Author Topic: If you could only choose one Microstock site (Read 9086 times)

redfig · « **on:** December 12, 2007, 15:22 »

Hi
If you could only choose one Microstock Site .

which one would it be
I think mine would be Shutterstock

All the very best
Redfig

maco0708 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2007, 15:30 »

Probably iStock. If it keeps doing as well as now I might go exclusive.

vphoto · « **Reply #2 on:** December 12, 2007, 15:32 »

mine will be DT. But I am very new to the microstocksites. 3 month only and I am not yet on Shutterstock.

vphoto

Kngkyle · « **Reply #3 on:** December 12, 2007, 15:33 »

Shutterstock

2nd place would be StockXpert.

Lizard · « **Reply #4 on:** December 12, 2007, 15:50 »

Shutter , for me it still beats all others together

a.k.a.-tom · « **Reply #5 on:** December 12, 2007, 16:39 »

Right now? IS. I used to run my mouth totally against being exclusive..... Sometimes with IS.. I now think about it.... not a lot...but once in awhile I wonder about it... I would have never considered it my first year in micros.

2nd would be SS

leaf · « **Reply #6 on:** December 12, 2007, 16:45 »

shutterstock.

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #7 on:** December 12, 2007, 18:09 »

That's a tough one. It's between Istock and Shutterstock, but I'd lean toward Istock.

jsnover · « **Reply #8 on:** December 12, 2007, 18:16 »

Shutterstock in a heartbeat.

epixx · « **Reply #9 on:** December 12, 2007, 18:25 »

At the moment, IS. There are real advantages being exclusive there. DT could be an alternative. Not SS, since I'm not sure about the long term potential of subscription prices.

Smithore · « **Reply #10 on:** December 12, 2007, 19:44 »

No hesitation: Lucky Oliver, very tranquil site, no stress.

Kngkyle · « **Reply #11 on:** December 12, 2007, 20:06 »

Quote from: Smithore on December 12, 2007, 19:44

No hesitation: Lucky Oliver, very tranquil site, no stress.

And no sales.

madelaide · « **Reply #12 on:** December 12, 2007, 20:21 »

Hmm, IS is my best earner, even with a smaller portfolio due to picky inspection and not having my illustrations there, so I guess it should be my first choice.

I would like to pick StockXpert however, I think it's more fair in technical rejections and the earnings per image are much more decent. Subs sales however may change this picture.

Regards,
Adelaide

ludesal · « **Reply #13 on:** December 12, 2007, 22:12 »

IS is:
my best earner by far,
where I started,
where I learned the most,
and will be going exclusive on february... so yes, IS is the one I choose.

litifeta · « **Reply #14 on:** December 12, 2007, 23:18 »

dreamstime

yingyang0 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 12, 2007, 23:43 »

I already did.

IS.

null · « **Reply #16 on:** December 13, 2007, 00:41 »

ShuttersTime.

Tough choice to be honest. SS and DT are so different and me thinks they attract different customers, and are not competitive to each other. IS gives me bad vibes. I'd hate to leave BigStock, so... no.

Some choices in life are impossible to make.

DanP68 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 13, 2007, 00:50 »

I would like to say Shutterstock. They are a joy to upload to, they get images to market fast, and they have a very fair search engine.

But honestly, after the iStockphoto announcement of increased prices, I would have to lean in their direction. They generally beat Shutterstock in monthly earnings for my portfolio, and "25 to 30 cents per image" is going to look awfully poor in comparison to iStock one month from now. Hopefully the subscription sites start to value the images we produce a bit higher.

Karimala · « **Reply #18 on:** December 13, 2007, 01:01 »

StockXpert or LO. They are the only sites that haven't pissed me off at one time or another. LOL

Clivia · « **Reply #19 on:** December 13, 2007, 02:55 »

Shutterstock for sheer professionalism, and my biggest earner by far.

Then SX (if they will ever pay me, when are they getting Paypal sorted?).

I have a real soft spot for Bigstock. When I first started out they were the most helpful site, the reviewers even sending me emails with pointers and tips. Their encouragement meant a great deal.

grp_photo · « **Reply #20 on:** December 13, 2007, 03:36 »

Quote from: Karimala on December 13, 2007, 01:01

StockXpert or LO. They are the only sites that haven't pissed me off at one time or another. LOL

Same here Karimala

Peter · « **Reply #21 on:** December 13, 2007, 09:26 »

Fotolia

digiology · « **Reply #22 on:** December 13, 2007, 11:37 »

istock

jcphoto · « **Reply #23 on:** December 13, 2007, 11:41 »

Istock hands down.

gbcimages · « **Reply #24 on:** December 13, 2007, 15:13 »

Gecko

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epixx

Smithore

Kngkyle

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ludesal

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DanP68

Karimala

Clivia

grp_photo

Peter

digiology

jcphoto

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