Simplest Way to Get Images For a Website

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Simplest Way to Get Images For a Website

Posted by: Matt Tags: blogs, flickr, images, Tutorial Videos, Videos Posted date: May 10, 2011 | 2 Comments

simplest way to get images for a website

Want to know the simplest way to get images for a website? Almost every website owner wants the answer to what appears to be a relatively simple question.

Most website owners are constantly on the look out for new and interesting images to include in blog posts or elsewhere on their website. We all know that there are a multitude of stock image websites out there with very stock looking images. The key to standing out is to avoid stock looking images and to find images that are a little more personalized and creative.

Unless you want to spend all of your spare time taking photos of things so that you can build up your own repository, you’ll need to find a source for these inspiring images. Some would be surprised to know that there is a free solution with millions of photos submitted by millions of people all over the world.

If you haven’t guessed it yet, the solution is Flickr. Flickr is a photo sharing service where people have willingly agreed to allow other people to use their photos at no cost. However, not all Flickr images are available to be used on your website so you need to be careful.

(Image Credit: z287marc)

Watch How To Get Images For a Website

In the video below you will learn…

how to search for images on Flickr to use on your website.
how to modify Flickr images to suit your needs.
how to upload Flickr images to your WordPress website.

(If you’re reading this in email or RSS, click here to watch video.)

Interested in learning more about how to use images on your website? Take a look at Image SEO where I showed how you can optimize your images for search engines.

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2 Comments for Simplest Way to Get Images For a Website

Lynne Hooper

This was excellent, very clear. Thank you! Do you do consulting by the hour? You can answer to my Facebook messages if you like.

Matt Hooper

Hi Lynne,

Yes, I do hourly consulting among other services. You can see a complete list of my services at http://www.matthewhooper.com/services/

Did you send me a message on Facebook? I didn’t see it.

Thanks for coming by the site!

– Matt