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Do Photos Count as Content or Affect Content Views on Associated Content

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I'm self-publishing this short article because I don't understand how these things work and thought some experienced Associated Content writers might. If photos can be rated, commented upon and linked to Digg (although I'm not sure why someone would want to Digg a photo, unless it was graphic or uni
que), does that skew or affect content views and ratings systems here?

Thanks for reading this.

I am intentionally NOT including a photo with this. THis isn't a plug for voting for my photos. Many of my articles don't have them.

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  • Where do photos fit into the rating system
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It is interesting self publishing a question as a short article. Have you done this with any other questions and was the response what you hoped for? It's almost like a Yahoo Answers but at least searchable outside of the Forum. Interesting. I am trying whenever possible to take my own photos as it seems to take a lot of time to search for the perfect photo. Whenever possible though, I try to make sure not only is the photo captioned with my keywords but the file name itself I use includes a keyword phrase. Many people search on Google Images so if my photo has a keyword phrase people can then link back to the original AC article.
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Posted on 12/12/2008 at 7:12:17 AM

I create my own photos because when I offer ideas, lesson plans or crafts, I have used them at home.
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Posted on 01/12/2008 at 8:01:08 PM

I only use PUBLIC DOMAIN illustrations, royalty-free clipart, or photos for which I have express permission. Even so, AC occasionally deletes them. I think there may be a size and pixel requirement. Not sure how rating affects page views or earnings, although I have noticed that it is possible to rate photos, if you ENLARGE them. Great question!
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Posted on 01/02/2008 at 10:01:17 AM

I'm not sure. Great question though.
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Posted on 12/19/2007 at 6:12:18 PM

Any photo that I don't take from wikipedia gets deleted, so now I only use photos from wiki. And most of the time if I have a showcased article they change the photo to something they like better.
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Posted on 12/19/2007 at 9:12:34 AM

well i have no clue on this.
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Posted on 12/17/2007 at 5:12:59 AM

Seems like they draw attention to an article for sure, and you will notice that when you are featured, they will always add a picture. Having said that though, I don't have the ability to include them with my articles at this time.
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Posted on 12/17/2007 at 4:12:27 AM

I have no idea but if I am writing a travel review I love to put my photographs in.
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Posted on 12/16/2007 at 9:12:16 PM

I have no idea but if I am writing a travel review I love to put my photographs in.
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Posted on 12/16/2007 at 9:12:52 PM

Speaking from experience alone ... photos do seem to help page views, simply for two reasons: they illustrate the article's summary when they're new, which draws attention, and they help an article look much more professional. Their ratings have nothing to do with an article's rating, though. It's a completely separate thing, which is why a photo's rating can only be accessed if you enlarge one.
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Posted on 12/16/2007 at 8:12:50 PM

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