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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Newbie Discussion => Topic started by: nanatoto on August 14, 2017, 04:09

Title: Does Shutterstock assign weights to keywords for its search algorithm ?
Post by: nanatoto on August 14, 2017, 04:09

Hi there- I've noticed that Adobe Stock requires the top keywords to be ranked or at least put at the top of the list. I guess this helps them assign weights to each keywords to improve the search relevancy. 

Do you know if Shutterstock assigns weights to keywords ? It does not seem to be a requirement to upload. But maybe they generate that ranking in order to determine which weights to give to keywords.

Is it in my interest to rank the keywords when submitting to Shutterstock ?

Thanks a lot

Title: Re: Does Shutterstock assign weights to keywords for its search algorithm ?
Post by: YadaYadaYada on August 16, 2017, 09:10

Quote from: nanatoto on August 14, 2017, 04:09

Hi there- I've noticed that Adobe Stock requires the top keywords to be ranked or at least put at the top of the list. I guess this helps them assign weights to each keywords to improve the search relevancy. 

Do you know if Shutterstock assigns weights to keywords ? It does not seem to be a requirement to upload. But maybe they generate that ranking in order to determine which weights to give to keywords.

Is it in my interest to rank the keywords when submitting to Shutterstock ?

Thanks a lot

Not that we know of, but SS has reordered my keywords after upload. They don't say that word order makes a difference like some sites do. Best advise is always put the best and main words first, for all sites.