Promote ebid.net on Flickr

[booksforsale]

I am always looking at ways to promote ebid.net.

I apologise in advance if this has alerady been done

I have dabbled with the picture website Flickr and one of the things I noticed there was the huge amount of internet 'friends' you make. There are also a huge amount of groups you can join to discuss various subjects (including ebay boycott and a tiny ebid.net presence). you can also comment on members' photos.

I see Flickr as a huge opportunity to get the name ebid.net in circulation and more importantly to ATTRACT BUYERS!

I urge you all to get a Flickr account - you don't even have to post any pictures, just join some of the groups there and drop ebid.net into the discussions.

If you sell crafts here, join one of the crafts groups etc etc.

Flickr is a huge place with a massive membership.

One thing I will say is don't make it too obvious you are an ebid.net seller, as I am sure ebay will have its spies over there and will ensure you get kicked. Also pushiness just puts people off - the idea is just to get the name ebid.net into circulation and promote its merits as somewhere else to buy other than ebay.

Join Flickr here

Join these two groups first (which look a bit empty at the moment) and use them to ENCOURAGE BUYERS to come over to ebid.net.

ebid.net Flickr group

and

Look What I Bought On eBid.net Flickr group

Then join the following groups with the sole aim of dropping ebid.net into the discussions.

2nd GREEDBay Boycott Starting May 1st!

I am still amazed at the amount of peeps ready to boycott ebay, but have never heard of ebid.net, so this is a good opportunity to target those people.

Here is another bunch of links to Flickr groups you might like to consider:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/ebayartstore/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/fromebaytoetsy/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/649280@N24/ (boycott ebay forever)
The Funniest Ebay Photos Ever

http://www.flickr.com/groups/ebayit/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ebaycats/
Look What I Got On eBay!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ebuy/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/the-crazy-world-of-ebay/
Ebay moms


Make sure you comment on other peoples pictures and make them a Friend and be sure to join groups with an interest in the thing you are selling. Also don;t forget when you are dropping ebid.net into any comment or discussion you are making, make sure you say ebid.NET and not just plain old ebid without the .net bit.

I don't recommend pushing what you sell or trying to gain buddy points, that will put people off - this is just an exercise in making others aware of ebid.net.

good luck.

[booksforsale]

Anyone given Flickr a go yet?

[kengillam]

Are you on commission

[CKJ]

I have a flickr account! Lots of my photographs are loaded on there! What a brilliant idea!

[booksforsale]

Are you on commission

I wish I was. I have spent the best part of the last 24 hours trying to make folk over there aware of ebid.net

Seriously though Ken, please consider taking part in some of the groups over at Flickr.

There are disgruntled ebay users over there who have NEVER heard of ebid before. I am afraid, I myself am not going to convice them.

[booksforsale]

I have a flickr account! Lots of my photographs are loaded on there! What a brilliant idea!

Excellent. You will already know how easy it is to network with thousands of people there. I hope you have joined some of the groups there.

[madelaine]

Right, I've joined Flickr and your ebid group and posted a bit on there. I'll join some other groups in a bit (oh, dear! keeping my ciao review up to date, posting on bebo, facebook & myspace.. will I still have time to list?)

[booksforsale]

Right, I've joined Flickr and your ebid group and posted a bit on there. I'll join some other groups in a bit (oh, dear! keeping my ciao review up to date, posting on bebo, facebook & myspace.. will I still have time to list?)

Excellent madelaine. Yes time is a problem. I have sacrificed much of the last two days trying to get people over on Flickr interested in ebid.net - there is a community of people over there disgrunteld with ebay who have been joining the Flickr ebid.net group, but who haven't taken part in any discussion yet, thank you for getting the ball rolling. I am sure any positive input of your experiences here would get it rolling a little more.

BTW. I like you pictures

[madelaine]

ken, Flickr is perfect for your stuff - you can just upload them and place any topographical ones on the map.

Books! I'm hooked on Flickr!!

[booksforsale]

Madelaine, I have just had a look at what you sell, and Flickr is the perfect place to promote your ebid.net shop/products as they seem to be a pretty arty, crafty sort of bunch over there, though be aware, you do have to be careful not too be seen to be pushing your product or business too heavily - a 'competitor' may try and get you kicked for being blatantly over-commercial and also Flickr would rather you paid them to 'advertise' by taking up a Pro account - most people don't - once they have fulfilled their 200 picture quota they just sign up with a new account.

Back to the ebid.net cause: don't forget to:

• Join groups - then mention ebid.net in the discussions
• Comment on peoples photos and (subtly) mention ebid.net.
• Get some contacts - on their profile page you can add them as a contact.
• Upload photos of stuff you sell - then add photos these to the pool on appropriate groups
• There is so much more you can do to promote ebid.net with the tools at hand on Flickr

I just want to point out something to anyone reading this:
I don't get any commission or recognition for pushing Flickr and I am not pushing my own brand (booksforsale) apart from photos of my stock. The object of this exercise is to make THOUSANDS of people aware of ebid.net. Like I have said in previous comments Flickr is an excellent way to broadcast an idea to thousands of people.