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I would have to disagree about 123rf.  They have never been more than 2% of my income.  By contrast, Bigstock is 5% but I don't think that makes them top tier either.

Well, I'm pretty new at all of this and 123RF is only the third agency I've joined after DT and FT, but so far I'm pretty impressed with them. Maybe it depends on the type of photos you upload? I specialise in food photos and have already had about 8 or 9 sales there since I started uploading no more than about a month ago (with a portfolio of only about 50 photos). The sales have started a LOT faster than they did at either DT and FT and I'm most definitey just an improving amateur. Let's see how things continue ... 

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Don't know if this is what is driving the issue, but I'm a diamond on Istock and former exclusive and SS and DT won't accept the vast majority of my images that I've had on IS because of their restrictive acceptance policies whereas 123 and CS have taken almost all of it.  As a result, My sales on 123 and CS are pretty good.  Maybe other new to independence or new to stock are having similar issues, so relatively speaking, those people are reporting growing sales at 123 and Canstock?

123RF is real Big 4 for me. I got $82 and $ 87 in September and October. FT and DT are less than 123RF.

123 was always better than FT for me. Although she has been rather bad ... some months, unlike the survey ...

I do mix of illustrations and some photos..most photos aren't done in studio.

123rf had a obvious increasing of sales recent months, I focused on dreamstime and fotolia, trying to make the earnings improved every month, but 123rf ends up the one who make the earnings improved every months, something which dreamstime and fotolia is not working for me.

they pay fair and the uploading is faster than dreamstime and fotolia..ftp with IPTC data..and all you need is one click to send them for review.

Here is my referral link:

http://www.123rf.com/#mtkang

Same here. 123rf has now become my No 2 after SS.

In the past 123rf was real slow but over the last few months the sales have really come in nicely, and with very good commissions (other than subs which are again reasonably priced compared to others). I am very happy with the results.

I know its early days reporting for this month, but my commission so far on 123rf for December has even almost doubled SS commission (which I am so surprised at), and if it carries on this way they could very well end up being my No 1. Having said that, I reckon my sales on SS are not what they should be due to all the bugs flying around where no new images have been selling for the last 2-3 months, plus they (SS) cocked up the 'most popular' search for a few weeks, so that didn't help.

Keep up the good work 123rf - I'm beginning to love you lots 

Mat I would say keep up there and continue to upload, you have only 700 files there, pile them up there once you just need to upload and its done, no categories or other as you know and MRs work quite nicely there, give them a little time too, after some sales they will go up, you need to fav them too at their website (5% of your portfolio)

for me they are now my 3th best earner in terms of totals, last month stats
SS 847 sales (415$)
IS 44 sales (40$) went down used to be around 80$, after PP it will go to around 100$
123RF 138 sales (95$)
FT 129 sales (77$)
DT 63 sales (60$)

of course we all have different earnings, portfolio, etc etc some do better here other there, per example for me BigStock is just depressing like 10$ per month