Learn to select free website photos by image-specific permissions, attribution, accurate business representation, source records, and checks after publication.
For free website photos, check commercial use, modifications, and attribution alongside the price. Finding an image through search does not itself grant permission.
Distinguish photos of your real business from stock images used for atmosphere. Avoid presenting stock imagery as your own premises or product.
Creative Commons licenses differ in attribution and commercial-use terms. (Creative Commons: Licenses) For a CC image, read its specific license and supply the required credit.
For custom licenses, assess the source’s own terms.
A stock portrait presented as a real staff member changes the claim. Examine source guidance for people, logos, and other depicted elements.
Retain the source and terms used so the publication decision remains traceable.
Check that cropping preserves the intended information. Keep prices and essential instructions in text rather than only inside an image.
When supplying an image URL to a template, check the published result and attribution.
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A: No. Read the image’s license or source terms.
A: Assess permission and terms at the original source.
A: Avoid misrepresentation; use real photos for premises and seating information.
A: Source, image, terms, required credit, and the published page.
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