Marko Kulik of photography.ca and pets.ca sent in an audio comment for episode 26 of New Comm Road asking how to make the most of Flickr.

This topic will be discussed in further detail on an upcoming episode of the podcast, but here’s one idea that Marko mentioned and that I hadn’t thought of: including images in your Flickr comments.

Since Flickr renders simple HTML, it’s easy enough — provided you know HTML — to include a small image, in addition to your default Flickr icon, when leaving a comment.

Check out this example:

Here is the display of a comment I left on a Joe Thornley Flickr photo:

–Bryan Person
Bryper.com

And here is the HTML code I used to create that display:

<a href="http://podcamptoronto.org/"> <img src="http://podcamptoronto.pbwiki.com/f/podcamp-toronto-200x75.gif" alt="PodCamp Toronto Feb. 24-25 is FREE!" width="200" height="75" /></a>

--Bryan Person
<a href="http://www.bryper.com">Bryper.com</a>

So, my comment includes an image link to the PodCamp Toronto wiki, as well as a regular text link to this site.

How images and links in Flickr comments help you

• Including an image in your comment is a simple way to brand yourself or your website
• Including a text link or linkable image is an easy way to drive immediate traffic to your site
• Inbound links from the enormously popular Flickr site to your site carry some extra weight and can give you a boost in natural search engine results

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