Hi,
Thanks a lot for the replies. Much appreciated.

My aim here is just to stretch the hobby a bit, not to make my fortune - which is just as well.  And I can see I have a way to go to be proficient at this. Having said that I have already learnt:
- to get my photos properly organised
- that I have become much too dependent on camera phone snapshots: it is time to get back to using a real camera
- to properly check my photos for flaws and noise - and how to fix that

So already it has been a beneficial exercise, whether I earn anything or not. (Actually, I have sold two photos already, one on SS and one of Fotolia - beginners luck maybe!)

Thanks Jo - all good advice. And I have started to improve the keywords - the keyword tool from this site is a godsend. And will give thought to which ones might be better sellers. So far I have gone for the scatter gun approach in the hope of picking up some clues as to what does sell....   Like many though, I have too many landscapes in my collection, so should look to diversify.

I didn't realise it was possible to just resubmit a rejected photo and see if it works second time round. Ok, not something to rely on, but useful to know. Some photos do seem to get rejected for rather random reasons I feel.

I hadn't heard of Alamy before finding this forum, so might have a go at that also.

fritz: enjoy your trip to Slovenia, I'm sure you will, it's a great part of the world.

ok...so back to more keywording 

Ralph