{"id":15593,"date":"2017-09-28T11:26:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T18:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=15593"},"modified":"2022-11-25T17:20:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T01:20:40","slug":"istock-vs-free-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/istock-vs-free-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"Why iStock vs. Free Stock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15602\" src=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_logo_complete.png\" alt=\"iStock Logo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_logo_complete.png 1000w, https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_logo_complete-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_logo_complete-768x319.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Are you looking for a better way to grab your audience\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s attention? Get the impact you need though visuals &#8211; images, videos, illustrations, and even simple vectors can make webpages, documents, and presentations exciting and more interesting.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not a professional photographer or illustrator, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t worry, it can be free or easy, or top quality and easy, the choice is up to you, but I would recommend purchasing stock content rather than downloading that free image you did a quick search for and here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s why&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Quality. <\/strong>Free might sound good, but the quality and exclusivity of an image probably won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be included. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/go\/istockphoto\">iStock<\/a> offers a range of top-quality stock that can be used not only online, but in print versions too. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a better option than a free stock download because you can have access to various sizes that help you complete a wider array of projects. From general images to very specific content (eg. a search for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcCamping\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 produces 96,573 photos, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcCamping on Isle of Skye\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 produces 85 photos). You will be able to find an image that helps you connect to a very specific audience, event, or location and one that has not been overused.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Avoiding the Obvious. <\/strong>Nobody enjoys looking at Clip Art or bad, blue hue \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcoffice setting\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 pictures that are meant to represent the masses. In fact, those types of images may even help drive your audience away! Paying for your stock images opens up a world of unique, quality content that will help encourage your readers to linger a while. For example, the illustration below about managing profits is targeted, beautiful, and impactful.<\/li>\n<p> \t&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Cost. <\/strong>OK, so buying stock photos is obviously not free, however, prices are flexible and affordable, and cater to your needs. With a few credits to start out with, each download cost can be broken down into a certain amount of credits based on the size of file you need. iStock offers both Essential Collections (lowest price) and Signature Collections (highest quality), offering a wide scale of quality images for various budget sizes.&nbsp;\n<p>Credit pack options include 1,3,6,12,18, 24, etc up to 300 images (there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s even a discount on large credit pack purchases). Or if you think you will need more than a couple of downloads per month, a Subscription pack option may be the best option for you. You can buy annual or monthly subscriptions for 10, 25,50,100 or 250 images downloaded per month. Plus, if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve got an annual subscription or a subscription with auto-renew enabled, you can roll over up to 250 unused downloads month to month.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Licensing. <\/strong>With free stock, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s always a risk involved &#8211; do you really know if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re allowed to use that image the way you want to? Paying for stock gives you peace of mind about licensing, you know the photo is yours to use how you wish without any copyright issues coming back to haunt you.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Legal Guarantee. <\/strong>This is something that will NOT come with your free downloads. iStock images come with a $10,000 legal guarantee, so when you use content within the terms of the license agreement, there won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be copyright infringements, trademark, intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights violations. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s worth paying for!<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li><strong>Branding.<\/strong> Once you buy an image from iStock, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s yours to use on almost any project. Need some ideas? How about advertising, marketing, speaking events, billboards, apps, websites, social media, TV, film, homeschooling, presentations, newspapers, magazines, books, product packaging, cake decorating, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Who is iStock?<\/h2>\n<p>iStock is a leading provider of the highest quality photography, illustrations, video clips and vector files online. Selling stock content since 2000, the library is bursting at the seams, the quality is leading-edge, and the easy to use Search and Filter options are fantastic. Being a leader in the business, iStock comes with additional member benefits and partnerships, legal rights and guarantees too- what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not to love?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/go\/istockphoto\">Get started today.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking for a better way to grab your audience\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s attention? Get the impact you need though visuals &#8211; images, videos, illustrations, and even simple vectors can make webpages, documents, and presentations exciting and more interesting. 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