Yes, You CAN Use Images You Find in Google!
Why Is Using Google Images a Bad Idea? If you've been publishing content online, whether a website, a blog, email, or social media posts, you've probably heard that it's not OK to just reuse photos or graphics you find using Google Images.
And, in general, that's true.
When you do a simple search on Google, you're likely to get many search results that contain copyrighted images.
Using copyrighted images is illegal, and that's why we're told to avoid grabbing files found on Google Images.
But There IS a Legal Way to Find Pictures in Google Images If you do the search the right way, you can find pictures in Google Images you are allowed to use on your site, blog, or social media accounts.
You need to do an Advanced Search and select the correct type of licensing to find acceptable images to reuse.
How To Find Pictures You Can Use in Google Images:
Even though I use this method to find images, I also still use stock photo sites, some free and some paid.
If you use a free stock photo site, check the rules.
Sometimes you must display a credit with the photo.
When I use a paid site, I try not to pay more than $1 for each image.
Make sure you're not paying more for a larger or higher resolution image than is necessary on the web.
You don't need 300 dpi, which is good for print - you can live with 72 dpi - and the bigger resolution creates a bigger file which causes your page to load slower.
And you usually don't need a huge 1000+ px image.
The biggest you typically put on a web page is 600 px unless you're using it in a big slide show or as a major graphic element on your site.
The images I use in my blog posts are around 300 px wide.
Make sure you have the right to use the images you use for your business!
And, in general, that's true.
When you do a simple search on Google, you're likely to get many search results that contain copyrighted images.
Using copyrighted images is illegal, and that's why we're told to avoid grabbing files found on Google Images.
But There IS a Legal Way to Find Pictures in Google Images If you do the search the right way, you can find pictures in Google Images you are allowed to use on your site, blog, or social media accounts.
You need to do an Advanced Search and select the correct type of licensing to find acceptable images to reuse.
How To Find Pictures You Can Use in Google Images:
- Go to Google.
- Click on "Images" at the upper right.
- Enter your keywords and search for images.
- DON'T REUSE ANY OF THESE IMAGES!
- At the right of the search results screen, click on the little gear icon for the Settings menu.
- Click on "Advanced search".
- Your keyword(s) will appear in the first field.
Scroll down to the last field. - Pull down the "Usage Rights" menu and make the appropriate choice based on how you intend to use the image.
If you run a business, you'll probably want to choose either "free to use or share, even commercially" or "free to use, share or modify, even commercially". - Click on the "Advanced Search" button.
Even though I use this method to find images, I also still use stock photo sites, some free and some paid.
If you use a free stock photo site, check the rules.
Sometimes you must display a credit with the photo.
When I use a paid site, I try not to pay more than $1 for each image.
Make sure you're not paying more for a larger or higher resolution image than is necessary on the web.
You don't need 300 dpi, which is good for print - you can live with 72 dpi - and the bigger resolution creates a bigger file which causes your page to load slower.
And you usually don't need a huge 1000+ px image.
The biggest you typically put on a web page is 600 px unless you're using it in a big slide show or as a major graphic element on your site.
The images I use in my blog posts are around 300 px wide.
Make sure you have the right to use the images you use for your business!
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