The photo I used above is part of the topic in this blog. It is a free image I took from a site called Pexels. Notice that there are two photographers on each side? They aren’t paparazzi and the ladies on the table aren’t celebrities.
They’re just models pretending to talk to create a photo with context. The photo might even be intended for a blog titled “How to Communicate Confidently”. You might also have a different blog topic for your solopreneur website.
But no matter what topic your blog is about, you must always include photos, images, or any other forms of visuals to appeal to the reader. Why? Keep on reading.
Why Are Visuals Important in Your Business Blogs?
1. They boost visually appeal
A blog without photos is just bland and boring making your visitors leave without reading a single word. Adding photos to the body of the blog brings an emotion to it which also connects with the readers.
2. Better structuring
Aside from being boring, a blog that’s all text is harder to focus on and could cause eye strains on the reader. Provided that they won’t leave after being bored looking at your bland blog page.
Pictures in between paragraphs and subheads will give your readers a break in reading which helps in absorbing information from your content.
3. Ranks higher in SEO
The more appropriate the images in a blog post is to the topic, the better it performs in search engines. You can also add tags, descriptions, or titles of images that will fit your content. Make sure to write these descriptions using the right keywords.
4. Makes it easier to understand complex information
To understand concepts in a blog, readers need to have graphic examples while reading. And because not everyone is imaginative or tech-savvy, you as a content creator must provide an image that helps with a reader’s understanding and visualization.
5. Better exposure in social media
Have you noticed that you tend to ignore posts on Facebook and Twitter that don’t have any image content? The same goes for everybody else. That’s why nowadays, social media news feeds are overcrowded with emotional and creative images to elicit engagement.
5 Free Image Resources You Can Use:
1. Alegri Photos
Alegri Photos is a free image site that’s very simple and user-friendly to those seeking images and it’s uploaders. If you’re short on time looking for photos, this straightforward image resource is your best choice.
2. Pikiwizard
Pikiwizard boasts 100,000 free images for you to use. A lot of users choose Pikiwizard as their favorite because this site has an editing function for their photos. Some of these features include filters, insert texts, merging photos, and drawing shapes.
3. The Jopwell Collection
Some free image sites require you to attribute their photos visibly. The Jopwell Collection is one of them. The catch is, they have a lot of albums with hundreds of photos inside for you to choose from – all made and featuring the people in the Jopwell community.
4. FreeImages
FreeImages, formerly known as stock.xchng, is the best source of high-quality and royalty-free images for blogging. There’s a whopping amount of 300,000 images for you to choose from. Just enter the keyword and browse through their collection of images until you find what you’re looking for.
5. Pixabay
For the final free image source, you have Pixabay – the site with 1.8 million+ stunning images you can use anywhere. Not only that but they also have vectors, illustrations, and videos. All you have to do is type in the keyword, choose the orientation of your desired photo, and press enter.
The next time you’re writing a blog for your website or business, make sure you’re putting in some appropriate and beautiful images to capture the heart of your readers. These 5 websites aren’t the only sources for free stock images, search the web for more of them!
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