For those with Flickr pro accounts

**boriscleto** · 03-10-2015, 12:43 PM - **1 Like**

What are some of the better search terms you see?

I've been getting a lot of hits since labeling my bird photos, especially the Red or White breasted Nuthatch. The Hairy Woodpecker at Beaver Lake gets a lot of hits too...

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DeadJohn · 03-10-2015, 01:05 PM

lol, actually lol, at some of the search terms. Just name every photo with double entendres and you'll be the most viewed person on flickr

**jbinpg** · 03-10-2015, 01:49 PM

If the submitter does not use a targetted title nor tags the photo, the search engine can't find it. Unfortunately, this is a common case.

stevebrot · 03-10-2015, 01:56 PM

I should do more creative tagging.

Steve

stevebrot · 03-10-2015, 02:17 PM - **1 Like**

From today:

Searched for: hood piercing

No, I did not click through to see the search results

The image was of the hood ornament of a Pierce Arrow automobile.

Steve

**THoog** · 03-10-2015, 02:39 PM

It annoys me that people are mining flickr for smut, when there are so many perfectly good smut sites out there. I've learned that saying something "looks different to the naked eye" will get you a lot of unintentional hits, and there have been a few others where I had to change wording, spelling, or stick asterisks in, because somebody with a fetish was doing the same search day after day after day. My most annoying winner: pregnant feet

(The image was of a whale skeleton in our science museum. She was expecting when the ship hit her.)

**THoog** · 03-10-2015, 04:37 PM

A large part of my flickr account is reference photos of medieval armour in museums - at one time, it was one of the largest single collections on the internet, and I was getting views from reenactor and armourer groups all over the world. It's a niche subject, and one photo of a chesty blonde would get as many views in a day as I was getting in a year, but I was proud of every one of my hits, because they were people looking for MY stuff. I'm getting several times as many views with the new system, but I kind of resent it because so many are garbage searches.

sinjin · 03-10-2015, 05:31 PM

Interesting, I never knew I could get this information from my Flickr stats. I'll pay more attention now, thanks.

I don't get a lot of hits (mostly just post family photos), but my most popular photos by far are "Undies" and "Butt Bubble". Both are totally innocent. Must be really disappointing for some!

stevebrot · 03-10-2015, 09:43 PM

Originally posted by sinjin

Interesting, I never knew I could get this information from my Flickr stats. I'll pay more attention now, thanks.

I don't get a lot of hits (mostly just post family photos), but my most popular photos by far are "Undies" and "Butt Bubble". Both are totally innocent. Must be really disappointing for some!

Ummmm...yeah...butt bubble should be a real hit magnet...

Steve

**mattb123** · 03-10-2015, 09:56 PM - **1 Like**

I tried to add the perviest (yet technically accurate) terms to one of my photos to see how many hits it got. That is my most-viewed photo:

**mattb123** · 03-11-2015, 08:31 AM

In fact my top three most viewed photos are all probably keyword anomalies. There's that #1 yoga photo, and the #3 shot was an unintentional discovery of this phenomenon because I tagged the grasshopper for having spread legs.
That #2 shot is also a strange one. It gets lots of hits from unknown sources quite often. It's not a particularly special shot but somehow it draws hits. Probably another unintentional tagging situation although less obvious.

cxdoo · 03-11-2015, 08:57 AM

I neither have pro account nor tag my photos but felt compelled to chip in.

All hits I get on my Flickr come from PentaxForums so it's pretty representative of the actual interest (+- my pimping of the photo

). However if I was using Flickr for promotion, I'd tag aggressively.

Edit:
I actually do tag my photos but strip on export as many of the tags are private.

**THoog** · 05-13-2015, 06:20 AM

New terms that get 'way more views than they should, because someone is actively searching flickr for them: pee, poop, nip, and diaper. In my case, the first three discussing things that happened at the zoo, because that sort of thing happens at the zoo, and the last because a 'diaper bag' is what the zoo keeps an orphaned baby kangaroo in. I think I'm going to wipe my monitor with disinfectant, unplug my computer, and move to a desert island.

MPrince · 05-13-2015, 09:44 AM - **1 Like**

My four most viewed images on Flickr are photos taken on a cruise ship of a Beatles tribute band. Number five is a photo of my Epiphone Les Paul.

03-10-2015, 02:17 PM - 1 Like	#5
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	From today: Searched for: hood piercing No, I did not click through to see the search results The image was of the hood ornament of a Pierce Arrow automobile. Steve

03-11-2015, 08:31 AM	#11
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	In fact my top three most viewed photos are all probably keyword anomalies. There's that #1 yoga photo, and the #3 shot was an unintentional discovery of this phenomenon because I tagged the grasshopper for having spread legs. That #2 shot is also a strange one. It gets lots of hits from unknown sources quite often. It's not a particularly special shot but somehow it draws hits. Probably another unintentional tagging situation although less obvious. Attached Images

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03-10-2015, 12:43 PM - 1 Like	#1
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	For those with Flickr pro accounts What are some of the better search terms you see? I've been getting a lot of hits since labeling my bird photos, especially the Red or White breasted Nuthatch. The Hairy Woodpecker at Beaver Lake gets a lot of hits too...

03-10-2015, 01:05 PM	#2
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	lol, actually lol, at some of the search terms. Just name every photo with double entendres and you'll be the most viewed person on flickr

03-10-2015, 01:49 PM	#3
jbinpg Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,546	If the submitter does not use a targetted title nor tags the photo, the search engine can't find it. Unfortunately, this is a common case.

03-10-2015, 01:56 PM	#4
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	I should do more creative tagging. Steve

03-10-2015, 02:39 PM	#6
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	It annoys me that people are mining flickr for smut, when there are so many perfectly good smut sites out there. I've learned that saying something "looks different to the naked eye" will get you a lot of unintentional hits, and there have been a few others where I had to change wording, spelling, or stick asterisks in, because somebody with a fetish was doing the same search day after day after day. My most annoying winner: pregnant feet (The image was of a whale skeleton in our science museum. She was expecting when the ship hit her.)

03-10-2015, 04:37 PM	#7
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	A large part of my flickr account is reference photos of medieval armour in museums - at one time, it was one of the largest single collections on the internet, and I was getting views from reenactor and armourer groups all over the world. It's a niche subject, and one photo of a chesty blonde would get as many views in a day as I was getting in a year, but I was proud of every one of my hits, because they were people looking for MY stuff. I'm getting several times as many views with the new system, but I kind of resent it because so many are garbage searches.

03-10-2015, 05:31 PM	#8
sinjin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 242	Interesting, I never knew I could get this information from my Flickr stats. I'll pay more attention now, thanks. I don't get a lot of hits (mostly just post family photos), but my most popular photos by far are "Undies" and "Butt Bubble". Both are totally innocent. Must be really disappointing for some!

03-10-2015, 09:43 PM	#9
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by sinjin Interesting, I never knew I could get this information from my Flickr stats. I'll pay more attention now, thanks. I don't get a lot of hits (mostly just post family photos), but my most popular photos by far are "Undies" and "Butt Bubble". Both are totally innocent. Must be really disappointing for some! Ummmm...yeah...butt bubble should be a real hit magnet... Steve

03-10-2015, 09:56 PM - 1 Like	#10
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	I tried to add the perviest (yet technically accurate) terms to one of my photos to see how many hits it got. That is my most-viewed photo:

03-11-2015, 08:57 AM	#12
cxdoo Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Limassol, Cyprus Posts: 1,150	I neither have pro account nor tag my photos but felt compelled to chip in. All hits I get on my Flickr come from PentaxForums so it's pretty representative of the actual interest (+- my pimping of the photo ). However if I was using Flickr for promotion, I'd tag aggressively. Edit: I actually do tag my photos but strip on export as many of the tags are private.

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05-13-2015, 06:20 AM	#13
THoog Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,685	New terms that get 'way more views than they should, because someone is actively searching flickr for them: pee, poop, nip, and diaper. In my case, the first three discussing things that happened at the zoo, because that sort of thing happens at the zoo, and the last because a 'diaper bag' is what the zoo keeps an orphaned baby kangaroo in. I think I'm going to wipe my monitor with disinfectant, unplug my computer, and move to a desert island.

05-13-2015, 09:44 AM - 1 Like	#14
MPrince Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WV Posts: 1,495	My four most viewed images on Flickr are photos taken on a cruise ship of a Beatles tribute band. Number five is a photo of my Epiphone Les Paul.