10 reasons why musicians should use Flickr
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Flickr, the Yahoo! owned photo sharing website has become the most dominant photo sharing website on the internet, with the bulk of its members being a part of the ‘artistic photographer community’ – whos photos blend style, elegance, and interest seemlessly. But there is another reason why Flickr is so popular – it’s not cluttered up, allowing your photos to appear more often in higher positions. Now for those of you who haven’t clicked on to this opportunity yet, let me summarise ten reasons why you definately SHOULD join Flickr as a musician.
- For the industry - It’s an easy place for industry contacts to see what gigs you’ve played, how you present your self on stage, and generally get a sense for who you are as a musician (remember a photo is worth 1000 words..)
- For the fans – It’s an interesting hub for fans to view and collect your photos
- For the searchers – Although owned by Yahoo!, Flickr is loved by Google, and so your Flickr pages will appear high up in Google search results, giving you maximum exposure
- Get ahead of the game – Not many bands use it yet so you will have advantage to appear high in the listings, and be the trendsetter
- Find new fans – It’s an opportunity to find new fans – If they’re really interested in your photos they might have a listen to your music
- Reach the press – Music bloggers and journalists use it to get photos for stories (myself included!), if you put a creative commons licence on your photos you may get featured on other websites or magazines, with a credit to your band name.
- Build your network – Because few artists use Flickr the music community is small and connected – you can use it to personally contact other artists and build your network.
- Branding – it’s good to appear here, there and everywhere when it comes to internet promotion, so it’s a great way to broaden your visibility on the internet.
- Syndicate your photos You can easily embed a Flickr ‘slideshow’ widget on your Myspace profile or personal website.
- Set the trend – Flickr is still rising in popularity, so be an early bird and reap the benefits of setting the trend.
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