Finding images to use on your website

In today’s digital age, having high-quality images to use on your website , on social media, or in marketing materials is crucial. However, finding and purchasing stock images can be costly and time-consuming.

Fortunately, there are many free image libraries available online that can help you find the perfect images for your business without breaking the bank.

Pexels

One popular free image library is Pexels. This website has a large selection of high-quality, royalty-free images that you can use for your business. The images are organised into categories, making it easy to find what you’re looking for, and Pexels also offers a built-in image editor, so you can make any necessary changes to the images before using them.

Unsplash

Another great free image library is Unsplash. This website has a diverse collection of images that are free to use for commercial purposes. The images are organised by collections, which makes it easy to search, browse and find images that fit your needs. Unsplash also has a search feature, so you can easily find specific images by keyword or phrase.

100% Pure New Zealand

100% Pure New Zealand is a really great resource we recommend to all our tourism-related clients. 100% Pure New Zealand provides beautiful, high quality images of our unique New Zealand landscape, free of charge as long as you follow their Terms of Use, licence type, usage, and expiry dates for each asset.

In addition to the above sites, there are many other free image libraries available online that may offer great images for your business.

Some other popular options include Pixabay, StockSnap, and Canva’s free image library. Each of these websites has a large selection of high-quality images that you can use for free.

While using free image libraries is a great way to access high-quality images without breaking the bank, you need to make sure to read the terms of use for each library so you know you are using the images correctly.

And here’s a tip from the team. Make sure the images aren’t too big before you upload them to your site. The bigger the file size the slower your site will run. You can use Squoosh to help compress the images.