Popular Queries from Dreamstime Buyers

In November last year, the administration of the photo bank Dreamstime conducted an analysis of the search queries used by buyers trying to find the images they need on Dreamstime. Moreover, the queries selected were quite frequent and popular at the moment, but did not yield the desired results for Dreamstime buyers. Based on the collected data, the administration of the photo bank Dreamstime compiled two lists. The first list includes keywords used in popular queries by Dreamstime photo bank buyers that yielded very few results. The second list contains keywords used in queries on the Dreamstime microstock that returned no results at all. The majority of these queries on Dreamstime consist of multiple keywords, meaning that to appear in the results for such a query, your image must match all the words in the query. As you can already see, these queries from Dreamstime buyers are quite unique.
What can these query lists from the Dreamstime microstock be useful for? How can they help increase your earnings on the Dreamstime photo bank? These lists can provide insights into what is in demand among buyers on the Dreamstime photo bank but is, at the same time, underrepresented. You could say that this is somewhat akin to researching unmet product niches in the Dreamstime photo bank. So, if you happen to have images in your portfolio that fit some of these queries, you can simply add the missing keywords for full compliance with the Dreamstime buyer’s query. However, do not engage in fake or spammy practices; ensure that the keywords genuinely match the theme of your work. If you already have images ready but not yet uploaded to the Dreamstime photo bank, analyze which of these photos and illustrations may correspond to the queries in these lists and take this into account when attributing on Dreamstime. This could lead to additional sales on the Dreamstime photo bank.

The lists of Dreamstime buyers’ queries are available here.