Cost Free and Royalty Free Image Resources (these resources may require registration separate from Idiot Free Zone)

Free Images

RGB Stock

Art and historical document images

https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/project/art-project

https://images.nga.gov/en/page/show_home_page.html

http://search.getty.edu/gateway/search?q=&cat=highlight&f=%22Open+Content+Images%22&rows=10&srt=a&dir=s&pg=1

http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online

Search Engine Optimization

Tips & Tricks

DON'Ts

• Do Not use your browser's back button while creating or editing an article.
• Do Not "drag 'n drop" images into the editor window, unless specifically noted.
• Do Not use media unless you are the owner or have verifiable permission.
• Do Not link to media (images, videos, audio, etc.) outside of this website. Media must be included/embedded in articles. When linked media moves or becomes unavailable, it will not display and therefore makes your article appear broken.
• Do Not use paste keyboard shortcuts - CTRL - V (Win) and CMD - V (Mac)

DOs

• Use clipboard paste feature

Guidelines

Article Submission

Submitted articles are marked pending until approved. Articles and any accompanying media are reviewed separately. Once approved you will be notified and the items will be available online. Articles can be edited after approval but must go through the approval process again. Media files remain approved unless the original file has been overwritten or changed in any way.

Note: This approval process also applies to your profile.

Article Submission Rules

• Must not contain controversial or illegal content.
• Must not contain promotional content or links that promote products or services.
• Must not promote unethical or illegal activities, business practices or create a less-than-optimum user experience.
• Must not be formatted as a press release.
• Must not contain negative comments about any product, company, individual, or group.
• Must not be formatted as personal email, a letter or a blog post.
• Must not contain rehashed, or reconstituted content, or material that is too similar to a prior submission.
• Must not contain unattributed content to which the author does not own the rights.
• Must not contain pornographic or crude material or profanity.
• Must be drafted in good English, which includes good grammar, punctuation and spelling.
• Must not be time sensitive.

Media (images, audio, video)

Articles that have an image, get read at a much higher rate. On the site and when they are shared, it creates a "thumbnail" image that creates interest to make readers take a closer look. Once opened, images help make articles look less "intimidating". The use of two or three other images scattered through the text, work even better.

Once you have written a piece, if there is no opportunity to take your own photos (best) you should at least use a "stock photo" When going that route you must be certain that you do not use a photo, illustration or video that is protected by copyright.