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عکس بردار » بازار عکس » بازار داغ خرید و فروش عکس روی اینترنت — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 10:41:51 +0000

[...] او مشغول به کار هستند. او در مصاحبه‌ای که با سایت Mircrostock Diaries داشته است، اظهار داشته که به دلیل هزینه‌های زیاد [...]

By: bucar

bucar — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:00:31 +0000

keep goin yuri..
hope someday you can teach me how to get that effort..
by doing step by step with yuris way..
good luck..gbu..

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Sitter du på en bildskatt? | IdeSpiran Reklam & Design — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:49:27 +0000

[...] fotointresse. Vidare krävs förstås lite kunskap och hårt arbete. Åtminstone om man ska tro Yuri Arcurs. Han säger själv att han numera tjänar runt 1,4 miljoner kronor i månaden. Hm… Det låter [...]

By: Philippe D

Philippe D — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:03:16 +0000

Congratulations yurri
Which can sell more than 1 million images per year?

By: Sangesh

Sangesh — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:40:09 +0000

Wow man… this is really a type of dream-come-true real life story for me. One thing is fore sure ppl try for different option and they keep experimenting for the best options.

best of luck to Yuri.

By: Christelle

Christelle — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:10:18 +0000

Don’t worry for Yuri, the guy is clever, and he seems to be of the type who will always fall back on his feet: even if microstock goes all wrong I expect he will go into another business venture (of course he does not solely rely on microstock, that would be stupid). Motivated, driven, and most of all an entrepreneur, well done to him. be more positive, he seems to be that too….
The idea is to go with the flow and not dismiss any opportunity. Microstock is one, but be prepared to diversify….
By the time guys like Yri surf the wave, you should know it’s too late for you: you missed that wave. Stop wingeing and find your own …!
Hard to put in practice? Yes… Keep trying…

By: John A-M

John A-M — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:51:43 +0000

I’m with Joe on this one. Just because you can sell a lot?( maybe) on microstock sites it is not a good reason to do so. Unless you are thinking of doing something else for a living a few years down the line.
Most photographers tend to be sole traders and they (in my experience) do not factor in the costs of their time.
I don’t really see how this business model is sustainable in the long run. What will be left will be people who are prepared to subsidize their photography with a day job.

By: Jane S

Jane S — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:48:38 +0000

There is no longevity in this business model. The cost of producing each image is far higher than the income from it so the only way to break even or make profit is to shoot at a phenomonal rate. This is unsustainable, the company will burn out, they will run out of ideas or the market will become saturated, he will kill his own market. Will this guy still be working like this in five or ten years time? I doubt it, making it a very short career.

By: Joe B

Joe B — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:48:42 +0000

You still don’t have any idea what his cost of doing business is either. It’s not going to be cheap with 2 staff and 10 Freelancers.

What’s the cost of creating an image, even a simple one? There’s the cost of equipment and technology, cataloging it into a database with keywords, etc, etc.? Then pay business overhead expenses, both fixed and variable, cover your living costs and set some money aside for retirement.

Unfortunately, few photographers take all this into consideration when they look at the price they sell an image or the use of that image for. So, they get to keep working the rest of their lives trying to make ends meet. It’s not as much cookies and ice cream as it looks.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:47:39 +0000

Yuri make about 1$ per image sold on Istockphoto. So just compare numbers from now to next month, and you will know his Istockphoto revenues. Numbers are based on my revenues there, not on speculations…