hi everybody ; i'm just a new seller in the microstocks and want to know some tips about taging my pictures!!!! what does attract the client??? thanks for answering me

Tags are like the road to your pictures. In real estate they say "Location, location, location". Well in stock photography it is keywords, keywords, keywords.

The tips I would give is to start with the not so obvious words and then finish with the easy ones. That way if you have to many words (most agencies limit you to 50) you'll leave off the ones that noone searchs by like "abstract" or "concept" These words are used in so many photos they don't really help find anything.

I use Microsoft's Pro Photo tool to add the keywords to multiple images at once. I add the keywords they have in common and then go back and add the unique ones to each image. All the agencies read this meta-data and you don't have to type the keywords again on the site. This really saves time (and your sanity) when submitting to multiple sites.

thank you it's very cool!!! at present i hav made a list of questions (what who when where how ... concept...) and try to find the answer concerning the image i repeat this for every picture ... i'm using synonyme dictionnary too ... but i don't feel objective cause i don't know the behavior and needs of the clients we are facing!!!