how do i upload pictures

i know this sounds stupid but i cannot for the life of me figure out how to upload a picture to this site i feel like ive tried everything

ive tried hosting and inserting but nothing happens

Did you click the button above where you write your text for a post? You have to copy and paste the link and put it in the middle of

Why do I need a link can't I just post from my images I have on my computer

No you have to upload them to the internet. Your computer can't host them. Like I can't get into your computer and look at your stuff, and you don't want that anyway haha.

^Yeah, only the government can do that.
I usually use photobucket.com, but they have other sites like it such as imageshack. Either way, they are free, you just sign up for one and upload your pictures to it. Once your picture is uploaded, the picture will provide you with some links/options to share it. You want to copy the one thats says IMG or [IMG] and paste it here. then you are good to go.

For a one time deal, hop on www.hostimg.org it's easy and no sign up but no storage.