Blog Hops – Linky List Thumbnails

[Summer]

As I am not yet an accepted member of the Blog Hops group, and am boiling over with curiosity for this topic I have been wondering about for a while now, I decided I would post here and now!

I was wondering whether anyone knew what was expected of linky list thumbnails. Are you supposed to use your blog badge, or a photo relevant to the post your link up with as the thumbnail when you link up? I have been doing a bit of both and others seem to also do their own thing. 

Thanks!

Earl Lover 🙂

[Jenna Drady]

I tend to use both. But the hops that I co host, I always use my badge

[Jessica/YDWWYW/PetTalkMedia]

There are some variations but most people link up a thumbnail of a photo relevant to their post and use the name of their blog in the text field (appears under your photo in the linky list)

[Cathy]

I link relevant to the post from that day.

[Mary DiTosto]

I asked this question a month or two ago and got mixed answers. But some people mentioned that they are less likely to visit a blog during a hop if you use the same picture all the time, so I decided to always use the picture that goes with the post of the day.

[Summer]

Thanks everyone!

[Summer]

Hi again, 

I have chosen to go for the relevant pic in the thumbnail and the blog title in words at the bottom. On b&w sunday, doing this brought me a lot of comments!

Thanks.

[CJ and My Favorite Pup Jasmine]

I don’t think it matters.  Sometimes I use a relevant pic that relates to what the post was about.  Sometimes I just use my badge.  I don’t think there’s a standard.  Whatever you want to do!

[Jessica/YDWWYW/PetTalkMedia]

Yeah…there is no standard. Sometimes one gets you more visits than the other though. Try both ( alternate) and see what works best 🙂

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