Would you trust a stock photo?

Posted by Bruce Bates
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Nov 23, 2013
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Nelson Smith
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Author

NO, i do not trust on them

Nov 23, 2013 Like it
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Thomas Jungblut
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Entrepreneur

That depends what they use such photo for. If they need a generic photo i.e. to show off a certain product range, it's ok to use Stock photos, even though today there are much better ones availabe on Google (watch out for © Copyright'ed pictures!). But if someone uses a Stockphoto as a profile picture pretending it was them, then i definitely would not trust that person with anything, as it may be false and fake as the photo itself!

Nov 17, 2013 2 Likes Like it
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Bruce Bates
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Cooperative marketing

Joe na definitely not you.

Nov 15, 2013 Like it
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Joe Henning
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Your Profit Connection

I know this for a fact... at least I'm not the one you're referring to, Bruce...!

Nov 15, 2013 Like it
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Bruce Bates
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Cooperative marketing

I won't name names but honestly there is someone who is HIGHLY active on apsense that CLAIMS to be well known - yet the trouble is I have never seen this person off apsense on any social network nor have I seen them actively promote anything and when invited into ANY business they have the reason of "you don't want the trouble that follows me me" for not joining... so I became suspicious of this person and started doing a background check..... their photo is a stock photo available on any number

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Joe Henning
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Your Profit Connection

A stock photo in what is a social site shouldn't be confused with a logo which makes it easy to identify your company elsewhere, but ha anyone ever seen a logo for a Donald Trump company?

Nov 12, 2013 Like it
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Rohan Mahto
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Web Master

no, never, before analyse the actual stock

Nov 12, 2013 Like it
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Raymond Richard
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Team Player

If you are working to earn my trust and business don't use a stock photo. If a person wrote a great article I may want to see a picture, what do I know Ray kroc used a golden M to brand his business.

Nov 12, 2013 Like it
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Joe Henning
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Your Profit Connection

@Xavier, are you using a fake / stock photo to protect from spam??

Nov 12, 2013 Like it
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Dreamz GK
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article writer

Yes, To Protect from spam and make user friendly search.

Nov 11, 2013 Like it
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Warren Contreras
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Old Retired Guy

I belong to another business social networking site and the OWNER used a stock photo, so go figure.

Nov 11, 2013 Like it
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Joe Henning
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Your Profit Connection

Now how about the spam in the previous post, coming straight at us, without even adding some value to the issue Bruce raised?!

However, as for a stock picture issue... Is it perhaps possible that people join APSense under some misguided idea that it's similar to a traffic exchange and not a social site? ...or perhaps they're not all that serious about their business, having just started out with internet marketing, either thinking it's going to be a piece of pie (easy) or just testing the wate

Nov 11, 2013 Like it
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Ed Blount
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Business Owner and Mentor

No I would not. However photos can be a grey area, there are people that use real pictures but of different people from themselves, I don't like that, nor animals, cartoons and the like. Yes we are all different, but is about branding yourself. Agree with Paula.

Nov 7, 2013 1 Like Like it
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Paula van Dun
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Retired

No, they annoy me and I ignore them The purpose of social networking is connecting with people that can develop later in a friendship or even partnership. In my opinion people that hide between a stock photo and have no contact info that can be checked are best to be ignored in my opinion.

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