from +Peg Fitzpatrick (Author • speaker • rockin’ a positive attitude • passionate about social media • innovative idea girl • visual marketing maverick • naturally caffeinated • Google+ evangelist • travelista • and so much more.

Co-author of The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users with Guy Kawasaki. ) in this article: http://goo.gl/iUxNTB.

Other tips coming from +Peg Fitzpatrick in the same article (http://pegfitzpatrick.com/quick-tips-for-great-social-media-graphics/):

” Choose the right size

Facebook

Cover photo 851 x 315 pixels

Facebook post 940 x 788 pixels

Facebook ad for a Page 1,200 x 444 pixels

Avatar size upload 180 x 180 pixels, preview 160 x 160 pixels

Google+

Cover photo 2,048 x 1,152

Google + post 800 x 600 pixels

Avatar size 250 x 250 pixels minimum

Instagram

Image 640 x 640 pixels – 1:1 aspect ratio

Profile photo 180 x 180 pixels

Twitter

Header image 1,500 x 500 pixels

Background

Tweet image 1,000 x 500 – 2:1 aspect ratio

Profile photo 400 x 400 pixels

YouTube

Channel art 2,560 x 1,440 pixels

Video thumbnail 1280 x 720 (with minimum width of 640 pixels)

Channel icon 800 x 800 pixels

Pinterest

Pin 735 x 1,100 pixels – ideal size for a long, vertical image

735 x 735 pixels ”

Note: Everything included in the quotation marks above is a direct quotation from the +Peg Fitzpatrick‘ article: Quick Tips for Great Social Media Graphics( http://pegfitzpatrick.com/quick-tips-for-great-social-media-graphics/)

The awesome graphic that you see attached to this post was created following one of the tips in the article (article by +Peg Fitzpatrick) use https://www.canva.com/. And it only took me 5 min :-)