Search, Find, Drag and Drop Freebie Images

As you’re writing an article, enter a term into the search box of the Freebie Images interface located to the right of the post panel. Huver on the resulting thumbnail images to view larger versions and to read descriptions.

When you find an image you want to use, simply drag and drop it into your post! The image will float to the right of your text.

Freebie Images are perfectly-sized for blogs, between 300px and 400px in width. However, you can adjust dimensions with the built-in WordPress image editing function.

You can also add a caption above an image. Set your cursor in the left margin of the image and…just type. If you delete the image by accident, hit the post edit redo button and try again. You’ll get the hang of it.

Special Images Database

Images accessible through Freebie Images are the donated works of Crestock photographers and illustrators. You need never worry about properly crediting an image. Images contain a Crestock watermark, a link to the image location at Crestock.com, and often a link to the photographer’s website.

Images without watermarks or links are available to purchase. Use the image thumbnail to click through to the Crestock online store.

Installing Freebie Images Plugin

You’ll find the Freebie Images Plugin in the WordPress Plugin Directory. Install as usual. If it doesn’t work, check your other plugins. I found a conflict between Freebie Images and another plugin.

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Hit the “Click here to start!” button on Rollip’s home page. You’ll be given a choice of 6 different effects, which can be formatted as either “small Polaroid” or “photo in original size.”

The effect selection page is the only part of Rollip that is a little confusing. The descriptions are too brief, and repetative. Without useful information to help you decide, you need to scrutinize the visual differences between effects (and the variations are subtle!) very carefully. You’ll probably just have to experiment.

With an effect selected, the fun begins if you opted for the “Polaroid” format. You now may choose one of 12 decorations, which include picture captions. Click to upload your photo, and in a moment you can view the “Polaroid” result.

On the final page you can:

• Download the photo to your computer.
• Subscribe to the Rollip Newsletter for tips and ideas.
• Copy and paste the photo link into an e-mail, instant message, or website.
• Share your photo on a social site.
• Create another “Polaroid” photo.

Visit the Rollip Flickr Group to see what other people have done with the application. Because of font caption options, Rollip might be handy for site owners when a different look from the usual image caption style is desired.

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BubbleShare announcement.

Follow these steps to find  the “Download Album” link:

• Log in
• Click on “My Albums” tab
• Click on one of your albums
• Click “View Album”
• “Download Album” is to the right of photos

No further explanation or information is currently available at the website.

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Wordle Example

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Some posts have no compelling images with which to enhance their message. Yet, a visual alongside would be easier on the eyes.  When you are in this sticky fix, Wordle, the artistic word cloud tool, saves the day.  It lets you easily create stylish graphic images from words – faux pictures, if you will.  Because Wordle images are created from your text, they can only be logically, visually, suitably related to your topic.  (See Wordle Example.)

Take the time I authored the dull (yet extremely useful and important) article, Easy Tricks to Target Internet Search Queries. I did not have the heart to screenshot a search box to make a photo.  If I’d known about Wordle, I could have accompanied the article with something magnificent like this:

Magnificent Search Example

I assure you, the brilliant placement of the key words was accidental on my part.  Experiment with Wordle.  It’s free, it’s easy – have fun!

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