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7Horses:
As newbie I've started submitting to canstockphoto and 123rf about the same time. On Canstock I've 59 pictures in portfolio on 123rf 48. Sales on CS just around 0 ???. Sales on 123rf 9 :D. Does any newbie had some sales on CS ???
Slovenian:
I can only confirm that the sales over there are pathetic. I earned approx 6x more at 123RF in the first month and a half and I've started 123RF during the summer slump, unlike I started at CS in the best time of the year, at the end of August. So the sales are really at least 10x worse. Not a site that's worth contributing to, I've uploaded just over 150 photos there and I'm just sticking around 'till the first payout. There were also lots of bugs and glitches on the site when I started, lots of errors (image too small etc, while I uploaded 21 mpix photos) and the list just goes on and on. Definitely the worst MS site I've contributed to.
Mantis:
--- Quote from: 7Horses on October 16, 2011, 08:11 ---As newbie I've started submitting to canstockphoto and 123rf about the same time. On Canstock I've 59 pictures in portfolio on 123rf 48. Sales on CS just around 0 ???. Sales on 123rf 9 :D. Does any newbie had some sales on CS ???
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To make money in microstock you have to meet several criteria:
1. Usable concepts
2. Quality
3. Quantity
4. Upload to multiple sites (unless you want to go exclusive somewhere)
I think you would need 500-1000 images to start seeing any repeatable monthly income. One of the most frequent mistakes new contributors to microstock make is the expectation of rolling in the income with only a handful of images. Plus you've chosen to upload to middle tier sites. Why not try to upload to Istock or Shutterstock?
Keep shooting, keep uploading. If your stuff cuts the muster you'll start to see the counter move in the right direction.
7Horses:
--- Quote from: Mantis on October 16, 2011, 08:28 ---
--- Quote from: 7Horses on October 16, 2011, 08:11 ---As newbie I've started submitting to canstockphoto and 123rf about the same time. On Canstock I've 59 pictures in portfolio on 123rf 48. Sales on CS just around 0 ???. Sales on 123rf 9 :D. Does any newbie had some sales on CS ???
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To make money in microstock you have to meet several criteria:
1. Usable concepts
2. Quality
3. Quantity
4. Upload to multiple sites (unless you want to go exclusive somewhere)
I'm also uploading to Dreamstime and Fotolia with sales one both sites. Depositphotos was one of my very first sites i was uploading to, just to get the feeling of stock. 60 pics in portfolio and 3 subs sales but stopped uploading there for now. Last week added Alamy to my agencies (also submitting there some RM pics) just to give it a try.
It just a pity CS sales doesn't start off and it makes me wonder. The site seems ok after the recent update its even better. Support is extremely good, after posting any issue an immediate answer and if possible solution is given. Sales can be made without subscription which is a good thing to start promoting sales from my personal site.
I know that its difficult with a small starting portfolio it's hard to tell which agency will be the best in the long run.
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luissantos84:
you need to be at the top 5 agencies, if not, you better do other thing beside stock, look at the Poll Results here at the right below CanStockPhoto ad
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