Finding the right resources to help build your website can be a crucial factor in determining its success. Good stock image sites and other tools can provide you with a wealth of visually appealing and relevant images that can help make your website more attractive and engaging. Additionally, by following tips for finding high-quality images, you can ensure that the images you use on your site are professional and add value to your content. Utilizing these resources can help you build a website that is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also well-designed and functional. A well-designed website can make a strong first impression and help attract and retain visitors, making it a vital part of any successful online presence.
This page was built containing some of my favourite tips and tricks to help make your website build more seamless.
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To start off, I've put together "An Introduction to Showit" video for you with a tour of Showit, a few designer tips and tricks and some general how-tos to get started on creating your ideal website.
Here's a great video created by Showit that explains how the Showit blog works with Wordpress.
Red Lid's best tips and tricks to find quality imagery for your site
It is all about looking in the right places for the best imagery for your website. You can find specific imagery from different kinds of stock imagery and stock videography sites.
Stock photography and videography is a life saver. From monthly subscriptions to free options, we have listed a variety of stock photo and video resources below.
Another stock photo site powered by a friendly community of photographers, all uploading free stock pics for you to download and use.
A favourite resource for many people is Pexels, which offers free stock photos, royalty-free & shared by other creators.
A free stock photography website. It is used for sharing photos, vector graphics, & film footage exclusively under the custom Pixabay license.
Royalty-free photographs by subject, photographer, or even camera – all completely free to download and use for either personal or commercial use.
One of the best stock images websites, StockSnap continues to expand its most excellent range of free stock imagery.
Footage via Pond5 is free and ready to use on your website or for your next design project. There are plenty of clips to keep you occupied.
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Tools That Help Red Lid Run
All of Red Lid's website templates are built on and for Showit. It's a drag-and-drop website platform where you can customize your sites with zero code needed.
Google Domains is a domain name registrar operated by Google. The service offers domain registration, DNS hosting, and domain and email forwarding. It makes selecting your domain and managing your DNS settings a quick and painless process.
Notion helps Red Lid stay organized. It's vital to the business and helps keep everything streamlined and accessible. Check out Red Lid's freebies for a free Notion template.
Shopify is how Red Lid provides its very own templates to businesses and is an extremely functional and simple way to sell products online through a Showit website. Read more about how Shopify works with Showit here.