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13 Easy-to-Use Tools for Creating Killer Visual Content | VerticalResponse

13 Easy-to-Use Tools for Creating Killer Visual Content | VerticalResponse | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

Creating your own images is also an excellent tactic for re-purposing text-only content into enticing images. Here are some examples: Turn quotes into an interesting slideshow, post an event announcement on a pretty picture, place stats onto eye-catching graphs, give a blog post title some pizzaz, create an infographic about the history of your biz, create a catchy, custom featured image for a video, etc. The possibilities are endless.

 

To help you create images that get BuzzFeed-worthy engagement, here are 13 of our favorite and easy-to-use visual content creation tools....

 

63% of social media is made up of images according to Citrix.Photos account for 93% of the most engaging posts on Facebook according to Socialbakers.Photos get 53% more Likes, 104% more comments, and 84% more click-throughs on Facebookaccording to KissMetrics.On Twitter, tweets with images receive 18% more clicks, 89% more favorites, and 150% more retweets according to Buffer.Adding a photo URL to your tweet can boost tweets by 35% according to the Twitter Media Blog.Instagram currently has 300 million monthly active users and 70 million new photos are shared each day.


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ffeog's curator insight, March 13, 2015 4:38 AM

A picture speaks a thousand words - some good resources here for visual content and creation to add a visual dimension to your messages, which tend to perform much better for opens and clicks than text alone.

Carlene Kelsey's curator insight, March 25, 2015 10:22 AM

Content is shared in many forms.  These tools make it pretty easy to get creative.

Michelle Gilstrap's curator insight, March 25, 2015 3:14 PM
Good article to help anyone wanting to create better content.
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53+ Free Image Sources For Your Blog and Social Media Posts

53+ Free Image Sources For Your Blog and Social Media Posts | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it
Find the visual content you need with our complete list of free image sources, offering high-quality images for your blog posts and social media updates.

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Chris Bantock's curator insight, May 19, 2014 4:53 AM

Useful links

Cindy Navarro's curator insight, May 19, 2014 9:57 PM

Thanks to Jeff Domanski for this. 

Ideas 2 Propel U's curator insight, May 20, 2014 1:23 AM

Excellent free image sources.

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14 Amazingly Free Stock Photo Websites

14 Amazingly Free Stock Photo Websites | Distance Learning, mLearning, Digital Education, Technology | Scoop.it

If you've ever tried searching for free stock photos on the Internet, you probably know what a ridiculous hassle it can be.

As a general rule, free stock photos are extremely difficult to find. A huge portion of the stock photo market is owned by professional companies like Shutterstock and 123RF, who charge $20 or more for a single photo. Even when you can find free stock photos, most are low resolution, watermarked, blurry and, at best, uninspired.

Lucky for you, there are a few ways to access high-quality stock photos without any hassle or significant cost.

Here's a lovingly curated list of the world's best free stock photo websites for designers, business owners and anyone else...


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Jeff Domansky's curator insight, October 23, 2014 11:04 PM

Casey Ark highlights 14 free stock photo sources. Highly recommended for bloggers, marketers and content marketing pros 10/10


Thanks to Doug Hall for sharing this article.

wow-a2z's curator insight, October 24, 2014 2:06 PM

So useful for bloggers

Austin Musgrove's curator insight, October 27, 2014 4:59 PM

Images are important to use throughout a websites content but finding great photos can eat-up a lot of time.  Images help attract reader attention by breaking up text and providing visualization.  Adding images will improve also your SEO if a targeted keyword is included into the alt text.  I found the fourteen websites listed above to be extremely useful resources, which I will definitely be of use in the near future!