Posted 2 years ago #
I am currently hosting all images on my server at dreamhost. Should I host them on flickr or a photohost like flickr? Why do so many people do this? What are the advantages? Is it because it's easier to back up your images and not have to do it manually? Is the flickr community something good to be a part of? What's the deal?
Thank you!
With Flickr, you get a larger community and more exposure. You also don't have to use your own server resources to host your images - more free space is left open to you on your own space.
But also with Flickr, you have to abide by their terms, and if flickr goes down, then your images go down until they come back up.
If you want lots of traffic, use flickr. If you don't care, and want more control over your images, and you can afford the space, use your own hosting space. it's really just a matter of what you want to do with them, and how much control you want to have over them.
Posted 2 years ago #
Aaah, thank you so much! So I would have to upload them to flickr and then put code into all my posts right? Or is there an easier way?
Flickr gives you a link to your images. It's nothing more than cut-n-paste. but yes, you'd have to put the code into your posts.
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