"Off with their heads," cries the Queen of Hearts. "Off with their heads!"

The Queen of Hearts is the primary villain of the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. She is a short-tempered monarch who is easily offended. And when her subjects make her agnry, she screams ...

"Off with their heads!"

It seems that many people in our community, and especially new users, are listening to the whims of the Queen of Hearts when they post photos of themselves. This is especially evident in our dearly beloved #introduceyourself posts.

Don't listen to the Queen of Hearts. She gives bad advice.

This is what I am talking about.

And there is one very simple solution!

Drum roll please! HORIZONTAL IMAGES!

The easiest way to prevent the "off with your head" problem on your introduction post is to use a horizontal image (instead of a vertical one).

There are other factors that can be considered for improving your Steemit images, but hands down this is the easiest piece of advice I can give you that makes the biggest change in first impressions.

It is important to note that the first image in your post is used as the thumbnail for your post, so make sure that it is always horizontal. Have a lot of vertical images? No problem, but just don't use them as your first image.

If you don't want to listen to my advice, then "Off with your heads!"

Not in the real world, but definitely in the Steemit world.

@sumatranate

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Image Source: https://pixabay.com/en/alice-in-wonderland-tea-party-276452/