I just found out that Flickr only lets you have 200 pictures on a free account, and I’m really bummed about it. And the thought of paying for a pro account irritates me. If it was a one time charge, that’d be one thing. But a yearly fee? Something about it just makes me cringe. With all the freeness out there it seems a shame to shell out $25 for that every year.
It’s too bad, though. Of the photo storage sites I’ve seen, I far and away like Flickr the best. I like the ease of use and the searchableness and the comments and community (even though I don’t get too many comments). I checked out Google’s Picasa and I’m less than impressed. I usually like most of what they put out, but that one doesn’t seem to be in the same league as Flickr.
I’m thinking about keeping the photos on Flickr for a while and then archiving them here on WordPress. It would mean more work for me, though, so that means it probably won’t get done at all.
I used to think the same thing. Then I went “pro”. I haven’t second guessed that at all!
I have only started to put some pictures here at wordpress but haven’t even approached 1% of the broadband limit.
I would recommend the pro account but not dogmatically.
Thanks for the recommendation. I’m not going to take that jump just right now (I still have a few pictures left on my limit!). I wish they had a staged system… like $5 a for something less than unlimited. That would make me smile.
now you have me worried too….
I should clarify a bit… they actually only let you see the latest 200 pictures you’ve uploaded. So the first pictures you put up months ago will be hidden from view. Then, you can only see them if you upgrade. At least that’s what it sounded like to me. But that’s still pretty annoying if you have sets you like keeping together.