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Title: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: Whiz on June 15, 2008, 21:14
Say I have a picture of a juicy plum. If I use keywords such as one plum, red plum, juicy plum; etc, is that keyword stuffing? I mean they're all relevant keywords. What do you guys think?
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: snurder on June 15, 2008, 21:43
If you keeop repeating Plum, Shutterstock will leave one appearance and strip the rest as repetitive. I would consier this case slight overuse.

Plum, fruit, red, juicy, ripe, seasonal, single one

Then Stem if it has one, and Leaves if there are any.

would work fine

Some people get stupid and add words like pit, because there is a pit inside, and tree because it came from a tree. That is spamming.

I once searched the word Party expecting balloons etc, and got a sofa. I guess the submitter figured people wpould sit on it during a party. That's the kind of stuff that alienates buyers.
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: timburton on June 15, 2008, 22:59
You forgot "business handshake".
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: snurder on June 16, 2008, 00:47
Quote from: timburton on June 15, 2008, 22:59
You forgot "business handshake".

yeah no kidding ;-)
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: 4seasons on June 16, 2008, 00:51
Quote from: timburton on June 15, 2008, 22:59
You forgot "business handshake".

... and other meaningful "business team", "success", "girl", "customer" etc....





 ;D
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: Peter on June 16, 2008, 01:01
dont forget: sexy, sex, sexuality, erotic, vagina.
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: snurder on June 16, 2008, 01:23
And of course nude teenage girl, and breasts.
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: grp_photo on June 16, 2008, 03:43
Quote from: Peter on June 16, 2008, 01:01
dont forget: sexy, sex, sexuality, erotic, vagina.
could fit to a plum if photographed right  ;D
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: RacePhoto on June 16, 2008, 10:14
Quote from: grp_photo on June 16, 2008, 03:43
Quote from: Peter on June 16, 2008, 01:01
dont forget: sexy, sex, sexuality, erotic.
could fit to a plum if photographed right  ;D

Easier you could add Tart and get away with dual meanings that covers the fruit and the sexy girls.  ;)
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: dullegg on June 16, 2008, 10:39
how about TRUE, VALUE, REAL,

i noticed one fella on macrostock with these keywords to literally every single image he has.
 ::)
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: Whiz on June 16, 2008, 12:41
What about this:

bitten, brown, chocolate, chocolate ice cream sandwiches, close up, dessert, fattening, ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, junk food, macro, sweets, three ice cream sandwiches, treats, unhealthy, white background


Since I read Shutterstocks latest newsletter about using double quotes, I decided to use them more often in my keywords. But I don't want to be penalized.
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: Joyce on June 16, 2008, 16:25
That looks like a good set. I'd probably add "isolated", "isolation" as well if that "white background" is what I think it is.
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: litifeta on June 16, 2008, 18:45
DT lets you see the search term for the sales you make.

I just sold a pic of a white van when someone searched "Romania". How on earth they come to find my image is beyond my little mind.
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: snurder on June 16, 2008, 19:17
LOL! I just did a search on Parsley, the herb, at Fotolia, and came up with this on the first page

http://us.fotolia.com/id/3928523 (http://us.fotolia.com/id/3928523)

I just wanted to see what was out there as far as parsley shots because I have some here to shoot. Wanted to do mine differently.
Title: Re: Keyword Stuffing
Post by: litifeta on June 17, 2008, 03:58
Hey I love to make sales. But the latest search term that achieved me a sale on this image was "house". Nothing like it in the keywords.

(http://www.dreamstime.com/blank-white-van-thumb1663098.jpg)