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Flickr for business

Flickr is the leading social media site for phot sharing and management. Flickr is the best online management and sharing application in the world. Flickr is a great for getting indirect marketing exposure.

Here are some of the common activities on Flickr which can be utilised for business:

Photo Upload - Uploading photos relevant to your business, products/services, employees, infrastructure, etc.

People - Add people to your photos and make it more interactive

Buddy icon - Add your company logo as the buddy icon

Favorite - Favorite the photos you like and from people of interest to you, you might get it back

Flickr Groups - Groups are a fabulous way to share content and conversation, Join appropriate groups or create one

Titles - Use titles to your photos

Descriptions - Use description to photos to create your brand awareness

Company Links - Post your company website link on Flickr account also you can try using your web site address as your Flickr screen name

Tags - Add tags to categorize your photos

Profile - Add all your business details to your profile

Sharing & Extending Other social media accounts - share your social activity across networks by connecting your Flickr account to other social media sites

Comments - Add notes to explain or comment right on the photo and also make a comment on others' photos and make them your contact

Maps - Mapping your places

The Flickr badge - Add Flickr on your site

Contacts - find people you know on Flickr and share photos

These are some of the simple ways to use flickr for business. Small businesses can't afford to miss these opportunities which involves little or no money at all.

PS: Make sure you don't use Flickr as a lead generation/business tool and more of engagement platform.

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