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Taking Part in Deactivation Day? picWorkflow can help.
[Translate] This week I’ve been getting a lot of requests for help from people deactivating their images/portfolios on iStock as part of Deactivation Day as a result of iStock’s crazy Google-drive partnership ripoff. I only have a tiny portfolio on iStock (52 images) because their submission process is such an inefficient time-sink anyway but will [...]
Also posted in News Tagged deactivation, deactivation day, distribution, guidance, guide, help, istock, keywording, leaving istock, microstock, non-exclusive, protest, stock photography, workflow Leave a comment
How To Sell Photos: A Complete Guide
[Translate] There’s recently been a lot more people using picWorkflow, many of whom may have missed out on some of my earlier posts about the stock-photo/microstock industry, so I figured it’s time for a review post listing some of the most useful previous posts covering various techniques, tips and advice on both getting started in [...]
Also posted in Microstock Tagged advice, improve, microstock, sales, sell stock photos, selling, stock photography, tips 1 Comment
Stock Performer Giveaway!
[Translate] With picWorkflow I’ve spent a LOT of time trying to come up with a viable, and reliable stats/analytics service for microstock and I’ve come to a conclusion… it’s damned near impossible to do well. Keeping up with changes in the agency pages, and collecting/collating all your image data into a usable form which offers [...]
Also posted in Featured Tagged analysis, analytics, earnings, microstock, photos, statistics, stats, stock, stock performer, stock photography 9 Comments
How to Earn More Money from Wedding Photography
[Translate] There has been a lot of pressure on wedding photographers over the last few years, with the reduction in cost of equipment with prosumer-level DSLR cameras and easier access and marketing to potential customers through social media, craigslist, gumtree and other classified ad platforms. Even with people relying on their friends and family to [...]
Posted in Tips Tagged development, earn money, earn more, enhance, income, increase, more money, shooting, tips, wedding photography, wedding photos, weddings 3 Comments
When do Microstock Photographers Upload Images?
[Translate] For at least as long as I’ve been involved with microstock I’ve been running into forum posts and being sent emails asking when should microstock images be uploaded/submitted for two specific reasons: 1) The best time for reviewers to be ‘generous’ with acceptance. 2) The best time for accepted images to appear in front [...]
Also posted in Research Tagged contributors, distribution, microstock, schedule, stock photos, time, timing, upload, weekly, when 5 Comments
How long does image keywording take on picWorkflow?
[Translate] One of the most common questions I get about picWorkflow is how long keywording of images takes… since it’s a ‘natural system’ (because keyworders are crowd-sourced, subject to QA, and they choose which images they want to work on, and how much they wish to earn), it’s a difficult question to give a definitive [...]
Also posted in Research Tagged cost, how long, keyworders, keywording, keywords, performance, photo, photo keywords, picworkflow, quality, research, service, time, time taken Leave a comment
Is there still money in microstock photography?
[Translate] I’ve been asked the question “Is there still money in microstock?” three times, by three different people in the last week alone; and have had very similar questions over the last few months so I figured what a perfect time for a blog post. If you’re one of those ‘pro’ photographers who has a [...]
Posted in Tips Tagged advice, earning, earnings, fundamentals, income, laws, macrostock, micro, microstock, microstock gravity, money, money in microstock, question, rules, sell, selling, suggestion, tips, trad-stock, traditional 6 Comments
TOP 10 Tips for New Microstock Photographers
[Translate] If you’re new to stock photography in general, or even if you’re a seasoned traditional-stock veteran and looking to move into selling your images through microstock photography agencies, there are a few simple tips your really should keep in mind as you start. There are many who will tell you you’re already too late [...]
Also posted in Microstock Tagged advice, beginner, beginners, microstock, microstock guide, newbie, newbies, noobs, photo, photography, photography tips, sell images, sell photos, stock photography, stock photos, success, tips, tutorial, whiners, whining, workflow 4 Comments
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