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« on: May 05, 2015, 10:16 »
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Hello anyone who will read this post.I have been posting vectors on shutterstock and fotolia since august 2013.I did post about 60 images and my earnings were 2,3 dolars per month.Then i stopped posting and since october 2014 i started posting again.My highest amount earned per month is still 30 dolars,last year in february.Exept that since i started posting again it's about 5,10 dolars per month.At the moment i have 128 vectors in my portfolio,and i'm guessing it's not enough to see some real earnings.Please help with some pointers,tips.What is the secret to make it in this bussiness?And also,if anyone would be so kind to link me to his/her gallery,i mean a modest to good payed per month gallery so i'd would gain some insight on what to upload,ofcourse not copy or anything.I am a decent pearson :)


« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2015, 10:52 »
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HI Snow shade...
You only have 128 images. Your earnings sound about right.
Anything less than 1000 images will not average much...To see real earnings you need thousands of images...Some people have 2000 images or more and only make 100.

This is a tough industry, there is no secret recipe, nowadays you need quality and quantity...You just need a looot of content to compete.







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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2015, 10:56 »
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Some people do amazingly well with several hundred illustrations. Others do amazingly well with tens of thousands. And everything in between. Develop a unique style, find a niche, upload regularly and pay attention to keywords.

« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2015, 10:21 »
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HI Snow shade...
You only have 128 images. Your earnings sound about right.
Anything less than 1000 images will not average much...To see real earnings you need thousands of images...Some people have 2000 images or more and only make 100.

This is a tough industry, there is no secret recipe, nowadays you need quality and quantity...You just need a looot of content to compete.

Are you sure you're not reffering to photography?Because i do have a friend and he has 260 images and gets about 800 a month.I mean i've heard that if u are a photografer,you need above 1000,but as for vectors goes,1000 it's a lot,like a lot lot.I do see on SS that ppl upload same image just a little bit chaged about 5 times,but that's kind of not cool in my opinion.


Some people do amazingly well with several hundred illustrations. Others do amazingly well with tens of thousands. And everything in between. Develop a unique style, find a niche, upload regularly and pay attention to keywords.

Yes,i do pay attention to keywording,and upload once a week,as for unique style,you are right,that's one thing,but people nowdays that earn a lot,i mean big companies,go for commercial and what sells the most,like infographics and stuff like that.So how to top that?:))







« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2015, 05:24 »
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Some people do amazingly well with several hundred illustrations. Others do amazingly well with tens of thousands. And everything in between. Develop a unique style, find a niche, upload regularly and pay attention to keywords.

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It's quality over quantity in this vector business. Do something that is useful for many :) Easier said than done, but it's the same in every area of business.

A successful vector image needs these:

- usefulness (a broad audience is a must)
- eye-catching (try to amaze your customers with colors and quality)
- do a collection (yes, you have to "cut" the price by doing a collection, because customers will buy these to their repertoire even if they don't need them at the moment)

Pick a niche. Study it. Own it.

I'm generating about $6/vector/month. I have a considerably small portfolio, but have been pushing some quality vectors. I'm sure there's people who make better dollar per image. So remember quality, quality and quality.

« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2015, 08:45 »
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Some people do amazingly well with several hundred illustrations. Others do amazingly well with tens of thousands. And everything in between. Develop a unique style, find a niche, upload regularly and pay attention to keywords.

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It's quality over quantity in this vector business. Do something that is useful for many :) Easier said than done, but it's the same in every area of business.

A successful vector image needs these:

- usefulness (a broad audience is a must)
- eye-catching (try to amaze your customers with colors and quality)
- do a collection (yes, you have to "cut" the price by doing a collection, because customers will buy these to their repertoire even if they don't need them at the moment)

Pick a niche. Study it. Own it.

I'm generating about $6/vector/month. I have a considerably small portfolio, but have been pushing some quality vectors. I'm sure there's people who make better dollar per image. So remember quality, quality and quality.

Bolded by me... That is pretty impressive. I am generating $3-$4 a month per vector piece if we are averaging it out. But this is just on SS. And a lot of my pieces are sets or collections which take more time to create.

I am curious if your portfolio is less than 100 pieces when you say considerably small. Mine is in the range of 200-400 range. And most of my vectors have been created years ago when i was exclusive at istock. These days, I concentrate my efforts in my career which isnt in micro.

« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2015, 08:55 »
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Some people do amazingly well with several hundred illustrations. Others do amazingly well with tens of thousands. And everything in between. Develop a unique style, find a niche, upload regularly and pay attention to keywords.

+1



It's quality over quantity in this vector business. Do something that is useful for many :) Easier said than done, but it's the same in every area of business.

A successful vector image needs these:

- usefulness (a broad audience is a must)
- eye-catching (try to amaze your customers with colors and quality)
- do a collection (yes, you have to "cut" the price by doing a collection, because customers will buy these to their repertoire even if they don't need them at the moment)

Pick a niche. Study it. Own it.

I'm generating about $6/vector/month. I have a considerably small portfolio, but have been pushing some quality vectors. I'm sure there's people who make better dollar per image. So remember quality, quality and quality.

Bolded by me... That is pretty impressive. I am generating $3-$4 a month per vector piece if we are averaging it out. But this is just on SS. And a lot of my pieces are sets or collections which take more time to create.

I am curious if your portfolio is less than 100 pieces when you say considerably small. Mine is in the range of 200-400 range. And most of my vectors have been created years ago when i was exclusive at istock. These days, I concentrate my efforts in my career which isnt in micro.

I'm also doing a lot of collections. That $6 is across all the microstock. SS is pretty much same as you have. Depends on month.

I actually have a close to four digit portfolio, but I've been doing this full time for a while now. I think my portfolio is still pretty small compared to few guys.

« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2015, 13:56 »
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Some people do amazingly well with several hundred illustrations. Others do amazingly well with tens of thousands. And everything in between. Develop a unique style, find a niche, upload regularly and pay attention to keywords.

+1



It's quality over quantity in this vector business. Do something that is useful for many :) Easier said than done, but it's the same in every area of business.

A successful vector image needs these:

- usefulness (a broad audience is a must)
- eye-catching (try to amaze your customers with colors and quality)
- do a collection (yes, you have to "cut" the price by doing a collection, because customers will buy these to their repertoire even if they don't need them at the moment)

Pick a niche. Study it. Own it.

I'm generating about $6/vector/month. I have a considerably small portfolio, but have been pushing some quality vectors. I'm sure there's people who make better dollar per image. So remember quality, quality and quality.

Bolded by me... That is pretty impressive. I am generating $3-$4 a month per vector piece if we are averaging it out. But this is just on SS. And a lot of my pieces are sets or collections which take more time to create.

I am curious if your portfolio is less than 100 pieces when you say considerably small. Mine is in the range of 200-400 range. And most of my vectors have been created years ago when i was exclusive at istock. These days, I concentrate my efforts in my career which isnt in micro.

I'm also doing a lot of collections. That $6 is across all the microstock. SS is pretty much same as you have. Depends on month.

I actually have a close to four digit portfolio, but I've been doing this full time for a while now. I think my portfolio is still pretty small compared to few guys.

6$? RPI/year or monthly? I mean, if it is monthly that's a very high number. :)

« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2015, 14:12 »
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6$? RPI/year or monthly? I mean, if it is monthly that's a very high number. :)

It's monthly. Well like I said, it's all about the quality. I think many are making even more per vector.

« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2015, 14:16 »
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Wow. Thanks. And keep it up!

« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2015, 15:55 »
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FileSold....
are you generating 6 dollars per month with your small portfolio or are you generating 6 dollars per single image?


« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2015, 16:00 »
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FileSold....
are you generating 6 dollars per month with your small portfolio or are you generating 6 dollars per single image?

$6/vector/month

« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2015, 16:07 »
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I could be wrong, but those image sets, where you put a load of illustrations in one single file are the ones that probably sell more...than single illustrations in a file...

What I see selling are a lot of those "sets", a lot of  best sellers like those single files packed with badges, logos and icons, banners, design elements, vintage labels and text sets and so on.

I could be wrong...but is like a trend...but that's attractive to the buyer, and even tho some will download all of that even if they will never use it...

« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2015, 00:20 »
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I could be wrong, but those image sets, where you put a load of illustrations in one single file are the ones that probably sell more...than single illustrations in a file...

What I see selling are a lot of those "sets", a lot of  best sellers like those single files packed with badges, logos and icons, banners, design elements, vintage labels and text sets and so on.

I could be wrong...but is like a trend...but that's attractive to the buyer, and even tho some will download all of that even if they will never use it...

Yes, you're right that's just how it goes. One of the biggest failures in microstock vector is definitely the lack of additional filetypes. EPS8 and EPS10 files are the worst vector files, because they are limited in editability. Graphicriver and iStock has got this one right, but Fotolia and Shutterstock are really shooting themselves in the leg. Fully editable .ai files would increase the sales a lot. I would ne buy a vintage logo with an expanded text, because it would take a lot of time to find out what font was used and maybe it's curved or something. I can't believe SS hasn't already given an opportunity for additional filetypes.

« Reply #14 on: May 08, 2015, 05:43 »
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Yes, I know some secrets but I keep all for me 8)


 

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