How to Upgrade Your Flickr Account To A Pro Account

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The Flickr Pro Account is good for Flickr users who take a lot of photos, have large files or love to organize their work with lots of different album sets. Flickr's Pro Account offers unlimited storage, upload and bandwidth, and users can also browse ad-free Flickr pages.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Credit card
  • Computer with Internet access
  • Digital camera

Sign Into Your Flickr Account Using Your Yahoo! ID

Step1
Visit the Flickr home page and click on the "Sign In"' link (see Resources below).
Step2
Enter you Yahoo! ID and Password in the fields.
Step3
Click on the "Sign In" button to access your account.

Get a Yahoo! ID

Step1
Enter the Flickr home page and click on the "Sign Up!" link (see Resources below).
Step2
Get a Yahoo! ID by first clicking the "Sign Up" link near the question "Don't Have a Yahoo! ID?"
Step3
Type in your details in the fields provided by Yahoo! and read the Terms of Service.
Step4
Click on the "I Agree" button to create your Yahoo account.

Updgrade Your Account to Pro

Step1
Click on the "You" link and select "Your Account" in the drop-down box.
Step2
Click on the link that says "Upgrade" to begin upgrading your account to Pro.
Step3
Click the "Buy Now" button to confirm your purchase.
Step4
Select the length of your account from the radio button selections. Choose from a 1-year-long account or a 2-year-long account.
Step5
Click on the "OK! I'm Ready to Pay" button.
Step6
Choose your method of payment and continue through the payment process to purchase your Pro Account.

Buy an Upgrade to the Pro Account as a Present

Step1
Click on the "You" link and select the "Your Account" option from the drop-down menu.
Step2
Click on the "Upgrade" link to read the Pro Account Web page
Step3
Click on the link that says "Buy Now!"
Step4
Select the length of the membership you would like to purchase from either 1- or 2-year Pro membership choices.
Step5
Read the Terms and Conditions for Flickr memberships and click the box that confirms you've read them.
Step6
Click on the "OK! I'm Ready to Pay" button.
Step7
Select your payment choice and continue through the payment process to buy a Pro Account upgrade gift card.

Tips & Warnings

  • The Pro Account is a great gift for new Flickr fans.
  • Flickr has been known to be a victim of 'phishing' to collect sensitive data. Never download files that you aren't familiar with.

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