Cheat Sheet: Social Media Image Sizes

Have you ever uploaded a photo to Facebook or Instagram and it turns out unflatteringly cropped, pixelated or too small? We’ve all been there, and there’s nothing more frustrating than images not looking how you imagined them. With the help of this handy image cheat sheet, those days are now in the past!

The Size of the Matter

As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words and that holds true with social media. Images shape the look of your online brand and when done wrong, they can look unpolished and distracting. Followers are more likely to click on a quality, properly sized image. The better your images look, the more professional your online brand will appear and the more followers you will attract. It’s a win, win! So, let’s talk numbers.

— Caity McCarthy, Social Media Specialist, Sesame Communications