Sell your Pictures on The Web!

Posted 19 March, 2010 in Other, Tutorials

 With a lot of work, and a lot of time, I have made thousands of dollars selling little icons and clip art on the web.

I know that was an awful sales pitch but the truth is that making money on the web takes just as much effort as making money in the real world. If anyone tells you otherwise, they are after your money.
Having said that, here is how I did it:
Gather together, or create anew lots of images you think others need. I am talking about images that belong to you, not just anybody’s.
It is important that these images are photos, icons, illustration, vector files, that people are going to want to use for something. Artistic works are great for a wall, but perhaps not so good for a Power Point presentation. They need to be symbolic in some way. They need to highlight a fact. They need to be useful.
A simple example is arrows. Images of arrows and graphs. All very useful.
Once you have your collection, head over to http://www.shutterstock.com/?rid=72982.
This is an affiliate link. It means that I get a little commission from Shutterstock if you use them. I have such affiliate links to many of these kinds of site, but I link to http://www.shutterstock.com/?rid=72982 because I have found them to be the easiest to get started with, and they sell a lot! You lose nothing.
If you put 10 good and useful images on there, they will start making money very quickly, and do so forever more. It is not a lot, but it just keeps rolling in. I started a few years ago and a simple icon that took no longer than 10 minutes to make has earned hundreds of dollars. This is an extreme example, but if you have images lying around put them on and get them to work!
If you put 100 images on there. You will have a nice little extra income each month. I have around 250 images on it, and every month, I can buy something nice for myself.

Web Address Info-Graphic

Posted 18 March, 2010 in Free Clipart, Free Graphics

Here is a graphic showing a web address with all its parts such as domain name, labels, hypertext transfer protocol etc.

It is free to use.

Click on the following for a large jpg version.

 

Best Social Media Icon Sets

Posted 18 March, 2010 in Free Icons

 Just found a roundup of the best social media icon sets. They rather put my icons to shame, but also inspire one.

These are great for bloggers and website designers who want to link to social sites.
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/freebies/amazing-free-social-media-icon-packs/

Free Robot HTML Sign Clipart

Posted 17 March, 2010 in Free Clipart

This is free clip art of a robot pointing at a sign that says HTML. Good for educational graphics.

Find more pointing at HTML sign here.

Robot Holding Up WWW Sign

Posted 17 March, 2010 in Free Clipart

This is a robot holding up a WWW sign clip art. It is free to use with a link back. It is jpg format but you can find versions of this free clipart WWW sign here.

Robot Pointing at a URL Domain Name

Posted 17 March, 2010 in Free Clipart

This is a clip art image of a robot pointing at a black board with a URL/Domain name on it in a cartoon style.

Here you can find other sizes and transparent png versions of this robot pointing at a domain name.

The image is free to use with a link back to this page or site.

Robot pointing at graph clip art

Posted 17 March, 2010 in Free Clipart

This is a clip art image of a robot with crazy eyes pointing at a graph which is in an upward trend or bullish graph.

Cartoon like and in grey. The character is some kind of service robot and is both business clip art and educational clip art.

Here you can also find free transparent versions of this graph pointing clipart. They are in various sizes and in png format.

This graphic was created for use on The Big Web FAQ site but it is free to use with a link back.

Banned Rubber Stamp

Posted 11 March, 2010 in Free Clipart, Free Graphics

This is a Banned rubber stamp graphic in transparent png format.

You can find it in other sizes under banned stamp clipart or you can find more stamps on the rubber stamps page.

Free Red Gradient Buttons

Posted 9 March, 2010 in Free Icons

 

The following buttons are part of the Red Web 2 Icons where you can find more and in other sizes. They are a rich red with a nice gradient to them. The are free to use with a link back.

 Red Printer Button

Red Network Button

 Red Computer Button

 Red Basket Button

Make your own web 2.0 icons for FREE!

Posted 7 March, 2010 in Tutorials

This is not a tutorial, but a quick guide and tip on making easy web 2.0 icons and buttons using Photoshop for free. If you don’t have Photoshop, I would recommend downloading GIMP which is nearly as god and free.
There is no clear cut style or design for web 2.0 but the term kind means something that look fresh, clean and new.
It can be glassy, textured, even flat, but most of all clean.
To get an icon clean it needs space and proportions.
The icons I am talking about here are based around an image representation on top of a coloured field that can be of any shape but most often rectangular or circular.
So what you are going to need are the basic image shapes and a background to place it on. (more…)
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