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CD123

« on: April 16, 2013, 17:37 »
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Just a simple thought:
After working through the 1370 stock related photos I took during my vacation (working a few nights till 2h00 in the mornings), selecting, post production editing, describing, key-wording, uploading and indexing the selected ones, I just had a brief thought of those morons on the internet telling people:

"Sell your pictures on the internet, it is easy money!"

If it is easy you are surely not doing it right and you are for sure not going make much money.

(PS Any noobs around - take note ;))
« Last Edit: April 16, 2013, 17:41 by CD123 »


gillian vann

  • *Gillian*
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2013, 17:42 »
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plus the hassle of determining which sites to use, what files to put where, who to trust...

CD123

« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2013, 17:45 »
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plus the hassle of determining which sites to use, what files to put where, who to trust...

You are so right Gillian! You can put in all the work you want and still come out empty handed in this industry....  ::)

shudderstok

« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2013, 18:06 »
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Easy money? I do this full time and have done so for over 20 years, and this is not easy money. I work my arse off, I put in very long hours, I have expenses that I pay up front for the shoots, I have thousands of dollars worth of equipment that depreciates, and all this for an income that goes up and down like a yo-yo. Sure I make good money shooting stock, but I also work very hard at it. In the sense that I would not want to do anything else and I love what I do... Yeah, now that is easy money  :).
 

« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2013, 23:29 »
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plus the hassle of determining which sites to use, what files to put where, who to trust...

You are so right!

« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2013, 23:34 »
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plus the hassle of determining which sites to use, what files to put where, who to trust...

You are so right!

if we go that road maybe only "our mother", too bad most don't enjoy/need our pictures ;D

« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2013, 00:33 »
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It's totally easy money. You just have to put in the time to learn how to to do it and dedicate yourself to obsessively improving your skills. After that, no big deal.  ;)

CD123

« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2013, 00:39 »
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It's totally easy money. You just have to put in the time to learn how to to do it and dedicate yourself to obsessively improving your skills. After that, no big deal.  ;)

Problem is what certain sites and expert photographers deems to be skills, some of our "expert" stock sites see as failures (like anything with depth of field, use of shadows, etc.)

« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2013, 03:03 »
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Easy money - I also find this statement funny :)  I've also saw blogs in internet which tells how to earn money in microstock (there's a lot of them there now)... and many of it also says that it's easy way without lot of hard work to earn additional 500-1000 or more usd/month...It's no secret they tell so because it's just way to attract contributors and get more refferals for themselves. On the other hand, once, some time ago i saw some guy in Istock (non -exclusive contributor) who only with 20 photos portfolio there has more than several thousand sales ! I guess in shutter he gets even more. But it is extremely rare exception. 

« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2013, 03:30 »
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On the other hand, once, some time ago i saw some guy in Istock (non -exclusive contributor) who only with 20 photos portfolio there has more than several thousand sales ! I guess in shutter he gets even more. But it is extremely rare exception.

He may have deleted most of his port.

« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2013, 03:43 »
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No he didn't. I remember that his couple photos had more than 1000 downloads each and also  several others had few hundred downloads each.

« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2013, 07:41 »
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I wouldn't call it easy money because you get money without working, but if you like what you do, it WILL be easy money even if you work your ass off for it. I know I spend sleepless nights shooting and editing, and often go to bed with my eyes hurting from so much concentrating on the screen. But I still call it easy money, because it's the only thing I enjoy doing. Let's say I'd work at an office where I'd get even more money and the job would be easier. I wouldn't call that easy money, because I'd curse my life everyday while doing it.

« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2013, 07:49 »
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The way I have been brought up, I never understood the concept of "easy money" unless you are involved in criminal activities where your health might be severely at risk.

So whatever these people claim online, if it's easy it's BS.

« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2013, 07:57 »
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The way I have been brought up, I never understood the concept of "easy money" unless you are involved in criminal activities where your health might be severely at risk.

So whatever these people claim online, if it's easy it's BS.

Exactly.

CD123

« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2013, 08:09 »
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For me easy money = effortless (which stock photography definitely is not).

It is not about loving what you do, else a lumberjack who loves his work should also call what he does easy money.

microstockphoto.co.uk

« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2013, 08:26 »
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It's easy to guess why they say easy money, since they are seeking affiliates.

But I am pretty sure it's not easy money for them as well: all they are probably obtaining is recruiting lots of random affiliates that will quit as soon as they realise it's not so easy. Of course they will still affiliate some good photographers now and then.
« Last Edit: April 17, 2013, 08:30 by microstockphoto.co.uk »

« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2013, 08:43 »
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It's easy to guess why they say easy money, since they are seeking affiliates.

But I am pretty sure it's not easy money for them as well: all they are probably obtaining is recruiting lots of random affiliates that will quit as soon as they realise it's not so easy. Of course they will still affiliate some good photographers now and then.
It's OT I know but I always wondered how these scumbags could keep up their good spirit because I cannot grasp the idea of them finding so many gullible people that will earn them enough money to make a living.

I remember years ago, I got tons of messages in my Inbox on Youtube, basically just with people who tell everyone in their videos in a very excited way how anyone, with no training can become a trillionaire in one week without doing any work.

Why are people soooooo stupid to believe this????????

rubyroo

« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2013, 08:54 »
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Why are people soooooo stupid to believe this????????

I have a relative who believes it all and has got himself into enormous problems many times over (much to the cost of his family).  Never learns his lesson and never listens to advice.

In his case it's a mixture of desperation (could never hold down a job - inherent inability to compromise and therefore always living on the breadline) and laziness.
« Last Edit: April 17, 2013, 08:59 by rubyroo »

Microbius

« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2013, 08:59 »
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It's like every other job in the world. Easy to badly, difficult to do well.

CD123

« Reply #19 on: April 17, 2013, 09:06 »
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A fool and his money is soon parted and the world is unfortunately full of them. Usually the people who can least afford it and so badly want a quick solution to their financial problems they are prepared to believe the most unlikely story if it is just thinly coated with a single dollar bill. Like the sick and the old, we will always have them around.  :P

rubyroo

« Reply #20 on: April 17, 2013, 09:08 »
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Yes indeed - and I hate to see them exploited by those who seek to make money out of them.  Makes me sick whenever I see a 'get rich quick' spiel.  Such notions do so much damage.

lisafx

« Reply #21 on: April 17, 2013, 10:32 »
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LOL!  Great OP.  Nothing easy about this money.  Especially the last couple of years!

« Reply #22 on: April 17, 2013, 16:46 »
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Some people think that if you enjoy your work it most be easy.Yes a enjoy what i do but is defensively not easy !!!

« Reply #23 on: April 18, 2013, 00:24 »
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Not easy money?! Dammit, why didn't you post this earlier?

Ah well, not to worry.  I've just received an email from a kind Nigerian millionaire who just needs a bit of help to tide him over. Money incoming!

« Reply #24 on: April 18, 2013, 00:25 »
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I actually got into microstock after reading this article:

http://freelanceswitch.com/money/how-i-make-2000-every-year-without-doing-very-much/

What's written isn't very reflective of how the industry is now (especially because it was written in 2008!), but I thought it was a pretty honest take on what to expect. :)


 

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