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Title: Microstock blogs
Post by: mantonino on April 29, 2008, 17:22
I know there are some blogs listed in the knowledge base (WIKI!!) but I want to get the rest of the microstock blogs added to my RSS reader before the earnings reports on May 1st.  Can anyone link me to the blogs they know about?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: snurder on April 29, 2008, 17:48
Google?
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: mantonino on April 29, 2008, 18:07
Quote from: snurder on April 29, 2008, 17:48
Google?

Unhelpful?



I did a google search first of course - I want to add MORE to my reader than I currently have via a search.  If people have crappy SEO, I still may want to read their blog.  I don't want my reading to be constrained to who understands pagerank.
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: travelstock on April 29, 2008, 18:10
At the risk of exposing an area of gross ignorance... what's the benefit of RSS... and do you have any tips to using it??
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: mantonino on April 29, 2008, 18:13
Quote from: holgs on April 29, 2008, 18:10
At the risk of exposing an area of gross ignorance... what's the benefit of RSS... and do you have any tips to using it??


I use RSS to read all the blogs i want to read in one place, once or twice a day.  I happen to use Bloglines but Google Reader does the same thing.  Basically I have a section for stock blogs, photography blogs, business blogs, my friends etc.  Whenever they update, I can see that in my reader - so instead of visiting 20 pages to read 20 blogs, I visit one and read it like a newspaper.

http://www.bloglines.com
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: snurder on April 29, 2008, 18:15
Quote from: mantonino on April 29, 2008, 18:07
Quote from: snurder on April 29, 2008, 17:48
Google?

Unhelpful?



I did a google search first of course - I want to add MORE to my reader than I currently have via a search.  If people have crappy SEO, I still may want to read their blog.  I don't want my reading to be constrained to who understands pagerank.

If people have crappy SEO, the blogs are not worth reading.
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: mantonino on April 29, 2008, 19:48
oh good, logic. lol  and how did you deduce that?
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: mjp on April 30, 2008, 01:25
My food/photo/still life photography blog can be found from: http://www.mjp-photographs.fi/blog/. No microstock related stuff at the moment, but maybe in the future.

br, MjP

Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: leaf on April 30, 2008, 01:37
which microstock blogs do you have so far?

there is also a blog on most of the stock websites themselves that you could ad.
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: travelstock on April 30, 2008, 06:10
Quote from: mantonino on April 29, 2008, 18:13
Quote from: holgs on April 29, 2008, 18:10
At the risk of exposing an area of gross ignorance... what's the benefit of RSS... and do you have any tips to using it??


I use RSS to read all the blogs i want to read in one place, once or twice a day.  I happen to use Bloglines but Google Reader does the same thing.  Basically I have a section for stock blogs, photography blogs, business blogs, my friends etc.  Whenever they update, I can see that in my reader - so instead of visiting 20 pages to read 20 blogs, I visit one and read it like a newspaper.

[url]http://www.bloglines.com[/url]


Thanks for that! Will have to give it a go - might cut down on my procrastination time!
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: iofoto on April 30, 2008, 06:18
Anyone is welcome to read my blog on stock photography. For me, I like to look at all aspects of shooting stock regardless of micro, traditional or rights-managed:  http://www.ronshoots.com/ (http://www.ronshoots.com/)

And comments are always welcome!
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: Freezingpictures on April 30, 2008, 06:36
www.microstocknews.net . News & views and Press releases. If you have something to contribute, let me know.
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: PixelsAway on April 30, 2008, 08:03
microstock photography (beginning months) including monthly earnings at Pixels Away:

http://www.pixelsaway.com/C911796005/index.html
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: mantonino on April 30, 2008, 08:53
Quote from: leaf on April 30, 2008, 01:37
which microstock blogs do you have so far?

there is also a blog on most of the stock websites themselves that you could ad.


So far I have these feeds:

Microstock Diaries (http://www.microstockdiaries.com)
Flemish Dreams (http://www.flemishdreams.com/index.php)
JRTB (http://jrtb.com/blog/)
123RF (http://www.123rf.com/blog/)
Microstock News (http://microstocknews.blogspot.com)
Microstock Photography (http://microstockphoto.blogspot.com)
Pixels Away (http://www.pixelsaway.com)
Ron Shoots (http://www.ronshoots.com//)
StockPhotoTalk (http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk)
Microstock Experiment (http://microstockexperiment.blogspot.com/)
http://bankizdjec.pl/ (http://bankizdjec.pl/) (in Polish)
Driftless Ramblings (http://www.driftlessramblings.com/)
calev photo (http://calevphoto.com/)

I did have Pixels Away and Ron Shoots BEFORE they posted. ;)  MicrostockNews.net is new to me so I'm glad for that one too.

I did for awhile have some of the agency blogs on - but Dreamstime's blog RSS that i could find was for EVERYONE's blog - which meant it got updated 15-30 times a day.  Too much especially when a lot of people are posting to try & earn credits.  I didn't find a specific one for IStock, SS, or FT - I used to have LO and DT and now I'm just down to 123RF's.
Title: Re: Microstock blogs
Post by: Bateleur on April 30, 2008, 10:05
My blog on photography:

http://www.alscotts.blogspot.com (http://www.alscotts.blogspot.com)

Not specifically on stock, but more about techniques, composition, equipment and so on.