If you’ve ever added a link to a website on your Facebook profile, you may have noticed that you can choose an image to go with your page link. These images are typically just images that Facebook has found that already exist on the linked page.

These images may not have any meaning outside the context of the entire page, or they may not show off the website to which you’re linking.

If you’re a site owner, why not create a screenshot of your site’s home page, so that when Facebook users want to share something from your website with their friends, they can select an image that truly shows off your site?

Here’s simple instructions on how to create a thumbnail image of your site that Facebook users can attach to a link to your site:

How to get your Website Preview Thumbnail to Show Up on Facebook Share