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Agency Based Discussion => Canva => Topic started by: EO on September 02, 2018, 08:15
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How far in advance do you start submitting new seasonal art? E.g. is it already too late if I want some pieces up by Halloween? Given the delay for review (it's been over 6 weeks), how do you approach working on your seasonal releases?
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anywhere from 3 to 6 months out. Some companies can take months to process while others only weeks.
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anywhere from 3 to 6 months out. Some companies can takes months to process while others only weeks.
Thanks! Change of plans for me.
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Micro buyers are typically buying for their post tomorrow.
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I upload whenever I have the material. I am not really selling for THIS holiday, but for every similar holiday in the future.
Typically I go to some celebration (New Year's Eve, Corpus Cristi, whatever) and capture it the best I can. I then edit all the material, which takes me several days. At that point, I have missed the news cycle (let alone advertising cycle) for this year. But now my stuff is there for next year, whenever a buyer decides to look for it -- and every year after that.
Sure enough, Corpus Cristi is a big deal here in South America. I shot a couple hundred images back in 2013 at one of the celebrations. My first sale on those images was in 2014, and every year in May/June I see them coming up again.
Doesn't make me rich, but those sales here and there for this and that is basically what stock photo market is all about...
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Thanks a lot, everyone, for your insights.