Comments on: Microstock Earnings Report May 2008 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html For People Selling Photos Online Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:17:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee Torrens http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11499 Lee Torrens Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:51:39 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11499 Yes, with a refined workflow it's not too much extra work to upload to additional agencies, particularly if they make it as easy as Crestock and 123rf do. I agree, those agencies that require categories are more work, but as the IPTC data is already there and they are just another tickbox in my upload process, the categories are the only extra work I do. Some of them make it worthwhile by providing a little extra income and some show promise for the future. And I also agree that some agencies could make their websites easier from a contributor perspective. But if they're the ones producing the sales, they don't need to compete for competitors so they can improve profits by spending the time and money elsewhere. It's their business, so they succeed or fail by their own decisions. -Lee Yes, with a refined workflow it’s not too much extra work to upload to additional agencies, particularly if they make it as easy as Crestock and 123rf do.

I agree, those agencies that require categories are more work, but as the IPTC data is already there and they are just another tickbox in my upload process, the categories are the only extra work I do. Some of them make it worthwhile by providing a little extra income and some show promise for the future.

And I also agree that some agencies could make their websites easier from a contributor perspective. But if they’re the ones producing the sales, they don’t need to compete for competitors so they can improve profits by spending the time and money elsewhere. It’s their business, so they succeed or fail by their own decisions.

-Lee

]]> By: Lee Torrens http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11483 Lee Torrens Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:31:46 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11483 Yeah, that's what he's saying. This is common - most agencies use contributor activity as one of the metrics to determine the search result order. It obviously has some benefit for contributor or agency or both, as many are doing it. For us, it means that microstock is not as passive as we might prefer, but that's how the market is working at the moment, so we deal with it, or not. Our choice. :) -Lee Yeah, that’s what he’s saying. This is common – most agencies use contributor activity as one of the metrics to determine the search result order. It obviously has some benefit for contributor or agency or both, as many are doing it.

For us, it means that microstock is not as passive as we might prefer, but that’s how the market is working at the moment, so we deal with it, or not. Our choice. :)

-Lee

]]> By: Lee Torrens http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11481 Lee Torrens Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:21:55 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11481 I'm trying Alex! :) I send you everything that I send to the others, but less photos pass your reviewers than at other sites. -Lee I’m trying Alex! :) I send you everything that I send to the others, but less photos pass your reviewers than at other sites.

-Lee

]]> By: Laurent http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11477 Laurent Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:33:05 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11477 Lee, I posted my results for this month : http://microstockexperiment.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-earnings.html A nice growth compared to last month partly due to 123RF (got two EL there last month) I agree with Alex you should send them more pics L Lee,

I posted my results for this month : http://microstockexperiment.blogspot.com/2008/05/may-earnings.html
A nice growth compared to last month partly due to 123RF (got two EL there last month)
I agree with Alex you should send them more pics

L

]]> By: Lucid Exposure http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11380 Lucid Exposure Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:48:52 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11380 Lee, it seems that Dreamstime, SS, and IS are the only real moneymakers for you. Is it worth the time to submit to the other sites on your chart? I just can't be bothered to submit to sites which ask me to provide 2-3 categories unless they start bringing in the cash right away. SS is good about bringing in the cash. I wouldn't mind sites switching over to something like what Crestock or Albumo has. Fotolia's site, which has no mass delete options, is just downright user-unfriendly. Lee, it seems that Dreamstime, SS, and IS are the only real moneymakers for you. Is it worth the time to submit to the other sites on your chart?

I just can’t be bothered to submit to sites which ask me to provide 2-3 categories unless they start bringing in the cash right away.
SS is good about bringing in the cash. I wouldn’t mind sites switching over to something like what Crestock or Albumo has. Fotolia’s site, which
has no mass delete options, is just downright user-unfriendly.

]]> By: Photonomikon http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11378 Photonomikon Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:35:49 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11378 Wait so what you're saying is that if you stop submitting, your images will sift to the bottom in searches? I've stopped submitting to 123 for a year. And in that time I made about $2. Wait so what you’re saying is that if you stop submitting, your images will sift to the bottom in searches?
I’ve stopped submitting to 123 for a year. And in that time I made about $2.

]]> By: Alex http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11366 Alex Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:36:54 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11366 123RF says: Send us more of your images Lee, images if not continually upload will lose its timeliness and well, earnings would attrition through time. So send us more, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed! It's disheartening to see that you're sending us so little and yet, compare us with sites where you uploaded 3x more :) 123RF says: Send us more of your images Lee, images if not continually upload will lose its timeliness and well, earnings would attrition through time. So send us more, and I’m sure you won’t be disappointed! It’s disheartening to see that you’re sending us so little and yet, compare us with sites where you uploaded 3x more :)

]]> By: Photonomikon http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11338 Photonomikon Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:27:01 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11338 Mine are going down as well but that was expected since I didn't upload anything for a few months. Mine are going down as well but that was expected since I didn’t upload anything for a few months.

]]> By: James http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11329 James Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:30:21 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11329 More or less the same for me :( Second straight month of lower earnings, particularly at IS and SS. Results here: http://jrtb.com/blog/?p=298 More or less the same for me :( Second straight month of lower earnings, particularly at IS and SS. Results here: http://jrtb.com/blog/?p=298

]]> By: rod http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-earnings-report-may-2008.html/comment-page-1#comment-11314 rod Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:26:46 +0000 http://www.microstockdiaries.com/microstock-results-for-may-2008.html#comment-11314 For me,May was better than April. Same as Lee said, earning thanks to the 'shutterstock raise', shutterstock grew more than before,and the sales in the most of other agencies grew except istockphoto. In the Istcokphoto,My sales and acception ratio all down in May, :( :( For me,May was better than April. Same as Lee said, earning thanks to the ‘shutterstock raise’, shutterstock grew more than before,and the sales in the most of other agencies grew except istockphoto. In the Istcokphoto,My sales and acception ratio all down in May, :( :(

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