diff --git a/exampleSite/config.toml b/exampleSite/config.toml
index ce9dd69..46cb441 100644
--- a/exampleSite/config.toml
+++ b/exampleSite/config.toml
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ enableRobotsTXT = true
   youtube = ""
   # choose a background color from any on this page: http://tachyons.io/docs/themes/skins/ and preface it with "bg-"
   background_color_class = "bg-black"
+  featured_image = "/images/gohugo-default-sample-hero-image.jpg"
diff --git a/static/images/gohugo-default-sample-hero-image.jpg b/static/images/gohugo-default-sample-hero-image.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0681583
Binary files /dev/null and b/static/images/gohugo-default-sample-hero-image.jpg differ