Minggu, 05 September 2010

Image Hosting - How To Choose A Host Depending On Purpose

Taking photos has been done either for personal use or for business purposes. People like to take photos when they go on vacations. Businesses use photos for their advertisements. Whichever purpose you have, storing your photos is necessary.

People usually store their photos on their computer. But your computer's hard disk could get full, and thus be unable to store any more photos. If this happens, you'll have look for other ways to store your photos.

One good way of storing your photos is to burn them on a disk. A CD can give you 700mb of disk space while a DVD can give you about 4.7GB of disk space. Disks are pretty cheap nowadays, so storing your photos in it is a good idea. But these disks are easily damaged, so if you don't take care of it, it might have scratches and might no longer be readable by your CD-rom.

So if you don't want to take such risks, then getting your images hosted on a website is your only option. An image hosting website allows you to upload the photos and make it available to the public. An image hosting services are either paid or for free. The difference between the two is the image size allowed and the bandwidth per user.

Choosing between the paid photo hosting service and free photo hosting service can be quite difficult. So if you are having a hard time choosing one, then you should consider the purpose of getting your photos hosted. You need to know the purpose of those pictures - is it for personal use or for business purposes? There is a difference between bandwidth, licensing and download requirements a host issues for a business customer and a teenager. One of the various websites available might suit your needs. Depending on your purpose, looking for websites that offer slideshows feature, flash enhancements and avatar features might be needed. Knowing the purpose is definitely important when choosing an image hosting service. How can you choose a good photo hosting service depending on the purpose? Let's find out.

If the photos are simply for personal use, then try using photo hosting websites such as Flickr, Slide and Photobucket. These websites can give you the opportunity to upload thousands of photos. They also have a variety of editing tools which you can use to make your photos look even better. An assortment of slideshows and flash enhancements are also available for you. They also allow you to share the pictures you uploaded on social networking sites. There are also privacy controls available which prevents peeping toms from viewing your photos.

If the photos you want to upload are for business purposes, then you have to know the type of business you have before uploading the pictures. For example, an auction business would need a large amount of storage for the pictures of items they sell. A pro-am photographer would need copyright protections for the pictures they upload. Knowing what type of business you run would help you know which image hosting service you need

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