Images

Images play a big role in getting visitors interested in your site. Before adding images, keep the following things in mind.

Choose the Right Images

Are you allowed to use it?

If you are using an image that someone else created, you must have the owner’s permission. Many images have copyright protection. This means either you can’t use them without paying, or you must provide attribution.

Always make sure you have permission to use someone else’s images.

Free stock images

An easy way to find free images is to use a free stock photo website. A few examples are:

A picture is worth a thousand words

The images on your website will tell a story. Make sure you are choosing images that tell the story you want to tell.

Learning Task

Activity

  1. Visit a few royalty-free websites and search for images to use on your site.
  2. Download them to your computer so that you can add them in the next section.

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