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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: hafssol on March 18, 2009, 05:03
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Good morning,
After actively submitting to seven agencies for several months (been IS exclusive before), I noticed a strange pattern on almost all of them:
My files with 5-10 keywords usually get ten times more views than files with 30-40 keywords. Especially on DT and FT. Don't know about SS, cause they don't provide view counts, but still my best sellers there have a relatively small amount of keywords.
Do keywords have more weight if their number is small?
Any thoughts?
Thank you :)
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No (at least on iStock). Why would an inadequately keyworded image get more exposure? Maybe your simpler images are actually better?
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No (at least on iStock). Why would an inadequately keyworded image get more exposure? Maybe your simpler images are actually better?
It might be so.
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I have one picture on DT with rope and chain tied together...
I can have several keywords like: rope,chain,rust, material,tie, etc...
I added some of new, like "power,strenght, stain... etc." and I had sale of that picture under "strenght" keyword...
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I added some of new, like "power,strenght, stain... etc." and I had sale of that picture under "strenght" keyword...
It's spelled 'strength'. I hope you've been spell checking your keywords.
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I added some of new, like "power,strenght, stain... etc." and I had sale of that picture under "strenght" keyword...
It's spelled 'strength'. I hope you've been spell checking your keywords.
Yes, thanks!
Writing error!
I always use spell checker
Regards
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Good morning,
After actively submitting to seven agencies for several months (been IS exclusive before), I noticed a strange pattern on almost all of them:
My files with 5-10 keywords usually get ten times more views than files with 30-40 keywords. Especially on DT and FT. Don't know about SS, cause they don't provide view counts, but still my best sellers there have a relatively small amount of keywords.
Do keywords have more weight if their number is small?
Any thoughts?
Thank you :)
Interesting question... anybody else experianced this phenomena?
I usualy try to finde about 30 or 40 keywords... may be I should try less keyword with my series
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edited for brevity
Do keywords have more weight if their number is small?
yes, in my case with DT most definitely. with some sites you get a lot of look see.
another case could also be that my keywords are better with the ones with less views more sales.
i especially like it when i see eg. 2 sales 5 views. instead of 68 views 1 sale. or worst 190 views 0 sale. most of that i did when i was new one year ago.
some oldtimer told me it's my keywords. if i get 190 views and 0 sales, i could be using irrelevant keywords, and that could hurt my port because buyers will get sick of finding you with irrelevant keywords or spamming.
so i clean up to more like 7-15 keywords.
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How to explain this:
One of my recently (few days ago) sent batches receive large numbers of views (four different photos), pictures sent before and after as usual....
Here is:
(http://www.slichke.com/images/viu1238160575j.jpg)
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