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Hi Brankica!
I stumbled upon this post and got a beautiful surprise - thanks for linking to Linda’s post!!
Anyway, this is super innovative! Now that’s a serious hack if there ever was one - who ever thought about generating traffic from a photo site? You -that’s who!
This is so interesting I’m going to put my creativity to work and try this one. 
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Hi Brankica,
What a cool way to generate traffic! Thanks for sharing this innovative idea with us.
All the best,
Mavis
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Mavis, you are more than welcome, I hope to share some other new great tips with you soon
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Excellent!!! I love Flickr and have always felt that if utilized properly it could bring in a lot of traffic to your pictures and website.
I did an experiment with a couple of Flickr accounts. I had one where I didn’t leave any comments and never linked to it, but I constantly updated it.
Then I had another where I would constantly comment on other people’s pictures and link to them from my blog.
The first one never got any friends, comments or views.
The second one, I was getting new contacts daily, new comments and dozens of views.
It’s should be treated like any other social network: engage, engage, engage.
Thanks a lot for this!
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Thank you so much for commenting and adding to this Flickr strategy. Obviously Flickr can be a great source of traffic, all you need to do is use it the proper way
Yes, communication is always the best way to get people to come to your blog (plus some SEO), lol
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Hi Brankica,
I always pay for my images from Dreamstime, helps stay on the right side of the law.
However I will definitely take a look at Flickr, your system seems to be very good, similar to using videos on your blog, and commenting on You Tube.
Really good post, Thanks
Pete
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Hey Pete, I was always considering buying photos for my sites, but with all the great free sources, why would I. Although I know Dreamstime has free images they give away.
Flickr has some great photos, you don’t have to focus the whole photo using strategy on it, but getting a fresh new visitor or two can be a great way to move your blog further up
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That’s a wonderful idea. I never thought about picture commenting, but it seems so obvious now that you pointed out the strategy. I imagine the same strategy would work for youtube videos and other sites where you can link to media as well.
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Sure would. All you need to do is make a comment that adds value and try not to get lost in the noise.
If you see a video with hundreds of comments, what could happen is that your comment doesn’t get noticed, so be smart about choosing where to comment.
Instead of commenting directly on the video, how about going to the authors YouTube channel and thanking him/her there, I am sure that would be noticed
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Now that’s a different sorta traffic tip, thanks Brankica!
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Seems like I have gained some sort of reputation….
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Did I do that?
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Hey Dennis:
It’s help to increase traffic in website or blog.if yes so it’s very useful tool for us
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Hi Brankica,
Talk about using something in a way that the creators hadn’t dreamed of. Isn’t this the definition of a hacker? You would make my friend who uses a Mr. Slinky for a ham radio antenna proud of you!
Lou Barba
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Hey Lou,
aren’t we all hacking the sites the way creators hadn’t dreamed of, lol.
I think we have found almost all possible, imaginable and crazy ways to get more links and generate traffic
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Hi Brankica,
It’s a excellent post, I had no idea that flickr can help to generate to traffic. This is truly new for me, This is what most of the time I find at Ana’s Blog. Great work keep it up.
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Shailender,
glad you liked it. I hope you can put it to good use and seeing the name of your site, I can see that you are one of those bloggers that can really benefit from the idea!!!
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Where do you stand on watermarking photos before putting them out there?
There are a few of my images that I am really, really pleased with and if I’m honest there is a little part of me wanting to keep them all for myself and take all the credit.
Should I watermark to soothe my ego or let them roam freely on t’internet?
Cheers x
(If you go to my home page you’ll wonder what on earth I’m on about - those photos are dull so if you are gonna go look please go here instead http://hedgecombers.com/2009/06/20/warning-stupidly-cute-photos-in-this-post/ )
Well, let me say this about watermarking:
You can do it but the questions is if anyone would use that photo since there are so many that are not watermarked.
It isn’t about crediting you, but the fact that watermark is still gonna show over the picture and I, for example, would go for another photo.
So if you would put a watermark over them, you might not see this traffic I am talking about
On the other hand, if you want to try and keep your photos for yourself, I would not even put them on the internet.
What I think you should do, is just say “goodbye” to some of your photos, post them on Flickr and try this traffic generating idea.
That way you would still be able to try it out, if it will work for you, and keep your favorites for yourself.
I see you have a lot of photos on your blog (the ducks are so cute) and you could probably find even more creative ways to use the tips I wrote about.
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I have recently created a flickr account but have unchecked all search engine indexing and public display because the photos and videos are only meant for family and relatives and I’m even not sure if these images can not be viewed by others.
A little bit of privacy is a very valuable item on the internet nowadays.
Well, it is hard to keep things private when they are online. Still, there are many people that use their photos for business and they can make these tips work for them.
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Sometimes the opportunity is there, but we just don’t know how to take advantage of it. I mean, I do have a Flickr account, but I never upload a single pic on it.
I know that it’s been a while since I use my Flickr, I can’t believe that people can also sign up using either a Facebook, Google, or Yahoo profile.
This post is great, and I think I will have to come back here for help if I get stuck about commenting on some body’s else Flickr.
Really appreciate it, thanks for the post.
Regards,
Dev
Dev, I am glad you are thinking about using this way to generate traffic. If you have any problems, feel free to send me an e-mail and I will do my best to help you
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Quick question on this, I understand we should also use Image alt/title: At least once in the alt attribute of an image on the page.
And this not only helps with web search, but also image search, which can occasionally bring valuable traffic. But what about duplicate Image alt/title, etc…? Is that an issue when many people are using the same image?
Because a lot of people are using flickr.com to get images…and big chance, 1000s of us probably use the same image, right…
Really appreciate your help, thanks.
Regards,
Dev
Hi Brankica
What an innovative approach to traffic generation. As you know anything slightly technical I usually press the panic button immediately lol I will bookmark this and come back later and re-read it. If I have any questions I’ll tweet you
You sure are rockin’ it. Well done and a great post. I’m sure there will be plenty of us taking advantage of your information here.
Patricia Perth Australia
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You are always free to ask me any questions
And I would love to see people finding a creative way to use this idea.
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Nice tips Brankica. I never aware that we can get traffic from Flickr. I think I will try this tips.
Dana, all it needs is a minute to find a cool photo to go with your post. I am sure you will do some great things with this idea.
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Brankica, I loved this! Way to think outside of the box
I mostly use images from iStockPhoto and every now and then link to a Flickr photo, but this strategy is awesome!
My little sister is actually an outstanding photographer and she has tons of great photos she could upload to Flickr and I just know that people would love to use her photos since they look so darn professional.
Never really though of using Flickr as a credible traffic source, but you just demonstrated how it could really work!
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Elise, seems like you can put both tips to use straight away. And knowing you, your blog and YouTube channel, I can see a wicked plan potentially being created, lol.
Thanks for the comment and I hope to see you get some traffic from your sisters photos. Make sure not to make a deal with her about the percentage straight away, you don’t want to pay for the photos to much, lol.
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Talk about being different. This is an awesome post and strategy. I would’ve never thought about using Flickr - but I’m gonna have to give it a try now.
Thanks for sharing this Brankica
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Hey Hector,
I had to show myself as a hacker, one way or the other, lol.
I can’t wait to see how will you use this idea!
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Hi Brankica:
Love the creativity shooter. That is truly the epitome of implementing and taking action. Well done on the guest post and excellent suggestion.
All the best my friend,
Lisa
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Hey Lisa, thank
I think your creativity is rubbing of of me since I started reading your blog
Now let’s get some traffic!
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Nice suggestion, thank you!
Can anyone suggest more good image libraries with CC, PD, or other royalty-free licensing? When I try to Google for them, I get a “too much information” syndrome because there is so much sites that technically fit the criteria but are useless because of how few images they have.
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You can check morguefile.com, it is a pretty good source of images.
The best way to search for sites like those, in my opinion, is not Google them, but go through blogs that deal with similar topics and see if they have posts with image source lists.
That is how I found some great sources.
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Thank you, I’ll try that!
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Brankica,
. Hats off to both of you!
What a great thing Ana did by having you guest post here
This was a great reminder for me to use Flickr as I think I’ve only once used a photo from there - and of course credited the image - as I always do. I have no clue why people don’t do that. I always abide by the rule “give credit where it’s due” in anything I write or share or say.
What’s interesting is that I have seen a couple people actually say to the author of a Flickr pic that they’ve used their image and added a link to where they found it. I thought that was a great thing and so I did the same that one time I used an image - plus the author/photographer had actually asked that people do that.
What you mention about adding how it can help bring traffic to your blog is so spot on. As a writer/blogger I often neglect to do the little things that will help improve or generate traffic to my blog. And this is a great reminder and something I should think of much more often.
And another great tip about searching popular authors that update often. I never thought of that.
After reading this post - Flickr will become one of my main sources to find new images - thanks to you. I usually use Google images but you’ve pointed out some great benefits to using Flickr
. Thank you for that.
You can be sure I will leave the photographer or artist a nice little message (genuine and not spammy) to thank them and show them where they can find it. No worries - it wouldn’t be anything like my blog comments hahaha. I’ll keep it short
.
Some excellent points you make here Brankica. Great of you to share.
I’m curious though - have you noticed an increase in your traffic because of Flickr? Is is significant?
Cheers and have a great weekend - you too Ana
PS - If I want a great dog pic - I know where to go now - straight to Roma
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I think people are kinda weird about linking out of their site. Like it’s gonna hurt them or something.
I mean you don’t want to link to a lousy spammy one, but we are talking Flickr here. Make the link no-follow if it is that big of a deal and you are not loosing anything.
I love Google images but I have trouble finding the license to some of those images so I end up not using them, in case they are copyrighed.
You know, if you make a FLickr comment as interesting and long as you make a blog comment, you will be even more noticed, how about that traffic
Yes, I did see increase of traffic on the site I use it on. I didn’t apply the full strategy to the current blog - yet. But the site I did use it for, at times Flickr was, I believe, 8th source of traffic (the first 7 being the search engines and search engines image searches, image searches cause the images are SEO-ed).
Yeah, Roma decided to be a model and she said she will pose for anyone that need a puppy photo…
Thanks for the comment, Ingrid, and Bring IT on Wednesday!
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Hi Brankica!
I stumbled upon this post and got a beautiful surprise - thanks for linking to Linda’s post!!
Anyway, this is super innovative! Now that’s a serious hack if there ever was one - who ever thought about generating traffic from a photo site? You -that’s who!
This is so interesting I’m going to put my creativity to work and try this one.
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Kiesha, if I had a hacker in mind while I was writing this, it was you. And if someone can put this to good use by rocking it with some creative ways it will be you. I mean, the bag lady… I must have read that one at least 10 times
I can’t wait to see what you will come up with!
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Awesome idea Brankica, thanks for the flickr tip. Is nice to see there are people that can find new traffic sources being creative and open minded.
Cheers,
Dan.
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Dan, I am glad you liked it. There so many undiscovered gems out there, all we need it to think a bit outside of the box.
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Brankia,
This is a great idea. It only takes a few minutes to add. The name of this post is perfect. Just add it to your list of things you do when you post.
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Sheila,
that is the beauty of it, a minute of your time, no more. I love making things simple on me.
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Woot woot,nice one Brankica.It only takes a couple of minutes to do it.Another nice traffic tips
Tankies!
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Glad you liked it, Man. Utd
Now you better put it to use!
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I wish you shared some actual stats, but I forgive you
I loved the two piece of advice you shared at the end. Find new places to meet people and diversify your link portfolio (I a bad boy and need to be punished for using biz speak :-p )
Thats really sound advice tho. And traffic should be approached as cumulative effort from many sources rather than a magic bullet (or button as you put it).
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Dino,
thanks for the comment. I was thinking about the stats but it really works different for different niches.
Then again, no matter what niche you are in, creativity is what will get you on a roll here.
Getting into the new “community” can always result in new connections, different link portfolio as you put it and new traffic
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Dino, haven’t known you long, but I can tell you are a true geek at heart…LOL Awesome!
@Brankica - Girl you are a force to be reckoned with…you’re popping up everywhere. I love it!
Nice out of the box thinking. It’s what separates the men from the boys (or in our case, the women from the girls
). Reminds me - I have some create traffic generation postings to do. 
Awesome job…keep them coming!
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Dear Michele, regarding your “geek” comment. Oh, you have no idea
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Dino:
i KNOW the geek in you…:)))
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Michele, thanks for the nice words.
I would say that is what separates us girls from the guys, lol.
I hope I will do even better, I am glad Ana gave me the opportunity to guest post. I guess I am popping up everywhere…
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Michele:
We gotta keep up with you somehow!!!!!
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