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How to Optimize your Title and First 10 Keywords for Adobe Stock

Do you ever get first-time jitters?

That feeling of excited nervousness when you're about to do something for the first time?

I TOTALLY have first-time jitters right now!

I've been looking forward to getting this blog started for a while now and if you're reading this, then I hit "Publish"!!

*Celebration dance music*

Without further ado, here is my first collection of new keywording resources I'd love to share with you!
The most important first:
Adobe Webinar — “Keywords count! Effective indexing advice”
  • Adobe titles are now searchable!
  • First 10 keywords hold extra weight. (Previously, first 7)
  • Any keywords in both the title AND the first 10 keywords receive an additional boost.
  • Any keywords important enough to appear in your title should also appear in your first 10 keywords.
  • Other general keywording tips plus a Q&A at the end.
Insight into buyer behavior:
Shutterstock Blog — “Why Are There Weird Stock Photos?”
  • Story of how buyers narrow down keywords and use search filters.
Related Resources Rich in Keywords on Specific Subjects:
Pay attention to the words the authors use to describe each subject for inspiration on conceptual/mood/emotion keywords you might want to use for your clips.

Seasonal or Holiday Content:
Adobe Blog — "Adobe Winter Stock: Traditions with a Contemporary Twist"
Adobe Blog — "Stock Content Call: Welcoming Fall"

Color Heavy Content:
Shutterstock Blog — “Cozy and Luxurious: Using Earth Colors in Your Designs”
Shutterstock — Colors Tool

Let me know if you have any keywording resources you'd like to share by leaving a comment! I'd love to hear from you.

Please share this blog post with any friends or collaborators who might enjoy these keywording tips—I would really appreciate it!

Stay creative!



If you haven't had a chance to check out my keywording course yet, How to Write Killer Keywords for your Stock Footage, you can check it out on Udemy!

I'll teach you all the best practices you need to know to write professional titles and keywords for Shutterstock, Adobe, and Pond5. As a bonus, you'll get my second course with my personal brainstorming methods included for FREE!
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