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Title: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on December 31, 2011, 19:10
I also sent this out in an email, but for those who didn't get it...

Another year has come to an end and it is again time for the annual Microstock Survey.  This will be the fourth year of running the survey. Last year's survey had well over 600 responses (thanks everyone!!).  The survey follows a very similar format to previous years with a little more breakdown for media type (photo, illustration, video, audio).  If you have your numbers ready, the entire survey shouldn't take more than 5 minutes to answer.  I have tried to keep the survey as short as possible while still gathering enough information for it to be interesting to everyone.
Survey Link
http://microstocksurvey.com/index.php?sid=55748 (http://microstocksurvey.com/index.php?sid=55748)

Please share the link with others.  The more answers we get, the better and more interesting the data will be.

To see what was done with previous surveys, do a search for survey on the MicrostockGroup blog
http://blog.microstockgroup.com/?s=survey (http://blog.microstockgroup.com/?s=survey)

As a thanks for everyone who filled out the survey, I'll be making a radom draw (at the end of January) and giving away a ColorChecker Passport (http://amzn.to/w4zOXl) (something I've found useful while shooting the past couple years).  Make sure you sign up to the mailing list at the end of the survey to enter the draw. If the winner isn't a photographer they can substitute the prize for something else of equal value.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: luissantos84 on December 31, 2011, 22:36
*On average, how many hours a week do you spent on microstock?

uploading time counts??
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 01, 2012, 09:40
*On average, how many hours a week do you spent on microstock?

uploading time counts??

yeah, everything counts.  shooting, keywording, editing, uploading, checking stats etc.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: luissantos84 on January 01, 2012, 09:45
*On average, how many hours a week do you spent on microstock?

uploading time counts??

yeah, everything counts.  shooting, keywording, editing, uploading, checking stats etc.

forum too? so its like 16h a day LOL
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 01, 2012, 11:56
For those who didn't see this thread before, there were some bugs on the survey site that are now fixed.  I have moved the posts referring to that bug into it's own thread called 'survey bugs'.  Things should be fixed now however.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: lisafx on January 01, 2012, 12:53
Looking forward to this years' results.  Should be interesting reading.  I did leave a suggestion for additional questions.  Although the answer is probably pretty obvious this year, would be good to track which site gained the most and which lost the most over the course of the year.   

My overall stats show Istock as my top earner, but the last several months that is not the case. 

BTW, if we are already on the mailing list, do we still get entered in the drawing? 

Thanks again Tyler, for compiling the most interesting set of stats in the industry.  :)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: luissantos84 on January 01, 2012, 13:26
BTW, if we are already on the mailing list, do we still get entered in the drawing? 

same question here :D
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: gostwyck on January 01, 2012, 13:27
Thanks again Tyler, for compiling the most interesting set of stats in the industry.  :)

Absolutely! Great work Leaf.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 01, 2012, 13:27
Looking forward to this years' results.  Should be interesting reading.  I did leave a suggestion for additional questions.  Although the answer is probably pretty obvious this year, would be good to track which site gained the most and which lost the most over the course of the year.   

My overall stats show Istock as my top earner, but the last several months that is not the case. 

BTW, if we are already on the mailing list, do we still get entered in the drawing? 

Thanks again Tyler, for compiling the most interesting set of stats in the industry.  :)

Yeah, as long as you ticked the box (at the end of the survey) 'I took part in the 2011 Survey' you'll be entered in the draw
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: lisafx on January 01, 2012, 18:23

Yeah, as long as you ticked the box (at the end of the survey) 'I took part in the 2011 Survey' you'll be entered in the draw

I tried.  I ticked the box and entered my info, but it kicked it back saying you already had that address on file.  Hope it works out.  Either way, the info is even more useful than the prize :D
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: jamirae on January 01, 2012, 18:51

Yeah, as long as you ticked the box (at the end of the survey) 'I took part in the 2011 Survey' you'll be entered in the draw

I tried.  I ticked the box and entered my info, but it kicked it back saying you already had that address on file.  Hope it works out.  Either way, the info is even more useful than the prize :D

yeah, me too.. I was wondering the same thing.  :)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: w7lwi on January 01, 2012, 23:05

Yeah, as long as you ticked the box (at the end of the survey) 'I took part in the 2011 Survey' you'll be entered in the draw

I tried.  I ticked the box and entered my info, but it kicked it back saying you already had that address on file.  Hope it works out.  Either way, the info is even more useful than the prize :D

yeah, me too.. I was wondering the same thing.  :)

Same for me.  I took the survey from the e-mail received, ticked the box at the end and got the same message as above.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 02, 2012, 01:55

Yeah, as long as you ticked the box (at the end of the survey) 'I took part in the 2011 Survey' you'll be entered in the draw


I tried.  I ticked the box and entered my info, but it kicked it back saying you already had that address on file.  Hope it works out.  Either way, the info is even more useful than the prize :D


yeah, me too.. I was wondering the same thing.  :)


Same for me.  I took the survey from the e-mail received, ticked the box at the end and got the same message as above.


If you are already in the mailing list, when you get 'kicked back saying you are already on the list' make sure you click 'update your information'.  You will then be send an email so you can check the 2011 survey box.  If you don't think you did that, you can do it by visiting this page again
http://microstocksurvey.com/thankyou.html (http://microstocksurvey.com/thankyou.html)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: Mantis on January 02, 2012, 09:00

Yeah, as long as you ticked the box (at the end of the survey) 'I took part in the 2011 Survey' you'll be entered in the draw

I tried.  I ticked the box and entered my info, but it kicked it back saying you already had that address on file.  Hope it works out.  Either way, the info is even more useful than the prize :D

That's what happened to me, so I just let it go.  Not sure if it took.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: SNP on January 02, 2012, 19:41
same thing for me....but survey completed. looking forward to the results
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: gemmy12 on January 03, 2012, 03:48
Interesting survey Mr Leaf. Will only 1 winner be announced in the draw and awarded or multiple winners will be awarded ? ;)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 03, 2012, 11:10
Interesting survey Mr Leaf. Will only 1 winner be announced in the draw and awarded or multiple winners will be awarded ? ;)

Only one winner ... unless anyone else wants to sponsor a second prize :)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: jamirae on January 03, 2012, 11:14

Yeah, as long as you ticked the box (at the end of the survey) 'I took part in the 2011 Survey' you'll be entered in the draw


I tried.  I ticked the box and entered my info, but it kicked it back saying you already had that address on file.  Hope it works out.  Either way, the info is even more useful than the prize :D


yeah, me too.. I was wondering the same thing.  :)


Same for me.  I took the survey from the e-mail received, ticked the box at the end and got the same message as above.


If you are already in the mailing list, when you get 'kicked back saying you are already on the list' make sure you click 'update your information'.  You will then be send an email so you can check the 2011 survey box.  If you don't think you did that, you can do it by visiting this page again
[url]http://microstocksurvey.com/thankyou.html[/url] ([url]http://microstocksurvey.com/thankyou.html[/url])


thanks, that worked.  :)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: gemmy12 on January 03, 2012, 11:37
Interesting survey Mr Leaf. Will only 1 winner be announced in the draw and awarded or multiple winners will be awarded ? ;)

Only one winner ... unless anyone else wants to sponsor a second prize :)
No problem :)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: lisafx on January 03, 2012, 17:05

If you are already in the mailing list, when you get 'kicked back saying you are already on the list' make sure you click 'update your information'.  You will then be send an email so you can check the 2011 survey box.  If you don't think you did that, you can do it by visiting this page again
[url]http://microstocksurvey.com/thankyou.html[/url] ([url]http://microstocksurvey.com/thankyou.html[/url])


thanks, that worked.  :)


Worked for me too.  Thanks!
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: PaulieWalnuts on January 04, 2012, 08:01
Interesting survey Mr Leaf. Will only 1 winner be announced in the draw and awarded or multiple winners will be awarded ? ;)

Only one winner ... unless anyone else wants to sponsor a second prize :)

BH Photo and some other sites should be sponsors here. I've spent quite a bit the past couple years. How about breaking out your five fingers of fury and doing some cold calling Leaf!?  ;)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 04, 2012, 12:34
Interesting survey Mr Leaf. Will only 1 winner be announced in the draw and awarded or multiple winners will be awarded ? ;)

Only one winner ... unless anyone else wants to sponsor a second prize :)

BH Photo and some other sites should be sponsors here. I've spent quite a bit the past couple years. How about breaking out your five fingers of fury and doing some cold calling Leaf!?  ;)

Yeah, perhaps I should look more into that in the future or for another time.  I did get B&H to sponsor a prize once for MSG, and perhaps they are willing to do it again.  There must be other companies interested as well....
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 05, 2012, 07:37
435 responses so far and counting...  Looking great.

Thanks everyone.  I haven't looked at checked out any results yet but I am looking forward to the review of the numbers and the first post.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: Freedom on January 05, 2012, 18:11
Hi Leaf, when is the cut-off date? Look forward to seeing the results.

I have completed it a few days ago.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: cathyslife on January 05, 2012, 18:23
Thanks for the tip about updating preferences, Leaf. That worked for me as well.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 06, 2012, 02:54
Hi Leaf, when is the cut-off date? Look forward to seeing the results.

I have completed it a few days ago.

I leave the survey open for quite a while (a few months) but I'll start posting results from the survey in early February.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 06, 2012, 09:42

If anyone is interested in translating the survey to another language, let me know.  I'll happily give credit with a link on the Thank-You page and results blog post to any takers.

It would be great to get the survey translated into Russian as I know there are a lot of Russian microstockers out there.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: luissantos84 on January 06, 2012, 09:45
they donīt know English?
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 06, 2012, 09:53
they donīt know English?

Well, I would assume most microstockers know enough English to get by, but there are a few popular Russian and German sites that I would guess quite a few exclusively use, or else they may use sites that have a translation for the contributer.  There is a very large Russian microstock user base in particular and I would guess they all don't speak great english.
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 07, 2012, 05:49
.. the survey is now also available in German
http://microstocksurvey.com/index.php?sid=55748&lang=de (http://microstocksurvey.com/index.php?sid=55748&lang=de)

Thanks Amos (http://www.fotos-verkaufen.de/)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 09, 2012, 12:35
.. and now also in Russian
http://microstocksurvey.com/index.php?sid=55748&lang=ru (http://microstocksurvey.com/index.php?sid=55748&lang=ru)
thanks to MerLiN (http://microstocksubmit.com/?lang=en)
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on January 19, 2012, 14:32
550 responses so far - we are closing in on last years numbers.  10 days to go to get in on the draw for the ColorChecker Passport
Title: Re: 2011 Independant Microstock Survey is Live
Post by: leaf on February 10, 2012, 07:40
I'll lock this thread now - the results are now public and can be seen here
http://blog.microstockgroup.com/2011-microstock-industry-survey-first-look/ (http://blog.microstockgroup.com/2011-microstock-industry-survey-first-look/)

discussion here
http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/2011-independent-microstock-survey-results/ (http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/2011-independent-microstock-survey-results/)

a total of 709 responses (so far) ... thanks everyone!