Midnight & Micro-Tasks

AI Image Metadata Tagging Assistant

Add descriptive tags and search terms to AI-generated images for stock photography websites.

Startup Cost: £0 Location: Remote Difficulty: Easy Occasional pocket money Spare moments

Earning and time figures are our broad estimates, not guarantees — actual results depend on your area, your effort and demand.

Why it's left-field

You are teaching stock photo search engines how to understand artificial art by describing it like a human would.

How it works

  1. 1Sign up to a micro-task platform that handles bulk AI image libraries.
  2. 2Look at each generated image and type precise keyword tags (e.g. "minimalist ceramic vase on wooden table, soft morning light, scandinavian style").
  3. 3Submit batches of tagged images so buyers can locate them, earning per completed batch.

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