You’re creating a page on your consignment shop web site. Or adding a graphic to a Facebook post, or trying to illustrate a blog entry.

Where do you get an image that will motivate your viewers to read… and more importantly (since everyone can copy-&-paste just about anything)

when is it legal

to use? Here’s an article explaining CC licensing (its full name is Creative Commons licensing) and how it might affect you.

We all know that using a graphic with a watermark is out-and-out thievery (that’s why they watermarked it) but did you know that terrific graphics can be legitimately bought for as little as a dollar? There are also totally fee-free graphics, but they tend to be less stylish. Do a search and bookmark sites you find (and beware, “royalty-free” is not the same as “free to use.”)