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Brasilnut

  • Author Brutally Honest Guide to Microstock & Blog

« Reply #675 on: April 01, 2025, 21:04 »
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Finally above $1k thanks to some Arcangel book covers and Pond5 clip sales.

https://brutallyhonestmicrostock.com/2025/04/01/march-2025-brutally-honest-earnings-report-finally-above-1k/


zeljkok

  • Non Linear Existence
« Reply #676 on: April 01, 2025, 23:12 »
+1
Finally above $1k thanks to some Arcangel book covers and Pond5 clip sales.

https://brutallyhonestmicrostock.com/2025/04/01/march-2025-brutally-honest-earnings-report-finally-above-1k/

Congrats Alex.  I follow your earnings, because it gives me relative insight into my own situation.
Arcangel is high quality & you really must know what you are doing;  it can also be dry for extended time.  But when it hits you, it's good.

« Reply #677 on: April 02, 2025, 00:02 »
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For adobe it is 13% less than march 24, but last year easter was in march.

the total over all including istock will probably be around 570, again the total is lower than last year.

I am disappointed because the last two weeks were very slow and many of my favorite files could not be uploaded becuase of the review disaster.

They take mostly people and food but this type of content iś a slow seller in my port.

While I havent been hit with another similars rejection I had two quality declines for files that look fine to me and these were the two files that would actually make me reliable money.
« Last Edit: April 02, 2025, 04:14 by cobalt »

« Reply #678 on: April 02, 2025, 05:42 »
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March 2025 was a month worthy of Dario Argento for its horrors!  :D

an horrible month,I hope I never see anything like this again!

« Reply #679 on: April 02, 2025, 08:13 »
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03/2024: 25 Downloads / 19,06 USD
03/2025: 544 Downloads / 427,12 USD


« Reply #680 on: April 02, 2025, 09:51 »
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Well done Andrej!!

« Reply #681 on: April 02, 2025, 10:04 »
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Well done Andrej!!

Thank you, I think luck and hard work were approx. equal.


« Reply #682 on: May 31, 2025, 23:54 »
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Finally a better month following three consecutive poor months with $1300 on the microstocks and bit over $500 on YouTube for $1800 USD total for May 2025.

« Reply #683 on: June 02, 2025, 06:04 »
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Finally a better month following three consecutive poor months with $1300 on the microstocks and bit over $500 on YouTube for $1800 USD total for May 2025.
Are you uploading stock video to YouTube?

« Reply #684 on: June 02, 2025, 06:48 »
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Finally a better month following three consecutive poor months with $1300 on the microstocks and bit over $500 on YouTube for $1800 USD total for May 2025.
Are you uploading stock video to YouTube?

Lately I've been shooting for the primary purpose of YouTube and then taking some clips from this and uploading them to my stock ports. So kind of the other way around really. Most of the clips are editorial so can only go on Shutterstock and Pond5 and to my other ports on iStock and Adobe if suitable.       

« Reply #685 on: June 02, 2025, 07:12 »
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Finally a better month following three consecutive poor months with $1300 on the microstocks and bit over $500 on YouTube for $1800 USD total for May 2025.
Are you uploading stock video to YouTube?

Lately I've been shooting for the primary purpose of YouTube and then taking some clips from this and uploading them to my stock ports. So kind of the other way around really. Most of the clips are editorial so can only go on Shutterstock and Pond5 and to my other ports on iStock and Adobe if suitable.     
You need to put a watermark on all the videos you upload to YouTube? After all, this way anyone can download your videos and upload them to stocks.

Brasilnut

  • Author Brutally Honest Guide to Microstock & Blog

« Reply #686 on: June 02, 2025, 07:37 »
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Here's a link to my monthly brutally honest report after a busy month traveling.  8)

https://brutallyhonestmicrostock.com/2025/06/02/may-2025-brutally-honest-earnings-report/

« Reply #687 on: June 02, 2025, 11:21 »
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Finally a better month following three consecutive poor months with $1300 on the microstocks and bit over $500 on YouTube for $1800 USD total for May 2025.

That is fantastic congrats!

I had a really bad may, especially on Adobe. 7% less than may 24.

Because of rejectiongate I uploaded very little and it is showing.

Trying to do video but I can replace my former roadmap for 25 this easily.

It will take two years to get real results.

zeljkok

  • Non Linear Existence
« Reply #688 on: June 02, 2025, 15:57 »
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Great stuff as usual Alex.  I also travel a lot & enjoyed this cruise narrative.  Missed each other in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for couple of months.  There is actually quite of different things to photograph in the waterfront, incl.  Castillo de San Juan Bautista and Auditorio de Tenerife Adan Martin.  I got lots of shots, still waiting to be processed.

Did you have time for Teide hike?  I went Teleferico up, but hiked down via Montana Blanca & it was the awesome day.  Canary Islands panorama from 3718m summit is stupidly beautiful!

($45.57 from Nov '23 cruise?  Maybe you should ask TikTok Jade for advice how to make 5-6K instead ;=)

Brasilnut

  • Author Brutally Honest Guide to Microstock & Blog

« Reply #689 on: June 02, 2025, 16:47 »
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Great stuff as usual Alex.  I also travel a lot & enjoyed this cruise narrative.  Missed each other in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for couple of months.  There is actually quite of different things to photograph in the waterfront, incl.  Castillo de San Juan Bautista and Auditorio de Tenerife Adan Martin.  I got lots of shots, still waiting to be processed.

Did you have time for Teide hike?  I went Teleferico up, but hiked down via Montana Blanca & it was the awesome day.  Canary Islands panorama from 3718m summit is stupidly beautiful!

($45.57 from Nov '23 cruise?  Maybe you should ask TikTok Jade for advice how to make 5-6K instead ;=)

Thanks! Will def be back in Tenerife (with the drone of course this time), wasn't there for long and was mainly doing shopping looking for a VR headset which in the end I didn't purchase. Cruises can be frustrating since I only got a few hours at land before heading back.

haha my first cruise was a disaster (financially speaking), not holding out much hope for the second one.

Loved Madeira too, next on my list to explore.
« Last Edit: June 02, 2025, 17:04 by Brasilnut »

« Reply #690 on: June 02, 2025, 16:57 »
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Travel for the purpose of microstock is no longer a consideration for me. In 2023 it was a different story when adding to ports translated to increased sales and income but that's no longer the case for me (others' experience might be much different).

« Reply #691 on: June 03, 2025, 17:27 »
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Finally a better month following three consecutive poor months with $1300 on the microstocks and bit over $500 on YouTube for $1800 USD total for May 2025.

You made $500 on youtube, in adsense in a month? How many clips? That would be like... 71k views only?


« Reply #692 on: June 03, 2025, 18:03 »
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Finally a better month following three consecutive poor months with $1300 on the microstocks and bit over $500 on YouTube for $1800 USD total for May 2025.

You made $500 on youtube, in adsense in a month? How many clips? That would be like... 71k views only?

Yes around high 70k views ended up at $530 which I think is pretty good  for second month monetized. I added 4 videos to the channel during May. I'm doubtful I will make 500 this month as RPD has fallen some and don't know why but we'll see how it goes as only early days in the new month.


 

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