5 Fabulously Free Stock Photo Websites

Here's the deal. No one wants to just look at words on a page. That's boring. But using images to spruce up your content can be expensive. In this economy, we are all about saving money.

Now there are plenty of websites out there to get stock photos. But I want to make the search easy for you. Caveat: in order to use the image, most require you to give an attribution. People are willing to let you use there work, they just want to get credit. It's a win-win. So here are my top 5 picks to get those photos and images you need for your blog, e-books, marketing materials, and anything else you can think of.

Free Digital Photos - My #1 go-to site for stock images. Photos and images are neatly organized into categories and the search option is user friendly. If you want to download an image you will have to give your email address so they can send you a confirmation email. You can also pay to use the image for a relatively low cost. 

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Image courtesy of Victor Habbick at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Freefoto - Over 130,000 images free for use online. Images can also be use offline for non-commercial purposes (non-profits, schools, churches). No registration necessary

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                                              Image courtesy of Ian Britton at Freefoto.com

Freepixels - Great quality images that can be downloaded instantly. No registration or email necessary. When you find an image you like, just click the download button and off you go. Just remember to give  Freepixels credit. Images can be used for non-commercial or commercial purposes.

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 Image courtesy of Ian Britton at Freepixels.com

Public Domain Photos - From the website "All photos on this web site are public domain. You may use these images for any purpose, including commercial. But if some photo contains logos and products you need to be careful. Using someone else's trademark commercially can get you sued."

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Image courtesy of Jon Sullivan at Public Domain Photos

FreeImages - Thousands of free high quality images at your disposal. No registration or email. Find an image you like, right click and save as. As always, give the website credit and everything is honkey-dorey. Images can be used for non-commercial or commercial purposes.

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Image courtesy of FreeImages.co.uk