Once upon a time I thought anyone could use Flickr images for their site with no thought about it. Kelly & I discussed how she’s heard from a few of the people whose images she has posted on her blog. I haven’t but there are some things you should know if you want to use Flickr images on your web site or blog.

Thank you to Rich Brooks at Maine Today for this tip – he’s the internet marketing columnist. No I’m not jealous. This is his suggestion for an easy way to find out if that Flickr image is OK to post on your blog or web site.

  1. Start at the Creative Commons web site and search for images by keyword.
  2. Be sure you choose the ones that can be used for commercial purposes.
  3. Choose the tab for Flickr and find images.
  4. Read the part that says “some rights reserved.”
  5. Follow the terms, as in if they say to link to them, link to them.

You use SnipShot (save as a web shot) to get a URL, FTP the image to your server, or link directly from Flickr. I think there is an SEO reason for that. I’ll have to ask Mat.

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One Response to “How to Legally Use Flickr Images on Your Blog”

  1. Kelly King Anderson Says:
    July 16th, 2007 at 7:49 am

    Thanks Janet for this info! :) You granted my wish to know how to use Flickr.

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