Some weeks I have a theme for my newsletter and some weeks I just decide to give you a smorgasbord of fabulous freebies you can download/access to use in your business…
This is one of those weeks so without further ado let’s get to the good stuff.
First up is an excellent round-up of 40 graphic and design freebies you can snaffle to spice up your sites, products, life – you name it. You don’t have to be a designer to use these so go grab ‘em and get creating:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/design-freebies-march-2015/
Want even more like this? Here are thousands of them, including photos, vectors, fonts, graphics and more:
http://www.1001freedownloads.com/
Over a Mashable there’s a great selection of the latest unmissable apps to download, including a WiFiMapper which maps no cost WiFi hotspots all over the world, an encrypted messaging app and a very useful VOiP app from Yallo – all but one of their suggestions are free:
http://mashable.com/2015/05/16/5-cant-miss-apps-yallo-wifimapper-dead-eyes/
Need some sound effects or loops for your video projects?
Here’s a good selection:
http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/
They come with different licenses so please read the guidelines here:
http://www.flashkit.com/soundfx/guidelines.php
If it’s music you need, I came across a constantly updated selection here – note that commercial use requires an attribution which is pretty standard:
And for video backgrounds (very popular) then Ignite Motion allows you to use their great HD selection for personal or commercial use for absolutely nada:
Finally, if it’s software you need, have a look at Techradar’s suggestions:
I’ve just started reading Brene Brown’s wonderful book, Daring Geatly, and so this week I’m recommending not one but two TED videos – her powerful talks on vulnerability and confronting shame, both of which have amassed millions of views and changed many lives for the better.
I recommended the first some time ago but she is always worth revisiting if you’ve seen these before:
