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How much did you earn in Septemter with Microstock Photography

< $10
2 (1.5%)
$10-$20
5 (3.8%)
$20-$50
6 (4.5%)
$50-$100
11 (8.3%)
$100-$250
27 (20.3%)
$250-$500
23 (17.3%)
$500-$1000
17 (12.8%)
$1000-$1500
10 (7.5%)
$1500-$2000
6 (4.5%)
$2000-$3000
6 (4.5%)
$3000-$4000
10 (7.5%)
$4000-$5000
5 (3.8%)
$5000-$7500
1 (0.8%)
$7500-$10 000
2 (1.5%)
$10 000+
2 (1.5%)

Total Members Voted: 119

Author Topic: September 2008 Earnings Breakdown and Poll  (Read 18038 times)

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« Reply #25 on: October 01, 2008, 01:56 »
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BME everywhere with 28.5% increase from August. RPI - 2.84

SS        37.69%
IS        25.13%
StockXpert       6.62%
DT       11.35%
FT       10.67%
RF123   6.96%
BigStock      1.29%
CRS      0.26%
SV        0.02%


« Reply #26 on: October 01, 2008, 05:30 »
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I put my Alamy RF earnings. I don't care if it calls macro, micro or mid stock. Money is money and royaltyfree sales can be compared.

IS       42% BME
Alamy 25 %
SS     11%
FT      9%
DT      7%
StockXpert    2%    (opted all out)
123    1.8%  (stoped upload here august, if nothing change in december I'll delete my portfolio)
BT      1.5%  WME (I stop upload here right now and wait and see)
Snap   0%     (only 5% of my portfolio is here)
FP      0% (I'm asking myself what I'm doing here, maybe it's  Elena ;))
« Last Edit: October 01, 2008, 06:54 by rene »

« Reply #27 on: October 01, 2008, 06:16 »
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IS   56% (BME)
SS  18%
DT  12%
FT  6%
123  4% (BME)
StockXpert  4%
BigStock  1 %

IS continues to be my star with the largest total percentage to date.
Uploading more again after an August vacation and too busy at my day job to get that extra work in for microstock. Hope to be able to focus better in October.

abimages

« Reply #28 on: October 01, 2008, 06:22 »
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Overall slightly up on last month.

IS   47.52%
DT  20.70% BME
SS   19.27%
FT   12.51%

BS & StockXpert not worth including.

« Reply #29 on: October 01, 2008, 08:07 »
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Same $ ranking than last month for me :SS>IS>FT>DT>123RF>StockXpert
BME at IS and DT
FT, StockXpert still low, IS + SS = 64 % of earnings
Still far from $ 500 a month...
More on my blog...
http://microstockexperiment.blogspot.com/

« Reply #30 on: October 01, 2008, 09:47 »
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I put my Alamy RF earnings. I don't care if it calls macro, micro or mid stock. Money is money and royaltyfree sales can be compared.

IS       42% BME
Alamy 25 %
SS     11%
FT      9%
DT      7%
StockXpert    2%    (opted all out)
123    1.8%  (stoped upload here august, if nothing change in december I'll delete my portfolio)
BT      1.5%  WME (I stop upload here right now and wait and see)
Snap   0%     (only 5% of my portfolio is here)
FP      0% (I'm asking myself what I'm doing here, maybe it's  Elena ;))

I appreciate it Rene as (if I ever have time to shoot personal stuff again) I plan to build a port at Alamay.  Can you tell us if Alamay shows up on your balance sheet every month at a somewhat consistent rate, or is Alamay less predictable?

j2k

« Reply #31 on: October 01, 2008, 10:12 »
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IS:   43.7% (BME)
SS:  26.2%
DT:  10.4% (BME)
FT:  10.4%
StockXpert: 4.8%
123:  2.6%
BS:   2.0%

Istock is on a raise for me, gaining steadily for the last 4 months. Shutterstock lagging behind, probably due to low upload volume.

StockXpert is quite disappointing - lot's of subscription downloads.  Fotolia's sub sales increased a lot as well

Overall steady - income at pretty much the same level as in the summer.

« Reply #32 on: October 01, 2008, 10:29 »
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ShutterStock   24%
Fotolia        17%
Dreamstime     16%
123royaltyfree 11%
StockXpert     11%
iStockphoto    11%
Other           6%
BigStockPhoto   5%


Overall down 14.4% over last month. Down 19.4% over September 2007.

« Reply #33 on: October 01, 2008, 10:32 »
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I appreciate it Rene as (if I ever have time to shoot personal stuff again) I plan to build a port at Alamay.  Can you tell us if Alamay shows up on your balance sheet every month at a somewhat consistent rate, or is Alamay less predictable?
@ Pixart
Sorry to disappoint you but my  Alamy sales are not regular at all. Sometimes 2-4 months without download, sometimes 2-3 files a month. But I have only about hundred images so far (50% RF, 50 % RM). I think I'll close my accounts at 123, BigStock and StockXpert and invest
saved time at upsizing images for Alamy. A feeling when you touch $240 for RF sale is real great, nothing to do with the same amount comming from subscription sales.
Sorry to be out of topic  ;)

jsnover

« Reply #34 on: October 01, 2008, 10:45 »
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100% IS and it sucked :)

I could say it was the best month ever, which it was for IS earnings because I went exclusive, however overall earnings were down about 20%.

I was one of those who got zapped by the evaporation of vector sales and best match changes. So far, exclusivity is financially an unattractive option.

For those of you who'd love to say "I told you so", just do me a favor and don't - I feel bad enough as it is without anyone rubbing salt into the wound :)

vonkara

« Reply #35 on: October 01, 2008, 11:11 »
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100% IS and it sucked :)

I could say it was the best month ever, which it was for IS earnings because I went exclusive, however overall earnings were down about 20%.

I was one of those who got zapped by the evaporation of vector sales and best match changes. So far, exclusivity is financially an unattractive option.

For those of you who'd love to say "I told you so", just do me a favor and don't - I feel bad enough as it is without anyone rubbing salt into the wound :)
You have made your choice by going exclusive and it could have been the best decision you never have taken in stock photos... The only problem is because the Best match have changed dramatically and it must never happen that way. I'm in the same boat as you... I have weekdays with 50% more sales than usual and others with 0 sale, what was never happening. What I find upsetting is the "we don't care" of some Istock contributors. These people are very self-centred
« Last Edit: October 01, 2008, 11:14 by Vonkara »

« Reply #36 on: October 01, 2008, 11:20 »
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100% IS and it sucked :)

I could say it was the best month ever, which it was for IS earnings because I went exclusive, however overall earnings were down about 20%.

I was one of those who got zapped by the evaporation of vector sales and best match changes. So far, exclusivity is financially an unattractive option.

For those of you who'd love to say "I told you so", just do me a favor and don't - I feel bad enough as it is without anyone rubbing salt into the wound :)
Only 20% down ? It sounds great for me. If I was sure that my earning went down about 20% I'll do that without hesitate. Not to deal with cheap subscriptions should be great. When I deleted my portfolios from CanStockPhoto and Crestock I feld much better. ;D

abimages

« Reply #37 on: October 01, 2008, 11:30 »
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100% IS and it sucked :)

I could say it was the best month ever, which it was for IS earnings because I went exclusive, however overall earnings were down about 20%.

I was one of those who got zapped by the evaporation of vector sales and best match changes. So far, exclusivity is financially an unattractive option.

For those of you who'd love to say "I told you so", just do me a favor and don't - I feel bad enough as it is without anyone rubbing salt into the wound :)

So sorry to hear that JS as I watched your transition with interest, as I was considering doing the same thing.
Maybe I'll hold off. However best not to judge so soon, Im sure things will turn around.

« Reply #38 on: October 01, 2008, 11:32 »
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I posted  the September microstock earnings report in my blog:
http://www.pixelsaway.com/C911796005/E20081001062254/index.html

my two major earners:
IS - the same as in August
SS - went up

IS+SS contributed 69% to my earnings while during previous months it was about 76%. It means that smaller players were doing better: BME in DT, StockXpert and 123RF.



« Reply #39 on: October 01, 2008, 12:30 »
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Not the best month at Istock, I got the wrong end of the best match change. Others have had big increases. I'm not going to lose one minute complaining, I'm already doubling my shooting time, to got 300-400 quality uploads a month, broading my natural spectrum and covering as many themes (specially new ones for me) as possible. I'm thinking too in accpeting the offer of a free-lance photoshopper to discharge some of the reotuching work. Hard work, true, but that's my work and, after all, I love it.

« Reply #40 on: October 01, 2008, 12:35 »
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SS   61.49%
123RF   13.67%    (BME)
StockXpert   10.48%
DT   8.51%   (BME)
IS   2.51%   (BME)
BS   1.89%
FT   1.44%
SV   0.57%

Overall 18% less than in August due to poor SS performance. Finally reached payout at StockXpert and 123RF. 123RF and DT performed quite well in comparison to previous months so maybe it would start a trend.

« Reply #41 on: October 01, 2008, 12:39 »
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I put my Alamy RF earnings. I don't care if it calls macro, micro or mid stock. Money is money and royaltyfree sales can be compared.


That's why I asked my question (which no-one answered). I have a feeling that some people put Alamy earnings in, and others don't, which means the results may be a bit variable.

Putting in Alamy (or any other macrostock) is comparing apples with pears.

And, anyway, what do you call your Alamy earnings? The amount they show at the end of the month? But that's before they take off all the bits and pieces they have a habit of deducting. Or do you put in the amount they actually pay into your bank account?

Best leave Alamy off this survey.


« Reply #42 on: October 01, 2008, 12:43 »
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My percentages (without Alamy or any macros):

SS    41%
IS     39%
DT    13%
SX      5%
BS      2%
YAY    0%
Crestock  0%

lisafx

« Reply #43 on: October 01, 2008, 13:12 »
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I saw a 14% increase in downloads and royalties from August to Sept. 

Not a big jump considering the end of the summer slump, but hopefully it will start to gather steam as the holidays approach.   Here's my breakdown:

IS    36%  (-4%)
SS   18%  (+2%)
FOT 17%  (+1%)
DT   12%  (-1%)
StockXpert   9%  (+1%)
BigStock   4% 
123   3%   (+1%)
Crest 1%
CanStockPhoto   0%   (-1%)
« Last Edit: October 01, 2008, 13:25 by lisafx »

lisafx

« Reply #44 on: October 01, 2008, 13:20 »
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100% IS and it sucked :)

I could say it was the best month ever, which it was for IS earnings because I went exclusive, however overall earnings were down about 20%.

I was one of those who got zapped by the evaporation of vector sales and best match changes. So far, exclusivity is financially an unattractive option.

For those of you who'd love to say "I told you so", just do me a favor and don't - I feel bad enough as it is without anyone rubbing salt into the wound :)

Thanks for sharing your experience JoAnn.  Exclusivity is something I periodically give thought to also, especially when some sites misbehave.  But it is the volatility of their best match search results and the frequent instability of the site infrastructure that holds me back. 

So sorry you got the worst end of this best match change.  I haven't been thrilled with it either.  My sales were very slightly up at IS (5%) but they showed a marked increase at some other sites.  Overall IS lost 4% points for me from August to Sept. 


« Reply #45 on: October 08, 2008, 16:59 »
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I finally was able to calculate my results (been out of town for two wonderful weeks).
Now I just did the stats and discovered, September had been a BME - and this even though I did not do much work. Barely uploaded. Earnings are 16% up and if October keeps growing at similar rate i might still crack the 300$ a month mark (I am sure ldambies and DanP are laughing their heads off while reading this.  ;))

Anyways here is the breakdown:
FT 50.8% (my monthly income there has more than doubled compared to what it was in April, so BME by wide margin)
IS 26.0%
SS 14.1% (one download more than August - slow slow slow, but my fault entirely - no uploads...)
DT 9.2% (finally picking up again)

« Reply #46 on: October 12, 2008, 05:10 »
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Wow, over 7% having around $3000 - $4000. Are these only pros?

« Reply #47 on: October 12, 2008, 07:33 »
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Wow, over 7% having around $3000 - $4000. Are these only pros?

Well if you add up the other 9 contributors that are earning more, it makes around 15% of those posting their results here earning over $3k per month. You can't extrapolate those numbers to the broader MS community though, because a very large majority of the 100,000 plus photographers listed on the sites have never made a payout.

I think its fair to say that this forum is over-representative of the top end of contributors.

« Reply #48 on: October 12, 2008, 07:40 »
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Wow, over 7% having around $3000 - $4000. Are these only pros?
I think its fair to say that this forum is over-representative of the top end of contributors.

I agree.

« Reply #49 on: October 12, 2008, 11:41 »
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Yeah, i really know a some of them ;D


 

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