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Agency Based Discussion => General - Top Sites => Topic started by: Redneck on May 02, 2011, 15:01

Title: Do you find your images when searching?
Post by: Redneck on May 02, 2011, 15:01
I was just wondering (I'm very new to micro stock), do you find your images at the micro stock sites when searching for the title?

I just tried it and even though my images were approved last week (I believe Thursday) I can't find it when I search for the exact title. I can't even find it when I broaden the search and then browse through 50 and more images. That just happened on fotolia and shutterstock. Bigstock however finds the images immediately and lists them on top.

And since I have already sold images right after they were approved on fotolia and on shutterstock I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong.
Title: Re: Do you find your images when searching?
Post by: fotografer on May 02, 2011, 15:26
Have you put all the words that are in the title into the keywords as well?  If not then it will be difficult to find your images. 
Title: Re: Do you find your images when searching?
Post by: Redneck on May 02, 2011, 15:30
Yes, I have.
Title: Re: Do you find your images when searching?
Post by: Noedelhap on May 17, 2011, 19:23
I was just wondering (I'm very new to micro stock), do you find your images at the micro stock sites when searching for the title?

I just tried it and even though my images were approved last week (I believe Thursday) I can't find it when I search for the exact title. I can't even find it when I broaden the search and then browse through 50 and more images. That just happened on fotolia and shutterstock. Bigstock however finds the images immediately and lists them on top.

Yes, i can find them, either on page one, or, if it's a popular subject, somewhere in the middle.

And since I have already sold images right after they were approved on fotolia and on shutterstock I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong.

That's mostly because they are listed in some gallery of 'newly approved images', rather than their searchability.
Title: Re: Do you find your images when searching?
Post by: Moonb007 on May 29, 2011, 12:48
I have found some...I always just use a google images search.  Name | Company and some items come up.  Also I will do Name | Photographer
Title: Re: Do you find your images when searching?
Post by: fritz on May 29, 2011, 18:37
I found plenty( around 100) of my photos on google search.
Just type the name of my best selling photos and they show up.
Only on google.