Dave D Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Whats the preferred keyword best practices? Should i include alternate spellings of the same word ie Harbour & Harbor, Colour & Color etc And plurals, such as boat and boats? If i just use boat for instance will it return in searches for both word, and will images that are keyworded/tagged Boats return higher in the search result? DD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Yes, at present most contributors keyword alternate spellings as well as plurals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanGibson Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I try to include obvious spelling alternatives. And definitely include plurals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave D Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Thanks I'll start to include the alternatives. I only asked because these is a particular stock agency that deletes plurals as it's submitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I also include a few common mis-spellings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertSnapper Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I also include a few common mis-spellings... Me to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanGibson Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 And when you are keywording, save your work regularly. I was just logged out whilst keywording some images. Luckily, I only lost a few minutes of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Clemson Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I also include a few common mis-spellings... Me to. Shouldn't that include 'me too' and possibly 'me two' to cover all the bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Allan Bell Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I also include a few common mis-spellings... Me to. Shouldn't that include 'me too' and possibly 'me two' to cover all the bases. lol thanks Joseph you maid my day We all like a good larf. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 I'm dyslexic. There's no end to my misspellings, common or uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ed Rooney Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Oh my. On the other hand, you should hear me trying to order a beer in Berlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrumu Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Add a plural only if there is actually a multitude of the object in the picture. E.g., a customer searching for 'boats' is not interested in your picture of a single boat. Adding 'boats' to your keywords is inaccurate and will hurt your CTR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 I'm dyslexic. There's no end to my misspellings, common or uncommon. Ed I'm surprised you are able to spell dislecsik? Err! dyslekcik. Damn! I mean dyclescik. Grr! dyslexic. Horray! Got there at last! It would seem I'm with you ED. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave D Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 So does your CTR affect your placing in the search results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 So does your CTR affect your placing in the search results? Yes, but sales are far more important for that. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave D Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Is there a benchmark for what's considered a good CTR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Is there a benchmark for what's considered a good CTR? You want to ensure that your pix appear in relevant searches... but not in irrelevant searches. That's all about the 'black art' of keywording. And when your pix appear, you want them to be zoomed, and, if zoomed, subsequently licensed. That, in a nutshell, is what ranking is about (except that Alamy also has a secret algorith: number of sales? regularity of uploads?? Who knows?)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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