Flickr is much more than an online photo album, it's a community of users sharing their lives, their hobbies, and their businesses. As with any community it has it has a set of rules, customs, and norms that should not be violated. Jennifer Evans Laycock explains how to participate in the Flickr community for pleasure and profit by staying within the rules and playing nice. If your business has a visual component, and really, what business does not, you can benefit from sharing pictures with a Flickr account.

Length: 25 min.

You will learn:

• Why Flickr is and why it is about more than just sharing photos
• How to engage the Flickr community
• How Flickr images appear in search results
• Why you should put some thought into the title of your pictures
• What tags are and how to use them on Flickr
• Why you won't be seeing any link love from Flickr
• Why your screen name matters
• Tips to maximize the effectiveness of your profile page
• Why the quality of photos you upload matters a lot