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Sorry I couldn't wait to add up my numbers, now updated

SS 46.2% BME
DT    16.5% BME

FT 9.5%
StockXpert 7.0%
123 7.0%
IS    6.3% BME
BS   6.0%

FP   1.2%
CanStockPhoto 0.3%

Overall BME.

SS 42 % down
IS  21% up BME
DT 13 % up BME
FT  12 % up BME
StockXpert 5% up
BigStock 4% down
123rf 3% down
SV     1% up

Here are my numbers. Up and down rates are compared to February 2007. Comparing to last month doesn't really make sense due to seasonal variations.

SS 33%  –  16% up from 2007
IS 20%  -  92% up  -  BME
StockXpert 14%  -  494% up  -  BME
FT 12%  -  256% up  -  BME
DT 11%  -  3% down
BS 3%  -  44% up
SV 2%  -  BME
RF123 2%  -  29% up
Scanstock 2%  -  300% up
FP 1%  -  40% up
Canstock 1%  -  11% down
SPM 0%  -  0% up
LO 0%  -  86% down
Crestock 0%  -  100% down

Total sales: 60% up and  BME

Interestingly, DT, where it's not possible to opt out of subs, went down 3%, while StockXpert, where I've opted out, has developed very nicely and went sky high compared to last year. Scanstock performs very nicely, considering that they cater for a very local market (BME last month), while the other Norwegian agency, Crestock, is in a class all by itself: zero downloads in February. I've stopped uploading.

IS - 34% (with footage help, I sell 10x more video at IS than at SS !)
SS - 21%
FT - 18%
123 - 9.5%
DT - 9% (don't like this site anymore, I upload only min resolution files
      I hate $0.25-0.30 earnings for max resolution level 2-3 images)
StockXpert - 4% (opt out subscriptions)
BigStock - 3%
SV - 1%

less then 0
FP, LO, Crestock, Albumo

SS 36
IS  31.5
FT  9.5
StockXpert 8
SV  4.5
DT  3
Scan 3
Cre 1
BS  2
123 1
FP  0.5
LO  0

For what it is worth. It is my first real month on micro. An average of 88 pics in the portfolios with a per image result of $1.26 for the month. Now if I had 5000 in my portfolios with the same result, I would be pretty happy! 

Very small portfolio - subject to great variations, anyway:

SS   40%
IS    23%
FT    15%
StockXpert  11%
DT   4%
Others  7%

Haven't got round to keeping exact stats and percentages but for me, FT was tops by a long way in February.

SS - 88%
IS - 10%
FT - <1%
DT -   2%

Mind you, I did put my whole portfolio on shutterstock these last two months, and I wasn't on iStock for the first 18 days of this month!

Feb was a very good month for me and  IS  is  by far my  top earner.

IS=   40% (BME)
SS=  19%
FT=  18%
DT=  09% (BME)
StockXpert=09%
BS=  03%
123RF=02%

Please keep in mind I Still have a small portfolio but it is growing rapidly. DEC, JAN, and FEB, were all BMEs for me since I had my first sale in November  

Here's my breakdown based on February Earnings:

FYI: I am not at IS or SS yet when

DT   33 %  BME !  (43   images)
StockXpert 20  % BME !  (16   images)
BigStock 20  % BME !  (96   images)
123 18  %            (133 images)
FT     9   %            (36  images)
MP    0   %            (107 images) -Joined in Feb.
ZM    0   %            ( 5    images) -Joined in Feb.
FP     0   %            (115 images)
CS     0   %           ( 7    images)
ALB    0   %           (37  images)  

Mark

I have posted my numbers for February in my blog:
http://www.pixelsaway.com/C911796005/index.html
It was my third month in microstock with a ~100 picture portfolio.

My iStock portfolio is doing quite well, FT is starting to move, others - no comments …

IS 67.2%
FT 16.2%
DT  8.2%
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Marek

Where is the poll about February earnings? Or who's usually making it?

For the first time in a very long time, IS - which came in 3rd place behind SS and FT - was only just behind the top 2 (~$10 less).

I have always rejected the idea of exclusivity, but seriously began to think about it. I can't do anything for a while - I'm free of commitments at DT but need another couple of months for BigStock and longer at Albumo.

The recent dust-up with Fotolia about uploading ID scans over an unsecure link and into an unsecure environment just left me fed up with the hassle of dealing with multiple sites. iStock is no saint in that regard, but at least you'd just be dealing with one pain versus several . Funny how things change.

The bottom fell out of BigStock earnings in February (it was about the same as Feb 2006!!) after a stellar Christmas season.

123rf continues to be a strong minor player after making Faves choices from my portfolio. BigStock, DT, 123rf and StockXpert trundle along in roughly the same earnings tier.

Edited to add the percentages:
SS  25%
FT   24%
IS   23%
StockXpert   9%
DT     7%
BigStock   5.5%
123   5.5%