53+ Free Image Sources For Your Blog and Social Media Posts

In social media, we're all increasingly thinking about visual content. At Buffer, we've shared our own study on the importance of images in Twitter posts for more social sharing. We've explored tools that help anyone create visual content. But there's one question we get asked quite often: Where can you find free, good quality images that are cleared to use for your blog posts or social media content? It's a question with a lot of different answers and caveats. We'll explore all of these and then some in this post about free image sources. What is Creative Commons? There are various types of Creative Commons licenses that range from allowing any type of use with no attribution to allowing only certain uses and no changes. What is public domain? These terms will come up often as we discuss free photo sources. In this post, we'll break down more than 50 different sources and tools for visual content. Searchable photo databases 1.) 2.) Image Credit: khunaspix via FreeDigitalPhotos.net 3.) 4.)

53+ Free Image Sources For Your Blog and Social Media Posts Here at Buffer, we think a lot about visual content. We’ve explored tools that help anyone create visual content. Our social media management tool incorporates image posting because we know how important that element is to engage your followers and fans. But there’s one question we get asked quite often: Where can you find free images that are high quality and cleared to use for your blog posts or social media content? It’s a question with a lot of different answers and caveats. In this post, we’ll share more than 20 different sources and tools for free images, covering searchable image sites, create-your-own-image tools, and more. Free image terms FAQ The following terms will come up often as we discuss free image sources. What is Creative Commons? Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. What is the public domain? What is royalty-free? Royalty-free images aren’t necessarily free. Now, on to the list!

Finding Free Images: Free Stock Photo Websites to Find High Resolution Images “Where can I find free images online?” is often the widely asked question by new bloggers (or seasoned bloggers). If you are one among them, this post is exclusively for you where I’m going to share few free stock photo websites to find HIGH quality images. And the best part is, you don’t have to give any attribution or credit to the images you use. So are you interested in finding free images? We all know, an image is worth a thousand words. If you are blogging for a while, you would probably know the importance of using images on your blog posts or pages. Unfortunately finding high quality images for your websites is really hard. Luckily, there are several free stock photo websites that help you easily download high resolution images to use on your websites for free. Don’t just use Google images on your websites without giving credit. Using random images from Google on your blogs without giving a proper credit to the author (or the photographer), can get you sued! 1. Check out Unsplash

12 Sources for Free Images to Use on Your Blog and Social Media Posts November 3, 2014 by Tricia Goss The image you choose can make or break your social media updates, blog posts and other content. But, finding the right picture to accompany your post can be challenging. Not only do you need to find one that complements your post and grabs readers’ attention, but you also have to make sure you are free to share the pic. You can purchase stock photos, but that could take a bite out of your budget and even then, the choices are not always ideal. When you know where to look, you can find professional, attractive photos that are free for you to use. Why We Love It: Every 10 days, Unsplash releases 10 new, high-resolution photos that you can use in any way you want. Searches and Downloads: There is no search feature, so you’ll have to browse to find the photo you want, but you can subscribe and have the 10 new pics emailed to you each week. The site includes a helpful search feature and you have the option of downloading various sizes of each photo. Related

Totally Free Images.com: Giant archive of royalty-free images MegaCloud - Free 8GBStorage For Sharing + 8GB Backup Space Bitcasa Infinite Drive: 10-20 GB Free Storage 12 Fantastic Free Tools for Creating Social Media Marketing Images September 25, 2014 by Tricia Goss The human brain processes visual data 60,000 times faster than text. Your audience’s eyes are drawn to visual content. They are more likely to engage, share and recall it. Incorporating graphics into your social media marketing strategy is a good call, and – good news! – there are tons of online tools to help you create eye-catching, professional-looking visual content to share on Facebook, Twitter and all of your other social channels. The following list includes one dozen of our favorite tools you can use to create a wide variety of visual content types. 1. Canva is enjoying loads of attention lately, and rightfully so. 2. Free and easy to use, Fotor lets you make collages, image quotes, slide shows and more from your own photos. 3. Memes are highly shareable and Meme Maker lets you customize your own. 4. 5. Pinterest is gaining ground in social media marketing, so Pinstamatic is definitely worth a look. 6. 7. 8. 9. roflbot 10. 11. 12. Related May 20, 2013

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