history repeats itself. what happened to the working photographer when digital cameras replaced film, and before that when 35mm replaced view camera and studios,... microstock now reaches a saturation point of being too much paying too little.
global economy is also the reason. where in USA, UK,EC, etc a buck means nothing,
it is alot in other countries where even minimum wage in our country is alot to someone in another.
we can only face reality and move on. perharps try something new,
join Stocksy, etc... where they do not cater to the apples, marijuana, tomato, telemarketing agent, business man ...on white.
we don't hear much of them coming in here to whine and balk..
so maybe this is where we should go.
forget microstock, ... unless you decide to move to a 3rd world where 30 US bucks is like
sufficient and a windfall. because that is who you are competing with in ss, fotolia,etc..
these days.