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How to Host your Template Images in Blogger (Unlimited Bandwitdh)..?

This post explains how to host your template or any other images in blogger without any bandwidth limitations:-

If you are a regular reader of Blogger Tricks, you probably know that previously I had many problems hosting my template images. A year back, I used photobucket to host my template images.. but, the problem with photobucket and many other free image hosts is their bandwidth limitations. Once, you exceed a specific amount of bandwidth, your images won't show, instead.. an irritating ' bandwidth exceeded' image shows. Next, after that I tried to create.. like a new photobucket account per each template.. but, that also exceeded in a matter a couple of weeks.
Not only me, my other blogger template designers are also struggling to find a reliable, free image host with unmetered bandwidth.

I tried to upload the images to blogger and copy the image url from the status bar and use it in templates.. but it didn't worked. But, recently I came to know that we can actually host the images( large) in blogger and hotlink,use them in templates, forums,etc.

Here is the trick..

As usual, create a new post in blogger and upload your template images to that post... but don't publish it... keep it as a draft.
Once you completed uploading all the images, Open each image in a new window.

open image in new window


Once, the image is loaded in the new window, what I previously did was to copy the image location from the status bar and paste/hotlink it in templates. But, it didn't worked!

Copying image url from status bar

Now, the trick is, many people don't know that the url which we copy from the status bar is not exactly the direct link to that image file... that's why we can't hotlink to that image.

So, what we have to do to hotlink to that image is Right Click on the image and ' Copy Image location'. (for firefox users). For Internet explorer users, Right click on the image and go to Properties and then copy the image url from there.

right click and copy image location

Example:
For the above picture, status bar shows...

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2I1cOvOezrFEdtqrtcDlXM5Ftblys2QOKgh4uloxkMlP9i9ilPlecUZBbTbSsW6H_e4_VhyphenhyphenisoXXMyV9sQXk_bQ6hckIYN5nL1biJEiKFXFtaZff9q9DG0-XN3PwAr00247CG2xr1I0c/-h/2008-05-28_124414.jpg


which don't work.

And the Real image url we get after right clicking and copying image location is..


https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2I1cOvOezrFEdtqrtcDlXM5Ftblys2QOKgh4uloxkMlP9i9ilPlecUZBbTbSsW6H_e4_VhyphenhyphenisoXXMyV9sQXk_bQ6hckIYN5nL1biJEiKFXFtaZff9q9DG0-XN3PwAr00247CG2xr1I0c/s1600/2008-05-28_124414.jpg


Which works and we can do whatever we want.. with unlimited bandwidth :D
Hope this trick will be useful to many people who are searching for unlimited bandwidth image hosts.



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Top 5 Free IMAGE HOSTS For Your BLOGS

TOP 5 IMAGE HOSTING SERVICES FOR YOUR BLOGS:

Want to share photos,avatars,signatures,family pictures,animated icons,etc to your friends,family members,message boards,for auctions,forums,for your blogs,etc Here is the list of Top 5 Image hosting services which host your photos for FREE.
Some want to sign up before you upload your photos,and some don't.
But onething is common.After uploading,they will give direct links to your photos or some html codes if you want to share if forums,etc.
Photobucket
Photobucket.com:This is the No1 image hosting service to host your photos,currently hosting billions of images.You can upload your photos,videos directly from your pc and they provide the essential codes for different purposes like,for layouts....direct links,for posting in forums......html code,etc.

Limitations:
Max image sige:1024 x 768
Monthly bandwidth:25 GB (unlimited if you upgraded to pro)
Max file size:1 MB
YOU CAN UPLOAD 20 PHOTOS AT A TIME

Negatives:Can't upload flash(*swf) files for Free.You have to upgrade to Pro if you want to do so.
Imageshack.us
ImageShack.us: It is another free, easy to use image,media hosting service.You can also upload flash(*swf) files.You can upload unlimited number of images as long as they adheres to their TOS.Hotlinking is allowed.You can upload multiple files at a time with the toolbar they provide.

Limitations:
Max image size:1.5 mb.However,you can upload more than that as they automatically resize it for internet use.
Cant' upload more than 1.5 mb for FLASH(*swf) files
No restrictions for video files.

Negatives:You don't have to change the linking codes they provide.
TinyPic
Tinypic.com:This is another one of the free and very good image hosting services.Larger images will be resized automatically.
Limitations:
Max video size:100 Mb and your video duration will not be more than 5 minutes.

Negatives:You can not upload your photos for private purpose.All images uploaded to Tinypic are Public.

ImageVenue.com:This is another Large image hosting service designed to share your photos to your friends,message boards,forums,blogs,etc.
Hotlinking of images is allowed.You can upload Unlimited number of photos for Free.Unlike Tinypic,your photos will not be public.You can share them only to the members you want.
Limitations:
Max file size:1.5 Mb
Files will be deleted if they are not accessed for more than 1 year.
Image formats allowed:Jpeg,jpg

Imgspot.com
ImgSpot: Another completely Free Image hosting service currently hosting more than 4 millions of images and growing daily.No Bandwidth limit and hotlinking is allowed.No expiration for your images.

Limitations:
Max file size: 650 kb
File types allowed:Jpeg,jpg,gif,png

Know another great image hosting service? You can submit it here via your comments.


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