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by johnbmw

Posted: 13 years ago 9 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

Hey guys

I'm not really sure that its allowed, can i put a picture purchased from a website (free royalty)
and be put as my picture?

How do you guys do it when you have more than one niche? will ezine be ok with it?

thanks

#author #ezine #picture

Karen Barr 13 years ago

EZA upload agreement says:
Photo must be actual photo of YOU or have YOU in the photo

So, no.
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Winlin 13 years ago

Here's the complete rules for uploading a photo at E-zines:

Upload Your Photo
*Photo must be actual photo of YOU or have YOU in the photo
*We will accept renderings, drawings or non-photo images if they are of YOU
*We will not accept company and/or personal logos, symbols, crests, avatar images, violent, sexually-explicit or offensive material, or copyrighted images author photos
*Photo must be .jpg or .jpeg file
*File size must be Less than 100k
*Your uploaded photo will automatically be scaled to approximately 160x200 image size (size will vary depending on aspect ratio)
*To update a photo simply select a new photo and select upload photo. This will replace your previous photo if one exists
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- Alexa Smith Banned 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Winlin
  
  *We will accept renderings, drawings or non-photo images if they are of YOU
  
  For many people, this is the key clause which enables them to portray themselves in a "photo" without readily being recognisable. Just saying.
  
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  Winlin 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Alexa Smith
  
  For many people, this is the key clause which enables them to portray themselves in a "photo" without readily being recognisable. Just saying.
  
  Were not all as photogenic as you are... Just saying : ) . Anticipating your appearance on "Top Models".
  
  For those that feel more comfortable with an actual photo, I've uploaded one in my profile area. - Cheers
  
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  ankur420420 13 years ago
  
  Ezine has clear guidelines stating that the photo should be yours or should have you in the picture
  
  BTW, why do you want to put some photo in which you are not there?
  
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  johnbmw 13 years ago
  
  thanks everyone
  i get that they want the picture of you there. but with people that have more than
  1 niche and they have multiple pen names, how do you manage the picture side of it
  
  Thanks
  
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  Alexa Smith Banned 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by johnbmw
  
  with people that have more than 1 niche and they have multiple pen names, how do you manage the picture side of it
  
  The options are ...
  
  (i) Don't use pictures (they're not compulsory);
  
  (ii) Use similar pictures for different pen-names and hope nobody notices (they might well not, unless your niches are closely related, but if any were closely related you'd perhaps be using the same pen-name for them, anyway?);
  
  (iii) Use drawings/sketches/cartoons (there are people on Fiverr who'll make them from a photo) which makes you even less recognisable.
  
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Bradley J Anderson 13 years ago

Of course, you could also ask yourself: "How do they know that isn't me in the picture?"

I actually thought about starting a similar thread a few weeks ago after our recent discussion about whether or not using pen names was acceptable/ethical. The results were split about 50/50, I think, but for those who think it's alright to use a pen name, then why not a 'pen photo', as well?
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- Alexa Smith Banned 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Bradley J Anderson
  
  The results were split about 50/50, I think
  
  Astonishing. Only 50% disagreed with me ... :p
  
  Originally Posted by Bradley J Anderson
  
  but for those who think it's alright to use a pen name, then why not a 'pen photo', as well?
  
  I suspect that from EZA's perspective, this is simply a pragmatic issue: if they require pictures to be "of the author" they can't have many copyright problems.
  
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