A lot of websites on the Internet promise you a lot of different things, but they don't always make it easy to get them. Some websites are simply not very user friendly, and even if they offer things like free online photo storage space, you may have some trouble figuring out how to access it. Fortunately, many of these sites work similarly, so if you understand one, you shouldn't have any trouble understanding most of the others.

The first thing you'll likely have to do on any photo sharing and storage website is sign up for a new account. If you've been on the Internet for any length of time, then you'll already know the drill. You'll most likely have to enter your name, date of birth, and possibly some other basic information. Then, you'll choose a user name and password. In some cases, your username will simply be your email address. You should be sure to choose a password that is appropriately difficult to crack. You wouldn't want some malicious person to get in and delete all of your photos.

Once you've chosen a password, you'll probably be given an opportunity to sign up for some sort of newsletter from the website. It's up to you if you want to take part – but it may be worthwhile if you plan to use the site often. You can learn about upcoming features and useful tips through newsletters such as these.

Once you've signed up for the service, you may need to go through an additional step to verify it. Usually, the site will send you an email with a link in it. Following the link should activate your account. In some cases you won't need to go through this step. Either way, you'll probably find yourself at site's main menu at this point. From here, uploading your pictures into the site's free online photo storage should be a snap.

Look for an option that offers you the ability to “upload” or “import” your photos. If you can't find such an option from the main menu, you may need to find some sort of main photo subsection first. Once you've located the option to upload your photos, most of the work is done. The interface that actually allows you to perform uploads will vary from site to site, but chances are it will be familiar to your operating system's standard file manipulation interface. You can probably just drag and drop photos, or even entire folders, from your hard drive on to the website's free online photo storage space. The number of pictures you can upload at once will vary depending on the site. On some photo sharing sites, you can upload hundreds of photos at a time.

Once you've reached that point, its simply an issue of waiting for the upload process to finish. If you have a lot of photos to upload, it could take awhile. Just be patient, or consider leaving your computer to the task overnight. Once it's finished, you can start with another batch if you like. You can have your whole collection uploaded in no time.