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07/09/2007 07:06:04 PM · #51 |
Originally posted by RobertP:
Gina, I'm leaning towards non-exclusivity at the moment.
My theory is, being exclusive on iStock is probably almost the same as contributing to two other sites with a lot less work, less uploading, etc, but it all depends, and there's really no way to tell. I think contributing to maybe 4 or more sites will earn slightly more income. |
Based on my own experience, if I was exclusive at iStock, I would probably make about a quarter of what I am making by being on multiple sites. Overall my sales at iStock have earned me more than at any one other site (though combining sales and referals at Shutterstock, I am making more there) but the gap is getting less over time.
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07/09/2007 07:38:36 PM · #52 |
| Thanks for the info Gina. |
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07/09/2007 07:46:30 PM · #53 |
Originally posted by RobertP:
Thanks for the info Gina. |
Hope it helps. Good luck at whatever sites you choose to join.
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08/25/2007 07:24:02 PM · #54 |
Today, I am officially done with microstock. All my images are pulled.
Middle next month I will buy a new laptop with the earnings and get going with photographerdirect and alamy.
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08/25/2007 08:31:46 PM · #55 |
| Best of luck,I'm also thinking about doing macrostock(Alamy,PD,etc). |
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08/26/2007 01:17:50 AM · #56 |
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08/29/2007 03:35:18 AM · #57 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Today, I am officially done with microstock. All my images are pulled.
Middle next month I will buy a new laptop with the earnings and get going with photographerdirect and alamy. |
good luck
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08/29/2007 05:03:27 AM · #58 |
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08/29/2007 05:12:48 AM · #59 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by leaf:
too bad you are saying goodbye to the microstocks, but i wish you all the luck in the other pasture :) |
It's something I've really thought about for some time now. It's not that I'm not making money at it. Actually, I think I'm doing quite well... BUT.. there is that nagging in my mind about underselling myself.
I was all for microstock, until this happened.
Yes, it's a cool tearsheet. BUT, 25 cents for a full-page ad in a major magazine? That stung a little and I can't get that wound to heal. I was lucky thanks to  Makka that I even ever saw the ad. |
I can imagine that it hurts, but this photo-buyer was not ging to spend more. So it's a choice between 25c and nothing.
Than again, you probably know, you've been there. Hope your decission turns out in your benefit.
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