Pro Tips On Adding Keywords to Vectors
Probably it’s not the first time (and won’t be the last) you hear about keywording resources for stock. It’s not that we love telling you what to do, it’s because keywords are essential for retrieving content.
If you work with vectors and have doubts about keywording, here are some dos and don’ts you may want to remember next time you upload resources to Freepik.
GENERAL TIPS
- Be accurate and specific. The better your tags describe the resource, the more positive the outcome will be.
- Keep the user in mind. Try to think about terms that users would look for.
- Organize keywords by relevance. Place relevant tags first, as these will be crucial for retrieving content.
- Write your tags in English (if you struggle with the language, you can always use dictionaries and thesaurus).
Do you feel like you need more info? In this post, we give you more details about best practices on keywords.
Adding tags
Dos
- Use tags that describe the concept of the vector
- You can add up to 50 tags, but we suggest you stay in a sweet spot of 15-20 tags
- Write only relevant tags (quality over quantity)
- Go beyond evident tags. By using specific keywords and being accurate, your resources will stand out from the rest
Don’ts
- Avoid tags that aren’t related to the vector. Don’t include tags that don’t describe the image or don’t correspond to the resource type (for example, tagging a banner as a background). Remember that less is more.
- Don’t use obvious tags. If you’re tagging vectors, there’s no need to include the word vector as a tag, except for resources where the concept is a vector itself.
- Unnecessarily repeating keywords isn’t cool, so don’t do it. This is what we call spamming.
First of all, it’s crucial you don’t mix concepts. Have a look at the following examples:
This is a background:
And this is a backdrop:
Think of the type of vector you’re tagging and how you want that users find it!
YES cow, rabbit, rooster, pig, sheep, animal
NO milk, pet, friend, farmer, couple
YES banner, flower, sale, floral, nature, spring, leaves
NO background, banner, flower, sale, floral, nature, spring, leaves
YES party, celebration, carnival, Brazilian, dancer, fun
NO vector, party, celebration, carnival, Brazilian, dancer, fun
YES insta story, banner, template, sale, social media banner, offer, discount, promotion, fashion
NO insta story, insta stories, instagram stories, instagram story, instagram banner,
banners, instagram banner template, story, stories, insta sale, insta sale banner,
instagram, sale banner, story template, stories template, templates, social media,
social media banner, social, media
Adding titles
Dos
- The title must describe the content of the vector in a single sentence
- Avoid undescriptive words in the title
- It must be written in English
Don’ts
- Mind the length. Avoid too long titles that aren’t descriptive at all.
- Don’t add unnecessary information. Be specific.
- Don’t mention the type file in the title.
YES Happy birthday with dinosaur and gifts
NO Ilustración de feliz cumpleaños con dinosaurio verde bailando rodeado de regalos
con lazos de colores, matasuegras, confeti y serpentina.
YES Isometric business people in a meeting illustration
NO Isometric business people for your landing page, business brochure, flyer.
Isometric graphic. Colorful illustration with isometric icons. Vector illustration.
YES Creative landing page template
NO Creative landing page template EPS10
If you want more info about the tagging process and how to improve your tags, have a look at our guidelines on how to tag vectors.
