I always wondered what amateur/pro photographers will get if they post their nicely done photos on public websites, such as flickr, multiply, picassa, etc. As a pro, you can definitely get some leads from the website through SEO, search engine optimization. But what about SEM, Search engine monetization? Will you actually get some direct money out of posting photos online for the whole world to see? For sure, flickr doesn't pay you, the uploader, anything if someone uses your photo with credits nor do they give you pennies from search click through.

I have had my flickr account for a few years now- a combination of all my nice (good enough to share to the public) travel, food, landscape, etc. photos. I have received some good comments from unknown photography enthusiasts about my photos but never really obtained any monies from it. Well, guess what?!? After I've googled the brand name I am using for my design and photography services "c3lsius", I bumped into some odd sites- which had my flickr photos on it and some familiar ones mentioning my new enterprise! I never get any notice if my photos on flickr get credited elsewhere. So I'm a bit surprised that my photos have been published in whats4eats, Sydney Morning Herald, Hotelclub Travel in Belgium, and another Aussie site called theage.com. It's just good to know that because I have used a unique name for so long, "c3lsius" actually gets some search hits even though it is oddly written.