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How long does image keywording take on picWorkflow?

By bobbigmac | Published: December 15, 2011
[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 [...]
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TOP 10 Tips for New Microstock Photographers

By bobbigmac | Published: March 1, 2011
[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 [...]
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14 ways to Sell More Microstock Images

By bobbigmac | Published: February 5, 2011
[Translate] Lately it seems everyone is waxing lyrical about SEO and the photography industry. Everyone seems to have an article, post, report, analysis, or some other blurb about ‘the benefits of SEO’, ‘how photographers should use SEO’, ‘using SEO for more photo sales’, etc etc, though not in a single post have I seen anyone [...]
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Microstock Stock Photo Ideas that Sell

By bobbigmac | Published: August 16, 2010
[Translate] This is the report of some of the best niches revealed from searches on the picNiche stock photo analysis-engine during the last month (July/August 2010). If you want your microstock portfolio to sell more images, and so make more money, you should produce some images on these topics for addition to your portfolio. All [...]
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Stock Photos You Really Should be Shooting

By bobbigmac | Published: July 9, 2010
[Translate] If you want to be selling more microstock images, these are some of the ideas, concepts and subjects you should be shooting. For once, I’m not going to prattle on. Here’s a list of the best stock photography niches generated by people on picNiche.com over the last two weeks. I’ll try and make this [...]
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202 Challenging Subjects when Shooting for Stock

By bobbigmac | Published: August 13, 2009
[Translate] When shooting stock photography, particularly for microstock, the perception often is that there exists an endless choice of subjects just waiting to be captured, and sold, Yes, for real money! “But wait…” I hear anybody who has been selling stock for a while scream, “you can’t just shoot anything and expect to rake in [...]
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