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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: Osuchi on May 10, 2022, 17:32

Title: Faster to add Title - Description - Tags
Post by: Osuchi on May 10, 2022, 17:32
I just uploaded 100 pictures to 3 sites, it took me half a day even with the AI keyword tool and stuff, and I have thousands more.
There must be a quicker way to upload these files, what would you recommend?
Title: Re: Faster to add Title - Description - Tags
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on May 10, 2022, 20:16
It sounds as though you haven't entered your metadata - keywords, title and description - in the images themselves. If that's the case, stop uploading and get the metadata into the images. It greatly simplifies the upload process and puts the critical content where it belongs - stock images, however excellent, are nothing without the metadata by which they can be searched and thus licensed.
Title: Re: Faster to add Title - Description - Tags
Post by: cascoly on May 10, 2022, 23:22
Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on May 10, 2022, 20:16
It sounds as though you haven't entered your metadata - keywords, title and description - in the images themselves. If that's the case, stop uploading and get the metadata into the images. It greatly simplifies the upload process and puts the critical content where it belongs - stock images, however excellent, are nothing without the metadata by which they can be searched and thus licensed.

right, i commonly send 100 images to upload to all my sites in 2-34', then another 10-20' to submit
Title: Re: Faster to add Title - Description - Tags
Post by: angelacat on May 16, 2022, 06:03
There's a few alternatives that allow you to upload to multiple sites if I've understood that's what you're after.

Microstock Plus  https://microstock.plus/  - different upload package prices depending on volume includes a small free one.
Wirestock (free to use they take a commission on every sale about 14% I think.
Blackbox video (free to use they take a commission - video only)

Xpix - free version but I don't know much about it.  I didn't like it.

Hope that helps. 
Title: Re: Faster to add Title - Description - Tags
Post by: qunamax on May 16, 2022, 06:14
Quote from: Osuchi on May 10, 2022, 17:32
I just uploaded 100 pictures to 3 sites, it took me half a day even with the AI keyword tool and stuff, and I have thousands more.
There must be a quicker way to upload these files, what would you recommend?

100 images to 3 sites in half a (working?) day, doesn't sound slow to me at all. That would be 3000 images a month with half a day free time. In a year that's about 36000 images online, that's a serious collection and could make considerable revenue if all other things are sound.
Title: Re: Faster to add Title - Description - Tags
Post by: ribtoks on June 01, 2022, 06:42
Quote from: angelacat on May 16, 2022, 06:03
Xpiks - free version but I don't know much about it.  I didn't like it.

Hi @angelacat

Xpiks author here. I'd love to hear why didn't you like Xpiks? Any feedback is highly appreciated. Thank you!