How to Host Third Party Images in Blogger

Don't you just hate it when you find out the site you've been using for almost five years to host images decides to start charging you $400/year overnight? Um....no. I don't make enough to justify that cost, and I'm just cheap.

Do you not want to pay for third party image hosting? No worries! Here you will learn to host host third party images in Blogger. It's easy and free to do. This is a great tip for anyone wanting to save some money and use a blogging platform they're comfortable with. Video and written directions both available.

So today I want to share with you how to host third party images in Blogger. It's super simple, even if you're not the most tech savvy individual. {If I can do it, anyone can!}

Let's get started with the video.

Feel free to ignore the part where I talk about the TpT UTM codes. I started going that route, and then realized I would need to log into my traffic tag - which means logging into my dashboard. I'm just not comfortable with all of internet land seeing that. ;)


If you're more of a written directions person, no worries!

  1. Log into Blogger.
  2. Create a new post.
  3. Upload your picture like you would if you were writing a normal post.
  4. When the image is uploaded, right-click on it. 
  5. Click "Copy Image Address".
  6. Now you can paste that URL into the area you need it - your TpT site, blog, or whatever other online location where you would use third party hosting. 
  7. Do NOT publish that blog post. Just save it. I named mine something so I can find it again (3rd party image hosting). 

That's it. Really!

You've now saved yourself from having to pay $400/year. And yes, there are plenty of other options out there as well - but since so many teacher bloggers already have a Blogger account (whether you currently use Blogger or have since switched to Wordpress like I have), it makes sense for us to use this platform. Free. Easy. Done! :) 

Questions about how to host third party images in Blogger? Ask below! I'll do my best to help you out. 
Do you not want to pay for third party image hosting? No worries! Here you will learn to host host third party images in Blogger. It's easy and free to do. This is a great tip for anyone wanting to save some money and use a blogging platform they're comfortable with. Video and written directions both available.

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