Images add real value to your content.A carefully chosen picture makes your message stronger and communicates effectively with your prospects and visitors.

Sitepoint columnist Alex Walker has shared three ways to help marketers find copyright free photos on Flickr and make their marketing messages more meaningful.

Walker says, “I think we’re all always looking for that touch that makes a design feel fresh and different – a pattern, a photo, or a texture that doesn’t feel like stock. One of my favorites sources is Flickr – but probably not the way you use it.

Sure, most of us know about Flickr’s vast library of creative commons licensed images but there’s another rich vein of fascinating imagery worth exploring.

Many of the world’s great libraries, government agencies, private companies, national & state archives, museums, and historical societies use Flickr as a catalog for their books, documents, illustrations, and photographs. The majority of it is in the Public Domain and copyright free.

This includes organizations such as:

How to Find Cool, Quirky, Copyright Free Photos on Flickr

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