This post comes from guest author Trisha Cupra of Blue Owl Web Design Makeovers. Take it away Trisha

Here’s a great way to find a free icon to liven up your website.

Let’s say you are looking for an RSS icon. (Not sure what RSS is? Just check out this video…)

First, go to IconFinder.net (this links opens a new window)

Here’s what the home page looks like…

Now, type rss into the Search box and click on the Search button. (There are some handy dandy search tips here.)

You’ll get a page of search results something like this…

It’s best to narrow down the results to icons that are allowed to be used for commercial use. So, select ‘Allowed for commercial use’ from the drop-down menu I’ve circled in red in the above screenshot. Up close it looks like this:

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Who's Trisha Cupra?

1. In her own words:
2. I love waterfalls. I love the sight and sound of crashing water.
3. I’m Australian and I live in Australia.
4. I support free open-source software (like WordPress). “Share the milk and everyone will help take care of the cow.” I especially like to help non-profit organizations to save money by using free and open source software. I’m setting up a website with that aim at Share the Milk.
5. I love caves. They’re majestic. One day I’ll get into adventure caving.
6. I love Apple. I own an iMac and a 5G Video iPod, a 2G iPod Touch, and technically assist with my husband’s 2G iPod Shuffle.

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