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bimbo8723

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« on: August 09, 2010, 19:01 »

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Anyone tried uploading their watermarked microstock shots to flickr and have a link to your own photo commerce site ie. Photoshelter where it could be downloaded.?

kind of using flickr as your shop window as traffic there far outstrip even istock and cutting out the middleman's cut so to speak.

Some designers were telling me they would use sometimes flickr for their stock shots.


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cardmaverick

« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2010, 19:24 »

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Quote from: bimbo8723 on August 09, 2010, 19:01

It's not impossible, just don't lead yourself to believe all the Flickr traffic is buyer traffic, only a small fraction of it is.


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PaulieWalnuts

« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2010, 20:05 »

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And I think Flickr doesn't like any links to sell photos. Especially now that Getty is trying to do the same.


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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2010, 02:53 »

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Quote from: bimbo8723 on August 09, 2010, 19:01

Anyone tried uploading their watermarked microstock shots to flickr and have a link to your own photo commerce site ie. Photoshelter where it could be downloaded.?

Yes! Two years ago on my paying Flickr account. They phased me out without any warning, making me lose 25$. When I demanded an explanation, they just deleted my account. I was quite popular then with over 1,000 shots online, and in many groups. Somebody must have reported me since some Flickerians don't like watermarks (for obvious reasons). Flickr doesn't allow commercial use. It's about ~~stealing~~ sharing.


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cclapper

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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2010, 06:51 »

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Quote from: FD-regular on August 10, 2010, 02:53

Quote from: bimbo8723 on August 09, 2010, 19:01

Anyone tried uploading their watermarked microstock shots to flickr and have a link to your own photo commerce site ie. Photoshelter where it could be downloaded.?


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