Almost every business owner will need it, at least once. Whether it’s for a marketing piece such as a brochure, or to add visual interest to your blog…royalty free, stock photography is a valuable commodity.
I’ve been using iStockphoto for many years, but there are several others that are comparable. There are also photo websites that cater to specific niches. Here are some of my favorites:
- Graphic Leftovers
- Pixmac
- iStockPhoto.com
- 123rf
- Getty Images
- stock.xchng
- Corbis (very high quality images)
- Shutterstock
- Dreamstime
Have a niche? Just enter that niche + “stock photos” or “royalty free photos” into Google, and you’ll be amazed at what you’ll find! For example, lets say you were creating a website for an Australian travel company. Enter “Australia stock photos” and you get this as your first choice: www.australiastockphotos.com.
On the specialized photo sites, you should expect to pay more for your images, but it can be worth it!
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