{"id":664,"date":"2021-06-01T21:14:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T02:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/?p=664"},"modified":"2021-06-02T06:46:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T11:46:56","slug":"7-free-image-tools-for-your-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/7-free-image-tools-for-your-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Free Image Tools for Your Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"t-1622480519277\" class=\"\">1.\u00a0<a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.photopea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photopea<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Adobe Photoshop is an amazing program. So much so that its name is now synonymous with editing or enhancing digital images.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s not so amazing is the $250 USD price tag that only lasts 1 year.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn\u2019t it be great if there was an online alternative that packed most of the familiar features and UI of Photoshop?<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn\u2019t it be great if that was free?<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.photopea.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photopea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/QgmSm9c.BePn~446a4\/w:769\/h:447\/q:100\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Online-Image-Tools-Photopea-UI.png\" width=\"768\" height=\"447\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1622480519278\" class=\"\">2.\u00a0<a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canva<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not a natural designer, or you just prefer to put your time into other areas of your business, then Canva will become a firm favorite in your image creation toolbox.<\/p>\n<p>Canva gives you a big head start with all kinds of online images:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"disc\">\n<li>Social media graphics for Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc.<\/li>\n<li>YouTube Channel Art<\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn Banners<\/li>\n<li>Business stationary and letterheads<\/li>\n<li>Logos<\/li>\n<li>Worksheets and certificates (perfect for course creators!)<\/li>\n<li>Brochures and ebooks (perfect for opt-in offers!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and we\u2019re just scratching the surface here. Whatever you want to create, chances are that Canva has some gorgeous templates for you to customize and use on your business website.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/QgmSm9c.BePn~446a4\/w:769\/h:652\/q:100\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Online-Image-Tools-Canva-Templates.png\" width=\"768\" height=\"652\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1622480519279\" class=\"\">3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.remove.bg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remove.bg<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Do you need to add a professional photo to your landing page, funnel or personal brand homepage?<\/p>\n<p>Chances are you don\u2019t want the background too, whether it\u2019s your office chair, your hallway, or your messy kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>Now you could spend half an hour in Photoshop, carefully cutting around the part you want to keep.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;or you could just let\u00a0<a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.remove.bg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remove.bg<\/a>\u00a0do the work for you.<\/p>\n<p>This handy tool\u00a0<em>automatically\u00a0<\/em>identifies and removes the background from photos.<\/p>\n<p>I say \u201cphoto\u201d and not \u201cimage\u201d, because remove.bg is designed to work on real-life photographs taken with a camera&#8230; so people, cars, everyday objects.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s see just how well remove.bg works.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick photo taken on my smartphone camera. I\u2019ve chosen a neutral background, but there\u2019s still the door, a radiator, and some typical shadows of my ears on the wall behind.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/QgmSm9c.BePn~446a4\/w:613\/h:407\/q:100\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Online-Image-Tools-Remove.bg-Before.png\" width=\"613\" height=\"407\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taken on a standard smartphone. Note the shadows that will be automatically removed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And here is the result after using remove.bg to replace the background with transparency:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 613px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/QgmSm9c.BePn~446a4\/w:613\/h:407\/q:100\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Online-Image-Tools-Remove.bg-After.png\" width=\"613\" height=\"407\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The resulting transparent PNG from remove.bg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"t-1622480519280\" class=\"\">4.\u00a0<a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"https:\/\/ezgif.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ezGIF<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Don\u2019t let the overzealous use of advertising banners fool you,\u00a0<a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"https:\/\/ezgif.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ezGIF<\/a>\u00a0is a\u00a0<em>massive\u00a0<\/em>collection of helpful, free online tools to edit and optimize your images and videos.<\/p>\n<p>Since we\u2019re focusing on images only today, let\u2019s look at what you can do with ezGIF&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>First, ezGIF allows you to\u00a0<strong>convert your images<\/strong>\u00a0between the major file formats. It includes options to choose your level of compression to achieve a given file size or quality, and supports transparency where appropriate.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Online-Image-Tools-Placeit-ezGIF-1.png\" width=\"559\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Second, ezGIF provides customizable\u00a0<strong>image optimization<\/strong>\u00a0tools so you can reduce the file size without losing too much visual quality.<\/p>\n<p>Some formats support lossless optimization \u2013 a smaller file size with no loss of quality at all.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Online-Image-Tools-Placeit-ezGIF-2.png\" width=\"513\" height=\"36\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Third, and true to its name, ezGIF lets you do a host of amazing things with\u00a0<strong>animated GIFs<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" type=\"disc\">\n<li>Convert videos to animated GIFs<\/li>\n<li>Resize, rotate, crop, split and reverse animated GIFs<\/li>\n<li>Add effects like color filters, change the speed, censoring, and looping<\/li>\n<li>Add an overlay like a logo or watermark<\/li>\n<li>Add text to your animated GIFs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"t-1622480519281\" class=\"\">5.\u00a0<a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"https:\/\/kraken.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kraken.io<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Properly optimizing images for the web requires some knowledge about file formats, compression types, dithering, and color palettes.<\/p>\n<p>Ain\u2019t no one got time for that!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d prefer to optimize your images\u00a0<em>automatically<\/em>, then\u00a0<a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"https:\/\/kraken.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kraken<\/a>\u00a0is the tool for you.<\/p>\n<p>Simply drag-and-drop your images into Kraken, and you can expect to reduce file sizes by around 50% with no noticeable loss of quality.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 766px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/QgmSm9c.BePn~446a4\/w:769\/h:267\/q:100\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Online-Image-Tools-Kraken-Image-Optimization.png\" width=\"766\" height=\"267\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kraken offers huge size savings simply by dragging and dropping your files.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"t-1622480519282\" class=\"\">6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/placeit.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Placeit<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Part of the envato family,\u00a0<a class=\"tve-froala fr-basic\" href=\"https:\/\/placeit.net\/responsive-mockup-generator?sortby=free\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Placeit<\/a>\u00a0lets you create and customize professional-looking mockups of laptops, smartphones, books, brochures, apparel and more.<\/p>\n<p>In short, you can create impressive images like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/QgmSm9c.BePn~446a4\/w:469\/h:352\/q:100\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Online-Image-Tools-Placeit-Devices-with-Ommi.png\" width=\"469\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the free mockups available at Placeit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These are\u00a0<em>perfect<\/em>\u00a0for jazzing up your opt-in offers like lead magnets and content upgrades, or for showing a compelling \u2018sneak peek\u2019 of your online course, membership, or software product.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these mockup templates are free. Just be sure to select\u00a0<em>\u2018Free\u2019<\/em>\u00a0in the dropdown filter and look for the\u00a0<em>\u2018FREE\u2019<\/em>\u00a0label on the mockup icons.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/mlpxhq8ztvyc.i.optimole.com\/QgmSm9c.BePn~446a4\/w:769\/h:354\/q:100\/https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Free-Online-Image-Tools-Placeit.png\" width=\"768\" height=\"354\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Use the dropdown menu to sort by free templates.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once you choose your mockup template, you\u2019ll be able to add your own images that will magically replace the blue placeholders.<\/p>\n<p>You will need an envato account to download your creation, but then you\u2019ll get access to a full resolution version with no watermark, and full permissions to use it for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n<p>That means you can start adding these engaging images to your WordPress site today, and potentially improve your conversion rates.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t-1622480519283\" class=\"\">7.\u00a0<a class=\"tve-froala\" href=\"https:\/\/placeholder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Placeholder.com<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Do you want to build the layout of your landing pages and funnels\u00a0<em>quickly<\/em>\u00a0without getting distracted trying to find the perfect images?<\/p>\n<p>Want to avoid bloating your WordPress media library with temporary placeholder images?<\/p>\n<p>Then you\u2019ll love this tool&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/thrivethemes.com\/7-free-online-image-tools\/?utm_campaign=free+image+tools&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=tt-newsletter&amp;utm_content=free+image+tools&amp;utm_term=subscribers&amp;tl_inbound=1&amp;tl_target_all=1&amp;tl_period_type=1&amp;vgo_ee=v1e13VEtmiJispdZee0j8HwFoqDlMHNmyq65fGLdufk%3D\">David Lindop<\/a> at Thrive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1.\u00a0Photopea Adobe Photoshop is an amazing program. So much so that its name is now synonymous with editing or enhancing digital images. What\u2019s not so amazing is the $250 USD price tag that only lasts 1 year. Wouldn\u2019t it be great if there was an online alternative that packed most of the familiar features and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[40],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":747,"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/664\/revisions\/747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourlaptoplife.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}