πŸ†˜ Your Frequently Asked Questions ANSWERED + TIPS ! Including My Top 10 Royalty Free Image Sites !πŸ”

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πŸ†˜ This is a special post for new steemians but can be helpful for anyone with my list of top 10 Royalty Free Image Sites !! After being on steemit now for 1 year and 6 months after joining on July / 13 / 2016 , I get asked many questions when im on by new members , and usually they are the same questions , so I will attempt to answer the most common questions about the platform and I will also try to give you some tips on how to succeed more happily on Steemit and avoid flags !

πŸ†˜ All Cartoons Created by me/of me, on bitmoji.com !πŸ†˜

➑ TIPS + INFORMATION !!β¬…

πŸ”΅ (1) BEGGING/ SPAMMING !
And I can not emphasize this enough !! Do not Beg , Drop Links etc on peoples comments section of their posts , OR in their Wallet , OR In Steemit Chat ! Especially when you leave links without even a comment to the persons actual post and your link has nothing even to do with their post ! Asking Upvotes for Upvotes OR Follow For Follow or saying "Im new to Steemit come see my post!" Is A Sure Fire Way to have the opposite effect , and get you FLAGGED By most people here on steemit !! Nobody likes Spammers ! So please respect your fellow steemians and stay on their good side , they will be more likely to Follow and Upvote you plus Resteem your posts once they get to know you !
➑(Plagiarism / Copy pasting / Spamming can earn you a visit from steemcleaners or cheetah

πŸ”΅ (2) Steemit / Steem Logo Use !
Ok , I wrote this in my last post , but it bears repeating here again !
https://steemit.com/colorchallenge/@karenmckersie/color-challenge-friday-blue-tribute-to-steem-images-my-fav-blue-bitmojis-i-created
➑ "The new Green "STEEMIT" Logo is subject to copyright infringement and can not be used ! BUT the Blue "STEEM" Logo is licensed under Creative Commons (CCO ) So its free to Copy / Modify / or distribute , even commercially , without asking permission !"

πŸ”΅ (3)"Heres Your Top 10 Royalty Free Image Sites !
These are licensed under Creative Commons (CCO) And are free to use , Distribute / Copy / or Modify or use commercially without asking permission !"

➑ (1) unsplash / Tons of high res. images , free to download /
(2) stocksnap.io /Thousands of free stock photos , no atrbution required !
(3) pixabay / Great go to site , exclusively for stuff with pixels
(4) splashbase / for royalty free high res. videos and images !
(5) Giphy.com! I use this a lot !
(6) lifeofpix.com / free high res photography
(7) pexels / Best free stock photos , all in one site !
(8) picography unlimited free downloads of vectors , photos and graphics !
(9) negativespace / high res photos , no restrictions !
(10) freepik / thousands of images for designing or adobe illustrator use !

πŸ”΅ (4) Steem Will Rise ! HODL !
Steem is currently undervalued big time my friends ! try to "HODL!" Onto what you have in STEEM if you can ! as Steem is expected to rise significantly after Hard Fork 20 and the SMTs ( smart media tokens) are released around the end of January !? Unless you currently need the funds to survive like I do then by all means do whats best for YOU! And dont follow the hype or negativity you hear in the news ! As we all know : Buy Low / Sell High !!

πŸ”΅ (5) For much more very helpful information :
Go into the "Hamburger Menu" Those three lines , Located beside you little picture in the top right of your screen ! a whole list of stuff will come up for you to check out about steemit ! Especially the FAQ section !(Frequently asked questions ) you will also find the Steemit App. Center and Steemit Chat in there , as well as Where to go to vote for your Steemit Witnesses ! (pick 30)

πŸ”΅ 😜 If you have any questions or if you would like to add anymore information : Please feel free to comment below and I will try to help as much as possible ! As my time is just as valuable as yours , please only leave me links if it has something to do with my post , and you have valuable information to share with others , that will help them as well ! THANK YOU !


πŸ’™πŸš€ "Thanks for stopping by and all your support in helping me to hit Reputation 70 after being on 69 Over 6 months Now Lol ! Im now at 69.973 ! So im almost there , maybe two more weeks ! Its been much appreciated THANK YOU !" πŸ’™πŸš€
➑ ( Get all your stats and more , just google / steemworld.org !) β¬…


@karenmckersie / @momskitchen

πŸ’™ I Created My Collage on photodirector !πŸ’™

πŸ‘ Thanks @merej99 for awarding me the Community Engagement Badge !


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πŸš€ "Canada Banner & Giphy Below Created by @gavinthegreat Thanks ! (Free to use !)"

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The steemit lady , AKA @karenmckersie doing what she does best ie guiding others in order for all to be successful here. Keep up the good work. Upped and resteemed.

Awe thanks @charles1 for your continued support and awesome comments ! its much appreciated !πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜€πŸ’•

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Welcome and more success

Welcome to the Hood ! Your going to love it here !!πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜€πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€

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simply amazing. Karen for President! you surely earned my vote.
For starters, i did write on similar subject where I also added that folks should keep posting to relevant tags and for minnows direct at less busy ones. constant engagement to get followers and follow the rules.
nice post and resteemed so my humble self and my 2k+ followers will join hands to push my canadian lady to that enviable reputation. one question= where do you calculate your reputation?

Thanks so much for your awesome reply ! i put it up top , just google : steemworld.org its a fantastic site with all kinds of stats on anyone you want to see includeing yourself ! πŸ˜€

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Sure will check it out. Thanks my best Canadian lady

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All good tips and tricks which cannot get emphasized enough! Especially the Steem logo is a good one, I dont think a lot of people are aware of that!

(Here is my nice upvote that will not get you to rep70 because Im only rep54 hahaha..Good luck on that trail!!)

Oh wow ! Thanks @karinxxl for your awesome and kind reply plus the upvote ! im following you now ! haha , you are a great example as to how to comment on a post ! Best of luck to you steeming on !!πŸ’™πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€

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Thanks for such tips. Seriously alot of newbies like me need such advice. Am happy seeing and taking this your advice.i have started following you

Thats awesome ! Thanks @gimba ! Im glad to help , and will follow you back ! best of luck steeming On !πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸ’™

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I actually didn’t know that about the Steemit logo and thought the new one was free to use just like the old one. Very helpful.

I couldn’t agree more about your comments regarding spamming and begging for upvotes. Surely it must also be quite humiliating for the person doing the begging.

It kind of reminds me of some advice I received years ago. Walk into the room as if you already belong there. That way people will treat you with respect immediately. The same goes for Steemit. Treat Steemit like you know you belong and as if everyone here is your family.

You wouldn’t beg your family to follow you would you? You’d just expect that they will in their own good time.

And you’ll only gain followers if your content is good. Produce shit content and no one will show any interest.

So true my friend Thanks for all your awesome support and Great reply @mazzle ! my sentiments exactly , as it gets quite tiresome somedays !! you just watch someone come along and not read my post at all (as usual ) and spam me lol!! its guaranteed to happen lol!! Best of luck to you !πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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I think it's better to list them with spacing. Something like this:

  • (1) unsplash / Tons of high res. images , free to download /
  • (2) stocksnap.io /Thousands of free stock photos , no atrbution required !
  • (3) pixabay / Great go to site , exclusively for stuff with pixels
  • (4) splashbase / for royalty free high res. videos and images !
  • (5) Giphy.com! I use this a lot !
  • (6) lifeofpix.com / free high res photography
  • (7) pexels / Best free stock photos , all in one site !
  • (8) picography unlimited free downloads of vectors , photos and graphics !
  • (9) negativespace / high res photos , no restrictions !
  • (10) freepik / thousands of images for designing or adobe illustrator use !

Great idea @ace108 ! I was trying to hurry and finish it as I was heading ou tand it all ready took me a while to
do the post , im going to sleep now , but I might edit it later when I wake up ! im glad you stopped by , Good Night !βœŒπŸ‘πŸ˜€

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You're welcome. It's morning now. :-) Good night to you

Β  Β· Β 7 years agoΒ 

Great value in this post. Thanks for putting this together. I've picked up on these fast myself, but I realize a lot for people go about building their account the wrong way. Begging and not providing value to the community doesn't help anyone. I constantly remind people just to provide great quality to Steem and being genuine is way better.

Congrats on the reputations and success. Thanks for the royalty free links.

HODL on. we're going past the Moon. haha.

Thanks for the support ! im glad you liked my tips , and for sure All The Way to the Moon !! Woot!!πŸ’•βœŒπŸ‘πŸ˜€ πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€

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Congratulations dear friend @karenmckersie for the great work you are doing on the platform, this post is very valuable for all the information you have.
thank you very much for your generosity to share it
I wish you a wonderful Sunday

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Thanks so much for your kind reply and support @jlufer ! im happy to help when i can !πŸ˜€πŸ‘

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bravo bravo bravo ! Very informative post . Thank you ! Wish you all the best .

Thats great , thanks ! im glad you liked it !πŸ˜€

Great advice, I always love seeing some more established users give back and share there knowledge and insight with others.

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Thanks @phelimint ! Im glad to help as theres more new people joining more frequently now , it was time to do a post on this as im being asked and spammed a lot lately ! Lol! Best of luck to you my friend !πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

I use Pexels most of the time. I like their images, so I just go there everytime, but if they don't have something specific that I'm looking for, I look at some other sites. I will bookmark this page. Gosh, I have so many Steemit posts bookmarked, it's crszy lol

Haha , thats awesome @binkyprod Thanks ! Glad to help ! I like useing giphy.com a lot , I make my own giphys on there and they are all free to use ! πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸ‘

Cool. I've never made a GIF before. I'll have to give it a try.

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Its fun , but a little tricky to figure out for me lol! I created my #popcontest giphy on there !I guess practice helps ! hahaha!

Hehe it's pretty neat. I'm sure I'll figure it out.

It's funny because I always tell myself that I should be able to figure out such software or programs because I use Final Cut Pro and Photoshop. And then I stare at the program and I'm like "uh dude, what am I supposed to do?" like a newb lol It doesn't matter whether you know complex or simple software, learning new software and apps is always a challenge ;)

but it looks like you got it down quite well.

Haha ! im so like that , I really am new at all this stuff , but sooner or later I figured it out by trial and error ! lol! you shouldnt have a problem ! πŸ˜€

Trial and error is an underrated way to learn. In fact, it's one of the best ways to learn ;) I do it all the time.

Lol! me too thanks !πŸ˜€

Great tips and you are absolutely right. Come with the good intentions and success will follow. Thanks for the free stock pic website share. very helpful.

Awesome Thanks !! so glad to help my fellow steemians @amy-goodrich ! and your very welcome !πŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘βœŒπŸ’•

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This post has received a 2.26 % upvote from @booster thanks to: @karenmckersie.

Awesome !

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good

Thanks !πŸ‘

Thank you @karenmckersie for making a transfer to me for an upvote of 2.10% on this post! Half of your bid goes to @budgets which funds growth projects for Steem like our top 25 posts on Steem! The other half helps holders of Steem power earn about 60% APR on a delegation to me! For help, will you please visit https://jerrybanfield.com/contact/ because I check my discord server daily? To learn more about Steem, will you please use http://steem.guide/ because this URL forwards to my most recently updated complete Steem tutorial?

Awesomeness !

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Thank you for your advice and awesome tips @karenmckersie , now i know more places from where i can get more pics and gif:) ! I hope you will get at lv 80 soon <3 , you're a great part of our awesome community!!

Thanks for your kind reply ! and your very welcome !πŸ˜€

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Thanks for the tips!

Upvoted and following for more content

Thats awesome ! thanks @doevoes ! im glad to help ! followed back !πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€

This post has received a 1.49 % upvote from @boomerang thanks to: @karenmckersie

Great post Karen! Answers so many questions. Even for me as you now I've been here a while now. Nice to see that $$$$ pay off. Congratulations. Have a great day! -Dan

Thats awesome Dan , Always glad to help out my fellow steemians !!πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘

useful and helpful! especially those 10 sites for pictures

Thats great thanks ! Glad to help!πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸ’™

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@karenmckersie thanks for the tips, have been looking for tips to guide me .
Thank once more

Your very welcome @samson12 ! Im happy to help !πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜€

Very Good I impressed @maanabdullah (Website Designer , Marketing Guru)

Thanks ! Always glad to help out my fellow steemians if i can !πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜€

You always upload importance post thanks for sharing

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Your welcome !πŸ±πŸˆπŸ‘

You always upload importance post thanks for sharing

Your welcome !πŸ˜€πŸ‘πŸš€πŸš€

Β  Β· Β 7 years agoΒ 

Very informative and helpful post.
Thank you

Thank you @appone ! im glad to help out ! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜€

Β  Β· Β 7 years agoΒ 

Steem will have its breakout any day...
Smart media tokens
Millions of users incoming
Strong word to mouth community
More ways to burn steem
what about the theme, whether one day one theme such as colorchallenge, thanks.yuyguhgsre45r.png

Thanks !βœŒπŸ‘πŸ˜€

This post has received gratitude of 0.65 % from @appreciator thanks to: @karenmckersie.

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@karenmckersie, thanks for sharing this information, most new members are making a lot of mistakes here but with this post they will learn the right thing to do. Upped.

Yes for sure thanks ! I like to help when i can !πŸš€πŸš€πŸš€πŸ˜€

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Thanks !

This is really great information for new and old steemians! I love your posts, you are always so positive!

Thanks @karenmckersie! Something about the way you write and lay your post out is extremely positive and uplifting - reading this made me smile. Thanks for the tips and advice.

Thats great , im glad you liked it ! Best of luck on Steemit !πŸ˜€