A picture is worth a thousand words

From Wikipedia:

A picture is worth a thousand words is a saying/cliche that refers to the idea that complex stories can be described with just a single still image, or that an image may be more influential than a substantial amount of text. It also aptly characterizes the goals of visualization where large amounts of data must be absorbed quickly...
Using images and photos in your site and blog is very important. Having a website or a blog that only provides the user with text upon text is very tiresome for the him/her. The web 2.0 era dictates fast information presentation. It requires from the webmaster to draw the attention of the visitor and to direct him quickly where he/she needs to go. If the visitor has to go through endless lines of text to find where he/she needs to be the chances are he/she will leave.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Give your readers something to look at.

You will find that the readers are not very patient people. They want their information and they want it now. Images help them decide if they want to read through or not. In addition images draw their attention because they stand out from the text. Overdoing it though has the opposite result. Having images everywhere you confuse the reader. Depending on the length of the article you will need one, two or 3 images. This is not the rule though since your article might have special needs.
Another very important aspect is that the images make your blog and website look more appealing. Having tons of text with no image looks boring. Think back when you were a kid. You did not like books that did not have images. The reason was that you found them boring and you were finding it more difficult to keep reading because of that. Web readers are like that. Use images wisely to keep their attention by making the page they are on more beautiful.

Think about the needs of your article. Does it need a chart to show something? Does it need a picture to prove a point or report on something. Do you just need an image to make your page look more appealing. Think about your article's needs and find the appropriate images.

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