Client Photo-Sharing Methods

When a business thoughtfully incorporates their own photos, it can further develop their brand identity and help customers connect with their business.

That’s why we encourage all of our clients to share photos so we can craft the most personalized content for them. These photos can be used for their website, social media content, blogging, newsletters, etc.

Check out a few of the most popular (and easy) methods to help your client figure out the best way to share photos with our operations team whenever they want to!

Google Drive #

To share photos via Google Drive:

Creating a Folder #

1. Sign into your Google account or create an account
2. Go to drive.google.com
3. Click “new” in the upper left corner
4. Select “New Folder”
5. Name your folder (we suggest “[Business Name] Photos for Mainstreethost”)
6. Upload your photos into the folder by dragging and dropping them in or selecting them

Sharing a Folder #

1. While in the folder, click the arrow next to the folder name
2. Select share where you will see two options
   1. Option 1: Share Access
      1. Select “share”
      2. Enter the email(s) you wish to share the folder with
      3. Update access to “anyone with a link” and select your access preferences
      4. Select “done”
   2. Option 2: Share Link
      1. Hit “copy link”
      2. In the lower lefthand side, hit “manage access” on the pop-up
      3. Update access to “anyone with a link” and select your access preferences
      4. Select “done”
      5. Email link to provide access

Dropbox #

To share photos via Dropbox:

Creating a Folder #

1. Sign in or create an account on dropbox.com
2. Click the “Create+” button and select “Create folder”
3. Name your folder (we suggest “[Business Name] Photos for Mainstreethost”)
4. Select your access preferences
5. Hit “Create”
6. Upload your photos into the folder by dragging and dropping them in or selecting them

Sharing a Folder #

1. Hit the “Share” button where you will see two options
   1. Option 1: Share Access
      1. Select “share”
      2. Enter the email(s) you wish to share the folder with
      3. Update access preferences
      4. Select “Share folder”
   2. Option 2: Share Link
      1. Hit “copy link”
      2. Update access preferences
      3. Email link to provide access

Google Photos #

To share a Google Photos album:

Creating a Album #

1. Sign into your Google account or create an account
2. Go to photos.google.com
3. On the left, navigate to “Albums”
4. Select “Create album”
5. Name your album (we suggest “[Business Name] Photos for Mainstreethost”)
6. Upload your photos into the folder by dragging and dropping them in or selecting them
7. After uploading, hit the checkmark in the upper left corner

Sharing a Album #

1. Click the “share” button in the upper right corner
2. Create link
3. Email link

Email #

The easiest way to send multiple photos via email is to create a ZIP folder containing them.

1. Create a folder with all the images you want to send
2. Right-click on the folder
   1. If on Windows: Select “Send to” and choose “Compressed (zipped) folder”
   2. If on Mac: Select “Compress”
3. Drag the folder into an email to send it

Note: Most emails have a size limit of 20–25 MB. If your folder exceeds that, you may need to break it up into two folders and zip each, or, try one of the alternate methods below.

Photo Tips #

• The more photos the better
• If you upload a new batch of photos to a folder or album, let your team know