The most important tool for this digital photo business for selling maximum photos online is of course the digital camera. The quality of the images is down to the mega pixel capacity of the camera and if you want to avoid your photos being rejected by the stock photography sites, you will need at least a 5 mega pixel digital camera, and make sure it is set to maximum resolution.
Never submit more than 50 photos at a time and be careful not to upload the same photo twice, as this will also lead to possible photo rejection and even to account closure. To avoid this happening, don’t change the file name as your PC will point out any duplicates, and then when you are have a batch to upload change the file names accordingly. Windows has built in software for multiple file name changes, so it is just a question of a few clicks and won’t be a time wasting exercise, and you will ending up selling a lot more photos online.
Keywords is basically the second most important factor after quality, so a bit of research will certainly help increase your photo sales. Try using the Google Keyword Tool found here:- You can also have a look at similar photos on Google images, just to see what Keywords the front page images are using, but don’t over do it or you will be seen as a spammer. Use between 6 and 10 keywords to get optimum results and this way your photos won’t be rejected.
First and foremost, quality is key to ensure your photos are accepted; clear, bright photos are a shoe-in. If you need to reduce the photo size you should use either Adobe Elements or Adobe Photoshop as both do a great job of resizing while maintaining photo quality. Be careful to not go over a 5% size reduction as the quality will be reduced significantly.
Lastly, if a photo was rejected once, don’t resubmit it. Retake the shot, keeping quality at the forefront of your mind thereby ensuring they will accepted, that is if you follow all of these tips that show just how to sell photos online to get the maximum profits in the shortest timescale possible.
