I have 3 MB of space, what do I do when it's used up?

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  wildlifeperspectives · Member · Mar 7, 2014 at 4:22 am

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  I’m approaching my size limit

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  raincoaster · Member · Mar 7, 2014 at 4:39 am

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  1) optimize your images before you upload them and you should not run out of space ever

  2) you can host the images elsewhere, like Flickr or a separate WP.com blog, and hotlink them

  3) you could buy a space upgrade, but be aware you have to renew it each year.

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  20somethingsimple · Member · Mar 7, 2014 at 6:13 am

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  I’m not OP but am interested in this topic. How do you optimize your images before uploading?

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  raincoaster · Member · Mar 7, 2014 at 6:29 am

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  You open them in a graphics program and usually they have a default setting. If not, change the resolution to 72 dpi and resize them to the size you want in your blog. Then upload them.

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  20somethingsimple · Member · Mar 8, 2014 at 1:18 am

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  I’ve been uploading photos into my blog that are 1000 px wide and I always have to change them to be 427 px wide or else they are blurry. I just tried resizing them in my photo editor to 427 px wide so I don’t have to resize after uploading them, but they appear blurry in the post! I don’t understand why they appear blurry. The resolution has always been set to 72 dpi.