What are keywords?

Why should I use them?

How can palabras clave help me?




palabras clave are etiquetas that tu place on the content tu enviar to fanpop so that other fans can find it. tu don't need to use a lot of them, just the relevant ones. You'll want to use words that describe what's in the content. Who is in it, what episode it's from, etc.

Example:

This example is very simple. It's an icono from the mostrar supernatural [keyword], the subject is Dean [keyword], it's from episode 4x18 [keyword] 'The Monster at the End of This Book' [keyword].

It's also sometimes helpful to say what kind of image it is. For icons, wallpapers, fanart and screencaps it's unnecessary because there are already categories that will sort that for you. But episode stills and promotional fotos all just end up in the foto section.

Example:

The above image is a little más detailed. It's from the mostrar supernatural [keyword], the subject is Meg [keyword], the actress is Rachel Miner [keyword], it's from episode 6x10 [keyword] 'Caged Heat' [keyword] and it's an episode still [keyword].
In this image I put the actress's name because más than one actress has depicted this character.

Batch uploading

If tu are uploading several iconos at once, please make sure that your palabras clave are relevant to each image in the batch.

Example:
These two iconos were uploaded in the same batch, they have the same keywords. But not all of the palabras clave are relevant to each image. They are both from the episode 'All perros Go to Heaven' but obviously both Sam and Dean are not in both of these icons. They should have been uploaded separately. One in a batch of 6x08 Dean icons, the other in a batch of 6x08 Sam icons.










Let's talk about why tu should use palabras clave and how they can help tu and your fellow fans.

palabras clave help make your content searchable. If you're looking for something specific [an episode, character o type of image], palabras clave will help tu find it.

Example:
Let's say that tu were going to make a pick about Dean in the supernatural episode 'The Monster at the End of This Book'. tu wanted to put relevant iconos on the options. In theory, the best way to find those relevant iconos would be to use the 'Search Club' bar in the supernatural Spot. tu would type in Dean, The Monster at the End of this Book and/or 4x18, then choose 'images' > 'icons'.

This image has Dean in it and is from 4x18. It might be perfect for your pick. But it has no palabras clave at all. It would not mostrar up in any search, no matter what tu typed into the buscar bar. It is essentially nonexistent. Unless tu happened to see this icono when it was first uploaded and showed on the front page, you'll never see it [unless of course it's reuploaded por someone else but that's a whole other issue].



This image has Dean in it and is from 4x18. But the only palabra clave it has is Supernatural. Which makes it pretty useless. Why would tu go to the supernatural spot and type supernatural into the buscar bar? The only reason to use supernatural in the palabra clave section is for outside buscar engines [ie Google] to be able to find it. It should never be the only keyword.

This image has Dean in it, is from 4x18 and has all the palabras clave necessary for tu to find it! Out of the the thousands of iconos that have been added to the supernatural spot- tu found the one tu needed! That is the whole point of keywords. That is why they should be used with every image. Otherwise, you're just uploading air. The whole point of fanpop is to gather content together and share it with your fellow fans. If they never see it, you're not sharing it.




palabras clave would also help cut down on repeat content. If everyone used palabras clave and if everyone used the buscar bar to check to see if something has already been added [promotional fotos especially!], then there wouldn't be near as many of the same imágenes uploaded over and over and over again. I realize that's a lot to hope for but I figured I'd mention it because that is one of the ways that palabras clave could be useful.






I also want to give some tips on how to palabra clave videos. It's the same as the imágenes but since there are no subcategories for videos like there are for images, it's más important to say what kind of video it is. Is it a fanvid? An interview? Special features? Gag reel? A scene? A promo?
Since most of the videos added tend to be fanvids, palabras clave that let people know what kind of video it is can be really helpful for those searching for non-fanvids.




Adding palabras clave is incredibly simple. All tu have to do is take a moment to think about what you're uploading and what tu would type into the buscar bar if tu wanted to find it. It doesn't take that much time and is simple common courtesy.



I know that most of the people who will read this articulo already know the importance of palabras clave and use them. However, I think it might be helpful if we all pass this articulo along. Post enlaces to it in spots that have poor palabra clave usage. Try to educate as many people as possible to why they should use keywords. Maybe we can see an improvement.