In this tutorial I will explain how to use images.google.com and images.bing.com to find images that are 'labeled for reuse' and images that are 'public domain'. These images can be used freely on your webpages, blog posts, etc.

Let's start with Google.

First step is to go to this link:
https://images.google.com/

You should see this page:

Type in something you want to find an image for. In this example, I will type in 'web design'.

To discover which of these images are free to use, we do three things.
1. Select 'Search Tools'.

2. Select 'Usage rights'.

3. Select 'Labeled for reuse'.

After selecting 'Labeled for reuse', the search results will be filtered and only those images that are labeled for reuse will be shown.

The next page in this tutorial will show how to obtain these images.

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GeekHibrid Premium
This is great training! I personally believe that this subject is a little over hyped for my liking. As far as the owner of the image is concerned....as long as you are using the images to illustrate and to educate, then you are fine.....the owner of that image won't come after you.

It's usually when you try to make money off of the images somehow...like if you are using the copyright image in an Adwords campaign or you are using it to promote your website or product on Facebook and you are using the brand, or the image itself, to grow a customer base, etc, now you are swimming on the deep end....

If it was really that bad on the internet. Large corporations would never have their logos on the internet at all and right when someone attempts to use the logo on their website, they would come right at those people.

In actuality, these individual websites and companies would actually love for you to use their logos in context because it's free advertising...as long as you are not promoting the Coca Cola trademark or advertising the Wealthy Affiliate emblem all over the internet as part of "your brand" or your website, then you will be fine
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christianWA Premium
@GeekHibrid
To me it's a matter of doing the right thing, though. Is someone going to come after you? Probably not. But I'm using someone else's work, and if they have taken the time to provide me a means to download it and use it to illustrate something, it is a sign of respect to provide the attribution. It is a professional courtesy and I'm in the clear of any ramifications at all.

Of course, this is just my opinion. Millage may vary.
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bjdluna Premium Plus
Yes, this is good information. I'm always afraid I'll end up using the wrong type of photo and get sued.
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BlakeG Premium
Awesome training. Ive been trying to figure this out for awhile now.
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MandiChamp Premium
I am happy to read this because I thought all images there were free to use. Thank you!
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christianWA Premium
Great training. Another useful place to find images for reuse is flickr. They too have a "labeled for reuse" filter and link to the creative commons license the image is licensed under which is great for attribution.
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