Comments on: Microstock Contributor Competiton http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-contributor-competiton.html For People Selling Photos Online Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Don McGillis http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-contributor-competiton.html/comment-page-1#comment-10370 Don McGillis Wed, 14 May 2008 03:18:32 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-contributor-competiton.html#comment-10370 Mike has a point and it's a well understood part of market life cycle that the early adopter will reap larger profits until there is market saturation and profits flatten out followed by commoditization where profits dwindle to near zero. Witness the personal computer industry, the deregulated airline industry, the history of the web browser, or any one of a number of other business models and, yes, sadly at some point this will impact the microstock business. It's not a bad thing, it just is. Adapt, adopt, survive, right? Mike has a point and it’s a well understood part of market life cycle that the early adopter will reap larger profits until there is market saturation and profits flatten out followed by commoditization where profits dwindle to near zero. Witness the personal computer industry, the deregulated airline industry, the history of the web browser, or any one of a number of other business models and, yes, sadly at some point this will impact the microstock business. It’s not a bad thing, it just is. Adapt, adopt, survive, right?

]]> By: Mike McDonald http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-contributor-competiton.html/comment-page-1#comment-10362 Mike McDonald Tue, 13 May 2008 22:16:08 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-contributor-competiton.html#comment-10362 There are some things I won't share. Not many, but some. This is a community, but it's also a business, and some things just shouldn't be given away. There is one site I contribute to that I won't tell anyone about. It's a great site for vectors but doesn't have many vector contributors, so I do really well there. If I announce what it is, I'll undoubtedly lose money when vector artists flood the upload queue. Eventually it will get out there, but I'm not going to be the one to tell people. I'm happy to offer advice and info most of the time, but I draw the line at revealing things that can have a direct impact on my earnings. There are some things I won’t share. Not many, but some. This is a community, but it’s also a business, and some things just shouldn’t be given away. There is one site I contribute to that I won’t tell anyone about. It’s a great site for vectors but doesn’t have many vector contributors, so I do really well there. If I announce what it is, I’ll undoubtedly lose money when vector artists flood the upload queue. Eventually it will get out there, but I’m not going to be the one to tell people.

I’m happy to offer advice and info most of the time, but I draw the line at revealing things that can have a direct impact on my earnings.

]]> By: Lorraine Swanson http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-contributor-competiton.html/comment-page-1#comment-10357 Lorraine Swanson Tue, 13 May 2008 19:04:14 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-contributor-competiton.html#comment-10357 LOL, I needed to buy some images a few years ago and a designer told me about Istock and Dreamstime (with no referral code attached!) but begged me to keep them secret. Huh? I don't know what was so secret about them... I started buying photos and thought "hey, I can sell photos too!" I appreciate the little community that has built around this industry. I don't have a single friend who is as enthusiastic about photography as I am. And, although I feel like I know many in the industry (like you Lee!), I really don't know a single micro-contributor in the flesh. So who do I have to talk to about it? Not my family. Not my friends. My peers. If I need help with something I can usually find it from my direct competition! LOL, I needed to buy some images a few years ago and a designer told me about Istock and Dreamstime (with no referral code attached!) but begged me to keep them secret. Huh? I don’t know what was so secret about them… I started buying photos and thought “hey, I can sell photos too!”

I appreciate the little community that has built around this industry. I don’t have a single friend who is as enthusiastic about photography as I am. And, although I feel like I know many in the industry (like you Lee!), I really don’t know a single micro-contributor in the flesh. So who do I have to talk to about it? Not my family. Not my friends. My peers. If I need help with something I can usually find it from my direct competition!

]]> By: prophotolife http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-contributor-competiton.html/comment-page-1#comment-10355 prophotolife Tue, 13 May 2008 17:43:22 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-contributor-competiton.html#comment-10355 I'm a believer in the abundancy theory, sharing what we know to make an entire industry better. If we elevate an industry (as a whole) then everyone stands to gain, don't they? Competition can be a terrible distraction. Somebody once gave some great advice: "create, don't compete". Why spend time looking over your shoulder when you should be looking forward? I’m a believer in the abundancy theory, sharing what we know to make an entire industry better. If we elevate an industry (as a whole) then everyone stands to gain, don’t they?

Competition can be a terrible distraction. Somebody once gave some great advice: “create, don’t compete”. Why spend time looking over your shoulder when you should be looking forward?

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