Streamload and your Online Auctions
Online auction sites like eBay are all the rage these days, and if you’re anything like me you love the ability to turn all of the random junk you’ve collected over the years (Salad Shooter, anyone?) into extra cash. However, many auction sites place additional fees on hosting pictures through their site. If you have a paid Streamload membership, you can keep your auction listing fees down by hosting images from your Streamload account. Hosting allows anyone to access your file using a simple URL, such as
www.streamload.com/yourname/saladshooter4sale.jpg
You can link this URL to your auction so that visitors to your listing can view images of the item that you’re selling. If your preferred auction site imposes size restrictions on the images they host for you, you can create links in your auction to the large, full-quality sized shots in your Streamload account so that visitors can get a detailed look at your item.
In addition, you can use our Quality Conversion feature to change the size of your image file. This means that you can take your full-quality, 5 Megapixel image file and reduce it in size so that people with slower Internet connections will have an easier time of looking at your picture.
In order to host files using your Streamload account, move the file into your Hosted Files folder. Next, you'll need to link the file using a Streamload Hosting URL. In order to get the URL for your hosted file, go into your Hosted Files folder, then mark the checkbox next to the file. Click on Edit > Basic Edit from the Streamload toolbar. There, you’ll see the Hosting URL near the middle of the screen. Copy the Hosting URL (it’s easier if you right click the URL and select Copy Link Location), and paste into your auction. Remember, the correct URL will be the one that looks like the example URL above! It's important to get the right URL linked.
If you’d like to change the size of your file, mark the checkbox next to the file and click on Edit > Convert from the Streamload Toolbar. The following screen will allow you to choose from a list of formats and sizes available for your file. Here’s a tip: the Quality Conversion feature can only decrease the size of your image file, so it’s always best to upload the largest, best quality picture that you have and then proceed from there.
With a little creativity, you can use your Streamload account to help you create great-looking auctions. Now, if only I could figure out how to stop buying items as quickly as I’m selling them… :)
For more information regarding hosting your files on Streamload, please see our website’s documentation here. Of course, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact one of our support representatives at support@streamload.com. Our crack team is available 24-7 to help you with any questions.
posted by Maxine @ 1:31 PM
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