Skip to main content

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!

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Welcome!

Welcome to the Killer Keywording blog! 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 ! If you have any questions or thoughts to share, please comment below or hit reply to any of my emails - I'd love to hear from you! If these newsletters are helpful to you, please share them with a stock contributor friend! Thanks for joining me!

6 Stock Footage Title / Description Q&As

It's my birthday!!! This is the song I'm dancing to, in case you want to celebrate with me: Listen HERE ! (I became obsessed with the entire soundtrack after the movie.) For my special day, I'm sharing 6 Stock Footage Title / Description Q&As with you! I'm asked each of these questions frequently. Next time you hear someone ask these, please share this blog with them if you found it useful. These are the Qs I'll cover: Do keywords in your title matter? Add location or keep it general? Name famous landmarks or not? Add "4K" or "1080"? Does capitalization matter? Describe POV or not? And off we go!! IMPORTANCE:  Do the keywords in my title matter? Yes, the keywords in your title DO matter, although for different reasons on different agencies. The titles ARE searchable on Pond5 and now on Adobe as well. I would recommend you put the most important keywords at the beginning of your title for buyers who are skimm...