Posting Photos & Videos
Getting it right the first time when you post photos and videos to Mycareplace.
Click or touch your username or profile picture then select ‘Dashboard‘ from the drop-down. Now from your dashboard on the top left next to your username you will see the navigation menu as three lines. Touch or click on this drop-down ‘My Profile’ appears, Select it.
You can now upload your profile picture, for best results use an image 100 x 100 pixels. Once you have decided on a picture and uploaded it, there is one last thing to do. Scroll down the page and hit the “Update Profile” Button and your all done.
If you need to add or remove your profile photo at any time you can do this from your account dashboard. Take the following step :
On Desktop:
- First of all Login, then from any page hover over your name on top right.
- Select ‘profile’ from the menu that appears.
- On your profile page at the top select the upload photo.
- This opens your media gallery, find the image you want to delete and remove it.
- Alternatively add a new image
- Finally, you need to hit the update profile button at the bottom of the page.
On a mobile device:
The process is also the same. So follow the desktop steps above where it says you will see “profile” on your device you will see a “avatar” icon instead. This will be the only difference. Click on the “Avatar” Icon and continue to follow above.
*If you remove an image and do not replace it, it will return to the original default avatar icon. You may still see the deleted image this could be for two reasons. Firstly, because you need to clear your browser cache or secondly our cache hasn’t cleared yet. If its our cache this will normally clear within a day or two.
On Desktop:
- First of all Login, then head over to your Dashboard.
- On the left you will see “Listings” click it, choose listing you want to edit.
- There is a circle with three dots next to each listing if you click this you will see the edit listings page.
- Scroll down until you see images then you can either browse files to add images or delete them using the dustbin icon.
- Finally head to update and preview.
On a mobile device:
The process is also the same. So follow the desktop steps above where it says you will see “Listings” on your device you will see a “Map” icon instead. This will be the only difference. Click on the “Map” Icon and continue to follow above.
*In your listings dashboard you can see all your listings so from here you can make any changes to any of the listings you claim.
On Desktop:
- First of all Login, then head over to your Dashboard.
- On the left you will see “Listings” click it, choose listing you want to edit.
- There is a circle with three dots next to each listing if you click this you will see the edit listings page.
- Scroll down until you see ‘media’ heading below is the path of your video.
- You can now either replace that path with a new one or remove the one that’s there leaving the field blank.
- Finally head to update and preview.
On a mobile device:
The process is also the same. So follow the desktop steps above where it says you will see “Listings” on your device you will see a “Map” icon instead. This will be the only difference. Click on the “Map” Icon and continue to follow above.
*In your listings dashboard you can see all your listings so from here you can make any changes to any listings you claim. As videos are hosted on a platform like Vimeo or YouTube. Remember when you remove the link from the field in your listing. The video is still available from the platform you uploaded it to.
- Exterior Photos: Capture a photo from each direction so that it will be easier for customers to recognize your establishment. Another recommendation is to upload photos that show your business at different times of the day.
- Interior Photos: Capture photos that show what it’s like to stand inside your business as a customer, and also shows the atmosphere of your business in your photos.
- Product Photos: Showcase the items that are most popular for your business.
- Photos at Work: Capture photos of your team providing different types of service to customers.
- Food & Drink Photos: Showcase your most popular food items.
- Common Areas: Add photos of your common areas to showcase the atmosphere
- Rooms: Showcase all the different types of rooms that you offer to guests.
- Team Photos: Show yourself and any staff to highlight your personalities and give potential clients a feel for what you’re like.
Tip: When uploading photos, think about the type of images that you are sharing – is it evergreen content or is it something that will change frequently, such as limited-time-offers or seasonal items?
*These pointers may not be the right fit for your business and are only intended as a guide. They are to help kick start your imagination, have fun and be creative!
Dimensions to keep in mind
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Photo guidelines
Your photos will look best on Google if they meet the following standards:
- Format: JPG or PNG.
- Size: Between 10 KB and 5 MB.
- Minimum resolution: 720 px tall, 720 px wide.
- Quality: The photo should be in focus and well lit, and have no significant alterations or excessive use of filters. In other words, the image should represent reality.
- Duration: Up to 30 seconds long
- File size: Up to 100 MB
- Resolution: 720p or higher
This is a guide to best practices when adding a video to your Listing. You are also welcome to use any length or file size that the platform you intend to use will allow. Remember Your video will be streamed onto your listing page.