Where to Get Free Quality Images for Your Content

In a previous post, we discussed the importance of images making great, shareable and consumable blog post or any other form of content marketing material for that matter.

The big question now is “Where can we find FREE great images that we can use for our online marketing content?”

We give you this list..

Searchable databases – this is very useful if you’re looking for an image that belongs to a particular category like coffee, dogs, house, etc.

• Dreamstime – this photo database offers a free trial account where you can browse through their free database. 
• Free Digital Photos – if you’re looking for business-related images, this database is perfect for you. Free images are of smaller sizes though, and if you want the bigger version of the image, you’ll need to pay a premium fee. The site also requires you to include credits when using their free photos.
• Free Images – is a searchable gallery of quality stock photos. Downloading the photos may take a bit longer compared to other sites implementing a sign-up-to-download process, but the extra minutes are well worth it.
• Free Range Stock – gives you access to high-quality stock photos by creating a free account.
• Free Photos Bank -  allows you to download free photos without logging in or registering. 
• Other sites – ImageFree, IM Free, Morguefile, Pixabay, Public Domain Pictures, Stockvault, Rgbstock, 

Free-form photos – search and category features on these sites are not as extensive as those used in Searchable databases. They’re more of a discovery site - you browse through them, and pick what you need.

• BigFoto – a royal-free collection of photos most of which are contributed by amateur photographers. Photos are basically organized based on geographic locations – photos taken in Denmark will belong in the category ‘Denmark. No login is required.
• Gratisography – is very easy to use. You just click on the free image you like to download it. Images are high-quality and new photos are added every week.
•  Death to the Stock – you just sign up for a monthly dose of free high-resolution photos. 
• FreeMediaGoo – offers free photos in unique categories like “concrete textures” or “beach background”. No login is required but collection is a bit limited.
• Hubspot – did you know that Hubspot does not only work as a marketing platform? You can also get a package of free photos in exchange for your email.
• Other sites – iStock, Little Visuals, New Old Stock, PicJumbo, Pickupimage, Superfamous, Unsplash, Wikimedia Commons, Can We Image, CompFight, Creative Commons Search, Foter, Every Stock Photo, Image Finder, PhotoPin, StockPhotos.io, TinEye

Over to you..

How about you? Do you use images in your blog articles or social media posts? Where do you get your images? Any more sites you would like to add in our list? Please feel free to leave your thoughts on the comments section below.