Keywording And Re-Keywording
posted on 23rd of february, 2010
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I have just recently used some of my earnings to have some of my images re-keyworded, I have found that in some cases that it helps to better promote my portfolio. I must admit however that I'm still somewhat new to to DT as I have not yet been with DT for a year, so my question or query is this, how do my fellow members feel about re-keywording their own images and do you think it benefits your portfolio ?
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Tags: image portfolio promote
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Comments (5)
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Yes, definitely relook at keywords. They help us be found in the crowd and sales are why we are here after all. I might follow your example and pay for keywording, I'm sure I'm not thinking of everything relevant when I keyword. Cheers Carol :)
- posted by
Wildmac
on February 25, 2010 |
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yes, definitely.
as brad and mani said, keywords is what gets your images found. i feel that top sellers do well because they are skillful keyworders or they pay an agency to do it.
i don't have the luxury of time nor am in any position to pay someone, but lately, instead of contributing to 15-20 microstock sites, i have decided to drop all but a handful, thus, freeing a lot of time for me
to come back into my Dreamstime portfolio especially to do just that ie.
re-keywording.
i start from my oldest images with no sales and or many views , since usually as a beginner that is where our main weakness lies... not knowing how to choose keywords.
and in most cases, cutting down the excess fat, and using less but more effective keywords.
- posted by
Tan510jomast
on February 23, 2010 |
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I definitely feel that re-keywording benefits a portfolio. I focus on images that haven't sold in a long time, or when all sales come via 'n/a'...
- posted by
Bradcalkins
on February 23, 2010 |
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If you think of the number of images exposed on the site (DT) with out a need to search, you will see that it's very small comparing to the almost 8 million photos! So keywords are the leading keys for the rest of them! If these keywords are accurate & well chosen it will be a strong tools to get your images in front of the buyer!
I think you did well in paying for key wording some of your images, it's an investment that you will find when you see these images sold using those keywords! Cheers ;)
- posted by
Mani33
on February 23, 2010 |
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Hi Harold, coincidentally I've just written a blog on the subject. Here's the link, www.microstockposts.com/the-importance-of-keywording-in-earnest
- posted by
Komar
on February 23, 2010 |
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>Favorite Saying " You Don't Need To Know Where The Next Photograph Is Coming From All You Have To Do Is Imagine It And Then The Possibilities Are Endless " When I go on my walkabouts around Newfoundland Canada or anywhere for that matter there is a time in every trip where I get this feeling of anticipation and being of one with my surroundings and everywhere I look is a photo opportunity. It's like I don't even have to see it and I can just visualize or imagine the picture and turn around and it's there and I like to call this being in the zone. There is a time in every walkabout or journey that I take [Some Of My Fellow Photographers Will Know This feeling] When I'm framing a particular image that I just seem to be overtaken by a overwhelming feeling I can't quite describe and it's usually at this point I stop for a moment and stand in awe and amazement and appreciate what has been created in front of me. I guess one of my favorite photographers Ansel Adams put it best and I quote " Sometimes I Do Get To Places Just When God's Ready To Have Somebody Click The Shutter ".
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