Technology
How much can you make with microstock sites?
laryn — Fri, 11/06/2009 - 08:14

Most people who are considering whether or not to upload to microstock sites are curious how much money can be made by doing so. (There are other reasons, too, but this is a biggie). The short answer is that it depends on how much time and energy you put into it, and it depends on the quality of your images. The top earners can make hundreds of dollars per day, but most people will not achieve that. For an overview of my experience, see below. I update the stats about once every month or two so you can get a sense of what I have earned -- without devoting a ton of time to it, to be honest.
Digital Photography Market Set To Reach $82.5 Billion By 2016 - OfficialWire (press release)
laryn — Thu, 05/17/2012 - 13:18
Digital Photography Market Set To Reach $82.5 Billion By 2016
OfficialWire (press release)
Even fewer would have predicted the rise of the microstock photography market and the proliferation and growth in Internet photo sharing sites. While the impact on the photo processing market could have been predicted, many were surprised by how ...
European stock photography site Fotolia grabs $150M - VentureBeat
laryn — Wed, 05/16/2012 - 21:30
European stock photography site Fotolia grabs $150M
VentureBeat
Fotolia is the leading microstock platform in Europe and is ranked among the top stock photography websites globally, providing a unique marketplace for photographers to sell their images. Every day, photographers and designers upload thousands of new ...
KKR Announces Growth Investment in Fotolia - MarketWatch (press release)
laryn — Wed, 05/16/2012 - 02:01
KKR Announces Growth Investment in Fotolia
MarketWatch (press release)
Fotolia is the leading microstock platform in Europe and is ranked among the top stock photography websites globally, providing a unique marketplace for photographers to sell their images. Every day, photographers and designers upload thousands of new ...
iStockphoto Joins with Verious to Syndicate Mobile App Components, SDKs and ... - PR Web (press release)
laryn — Wed, 03/07/2012 - 17:01
iStockphoto Joins with Verious to Syndicate Mobile App Components, SDKs and ...
PR Web (press release)
Verious, Inc., the leader in connecting developers with components and services for mobile app development, today announced an affiliate partnership with iStockphoto, the original microstock site and the web's favored source for user-generated, ...
Call for Entries: The February Pixmac Design Challenge on Graphics.com - Graphics.com
laryn — Thu, 02/02/2012 - 11:31
Call for Entries: The February Pixmac Design Challenge on Graphics.com
Graphics.com
Launched in September 2008, Pixmac is a leading microstock photography website offering millions of images at budget prices. Photos are priced from $1, including the ability to source, download and buy an image in less than three minutes, ...
Today in APIs: Facebook Subscribers, Google SOAP and 6 New APIs - ProgrammableWeb (blog)
laryn — Thu, 01/26/2012 - 16:02
Today in APIs: Facebook Subscribers, Google SOAP and 6 New APIs
ProgrammableWeb (blog)
Via Paul Walker Today we had 6 new APIs added to our API directory including a payment interface service, microstock photographer solution service, real-time video and social media advertising platform, and website performance and optimization services ...
Presentation Cleanse - Forbes
laryn — Fri, 01/20/2012 - 16:00
Presentation Cleanse
Forbes
There are a number of websites that provide affordable high-quality photos, like Shutterstock and iStockphoto to name a few. And, if you can't find the right photo, sometimes it's best to go with no photo rather than choose a bad photo because you ...
Call for Entries: The January Pixmac Design Challenge on Graphics.com - Graphics.com
laryn — Mon, 01/02/2012 - 04:20
Call for Entries: The January Pixmac Design Challenge on Graphics.com
Graphics.com
Launched in September 2008, Pixmac is a leading microstock photography website offering millions of images at budget prices. Photos are priced from $1, including the ability to source, download and buy an image in less than three minutes, ...
The December Pixmac Design Challenge on Graphics.com - Graphics.com
laryn — Fri, 12/02/2011 - 12:38
The December Pixmac Design Challenge on Graphics.com
Graphics.com
Launched in September 2008, Pixmac is a leading microstock photography website offering millions of images at budget prices. Photos are priced from $1, including the ability to source, download and buy an image in less than 3 minutes, ...






