I have about 30 there now,and obviously plan on submitting more, but how many will I need there before I start getting to recieve payouts? I have been there 1 month and have earned 50 cents. I know the few images in my port arent great, but can I have any hope that once I get a few hundred images up I can start recieving payouts?

I am there for three months and I have portfolio there around 80 images...

How many I have sold there!? None, my earnings are still on ZERO!

Same images on SS have RPI 0.63 $ last month!

well, on BigStock I make a payout almost every month with 230 images..

on IS, I have only got 65 images and make about 1000 dollars a month..

I am making $5-$10 / month with 300 picture portfolio on BigStock.

Here is a recent graph showing earning history during my 7 months with microstock:
http://www.pixelsaway.com/C911796005/E20080801094202/index.html

Quote from: ironarrow on August 08, 2008, 06:17

well, on BigStock I make a payout almost every month with 230 images..

on IS, I have only got 65 images and make about 1000 dollars a month..

Those are very impressive ratios.  Do you do mostly vectors or photos?
Do you mind linking to your port, so I could take a look?  Thanks!

It is all vectors.. I don't like to publish my port..

But I was a professional illustrator before I discovered stock..

I had my comics published, also had done illustrations for few children's books.. Some of the published works were classic style Hand-drawn art..

So I didn't become an illustrator because of Adobe illustrator.. That is the secret if you are wondering..

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to call shenanigans.
You're in no way obligated to respond, but I simply don't believe you.

Quote from: kgtoh on August 08, 2008, 08:54

Quote from: ironarrow on August 08, 2008, 06:17

well, on BigStock I make a payout almost every month with 230 images..

on IS, I have only got 65 images and make about 1000 dollars a month..

Those are very impressive ratios.  Do you do mostly vectors or photos?
Do you mind linking to your port, so I could take a look?  Thanks!

It is all vectors.. I don't like to publish my port..

But I was a professional illustrator before I discovered stock..

I had my comics published, also had done illustrations for few children's books.. Some of the published works were classic style Hand-drawn art..

So I didn't become an illustrator because of Adobe illustrator.. That is the secret if you are wondering..

I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to call shenanigans.
You're in no way obligated to respond, but I simply don't believe you.

Quote from: ironarrow on August 08, 2008, 09:12

Quote from: kgtoh on August 08, 2008, 08:54

Quote from: ironarrow on August 08, 2008, 06:17

well, on BigStock I make a payout almost every month with 230 images..

on IS, I have only got 65 images and make about 1000 dollars a month..

Those are very impressive ratios.  Do you do mostly vectors or photos?
Do you mind linking to your port, so I could take a look?  Thanks!

It is all vectors.. I don't like to publish my port..

But I was a professional illustrator before I discovered stock..

I had my comics published, also had done illustrations for few children's books.. Some of the published works were classic style Hand-drawn art..

So I didn't become an illustrator because of Adobe illustrator.. That is the secret if you are wondering..

Up to you.. You can call it whatever you like..

I am not gonna expose the gallery here.. I worked hard to get to the point I am, and I am not gonna just put a link to my port just because you don't believe me..

If you want evidences, search Istock and find people with so few images and so many downloads.. There are those people, and I am one of them..

Just like sjlocke said: 1000 crapy images can not make more money than only 5 good concept images..

Like I said, Ironarrow is not obligated to show me anything.
I'm not obligated to believe him.
I learned long ago not to believe something because someone says it's possible.
If you want to believe him, go ahead. I'm not obligated to convince you otherwise.

I don't doubt there are people making this level of earnings with small ports. I know some of them. Yes, it's possible.

I just don't believe you are one of them, because there is no evidence at all to support it.

For example, there are many Olympic level athletes who can perform amazing feats.  Applying that same logic, I can say that I can do the same.  By this logic, what I say is believable, because it is possible and some people somewhere are doing it.

There are tons of anonymous people on the internet making all sorts of claims.  Some of them have visited these forums. I don't believe them without any evidence, and I don't believe you.

I am a billionaire.  There are many billionaires, you can check their financial backgrounds if you don't believe me. It is possible to be a billionaire.  Therefore, I am telling the truth.

I am not forcing you to prove yourself to me. Why is it so difficult to understand that I don't believe what you say is the truth, just because it is possible and that you say it's so?  If other people believe you, more power to them. We need a kinder gentler world that I can sell bridges to.

I have about 30 there now,and obviously plan on submitting more, but how many will I need there before I start getting to recieve payouts? I have been there 1 month and have earned 50 cents. I know the few images in my port arent great, but can I have any hope that once I get a few hundred images up I can start recieving payouts?

If they aren't great.. then why submitting in the first place.?..

Patrick H.

Quote from: PixelsAway on August 08, 2008, 08:14

I am making $5-$10 / month with 300 picture portfolio on BigStock.

I'm more on the US$8-15 per month with a portfolio of similar size.  I have good results with some of my very simple illustrations there, all in JPEG only.

I've seen people having many dlds out of a small but high quality portfolio, so I don't doubt it's possible, especially if vectors in IS.

Regards,
Adelaide

Adelaide,

You should put all "eps" on BigStock..

I had about 140 JPEG versions in the beginning and was making $6.. Later, I put eps versions if available I started to get almost a payout a month there..

Consider this.. I no longer bother putting JPEGs..

does keywording at BS need plurals? that is cake, cakes,

I know StockXpert does need plurals..

I don't know about the rest..

Quote from: ironarrow on August 09, 2008, 07:19

You should put all "eps" on BigStock..

I never tried it, they were uploaded before BigStock accepted vectors.  How are vectors priced in BigStock? 

Once we upload EPSs there, are JPEGs also available? Because I imagine a LOT of people do not know how to use vector files and would be happy with the raster version, especially if they're cheaper.

Regards,
Adelaide

They are priced at $6 an you get half of it which is $3 and it is more than fotolia or 123rf commission..

And yes, they are available in raster versions.. once you upload an eps file you will be asked whether it is a replacement to one of your previous JPEGs or not..

you don't even have to replace the previous ones.. you can just do it as a new upload.. and the good thing is you don't need to upload a preview JPEG.. They just do them automatically..