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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.
The Tao of Shutterstock: What Makes a Stock Photo a Stock Photo? - The Atlantic
laryn — Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:05
There are not many occasions when one will find oneself seeking an image of a cat in smart clothes with money and red caviar on a white background. But there may well be one occasion when one will find oneself seeking an image of a cat in smart clothes with money and red caviar on a white background. This being the Internet, actually, there will probably be two or three.
Stockify May 17 Fotolia, Shutterstock, ImageBrief… - SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
laryn — Thu, 05/17/2012 - 21:29
Stockify May 17 Fotolia, Shutterstock, ImageBrief…
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
He has been selling his photos at microstock since 2006 an then he added a small blog activity to write about the experiences in the world of photographic microstock and related business. The blog has progressively grown in a microstock and stock ...
Microstock's stock is rising: $265 million for Shutterstock, Fotolia - paidContent.org
laryn — Wed, 05/16/2012 - 07:55
Microstock's stock is rising: $265 million for Shutterstock, Fotolia
paidContent.org
16, 2012, 7:45am No Comments Six years after Getty bought iStockPhoto for $50 million, it looks like the microstock photography sector, in which pro-amateur photographers sell their pictures on commission through online marketplaces, ...
Stockify May 4 Fotolia, Shutterstock, Yuri, Photokore… - SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
laryn — Fri, 05/04/2012 - 23:14
Stockify May 4 Fotolia, Shutterstock, Yuri, Photokore…
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
He has been selling his photos at microstock since 2006 an then he added a small blog activity to write about the experiences in the world of photographic microstock and related business. The blog has progressively grown in a microstock and stock ...
TOP PICKS: Nice shot! What's next? - New Straits Times
laryn — Sun, 03/18/2012 - 20:02
New Straits Times
TOP PICKS: Nice shot! What's next?
New Straits Times
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 ...
Rights Licensing Is All About Visibility - Black Star Rising
laryn — Tue, 01/17/2012 - 12:02
Rights Licensing Is All About Visibility
Black Star Rising
The microstock sellers (iStockphoto, Shutterstock, et al) do offer a variety of ways for the customers to organize search returns. One is usually the number of times an image has been downloaded or purchased. There aren't any good public figures on how ...
Licensing Images In Today's Market - Black Star Rising
laryn — Wed, 01/11/2012 - 10:54
Licensing Images In Today's Market
Black Star Rising
In addition there are four microstock sites – iStockphoto.com, Shutterstock.com, Dreamstime.com and Fotolia.com – that you may want to consider. Most of these major RM and RF marketers not only accept images from individual photographers but also from ...
NEW: ProStockMaster 2.0 Beta for Windows - SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
laryn — Fri, 11/25/2011 - 20:25
NEW: ProStockMaster 2.0 Beta for Windows
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
It means that now you can upload your images to as many microstock and traditional stock photography agencies as you wish, either by using pre-defined Lightburner.com microstock sales channels like iStock and Shutterstock, or by defining your own ...
