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Messages - encrenciel
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« on: October 20, 2017, 01:55 »
If you double your portfolio every 6 months, you'll maintain the same income probably.
Seems legit but think of that guy who got 10000 images online. Thats must be kickass to double in 6 months lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: October 19, 2017, 20:22 »
If I am earning $20 with 200 images on Shutterstock, Ill earn $200 with 2000 images. Anyone experienced that?
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« on: October 19, 2017, 15:56 »
UPDATE**
I paid 10$ for boost and fb charged me $25. Anyone knows how can I contact them? Dont seem to find any way to do so.
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« on: October 18, 2017, 20:09 »
I know it's not the best place for this, but i'm sure i can get advice from people who ever promoted their works using the facebook ad system. Yesterday i ran a promotion for my business, paid 20$ for 2 days which split it into $10 per day. Today i checked my page to see the progress and wow!!!! I got 4 likes for $10 lol. Is there something that went wrong you think or it can happen?
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« on: September 23, 2017, 03:51 »
So heres whats in my mind: selling my stock vectors through my own website. I know its gonna be dead hard to compete with the big sharks but Im fed up working my ass days and nights to be paid cents! So Im thinking of selling via my site with tremendous amount of self promotions. Again, I know its gonna be hard and slow but I think selling 10 files a month from my site might be better than selling 100 files from stock sites for 5 months. Is there some holes in my basket you could fix? Is anyone already sailing through this route I can get some directions from? Thank you
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« on: September 05, 2017, 05:48 »
Can I use two different accounts on microstock agencies with the same PayPal?
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« on: July 14, 2017, 08:02 »
Mine worst of this year so far.
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« on: July 11, 2017, 06:00 »
I have about 3000 files mixing with graphic vectors and jpg, photos, and videos.
I got about 2000-2600 per month starting in 2012.
But I don't upload still images for about 5 months now. Just using them as passive income.
You still make that much though you don't upload more? Which agencies ?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 05, 2017, 02:48 »
Referring to those made with after effects.
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« on: July 03, 2017, 02:16 »
I have about 400 items (mostly video, some After Effects... no stills) and make around $3250 a month. Give or take $500 or so.
Yup I heard videos and motion graphic do make better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 01, 2017, 15:03 »
I'm more into vectors specially calligraphy. I know Arabic calligraphy and I'm trying to attract mid eastern customers. Don't know what to expect in the future with this niche.
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Not being a mid eastern customer, it's hard for me to relate or predict. How much are you making now if you don't mind me asking?
I have 300
Vectors on Shutterstock. I'm making like $15\months.
What about you and with how many files ?
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15$/m is way too low for 300 vectors... Find an additional niche
Actually it's 256. But it's still low I agree. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 01, 2017, 14:11 »
I have 300 files only on shutter and make between 15 to 20 per months. You should consider uploading more and increase the quality of you think there are some lackness. Although i make amount for this tiny portfolio which I think is a positive thing, I am afraid to use my time uploading more and more and at the end I see no real prospects.
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This is my portfolio, always happy to get feedback - https://www.shutterstock.com/g/guyn (I know there's a duplicate there, was a bad upload in the process of deletion). I can't shot models (cost money and I'm not making nearly enough to justify it) I'll try setting up a small home studio later this year, but I doubt there's much I can do there that haven't been done before. I've also started experimenting with some editorials, but I live in Israel and there's limited audiance
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« on: July 01, 2017, 13:44 »
Why dońt you just widen your niche?
Make the next 300 files a mix of different subjects or themes.
Then you can compare if they sell better or worse than the niche you have chosen.
I would try to reach 1000 files but with a large variety of themes. Then you can see what sells best and make more of that.
Let the customer show you what they like and listen to them.
And yes, I would upload to more agencies. Fotolia/adobe, dreamstime. Maybe istock too.
1000 is my objective actually. But since a year I'v been asleep a bit. I'm stuck on 300 lol. The problem is I don't master other niche more than Arabic calligraphy. On Shutterstock I am medine art you can look me up. I have two vector on the first page when you search for the words Arab, Arabic and calligraphy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 01, 2017, 13:31 »
I have 850+- photos, mostly local area, some travel and some textures which I've uploaded over the past year. I make around 15$ a month with a few exceptions (an image sold for 42$ or so last month out of the blue).
I'm also selling in Adobe / iStock but making < 5$ a month there. Alamy made nothing in the past 6 months and then sold an image for 115$ so who knows.
Goal is consistent 100$ a month I'm not even close
I have 300 files only on shutter and make between 15 to 20 per months. You should consider uploading more and increase the quality of you think there are some lackness. Although i make amount for this tiny portfolio which I think is a positive thing, I am afraid to use my time uploading more and more and at the end I see no real prospects. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 01, 2017, 10:50 »
Anyhow, regardless... This may sound harsh, but this niche that you are in clearly has no commercial demand. If you were making 20-40 times more, there could be hope after some serious changes, but this is too low. You should drop it immediately and do something else.
I upload only to shutter. Yea may be you are right. But again my portfolio is too little to consider changing direction. May if I had a port of 5000 quality vector files but no actual serious income, then I would surely drop everything. Don't you think stopping now is like someone who just placed the first brick and is quitting just because he is not seeing anything that looks like a house! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 01, 2017, 10:23 »
I'm more into vectors specially calligraphy. I know Arabic calligraphy and I'm trying to attract mid eastern customers. Don't know what to expect in the future with this niche.
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Not being a mid eastern customer, it's hard for me to relate or predict. How much are you making now if you don't mind me asking?
I have 300
Vectors on Shutterstock. I'm making like $15\months.
What about you and with how many files ?
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When did you start uploading?
One year now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 01, 2017, 09:52 »
I'm more into vectors specially calligraphy. I know Arabic calligraphy and I'm trying to attract mid eastern customers. Don't know what to expect in the future with this niche.
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Not being a mid eastern customer, it's hard for me to relate or predict. How much are you making now if you don't mind me asking?
I have 300 Vectors on Shutterstock. I'm making like $15\months. What about you and with how many files ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 01, 2017, 09:20 »
Was just guessing what the average mstocker makes. By average, I'm referring to those who has like 5000 online files specially vectors. I always see lots of pessimistic trends from this forum and was wondering if there are 'new' successful mstockers out there. Of course, geography plays its role. May be someone making $1000 in the US is not considered rich while in India he is. But the question is, how many actual contributors make a minimum of this number per month? Are you in this group yet?
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Way too many variable to correctly address your question. I know some folks with only 1,500 images making from $5,000 to $7,000 a month and other with over 15,000 images barely making $2,000 a month. I depends on what subject areas (Categories) you select (i.e., Business, Education, Medical) and if you are the best in those categories.
I'm more into vectors specially calligraphy. I know Arabic calligraphy and I'm trying to attract mid eastern customers. Don't know what to expect in the future with this niche. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: July 01, 2017, 01:31 »
Was just guessing what the average mstocker makes. By average, I'm referring to those who has like 5000 online files specially vectors. I always see lots of pessimistic trends from this forum and was wondering if there are 'new' successful mstockers out there. Of course, geography plays its role. May be someone making $1000 in the US is not considered rich while in India he is. But the question is, how many actual contributors make a minimum of this number per month? Are you in this group yet?
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« on: June 16, 2017, 15:56 »
You're going to need to be way more specific. Did you meet your threshold, did they send you an email confirming you hit the payout, have you been paid before?
Yea met threshold already. I'm always being paid yea. But this months got no email nothing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: June 16, 2017, 14:53 »
Is his normal? And how can I contact them? I tried their contact link, no answer yet.
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« on: June 06, 2017, 12:55 »
In the old days, I believe there are a bunch of exclusive IS illustrator members who could earn over than that.
I can't seem to find it. Do you know how much exclusive contributors make? Referring to their per download rate.
https://contributors.gettyimages.com/article_public.aspx?article_id=5210
For shutter?
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This was about "exclusive IS illustrator". (See above)
You can't be exclusive at SS.
Ah alright I didn't know that. I thought the exclusivity program existed in all agencies. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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« on: June 06, 2017, 12:43 »
In the old days, I believe there are a bunch of exclusive IS illustrator members who could earn over than that.
I can't seem to find it. Do you know how much exclusive contributors make? Referring to their per download rate.
https://contributors.gettyimages.com/article_public.aspx?article_id=5210
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« on: June 06, 2017, 12:30 »
In the old days, I believe there are a bunch of exclusive IS illustrator members who could earn over than that.
I can't seem to find it. Do you know how much exclusive contributors make? Referring to their per download rate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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