What are keywords?

Why should I use them?

How can maneno muhimu help me?




maneno muhimu are tags that wewe place on the content wewe submit to fanpop so that other mashabiki can find it. wewe 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 ikoni from the onyesha 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 picha all just end up in the picha section.

Example:

The above image is a little zaidi detailed. It's from the onyesha 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 zaidi than one actress has depicted this character.

Batch uploading

If wewe are uploading several ikoni at once, please make sure that your maneno muhimu are relevant to each image in the batch.

Example:
These two ikoni were uploaded in the same batch, they have the same keywords. But not all of the maneno muhimu are relevant to each image. They are both from the episode 'All mbwa 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 wewe should use maneno muhimu and how they can help wewe and your fellow fans.

maneno muhimu help make your content searchable. If you're looking for something specific [an episode, character au type of image], maneno muhimu will help wewe find it.

Example:
Let's say that wewe were going to make a pick about Dean in the Supernatural episode 'The Monster at the End of This Book'. wewe wanted to put relevant ikoni on the options. In theory, the best way to find those relevant ikoni would be to use the 'Search Club' bar in the Supernatural Spot. wewe 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 maneno muhimu at all. It would not onyesha up in any search, no matter what wewe typed into the tafuta bar. It is essentially nonexistent. Unless wewe happened to see this ikoni when it was first uploaded and showed on the front page, you'll never see it [unless of course it's reuploaded kwa someone else but that's a whole other issue].



This image has Dean in it and is from 4x18. But the only neno muhimu it has is Supernatural. Which makes it pretty useless. Why would wewe go to the Supernatural spot and type Supernatural into the tafuta bar? The only reason to use Supernatural in the neno muhimu section is for outside tafuta 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 maneno muhimu necessary for wewe to find it! Out of the the thousands of ikoni that have been added to the Supernatural spot- wewe found the one wewe 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.




maneno muhimu would also help cut down on repeat content. If everyone used maneno muhimu and if everyone used the tafuta bar to check to see if something has already been added [promotional picha especially!], then there wouldn't be near as many of the same picha 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 maneno muhimu could be useful.






I also want to give some tips on how to neno muhimu videos. It's the same as the picha but since there are no subcategories for video like there are for images, it's zaidi 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 video added tend to be fanvids, maneno muhimu that let people know what kind of video it is can be really helpful for those searching for non-fanvids.




Adding maneno muhimu is incredibly simple. All wewe have to do is take a moment to think about what you're uploading and what wewe would type into the tafuta bar if wewe 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 makala already know the importance of maneno muhimu and use them. However, I think it might be helpful if we all pass this makala along. Post viungo to it in spots that have poor neno muhimu usage. Try to educate as many people as possible to why they should use keywords. Maybe we can see an improvement.