Comments on: Keyword strategies http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/12/keyword-strategies/ Nature photography, art, environment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gundosoje http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/12/keyword-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-22796 Gundosoje Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:53 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/?p=868#comment-22796 Aloha! bem Aloha! bem

]]> By: Bird Photographer Ed http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/12/keyword-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-21699 Bird Photographer Ed Tue, 12 May 2009 23:48:13 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/?p=868#comment-21699 I toiled for hours to put together appropriate keywords for my initial 10 photo submission to PhotoShelter. Of course, a lot of that time was spent fighting their hard-to-use keyword input system. Then they went out of the stock photo business! The easiest keywords for me were the scientific names and data words (I have mostly bird photos). The hardest words were the ones that evoke emotions, which is what you seem to be good at and probably what sells photos best. Ironically, keywording photographs for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) on a website requires more specific words and not so many of them. I don't know of any software that allows for two sets of keywords to be stored - a set for the stock agencies and another short list for the gallery on my web site, so one list has to be edited by hand. I toiled for hours to put together appropriate keywords for my initial 10 photo submission to PhotoShelter. Of course, a lot of that time was spent fighting their hard-to-use keyword input system. Then they went out of the stock photo business! The easiest keywords for me were the scientific names and data words (I have mostly bird photos). The hardest words were the ones that evoke emotions, which is what you seem to be good at and probably what sells photos best.

Ironically, keywording photographs for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) on a website requires more specific words and not so many of them. I don’t know of any software that allows for two sets of keywords to be stored – a set for the stock agencies and another short list for the gallery on my web site, so one list has to be edited by hand.

]]> By: aquamog http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/12/keyword-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-21673 aquamog Thu, 07 May 2009 02:15:47 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/?p=868#comment-21673 Cool picture of the blue n gold water reflection. I agree that the key words are a must. When I search for photos it seems like there are keyword spammers that just put every keyword the can think of even if the photo does not fit the keywork. This can be frustrating. That is why I now get very specific with my keyword in long tail form when searching. Now the photos I am finding are more on subject for what I want. Cool picture of the blue n gold water reflection. I agree that the key words are a must. When I search for photos it seems like there are keyword spammers that just put every keyword the can think of even if the photo does not fit the keywork. This can be frustrating. That is why I now get very specific with my keyword in long tail form when searching. Now the photos I am finding are more on subject for what I want.

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