Small Business Websites

What Photos Should You Put on a Small-Business Website?

Choose useful real images of work, products, people, and locations while protecting customer privacy.

Photograph what customers evaluate

  • Show completed work, products, food, equipment, staff, or the customer-facing location.
  • Capture wide context and useful detail.
  • Use consistent lighting and clean backgrounds when possible.

Protect permission and privacy

  • Get approval before showing customers, homes, license plates, documents, or private job details.
  • Do not download images from competitors or search results.
  • Keep original high-resolution files as business assets.

Prepare images for the web

  • Crop intentionally for the section where an image appears.
  • Compress copies so mobile visitors are not forced to download huge files.
  • Write descriptive alt text for meaningful images rather than stuffing keywords.
When to ask for help

Stop guessing when the problem keeps coming back

Send available photos with a preview request; Cody can identify which ones best support the homepage and where new photos would help.