Talk of the Town #8 – How to Get Featured

Welcome back to Talk of the Town!

Before we look at this week’s wonderful features, here are a few little tips about how to get featured at Talk of the Town, and improve your blog at the same time.  We really want to feature you!

How to Get Featured at Talk of the Town (or any link party!)

As everyone knows a picture is worth a thousand words, and that’s so true for blog photography.

Make sure your photos are just as awesome as your project, recipe, or post is!

Here are few tips:

1 Make your photos larger.

Don’t make them mega large, but we frequently see great projects we’d love to feature, but the photos are just too small.

You are more likely to get featured if your photos are LARGER.

2 – Shoot in good light.

A cloudy day outdoors, or a well-lit spot indoors tend to make the best places to take photos.  Along that line, don’t use your flash.  It ruins otherwise great photos.

3 – Create a “scene”.

Dress up your photos with props that make your photo more interesting, but not too cluttered.

4  – Use a foam board as a backdrop.

A white foam boardmakes a crisp, bright background for small projects or recipes and instantly makes the photo POP!

If you’ve ever been frustrated that your link wasn’t chosen as a feature, we hope these few tips will help.  Now, on to the party! 🙂

First, let’s take a look at what you may have missed from your party hosts!

Free Farmhouse Photo Printable

Farmhouse Milk Bottles in the Shop

Trash to Treaure Cubbies

Reclaimed Wood Crosses

Pallet Coffee Table

Barn Wood and Lathe Cross Sign

Sunday Verse

Gluten Free Chocolate Revel Bars

Recent Finds & February Deals

Railroad Tie Lamp

Project Ideas for Old Chairs &  New Blog Layout

DIY Tin Can Vase

Interview with Fixer Upper Client

Inside a Fixer Upper Client’s Home After the Show

How to Get the Fixer Upper Look Without Being on the Show

Vintage Washboard Message Reminder Center

Here’s what we’re talking about from last week’s party!

Chippy Green Empire Dresser – D.D.’s Cottage

Antique Typewriter Collection – Forever Decorating

Refinished Antique Baker’s Cabinet – Refresh Living

Shoe Cubby Dresser – My Love 2 Create

Repurposed Railing Photo Display – Dazzled While Frazzled

Recourt Zgallerie Table Knock Off – Straight Outta Pinterest

Repurposed Tea Pot Bird House – Scavenger Chic

Each week we feature a blogger and their blot to introduce you to different bloggers that link up with each week.  

Make sure to pay them a visit and say hello while you’re there!

This week our featured Blogger is Mistie from Homespun Engineer!

Mistie is a wife, mom, and super creative crafter.  She loves dressing up in high heels and pretty pink lip gloss, and other days craves a baseball hat and paint splattered t-shirt.  Be sure to pay her a visit!

If you were featured today, feel free to spread the word and display this button!

Now, it’s your turn!

Here’s something I think you’ll love, from our very own, Becky at Beyond the Picket Fence!

Crafting with Wood Pallets (affiliate link)

Viya con Dios,