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Keywords! 7 Easy Steps for Newbies
posted by countedsorrow2 - 9th of february, 2010
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KEYWORDS
Probably the MOST IMPORTANT section of all.
When someone enters words in a search,
these are the words that get sorted through
to see if your image is a match.
This is the field where you get to enter all those... More... 
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rediscovering keywords
posted by tan510jomast - 3rd of april, 2010
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Hello DT world...
HAPPY EASTER ...HOLY PASSOVER...PEACE
Carmen's April Fool secret to search is still hot on my mind
especially with reference to keywords.
I also recall Carmen pointing out to me to be less articulate with... More...
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The Practical Keyworder
posted by hatcheckgirl - 5th of april, 2010
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The sea of information - and images - is vast. How is it possible to stand out from the crowd, to maximize views and downloads, and to make certain that your efforts are rewarded?
Proper keywording of course. Keywording, or *... More...
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The Practical Keyworder - The Mind of the User
posted by hatcheckgirl - 19th of april, 2010
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The Practical Keyworder - The Mind of the User
There is a saying among librarians that "every book has its reader and for every reader, a book". Information organization is designed around this principle and this philosophy is relevant... More...
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Is keywording a self-fulfilling prophecy?
posted by bradcalkins - 19th of april, 2010
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I see a lot of people with different takes on keywording (me included!) and I can't help but wonder if it isn't a self-fulfilling prophecy. Consider two very different approaches to keywording, along with my take on what the results... More...
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The Practical Keyworder - did you mean…?
posted by hatcheckgirl - 5th of may, 2010
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I got a call from an upset customer one day - he had been looking for glamour shots of women's legs for some kind of ad campaign and his search results were coming up with some very strange stuff. Instead of images of female legs, he... More...
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The Practical Keyworder - Keywording and Community
posted by hatcheckgirl - 21st of may, 2010
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The Practical Keyworder - Keywording and Community
As has been pointed out in a number of articles - Dreamstime is much more than just a place where people buy and sell pictures. It is a true community supported by forums, a... More...
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Take the time!
posted by mariaam - 22nd of june, 2010
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As I mentioned in my last blog article > Re-keywording has to be done!, I am re-keywording my images now!
I can´t believe which keywords I´ve chosen in the past... :O
And now this means for me double the work!
So, please, don... More...
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The Practical Keyworder - Let's Play a Game!
posted by hatcheckgirl - 22nd of july, 2010
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The Practical Keyworder - Let's Play a Game!
We talked earlier about how there is no one "correct" way of keywording (The Practical Keyworder - The Mind of the User). There is a wrong way to keyword of course - using lots of irrelevant... More...
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Keymentoring: What a Neat Feature!
posted by jeniicorv8 - 27th of july, 2010
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A month and a half short of a year of being a contributor here at Dreamstime, this place continues to awe me! Over the weekend I had a few downloads and one of them was this image— five credits it earned me, I was very pleased!... More...
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100 DT Sales ... some statistics and keyword ponderings
posted by bevanward - 7th of september, 2010
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I have reached the milestone of 100 sales and thought it was worth telling the community. It has taken 462 days -not that I'm counting ;-)
The 100 sales is made up of:
50 individual images have sold
18 images sold multiple times... More...
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Keywords and Sideways Thinking ... I Think.
posted by lostarts - 4th of november, 2010
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Methodology is Good!
Keywording can be described as a methodology or a process. I'll use the word process for this article. A good keyword process yields successful and predictable outcomes while maintaining relevancy and eliminating... More...
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Pillars of microstock success
posted by alexhor - 17th of november, 2010
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I am not the most successful contributor here on DT. My "excuse" is lack of time. And it is not first time that I pretend to write smart tutorials. I believe that Yuri Arcurs wouldn't learn anything from me. But there are plenty of... More...
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My keywording job
posted by mjak - 21st of december, 2010
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It is winter. I've discovered this after it was too cold to walk outdoors having just slippers on feet... actually I was knee-deep in snow!!! Snow, winter, snowflakes - it is popular topic for pics I think! Ahh, civilized countries... More...
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200 Sales and counting .. a few thougths and stats
posted by bevanward - 3rd of february, 2011
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I had planned on writing a 200 sales blog for a while now however it has come and past so this will have to be for 235 sales.
My first 100 images took 422 Days to achieve which was for a portfolio of 271 images (each image online... More...
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The Practical Keyworder - Categories and Concepts
posted by hatcheckgirl - 8th of march, 2011
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What's the difference between categories and concept words on dreamstime?
The categories that you choose for your images are broad concepts after all - business, arts etc. But the method of choosing categories encourages you to... More...
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Keywords, the never ending story
posted by cristalloid - 18th of may, 2011
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Some minutes ago I did a research on "vietnam". I only used this single keyword.
And now I would like to share some of my findings:
nothing about Vietnam
go to Thailand if you would like to visit this historical building... More...
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404 but found
posted by komar - 14th of june, 2011
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Ironic then, that for my 404th download, the image was able to be found with such a generic search term, "road".
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Tip: Taking Care with the Use of Brandnames
posted by peanutroaster - 2nd of december, 2011
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Is that business man really giving a "PowerPoint" or is he giving a slide presentation? Is that woman "Googling" or surfing the Internet? Are those really "Lego" in the photo or some other brand of building bricks? Is your dog wearing... More...
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