Google Profile Photo Update Specs

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Erin

Hi Barb. Just curious about the resolution and aspect of photos you recommend for when posting updates. I found some guidelines suggesting using a 4:3 aspect with a minimum res of 408x270 (I think this might have been older specs guidelines).

I see Google recommends a 720x720 square aspect for photos in general. Do you normally just go with a square aspect? And what size res do you usually use?

Also, I vaguely remember in one of the livestreams you mentioning that it would be good practice to upload the image as a photo first and then add it to the post from the library. I can't seem to find that option when creating an update.

Thanks

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Hi Barb. Just curious about the resolution and aspect of photos you recommend for when posting updates. I found some guidelines suggesting using a 4:3 aspect with a minimum res of 408x270 (I think this might have been older specs guidelines).

I see Google recommends a 720x720 square aspect for photos in general. Do you normally just go with a square aspect? And what size res do you usually use?

Also, I vaguely remember in one of the livestreams you mentioning that it would be good practice to upload the image as a photo first and then add it to the post from the library. I can't seem to find that option when creating an update.

Thanks

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Nevermind, I forgot that you have image size specs in one of the course lessons. 1080x810 looks pretty great after doing some testing.

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Awesome ~ glad you figured it out while I dragged my heels responding!! My apologies, the notification got lot in the shuffle. As an FYI with the changes to GBP I'm you can no longer select previously uploaded photos.

:)