Blogging is a jungle. In this weird competitive niche of writing, attention is like gold. And nothing grabs and holds reader attention than the right pictures. Finding images for blogs can be a tedious and fruitless process. I’ve often found that my own photos are more than adequate for garnishing my ramblings. Sometimes though, it’s clear that my own photos often won’t do the job of holding the reader’s attention.
The search begins. I do the standard image searches and scroll through picture after picture. It’s a struggle to find anything even remotely relevant, let alone images that look good.
Acobox provides a modest array of sharp, clear images for use on blogs. Their home page is stark, but inviting. The designers seem content to let the images do the talking: they’re slick, professional, and full of eye-popping color. Selection is somewhat limited. There are fourteen categories of photos, and some of those only have between five and seven images in each.
The images are easy to transfer. You just select the size you want, and copy and paste the URL. The buttons in the image tool are only compatible with Internet Explorer. As a Firefox user, I found this annoying.
While the images are of the highest quality and flexibility in terms of sizing, I find the relevance of the images to be tenuous. I can’t begrudge Acobox this weakness. Blogging covers such an array of subjects that finding the most relevant images for all blog users is impossible.
In spite of the weaknesses of Acobox, I’m willing to keep my eye on them. The images are so well done that they almost have an “ooh, pretty” hypnotic effect. Find an excuse to use them in your blog and you’ll get replies from people asking where you got them.
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