Limited budget - Finding images for content

[Bread]

Hello,

Starting a WH Affiliate site with a fairly limited budget. I'm deciding to write content myself and budget my money purely for SEO.

Images are an important aspect of content, but I haven't factored this into my budget.

How do you guys obtain images for your articles that are fairly specific?

 

[blogzandstuff]

Hello,

Starting a WH Affiliate site with a fairly limited budget. I'm deciding to write content myself and budget my money purely for SEO.

Images are an important aspect of content, but I haven't factored this into my budget.

How do you guys obtain images for your articles that are fairly specific?

I use pixabay but it depends on your niche. I usually make my own using clippingmagic to cut out different images then put them together to make something original

 

[nitin paka]

I can suggest some best website to buy photos online:
* Hutterstock
* Photocase
* Istockphoto
* Depositphotos
* Adobe stock
* Shutterstock

 

[MisterF]

Should still work in 2018;

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/30-best-sites-for-free-stock-images-in-2017.957187/

 

[C3PA]

Have you considered using royalty free images from stocks?

 

[hekke]

Pixabay

 

[Deleted member 938565]

Not sure if it's relevant for your niche, but taking screen of youtube vid can work

 

[wblteam]

You can find a bit more sites here https://blog.snappa.com/free-stock-photos/

 

[radiant13]

Free at unsplash
For purchases I like 123rf for their on demand plan since I don't have monthly needs.

 

[rimvy]

Thestocks dot im, try it.

 

[Visual Eagle]

Not sure if it's relevant for your niche, but taking screen of youtube vid can work

This is gold especially with HD videos and 4k screen just make sure to do some photoshop work like placement (size edit) and maybe add something so it makes it totally unique.

 

[Writer7]

Type "public domain images" in Google and you will find several good places. Pixabay is a safe bet.
Sometimes you can take your own photo with the cell phone and process it with Pixlr-o-matic, to give it a special look. It would be as good as any stock agency photo, just follow basic photo composition principles - main subject, no distractions, etc.

 

[SimonSez]

Not sure if it's relevant for your niche, but taking screen of youtube vid can work

is this legal or copyright protected?

 

[SimonSez]

This is gold especially with HD videos and 4k screen just make sure to do some photoshop work like placement (size edit) and maybe add something so it makes it totally unique.

what free tools do you use to do this, I have a blog and want to post images but dont know how to screen cap youtube videos in HD.

 

[Wilson Grant Fisk]

Plenty of royalty free images and stock photos in these sections:
https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/downloads-graphic-design.171/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/member-downloads.29/

 

[Deleted member 938565]

is this legal or copyright protected?

Not sure, but I don't see how you'd have any problem with it. Just resize/change it slightly if you're worried

 

[SimonSez]

Not sure, but I don't see how you'd have any problem with it. Just resize/change it slightly if you're worried

How do you capture screen caps what tools can I use that are free

 

[Deleted member 938565]

How do you capture screen caps what tools can I use that are free

Your OS should have built in tool. if on windows, search for "snipping tool"

 

[SimonSez]

Your OS should have built in tool. if on windows, search for "snipping tool"

thanks found it, never even knew about that snipping tool free on windows lol

So just pause the video on youtube and than use snip tool and then change the color a bit

 

[mdcnet]

Awesome thread

Any suggestions for best tool/software to edit the images in a few dif ways to make them 'unique' to the almighty Google Empire?