Comments on: You Can Diversify, or You Can Die http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/you-can-diversify-or-you-can-die/585/ Because not everyone can throw thousands of dollars at the 'How do we market ourselves online?' question... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:57:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt McGee http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/you-can-diversify-or-you-can-die/585/#comment-6158 Matt McGee Sun, 18 Mar 2007 03:51:36 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/2007/03/14/you-can-diversify-or-you-can-die/#comment-6158 Hi Miriam - Flickr uses Creative Commons, so in your Flickr account settings, you set the level of copyright control you want. Some people set it to "no usage allowed" and others are more lenient. Most of my photos are open, so that people can use them as long as they give me credit and/or a link in exchange for using my photo. The copyright is always mine, no matter what. Hope this helps.... Hi Miriam – Flickr uses Creative Commons, so in your Flickr account settings, you set the level of copyright control you want. Some people set it to “no usage allowed” and others are more lenient.

Most of my photos are open, so that people can use them as long as they give me credit and/or a link in exchange for using my photo. The copyright is always mine, no matter what.

Hope this helps….

]]> By: Miriam http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/you-can-diversify-or-you-can-die/585/#comment-6014 Miriam Sat, 17 Mar 2007 08:15:53 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/2007/03/14/you-can-diversify-or-you-can-die/#comment-6014 Hi Matt, I've been thinking about your Flickr post since I read it, and wondered if you could answer a question for me about this. I am wondering about the copyright aspects of this. When a photo is published to Flickr, does it then become public domain? Let me give you an example here. I run this blog (I hope it's okay to include this link; if not, please delete it) http://www.americanbirdguide.com/wordpress/ This is my birding blog, and features my original illustrations of the local birds I study. These illustrations are copyrighted. If I were to upload some of them to Flickr, would they then become public domain for anyone to use? If I am questioning this, I can see some of my clients wondering about it, too, and I'd greatly appreciate your thoughts on this. Thanks, Matt! Miriam Hi Matt,
I’ve been thinking about your Flickr post since I read it, and wondered if you could answer a question for me about this.

I am wondering about the copyright aspects of this. When a photo is published to Flickr, does it then become public domain?

Let me give you an example here. I run this blog (I hope it’s okay to include this link; if not, please delete it)
http://www.americanbirdguide.com/wordpress/

This is my birding blog, and features my original illustrations of the local birds I study. These illustrations are copyrighted. If I were to upload some of them to Flickr, would they then become public domain for anyone to use?

If I am questioning this, I can see some of my clients wondering about it, too, and I’d greatly appreciate your thoughts on this.
Thanks, Matt!
Miriam

]]> By: Matt McGee http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/you-can-diversify-or-you-can-die/585/#comment-5915 Matt McGee Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:34:00 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/2007/03/14/you-can-diversify-or-you-can-die/#comment-5915 I'm glad you got something out of that Flickr article, Miriam - it really is underused, I think, as a marketing tool. And there are plenty of small businesses that are PERFECT for using Flickr. If you get some clients trying it, let me know how it goes! I’m glad you got something out of that Flickr article, Miriam – it really is underused, I think, as a marketing tool. And there are plenty of small businesses that are PERFECT for using Flickr. If you get some clients trying it, let me know how it goes!

]]> By: Miriam http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/you-can-diversify-or-you-can-die/585/#comment-5904 Miriam Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:49:36 +0000 http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/2007/03/14/you-can-diversify-or-you-can-die/#comment-5904 Hi Matt, That was an odyssey post. I followed all your links and wanted to say that your Flickr post is just excellent. For the first time, I've understood how this could be used to promote a small business and I really thank you for the clear way in which you explained that. Just super! Miriam Hi Matt,
That was an odyssey post. I followed all your links and wanted to say that your Flickr post is just excellent. For the first time, I’ve understood how this could be used to promote a small business and I really thank you for the clear way in which you explained that.
Just super!
Miriam

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