Where to Store Pictures Online?

I recommend that you take at least 30 pictures of your car, truck, or SUV when selling it online.

I often take 60 or more. Car industry pros know that the more pictures you put in front of a buyer, the better the chance of them closing the deal.

Why take so many pictures when Craigslist only lets you post four pictures, and inexpensive premium site packages (AutoTrader or Cars.com) allow less than that? In my book, HELP! I Gotta Sell My Car NOW! I recommend that you post additional pictures to an online image hosting service and send prospective buyers a link to them. This can mean the difference between making the sale or not.

Why host images online vs. attaching them to an email? It’s simpler and quicker. I state in my book HELP! NOW! that responding to emails in minutes – not hours – often makes the difference between selling your car or not. If you are on the run and monitoring emails on your phone, you can respond to a buyer immediately WITH THE LINK TO MORE PHOTOS instead of waiting hours to get back to your home computer to attach pictures to an email.

Responding with such quick service grabs a buyer’s attention and lets them know that you are following the NEW RULES of selling vehicles online. Who do you think they would rather deal with? A saavy seller who is providing quick, efficient service, or the many OLD SCHOOL sellers (including dealers) who most buyers cringe from?

Also, there’s less chance of something going wrong:

• like having your email get lost in the buyer’s spam folder
• or having it blocked by his email server because you (1) didn’t resize the photos (2) you packed the email with too many pictures.

If you get a lot of inquires about your car, you’re going to be spending a lot of time attaching the same photos over and over. It’s simpler to send a single link to every inquiry. In this way you can put up tons of pictures and let them view them until their heart’s content.

Buying a car is a big decision. People appreciate not having their process short-circuited to suit your timetable and needs.

Be helpful. Give buyers the tools they need to make a decision and support them in THEIR process. You’ll stand out as one of the good guys. Doing so has its own rewards AND will help sell your car faster.

PhotoBucket

I recommend the #1 most popular photo site in the country: PhotoBucket.com.

It’s free and you can sign up here: Image and Video Hosting – FREE.

Your pictures are accessible to anyone – if they have an account or not. Simply upload your pictures and send a link. You also get these features with your free account:

• organize your photos neatly into albums with a built-in organizer
• collaborate with family or friends to build group albums using hundreds of album themes
  

  Kit S. with her Honda Civic

• lots of tools for photo editing
• you can resize your photos prior to emailing or uploading to other websites
• lots of effects to add to your pictures, from unique frames and stickers to special effects
• a scrapbook builder – simply drag and drop your pictures into one of hundreds of pre-built scrapbooks
• a slideshow builder so you can post your shows to blogs, websites, or your online profile
• want to add music: use the remix builder

To get your free account with the top image hosting website in the U.S. go to Image and Video Hosting – FREE.

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L. James Johnson’s new book, HELP! I Gotta Sell My Car NOW! New Rules for Selling Your Vehicle Online! is available for download at BayAreaCarGuy.com.