Pro Corner: How to Add Professional Photos on Houzz
How to upload your photos to your professional profile for the best results
One of the most important parts of any professional’s profile is the photos that are uploaded — number and quality. Photos are the number-one way homeowners find and connect with professionals on Houzz.
Before we go over the specifics of how to upload your images, there are two key things to keep in mind:
Ready to get started? Log into your professional profile, then follow the steps below.
Before we go over the specifics of how to upload your images, there are two key things to keep in mind:
- Bigger is better. Uploading photos with a width of at least 1,000 pixels ensures that they will display best on the site and in the iPad app. We can also support up to 30gb per photo.
- Copyright is important. Upload only images for which you own the copyright or are otherwise licensed to use.
Ready to get started? Log into your professional profile, then follow the steps below.
1. To get started uploading your photos, look for the Upload link to the right of your profile or the big plus sign within ‘Your Houzz’.
2. On the upload page, start by selecting an existing project, or create a new one. The photos you upload here will be organised under the project you select.
3. Select a Category from the four available:
Once you have selected your photo Category, choose the most relevant style from the drop-down.
- Spaces are photos of any complete, residential space that you have worked on.
- Products include any home design goods that you sell.
- Drawings can be floor plans or renderings of any projects that you may have worked on or plan to work on.
- Before Photos include any photos taken of a space before or during your work takes place.
Once you have selected your photo Category, choose the most relevant style from the drop-down.
4. Choose the metro area where the photos were taken. If the exact metro area is not listed, choose the metro that is closest.
Tip: Be sure to fill in the link to your website.
Tip: Be sure to fill in the link to your website.
5. Spend a minute thinking about how you would describe your project, is it a new build, a renovation? It is south facing? Did your client want to incorporate their love of art deco glass in the project? These are all worth mentioning in your keywords. Find out more about how to use keywords well here.
Tip: If you have used a professional photographer be sure to credit them. If they have a Houzz profile this will give them credit for taking the photos.
Tip: If you have used a professional photographer be sure to credit them. If they have a Houzz profile this will give them credit for taking the photos.
6. Next, you can either click in to browse your computer for the images you want to upload or drag them into the grey box below ‘Select Photo Files’. You can select multiple images at this step.
Tip: Follow the photo dos and don’ts to the right of the upload page to make sure your photos will upload properly.
Tip: Follow the photo dos and don’ts to the right of the upload page to make sure your photos will upload properly.
7. Your photos will appear as grey tiles with their file size within the grey box. When you have selected all of the photos you wish to add, click the green ‘Upload’ button to begin your upload.
8. On the next page, you can fill out more information about your photos. The more thorough you are at this step, the more likely you photos are to be found by Houzz users.
Tip: Fill out the spaces category for your photos to appear in their correct category.
Once done, Houzz users will be able to add them to their own ideabooks for future reference on their projects, and can ask you questions related to the work shown.
For more user guides, visit our Inside Houzz section.
Tip: Fill out the spaces category for your photos to appear in their correct category.
Once done, Houzz users will be able to add them to their own ideabooks for future reference on their projects, and can ask you questions related to the work shown.
For more user guides, visit our Inside Houzz section.