Any recommended stock photo websites?
-
Hello there,
I'm looking for a stock photo website for our company blog posts. We used iStockphoto in the past, but they raised their prices and it just isn't worth the price.
Does anyone have suggestions for a good stock photo site that is less expensive?
-
Just to update my reply in case someone else finds this question on the forum search.
My stock friend Amos just did a comparison of stock agency pricing:
http://www.stockphotosecrets.com/buyers-guide/7-of-the-cheapest-stock-photo-subscriptions.html
I think that's the freshest look at some of the best stock subscriptions if you need more than a 1-off photo.
-
Thanks for the responses everyone. I'm going to look into all of your suggestions.
-
I think if you're looking to save money, Canstockphoto is usually cheapest for good quality. I'm a former stock photographer so I could refer you around to all the main places if you want. I would start with Canstock, Shutterstock if you need a lot of images, Dreamstime, Istock and Fotolia - as the main players. Depends on your needs though.
-
Shutterstock and bigstockphoto are two cheaper ones
-
Cheaper (much cheaper than iStock) could be http://photodune.net
Dont get me wrong, they don't have the quality of some of the iStock stuff, but I have often got some good images there
Regards
John
-
I have no idea what industry you are in but you can contact local and even national photographers (maybe? depending on your business) and see if you can use their photos while giving them credit or a link. This is especially good with wedding photographers. They LOVE to provide you with photos for the free advertising.
You could also hunt in Pinterest since there are so many stellar photos and contact the photographers there as well.
-
We have used www.istockphoto.com for several years and like BeardCo mentions, you get what you pay for in the Photo area. iStock as you probably already know has great image selection, high quality, and nice - easy to use interface to find just the right image. We have noticed an increase in pricing on their site as well, but have been able to find other images on their site that work for the application we're working on at a lower price-point.
-
We use Istock - I believe you get what you pay for in the stock photography area. There are some free stock photos, but you have to be careful with royalty free etc.
Got a burning SEO question?
Subscribe to Moz Pro to gain full access to Q&A, answer questions, and ask your own.
Browse Questions
Explore more categories
-
Moz Tools
Chat with the community about the Moz tools.
-
SEO Tactics
Discuss the SEO process with fellow marketers
-
Community
Discuss industry events, jobs, and news!
-
Digital Marketing
Chat about tactics outside of SEO
-
Research & Trends
Dive into research and trends in the search industry.
-
Support
Connect on product support and feature requests.
Related Questions
-
The blog section of my website just got deleted, Would it get my website penalized if I posted the same content again?
The blog section of my website just got deleted, Would it get my website penalized if I posted the same content again?
Content Development | | DustChasersToronto0 -
Will having duplicate content on four websites cause a problem?
A client of ours has four websites for different shops they run in the surrounding area. Each website has original content as well as duplicate content. This is for things like product advice which needs to be the same Will having duplicate content on these four websites cause a problem? How can it be mitigated? We can't refer the visitor to another website to get the product information as this will break the user experience, and of course shopping cart sessions will not pass on.
Content Development | | Rebecca.Holloway0 -
Blocking websites.
We have noticed an abundance of requests for some free colour cards on our website, however these are coming from a russian freebie website. how can i block this website, so the link from that forum doesn't work?
Content Development | | TeamacPaints0 -
In my website all the pages are not indexed by google..what to do for the same
In my website http://www.dubins.ae, all the pages are not indexed by google. How to make sure that all the pages are indexed by google?
Content Development | | Muna0 -
Recommendation for Geotheme or other directory plugins / themes
Hello, I was wondering, if anyone here in this community runs a directory using wordpress + a geolocation theme like Geoplaces or Geotheme or others. I have tested Geoplaces and felt with around 100 business entries that my page loaded superslow (up to 4 sec) already on a power server. I would like to work with a fast, secure and SEO-friendly directory theme...any recommandations?
Content Development | | reisefm0 -
Looking for a voice to put on my website
hi i have a voice on my website http://www.clairehegarty.co.uk but i am looking for a new better one that are based in the UK. can anyone please let me know if they use voice widgets on their site and if so which company they use. I am looking for a better one in the UK which offers a better service as well as being vat registered. any help would be great
Content Development | | ClaireH-1848860 -
What Website Visual Structure Software Do You Use?
I need to continually create website trees for our group of websites. I was wondering what software you guys use to create site structure/trees? I've used Powerpoint, Giffy and other diagram software but ideally I want to find something that crawls my site and spits out a diagram and also gives me the option to add none existing trees so I can show new purposed sections. Cheers, Gary
Content Development | | Seaward-Group2 -
Duplicat Website Content? (UK, Ireland)
Hi, My website is based in Ireland on a .ie domain & now I would like to enter the UK market on a .co.uk Is it ok for me to duplicate my .ie website and provide all the information on a .co.uk OR is this considered duplicate content in terms of Google. (I'm led to believe that your own content on my domain's is not considered duplicate & this is only considered duplicate content when you go from .com to .ie, .co.uk etc). (all content, images, branding are my own).
Content Development | | GlenBOB0