Comments on: Using Photos to Build Inbound Links http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/ Because not everyone can throw thousands of dollars at the 'How do we market ourselves online?' question... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: PinkCakeBox http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-18373 PinkCakeBox Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:03:30 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-18373 Forrest - I think it depends on your line of business. We are in the business of selling cakes and putting our photos on Flickr has been extremely valuable. It has introduced us to new customers, attention from other bloggers, and helped lead to a feature spot on CNN. Sure yahoo is benefiting as well, but we only include a small portion of our photos on Flickr. We encourage users to visit our site to get the full experience. Forrest - I think it depends on your line of business. We are in the business of selling cakes and putting our photos on Flickr has been extremely valuable. It has introduced us to new customers, attention from other bloggers, and helped lead to a feature spot on CNN.

Sure yahoo is benefiting as well, but we only include a small portion of our photos on Flickr. We encourage users to visit our site to get the full experience.

]]> By: Forrest http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-18023 Forrest Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:02:56 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-18023 I don't think a hyperlink ( from Flickr or virtually anywhere else ) is a fair price to use a photo. I realize it helps introduce a person to new audiences (s)he would never have reached before, but ... on the other hand, the site is benefiting from using them a lot more than you benefit from the link. At least that's my estimation. I don’t think a hyperlink ( from Flickr or virtually anywhere else ) is a fair price to use a photo. I realize it helps introduce a person to new audiences (s)he would never have reached before, but … on the other hand, the site is benefiting from using them a lot more than you benefit from the link. At least that’s my estimation.

]]> By: This Month In SEO - 2/08 - TheVanBlog http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17997 This Month In SEO - 2/08 - TheVanBlog Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:29:53 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17997 [...] Using Photos to Build Inbound Links [...] [...] Using Photos to Build Inbound Links [...]

]]> By: PinkCakeBox http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17959 PinkCakeBox Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:30:24 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17959 Thanks Matt - our success is in no small part due to small business blogs like your own. Keep up the good work. We actually interface with the flickr API to display our most "interesting photos" as defined by flickr. You can see the <a href="http://blog.pinkcakebox.com/most-popular-pastries" rel="nofollow"> cake gallery here</a> along with a link to our flickr account. Thanks Matt - our success is in no small part due to small business blogs like your own. Keep up the good work.

We actually interface with the flickr API to display our most “interesting photos” as defined by flickr. You can see the cake gallery here along with a link to our flickr account.

]]> By: Matt McGee http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17931 Matt McGee Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:31:18 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17931 Hey Jesse - thanks for the comment. That's crazy to see your cake on the back of the truck.... I checked out your blog -- very cool. Great example of a small business blog. But I didn't find any links to your Flickr account. ?? Hey Jesse - thanks for the comment. That’s crazy to see your cake on the back of the truck….

I checked out your blog — very cool. Great example of a small business blog. But I didn’t find any links to your Flickr account. ??

]]> By: PinkCakeBox http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17928 PinkCakeBox Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:58:09 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17928 Matt, You've nailed it on the head. Great strategy. We've also used this strategy for <a href="http://blog.pinkcakebox.com" rel="nofollow">our bakery</a> and have been very successful. Invariably you'll have to deal with people will end up using your photo without credit. In our case, we had a bakery in Chile, take one of our photos and print it out on their truck! A fan of ours sent us pictures - really unbelievable. You can see the pictures here - http://projects.jesseheap.com/stolen-cake-photos-2008-02-17.htm Thanks, jesse Matt,

You’ve nailed it on the head. Great strategy.

We’ve also used this strategy for our bakery and have been very successful.

Invariably you’ll have to deal with people will end up using your photo without credit. In our case, we had a bakery in Chile, take one of our photos and print it out on their truck! A fan of ours sent us pictures - really unbelievable. You can see the pictures here - http://projects.jesseheap.com/stolen-cake-photos-2008-02-17.htm

Thanks,

jesse

]]> By: Weekly Round Up - Stories You Might Have Missed » Hybrid Search Engine Marketing | SEO Consulting to Help Rank Better http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17919 Weekly Round Up - Stories You Might Have Missed » Hybrid Search Engine Marketing | SEO Consulting to Help Rank Better Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:25:59 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17919 [...] Using Flickr to Build Inbound Links - Small Business SEM [...] [...] Using Flickr to Build Inbound Links - Small Business SEM [...]

]]> By: Matt McGee http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17874 Matt McGee Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:26:12 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17874 Hi Napoli - I would be careful about just bulk uploading bunches of product photos like that. Flickr frowns upon using their service for that kind of purpose; they want you joining groups and contributing to the community. You might want to look at sharing your photos via iStockPhoto and other stock photo services. Hope this helps, and thanks for leaving your first comment on SBS! Hi Napoli - I would be careful about just bulk uploading bunches of product photos like that. Flickr frowns upon using their service for that kind of purpose; they want you joining groups and contributing to the community. You might want to look at sharing your photos via iStockPhoto and other stock photo services.

Hope this helps, and thanks for leaving your first comment on SBS!

]]> By: Napoli http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17859 Napoli Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:10:57 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/using-photos-to-build-inbound-links/1073/#comment-17859 This is a great idea. I have a large database of office furniture images that can be used for a variety of articles and advertisements. Do you know a good place to publish them. Maybe Flikr would be a good place to start. This is a great idea. I have a large database of office furniture images that can be used for a variety of articles and advertisements. Do you know a good place to publish them. Maybe Flikr would be a good place to start.

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