How to Work Around the 30/60 Group Restrictions!

" The Long View on the Rising Ground [ 2] "

 

This is the 2nd version of this photo that I have put up here. However, I am not putting this up to promote my photos or look for comments or faves. I already have a version of this photo on here [2nd last photo back] that is not in any groups and I am more than happy with it, thanks. I am putting this up to show people on here how to work around the 30/60 group maximum rule that Flickr introduced over a month ago!

People who have PRO status on here can only now put there photos in 60 groups and those with non Pro status in only 30 groups. This is not enough for many of us!

However, there is a way around it in which we can put each of our photos in hundreds of groups or as many as you like by following these instructions and not breaking any rules.

There are lots of administrators of groups on here who do not want to accept Flickrs ruling as it is affecting their viewing figures so they have decided to allow us to add as many photos as we want to their groups,

but you must do this in the correct order or Flickr will block you when you have added only 60/30 photos maximum!

 

From tomorrow morning, Tuesday [9/1/2017] I will start adding this photo to groups and will by the end of the week, Friday,[ 12/1/2017 ] have this photo in over 100 groups.

If you drop by between tomorrow and next thurday I will have put the instructions on how to do the first stage, and then on Friday I will put up on ,how to do the 2nd/3rd final stage.

I know that lots of people dont understand how to do this as English is not there first language so please, if you are there friends and can translate for them, please do. Flickr translate is worse than useless!!! Others dont understand how to do this this because of the complications of modern technology { Im one of those who struggle with modern stuff too!} so this is why Im doing it step by step to help people understand. Its easy once you do it the first time!

Please do join the "OPT OUT GROUP"

[www.flickr.com/groups/2982691@N21/ ] where my good frends, i LOVE NatureiLOVEnature's Photography Inspiration and SaffyH SaffyH have compiled a list of the groups that have opted out of the 30/60 maximum rule and you can use as many of these groups as you like but only when stage one is complete!!!!!!! Thank you to them for explaining to me how to do his! They will also help you in any way they can including assisting administrators who wish to opt their groups out of the 30/60 restrictions!

Hopefully I will catch you here between tomorrow and Thursday and if you have any queries do message me as I will be more than pleased to help you if I can!

P@t.

 

TUESDAY 9/1/2018

Hi all! I said Id come back this morning and start adding this photo to opt in grops { groups that have stayed with the 30/60 maximum ruling! }

I am adding the photo to 30 of these froups today and I will add it to a further 30 [total 60} on friday}

I could add it to 60 now in one hit but it is better to do it in 2 or more sections. The reason for this is as follows;

When you put up say one of your phoos and add it to one group, it immediatly goes on the first page of the group site and can be seen by all who visit that group. However as the day progresses, more people will add their photos to the group and your photo will go onto the 2nd, 3rd or 4th page etc and will disappear from public view as most people only look at the first webpage on a group site! By splitting the sixty groups into smaller sections of say 30+30 or 15 +15+15 +15 or whatever way you want to do it, your photo is getting more exposure to the public view. You could of course if you have lots of time, put your photo into 60 opt in groups today, remove it from these groups tomorrow and then add it to 60 new opt in groups. Its your choice.Just do remember that 60 is the total maximum you can leave up!!

Im now adding my photo to my 30 groups.

I will drop back on Friday next to complete step one and do step 2 [opt out groups }and step 3 if any!

By the way, to find out if a group is opt in or opt out, open the groups main page. Scroll down to the bottom and its written in the first paragraph!! Do remember to choose only opt in groups at this stage!!

This photo has 77 Faves overnight which I didnt really want but thats how good people are on here!

We will see how many extra faves, if any, it has by Friday!!

Hope your day is good and thank you for joining me!!!!

P@t.

Friday 12/1/2018

 

Hiya!

The photo has done quite well since I put it up last Tuesday.

1250 Views! If only 25% of the people here, read this and use the "Workaround" as suggested, that would be really great!

I checked back 6 hours later, on the groups[ 30 ] I had put he photo in, and it had disappeared of their front pages. Mostly it was on the third page. This means that the photo loses interest very quickly as it is pushed further back as other members add their photos. It might be better to add the 60/30 opt in groups over a longer period of time, say 5 per day over 12 days. If course, the larger the group the photo is added to, the quicker it disappears off the front page. In smaller groups it would stay visible for longer.

Im now going to add it to the remaining 30 {Opt In } groups.

Now I have reached the maximum. I can still remove some at this stage and add other ones in but Im leaving it as is.

Im now going to add the opt out groups that I have colected. Approximately 40. { Stage 2 }

Ive finished that and including admin approval on 6 of the photos, I have now put the photo in over 100 groups. I will add more opt out ones as I find them.

It is at this point that any group invites that you have should be added. { Stage 3 }

I do hope you may find this helpful and If you have any questions, please ask and Ill do my best to answer them.

Thanks for all your Faves, comments and your kindness!

P@t.

 

 

 

 

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