Only a link...To me, it's annoying to not be able to see a picture.  

I don't want to have to go to another site and click through a bunch of pages to see if you even fit the most basic criteria I might be looking for.

To me, it comes across as a combination of lazy/unprofessional and/or "suspect" (like having to hunt for a price in a store on an item...more often than not, with so many choices, I just keep browsing).

Just being honest...but, wondering why some of these ads have no picture.  Particularly when it's most often, the obscure, never heard of you people...  I'm not going to hunt you down, if you are going to post an ad, post an ad.
Am I missing something?

Your thoughts?

Especially to a new provider. TER does not have a photo uploader. You have to have an image hosting site. You then have to copy the correct URL and paste it in the box. Simple once you figure it out, but to someone new and not computer savvy, it can be a little confusing. I had no idea what an image hosting site was when I started, and I bet a lot of young girls when asked dont know either. Could be as simple as they haven't figured out how to use it yet.

Collect pics all day.

Never know

And with the increased use of smart phones and tablets that dont utilize a mouse the right-click protection does not work.  I would think copyrighting or otherwise protecting photos may be needed.

Agreed.  I am a new provider an I have NOOOO CLUE as to how to add my pictures to my ads/posts.  I have posted two ads so far.

I always post a photo, but I can understand your frustration & why not refer to the website to read the imput?