I’m going to keep today’s blog short and sweet. I have been asked a few times where I find the various images I use for my blog posts and I am happy to share. The importance of a blog image is widely recognized as a key factor in the amount of views a post will receive. If you’re still skeptical you can view this article, or this one, or also this one. Bottom Line: Whatever you do, it’s clear that adding an image to your blog post is important. Adding a striking image to your blog will increase the chance that someone will be intrigued enough to follow through and read your carefully crafted words. Here’s 4 sources for amazing blog images. I use each of these when searching for images and I’ve listed them in the order in which I usually search.
1. Flickr with CC License
This user-generated site is full of great photographs and images which can be used freely on your blog provided you search with the creative commons license filter on. This will ensure that the results you get are restricted to just those images which are free to use. This site provides a huge variety of graphics and you can go wild searching. Picking the proper search word is key in finding the best possible image.
Site: https://flickr.com
2. Zedge
This website is a wallpaper site but typically has great images. All these images are public domain and can be used without attribution. When searching you’ll need to make sure you select a device with a high resolution screen in order to get images large enough to use on your blog. This site usually work great for nature and scenic images.
Site: https://zedge.net
3. Getty Images
This service is an exciting new way to source images for your blog articles. In fact, the company where I work recently inked a deal with Getty Images to provide these images directly within Joomla’s admin panel (through a plugin). This is a fantastic site to find high-quality professional photographs to use on your blog articles. They provide an easy-to-use embed option to help make sure the image and proper attribution shows on your site.
Site: https://gettyimages.com
4. Pixabay
This last website is one I admittedly haven’t used as much as the others but plan to take advantage of more in the future. It provides an easy search functionality and returns high quality images which can be used in your blog articles.
Site: https://pixabay.com
I told you I’d keep it simple today! Check out these sites if you have any image needs for your blog articles. Remember, finding the right image is super important. Don’t neglect this part of your blog process. Happy Searching!