Este último año he tenido muchos assets rechazados en Adobe Stock, estoy cambiando la estrategia y ahora subo mas videos en formato vertical y veo que tengo mucha mas aceptación, creo que es porque el mercado demanda mas estos recursos, también diseñé un sistema para encontrar nichos menos saturados para subir imágenes, estaré encantado de dar esta información si estáis interesados
I've been contributing to Adobe Stock and Alamy
for 25 years. In that time I've seen the same
pattern over and over — photographers uploading
consistently and getting almost no sales.
The problem is almost never image quality.
It's that nobody is searching for what they upload.
Here's the exact method I use before every session:
STEP 1 — Open Adobe Stock in incognito mode
Set region to United States / English.
This shows real international demand, not local.
STEP 2 — Type your keyword and watch the autocomplete
Note two things:
- What position does your term appear in?
- How many suggestions show up total?
STEP 3 — Calculate the Opportunity Index
Base Score = (Total suggestions - Your position + 1)
If 10 suggestions appear and you're at position 3:
Base Score = 10 - 3 + 1 = 8
Then multiply by demand:
- 8-12 suggestions = x1.5 (high demand)
- 4-7 suggestions = x1.0 (medium)
- 1-3 suggestions = x0.5 (low)
Visibility Score = 8 x 1.5 = 12
STEP 4 — Check platform results
Divide results by 1,000:
120 results / 1,000 = 0.12
STEP 5 — Final Index
Visibility Score / (Results/1,000)
12 / 0.12 = 100 → Exceptional opportunity
INTERPRETING THE INDEX:
> 10 = Exceptional — shoot immediately
5-10 = High — shoot
1-5 = Medium — worth testing
< 1 = Avoid — too saturated
REAL EXAMPLE:
"woman working from home" → 80,000 results → avoid
"mature alternative woman working from home" → 30 results → exceptional
Same niche. Different angle. Completely different opportunity.
I built an Excel template that calculates this
automatically — happy to share if anyone wants it.
Any questions about the method, ask below.